Catching up

It has been a long time since I have blogged, so going to try to get back in the habit of it. I have to go all the way back to April. We had Kristin's birthday dinner and also

Trevor's birthday. He wanted a pirate cake so I did the best I could.

He loved it

After the birthdays along came Easter.

This was Trevor's school program

Then Nolen had a program for graduating from Kindergarten

We had been at Defeated Creek but came back for Mitchell's school program

Kristin and John came up to spend some time at the lake and Shelby had her first ride on the wave runners.

Papaw and his towheaded girl

July so far has been quite busy. We went to Jessica's beautiful fun wedding

which gave us an opportunity to get some family pics.

Me and my sweet little grandkids.

Love these guys

Craig's family

Kristin's family

At the reception Shelby got to play dress up and was kicking up her heels dancing while,

Mitchell had to show his moves

Then I was back at Defeated Creek for 2 weeks and the only pics I took were of wildlife. I had to fill this hummingbird feeder which was on the back of the camper 3 times while I was there.

The deer are plentiful up there. This was right by our camper.

Next was Mitchell's birthday. He changed from a Wrestling birthday party to a Despicable Me party, so we made the minion cake and cupcakes.

Lot of folks came and it was terribly hot, but I think they all had a good time.

I'm really going to try to do better on my blog.

Zoo Day

It was a beautiful spring day today. Me & Kristin and her kids, met with Jamie and the boys at the zoo today. It was very crowded but had a good time anyway. I'm sure all of them went home and took a nap. They were wore out.

Nolen, Noah (from church) Mitchell, Shelby, & Trevor (the clown)
Bestest cousins

Stopping for a bite to eat.

New baby giraffe

Quick Virginia Trip

We took a quick trip to Bluefield this weekend. We had a wonderful breakfast this morning prepared by my Aunt Ruby & Uncle Herman. My cousins Mike & Nancy, Beatie & Les were able to be there and also my Uncle J.W. It was great to see everyone. Today Keith & Debbie took us up on the mountain to see the beautiful snow scenery. It was breathtaking.

Hey, Hey, Hey Boo Boo!!!

We took the boys to see Yogi Bear today. They were pretty excited before the movie. The movie was cute. Poor Trevor crashed about halfway through. These pics were taken with Buddy's Iphone so not the best quality. After the movie they were able to meet Yogi. Before the movie Trevor was wanting to know where Boo Boo was.

This was outside of the theater. The sun was very bright since we haven't seen it all week. You can tell by the boys covering up their eyes and squinting. Note to self: Make sure your shadow isn't in the picture. Guess that is one way of getting us all in the picture.

Christmas Lights

Wow, we are a bit late getting our lights on this year. Buddy bought all new LED lights for the house. Well, we had no clue there were two different white lights. Oh yeah, there are cool white (blue) and warm white (white) lights. Craig & Buddy worked hard getting these lights up, only to find out that they were different colors.

Thankfully Lowes took back the (blue) lights back which were over $400 worth, and we used our old net lights. They are not as bright as the LED's on the house but much better than the others.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

I am so Thankful for my family. I think about those that have family that live far away and I'm just not sure how you can stand it. I am so blessed that both of my kids and my mom & dad live nearby. I am Thankful for a godly Mom & Dad that have shown me so much love & wisdom. I'm Thankful for my son that has a loving wife, with two beautiful boys. I'm Thankful for my daughter with a loving husband and a beautiful boy and girl. My grandchildren mean the world to me. I can't express in words how they melt your heart. Most of all, I'm Thankful for a wonderful loving husband of 34 years.