Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay . . . in San Francisco:)

Bethany with the Oakland/San Francisco Bridge in the rear.

Short . . . but sweet!

B&K - glad we got to see you! Thank you for coming to spend the night so that we were able to see you before you headed back to Greensboro & Auburn. We love you!

21 years ago today . . .

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Brett's Trip(s) to Colorado

So I know these are a little late, but I wanted to post some pictures from the times Brett visited me in CO this summer.

This was during his first trip out here; we went to Garden of the Gods in CO Springs.

That is definitely one of my favorite places in Colorado. I love it! I think Brett liked it as well.

This was from the road trip out here. There's not much in Kansas, but these windmills were pretty cool, so we had to stop and admire them. If you could only know how HUGE they are real life... this picture does them no justice. I think the diameter of one is around 150 feet. Check out the pictures in this article.

This starts pictures from Brett's second trip. You can see the enthusiasm as we were getting ready to leave for our camping trip.

We visited a small town called Salida that was near our campsite. It was so quaint. I'm glad we got to visit.

There is a "mountain," in the form more of a hill, in Salida that we climbed called S Mountain. Here are Caitlin and Brett making their way to the top.

Brett and I looking off the top of S Mountain

There was a little look-out building at the top of the mountain.

On our drive home from camping, we stopped at the Royal Gorge, which was Brett's favorite place we went.

It was amazing.

We had a really fun time while Brett was here visiting. Thanks to my mom and dad for taking us on these adventures!

Happy Father's Day!

Such a nice surprise! Brett showed up at our church this morning to surprise his Dad for Father's Day. He also treated us to lunch at The Bright Star and it was soooo good. Bethany called to wish her Dad a Happy Father's Day (which was a surprise because we talked to her yesterday and didn't think we would get to talk to her again for a couple of weeks). Thank you Brett & Bethany just for being who you are! We love you.

Homecoming @ Church

Today was Homecoming @ church. It was good to see faces we haven't seen in many years like our friends Ken & Telissa Crews, Kevin Phillips & Bonita Jenkins Willingham and Jack & Etta Jenkins. And of course it is always GREAT to see Tony & Terri whom we do get to see a little more often than every 20 years. (BTW Terri - 10 days!!)

Telissa, Kevin, Bonita

Ken & Telissa

What a nice surprise!

Wade & Megan dropped in today and are spending the night at Nonna's. I went over to eat dinner (BTW - Nonna cooke a gooood dinner - as usual!). Megan and I are getting up early to go to yard sales. Here is a picture Megan took of me and Jaizy.

P.S. Caleb came with them and says "Hi".

hey!!!!

hey everyone. i finally got a chance to get on the blog and make a post after about 2 weeks. Everything here at the ranch is amazing. i love every second of it and can't even imagine the day that i have to leave. I miss you all so much and all your pictures are hanging up right beside my bed so you all get prayed for everyday during my quiet time. God is doing amazing things in my life. WAY to many for me to have room to type about. If everyone hasn't heard i'm head lifeguard so i definitely have one of the most amazing jobs at the ranch. I also get to do the ropes course and alpine tower everyday as well. This is the fastest and most beautiful pictures i could upload so far so thats why i'm only uploading one becasue i'm on a computer that was used during Moses' time so its a bit slow!!!!! but anyways this picture is of mt. shasta, the mountain i will be climbing in July. I took this picture the other day on the way home from rafting. It was at sunset and it was just breathtaking. Totally made me thankful for the amazing things that God created for us. I hope you all enjoy the picture and it brings you as much joy as it has me...even though its 1,000 times better in person:) but yeah i love and miss you all. call or write when you feel the need. oh and brett, mom, dad and kelsey be expecting letters soon:)

First pic to post from JH Ranch

Just spoke to Bethany. She said, "we left about noon yesterday to go whitewater rafting. We camped last night in a huge field with gorgeous mountains surrounding them and the guys cooked fajitas for dinner. We arose early to french toast prepared by the guys and left for rafting. It was so much fun. We had a great time. The beauty is just incredible." Our God is an awesome God!

Just for me!

Bethany fixed me Breakfast in Bed for Mother's Day and Brett prepared dinner for us last Saturday (since he was in route to Colorado on Mother's Day). He fixed Tomato Basil Chicken, braised asparagus, and Five Cheese Tortellini Soup. It was absolutely delicious! P.S. Our children have such amazing culinary skills!

She's off . . .

Bethany left this morning at 5:30 for J. H. Ranch for the summer.   If she accumulates ONE MORE item while there, she is gonna have to WEAR IT HOME because her luggage did not have one inch of space left!

(Bethany - if you get to view the BLOG - we know you will have a great time, but we will miss you.  Dad is already counting down the days!)

Belated Birthday Lunch!

After church, we met Brett for a belated "birthday lunch" at Vince's restaurant (The Sawmeal) in Brent. Vince & Vickie also got to join us, so that was a nice surprise.

"Thank You" Vince & Vickie for a great lunch and the time we got to spend with you too (especially since we don't get to see you as much).

this is neat.

23 years ago today . . . May 22 . . .

. . . we were blessed with a beautiful baby boy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRETT ~

we love you,

Dad, Mom & Bethany

School's Out!

Whooooooo-Hooooooooo!
This is it, the last day of school. (0 days left photo - compliments of my little friend Lilly)

bargain bonanza

so at the end of every week at JH ranch, they have a rodeo/banquet thing for the campers. So i'm gonna need a rodeo dress for all the western activities as well as for all the western skits we do during in the week. well, i've been looking for a few weeks now and i've found one at a thrift store but i knew there was a much cuter one out there to find. well this past weekend i found out it. me and mom were thrift storing and this one was my #1 thrift store find of the century. it was regular $8.99 but it was on sale for $5.99. it was definitely a bargain and it was definitely made for me because it fit me perfectly, other than the fact it was a little big in the waste which i fixed easily with a nice little belt. yeehaw ya'll.

Mother's Day!

Breakfast in Bed!

I awoke to a fabulous breakfast.

Bethany prepared French Toast,

hot syrup, sausages (in the shape of an "M" for Mom),

milk, and orange juice and served me in bed.

Flowers on my tray

After church we went to Iguana Grill for lunch.

Thank you Bethany for a fabulous breakfast!

(Since Brett left after graduation to go to Colorado for a vacation,

we will be celebrating Mother's Day next weekend when he returns home.)

War Eagle!

Brett,
We are SO very proud of you and your accomplishments! On your list of goals, you can check "Architecture Degree from Auburn University". You have worked very hard (& still working hard while completing your thesis) to to receive two degrees at the same time. Not only receiving your degrees, but you completed them with honors! Congratulations - We love you,
Dad, Mom & Bethany

Yippee for Brett!

Brett on the JumboTron receiving his diplomas!

the fam!


Brett & Kelsey

Have fun on your vacation in Colorado!

what a shame.

that in 2o days THIS is what i'll have to be waking up to . . . i mean, its gonna take some time to get used to but i'm hoping that after a while i get used to having to look at all this incredible scenery:) the countdown begins..20 days, 8 hours, and 57 minutes.. whoop whoop:)

PIG ROAST TODAY!!!!

Whoop Whoop

rural studio is having their annual pig roast today. yay, we finally get to see and tour the ALMOSt finished result of brett's thesis. congrats brett. we love you. pictures from all the festivities are COMING SOOOOON!