Beatiful Summer Day

Picnic Lunch with the Kids

The kids and I decided it was much too nice to eat our lunch inside today. We have gotten some much needed rain the last couple days which brought the temperatures down to an enjoyable 84 degrees. So we spread out our Micky Mouse comforter on the steps leading down to the creek. It was too wet down there but just right on the bridge. We enjoyed the shade of a large Magnolia tree and the breeze that is promising even more rain on its way. Makayla and I enjoyed a Turkey sandwich with fresh tomatoes from the garden on it and the other two found something that sounded good to them. After lunch Mak read us a chapter out of a book she and Alli are reading together. Alli has a summer cold so she isn't feeling great but she is really enjoying all the extra attention and having big sis read to her.

One Hundred and One Shelties

Dixie started having her puppies Tues night, June 30th, right about bedtime. Alli went outside to call her into the garage and she had fixed her a place near the back deck to have her puppies. One was born about 930pm. By the time the 3rd one was born the kids and I changed out of our jammies and headed to Walmart to buy a small swimming pool to set up in the garage for Dixie to have her puppies in there. We had miss calculated her due date so we weren't quite ready. At about 11:30pm we had things set up in the garage for her and moved her and her 4 puppies inside. We made sure she was okay and then decided to let her take care of everything and we would check on her in the morning. I was really suprised the next morning when I counted 10 puppies. This is her first litter and her last. She is a good mom and takes great care of them. She has 6 girls and 4 boys.

Mother Daughter Tea

The girls and I enjoyed going to the Mother Daughter Tea today after church. The boys enjoyed a Father Son Pizza Buffet without us. So we are all happy and full. I didn't have enough battery power at the church to get some pictures but was able to get a couple when we got home. As you can see we were matching and looked quite marvelous - if we do say so ourselves. We have been attending this church for a couple months now so it was nice to go and get to visit with some new friends. The act teens were putting on the tea - they are a girls high school aged group that get together once a month. Makayla has joined the act teens and they are all going to be camp counselors at Touched By an Angel Ministries camp in a couple weeks. They will be working one on one with handicapped kids that attend the camp. They will ride horse together, do arts and crafts and all kinds of fun events. It will be a great growing experience for Makayla and a chance for her to get to know the girls better at church. Pray for her when you think about it - they leave July 11th. Thank You Lord for such beautiful, healthy, fun daughters!

A Great Fathers Day

It has been a long while since Ive gotten to spend Fathers day with my Dad. Our house was just brimming with Dad's today. We had a special meal planned for after church. I made red beans and rice and Lar was in charge of the crawfish. He ordered 10 lbs yesterday and needed to reboil them and season them for lunch today. Nick woke up at 530am this morning because he was so excited about having the crawfish. Cliff and Carol, Lar's mom and dad, my mom and dad and our family all sat down to a wonderful mean. Nick showed everyone had to peel and eat the crawfish. After we all ate way to much - well at least me anyway - the kids and I gave each of the fathers a new Hawaiian shirt to wear. We wanted them to have a relaxing day. Then we started a friendly competition between the dads. We started out with a trivia game. Makayla read the questions and which ever dad squeezed the little ball he was holding that made his spider jump first got to answer. Going into the final question Lar was ahead 5 to 3 - both Dads. But Cliff answered the final question worth 3 points and drove home in a brand new Corvette. They all received trophies for being Great Dads and for having good Sportsmanship. From there we cleared the area and they played a round of Wii bowling. My Dad came in first with 200 points. Lar second and Cliff finished in 3rd place. Dad got to choose his grab bag first and won a 25.00 gift card to Home Depot.
Lar picked second and got a 10.00 gift card to Burger King and Cliff won the
20.00 gift card to Pizza Hut. We had a great time and enjoyed seeing them in action and I hope they felt celebrated and loved for being the wonderful Dads that they are.

All Winners in My Book

Lar is celebrating his correct answer - no presure playing against your Dad
and Father in law. They all had reason to celebrate - Cliff left with a brand
new Corvette and title as Triva King. Dad won the bowling match and had first chance at the grab bags.

Pensacola Beach Blast

We drove to the 3 hours to Pensacola Beach, Florida yesterday. We wanted to enjoy a short excursion with my Mom and Dad while they are down visiting from Alaska. We had a great time swimming in the "just right" Gulf waters. Looking for shells and just enjoying the view. We spent the night and all enjoyed the cool morning breezes down at the beach before we packed up and drove to Gulf Shores, AL. on our way home. We had alot of good laughs together and came home with some new sayings.