Happy 50th Anniversary

Today we went to a 50th anniversary celebration of some good friends that we haven't seen in several years. It was a great time of catching up with them and their families.

Earl and Ann

Stephanie, Dean, Ann, Earl, Leisha and Cynthia

The Whole crew which has now grown to 25 members

Harvest Festival 2009

Kalix's Birthday - 10/07/09

Baby Kalix was born yesterday but I wasn't able to see him until tonight. He is a real cutie:

5 lbs 13 oz - 18 inches long

Ben, KD and Kalix

Some Crazy Kids

Uncle D and 3 of his Very Close Friends

Great Times

Yesterday, after starting my day with an early Walmart run, I made my way to a local mall where I was crashing my 4 year old great nephew's friends birthday party. He and some of his close friends were going to Build a Bear for this party. I never knew what fun they would have:

After the party, I headed home to change clothes and head out to a baby shower for a friend that I had taught in pre-school Sunday School. It's amazing how fast kids grow up:

After the shower, I went back home to change clothes once again and pick up Uncle D for a fish fry that his SS class was sponsoring at our church:

Even though it was a rainy Saturday, it was a GREAT day with family and friends. We are so blessed with both.

Great Day, Saturday, 09/12/09

I have had one of the best days today but since it is 10:08, I don't have time to post so hopefully it will be updated tomorrow. GREAT day with family and friends.

Labor Day Weekend

Labor Day weekend was a blast for us. It started early Saturday morning when we headed out for trip to Muenster, TX with some really good friends. We had breakfast at Rhomer's in Muenster and then headed over to Fischer's Meat Market:

After our trip to Muenster, we headed back to Robert & T's for Robert's birthday party in the evening: It was a time of family and fun:

Sunday brought our normal church ministries and then an evening celebrating another friend's birthday where Uncle D snapped this picture of his favorite superhero: Since we had had so much fun all weekend, Monday was a day of labor for us at home doing some household chores and yard work.

Manuel Graduates

Uncle D and his immediate family made a trip to San Diego the last weekend in August to see our nephew Manuel and share in his graduation day at the MCRD, Marine Corp Recruit Depot. From what I heard, it was a great time for all that went. A picture that Uncle D took of Manuel:

Uncle D's is talented

I just noticed that this is the 200th post to our blog and I think it is quite fitting that I use it to showcase some of Uncle D's photos taken while we were travelling this weekend. I think they are pretty good if I say so myself:

33 and counting

Uncle D & I took off Thursday morning on a weekend getaway for our 33rd wedding anniversary. We headed north and then east and landed in Van Buren, AR that evening. We enjoyed the sights between home and Van Buren, with a few photo ops for Uncle D. We got up early Friday morning 'cause day break, cloudy days and sunset are some of the best times of the day to take pictures. After about an hour of picture taking, we headed back to eat and get ready for the day. We then headed north out of Van Buren on some curvy backroads towards our friend's farm in Missouri. We had some fun when the GPS took us on a rabbit chase down some country dirt roads. Uncle D had some great photo ops during that rabbit chase. We made it to Missouri about 3:45 that afternoon and then went to dinner at Logan's Steakhouse in Springfield for our anniversary celebration.

Saturday morning found us and our friends out in search of some photo ops for Uncle D. Uncle D was trying to get pictures of some Amish out in their buggies but the Amish do not have their pictures taken if they can help it so we were being covert in this activity. It was kinda fun trying to catch these photo ops. He did get a great one of two Amish ladies in their buggy eating McDonald's hamburger and chicken sandwich as they were traveling on the side of the highway. We went by Laura Ingalls Wilder's home place and then to the MO National Cemetery 'cause Uncle D really enjoys taking pictures of old cemeteries and National Cemeteries. After being out about 6 - 6 1/2 hours we headed back to the house to rest and I enjoyed watching "An Affair to Remember". While I was watching the movie, Uncle D and our friends walked to a neighboring farm so that he could take some pictures of an old barn. I'm glad I didn't go 'cause Uncle D climbed up in the barn loft and I'm sure I would have strongly discouraged him in that quest. He did get some good pictures of the barn.

We headed home today and stopped in Tulsa to have lunch with my nephew and his wife. It was a great visit and then we headed the rest of the way home. We are back to work tomorrow and this was my last vacation days until the end of October or maybe the end of November. It was a great time with friends and family.

Sleeplessness

Ok, so last night was the season finale of In Plain Sight and I stayed up longer than I should have on a Sunday evening knowing that I have to start my work week the next day. To my sad surprise, I woke up at 3:50 am this morning and could not go back to sleep. So I wandered down the hall and then back to bed. As I'm climbing into bed, I notice a little red light on something down beside the head of the bed. I pulled it out and realized that my heated mattress pad had somehow gotten turned on. And I wondered why I am waking up hot when the air conditioner is running? I have a feeling that tonight will be a 8:00 bed time for me. Happy Monday!!!

Family Time - McColloughs

My great niece and nephew were visiting their Nanny & Pepaw week before last and I took the day off on Thursday to have a little family time. The girls headed to the square for a little fun & shopping:

Ceramic Painting and Tiling at the Bisque House

Lunch with the Girls When we got home from the square, we found the boys (who had been bowling with Pepaw) chowing down on some Taco Bueno.

We later headed for some shopping at Sam Moons and then dinner at Marcy's where we had more family time:

Cayley & Brody

Margaret, Brenda, Cayley & Brody

Andy and Payton
Indiana Jones aka Reagan
A Star Wars Character aka Ben

Buzz Lightyear aka Ben

We had some good backyard fun:

I just love my family.