Canoe Trip

Ricky took Sheldon on a canoe trip with a group from church (mostly fathers/sons and a few girls) today. Sheldon was excited to have the opportunity to do something "special" just with Daddy Ricky! They met the church van at Peterson's in Lexington then followed them to Columbus. Once they got there, they got the kayaks and canoes in the Colorado River and started the 4 hour trip down the river. There were several stops to eat lunch and swim. Ricky gave a short devo to the group before returning home...I am so proud of him! Sheldon told me he had fun even though he didn't do much paddling...ha! :o) I hope this trip is the first of many more special father/son trips to come!

All the canoes/kayaks

Ricky, Sheldon, and Dan

Devo

The gang

More Water FUN... in Manor!!

Pat and I took the kids to Manor to spend some time with cousins Hunter, Landen, and Shyann at Aunt Pam's house. The kids were really excited to see each other and played wii games and with differet toys before lunch. After hotdogs we headed outside to let the kids play on the HUGE water slide. Even Mimi played with them too!! Thanks for a fun day, Misty and Aunt Pam!!!

Cousins ready for some fun!!

Here comes Sheldon!

Wheeee!!!

And here she comes again!

Mimi joined in!

What a grandma!!

Aunt Pam and her sweet tea of course!

Silly girl!

It never fails...that boy always has a gun in his hand!

Such sweet faces!!!

Camping at Granger Lake

We finally got to use our "new" camper this weekend! The Lindigs and our family decided to camp at Wilson Fox park for a few days. It was great! Our site was right next to the lake and pretty set apart from the other sites. We also slept so good in our camper because it was cold...it felt wonderful after being h-o-t during the day. Kalyn and Sheldon were excited to spend time with Mason and Jenna...they rode bikes, played in the camper and trailer, fished, swam, etc. Bonnie and I enjoyed the break from cooking while the guys took over and all the meals were yummy (hamburgers, fried fish, and breakfast each morning). Most of our time was spent in the water swimming, kayaking, fishing, and jet skiing. Friends from church also came to see us and joined us for some fun and visiting. Les and Kay went swimming with us on Friday and Jason came the next day for some kayaking and jet skiing. We are blessed to have such wonderful friends from church to enjoy doing things with!!

VBS 2010...Wanted By God!

We had another successful VBS this summer. With the theme being western it was fun to dress up and decorate! Bonnie and I taught a class centering around the creation. We focused on how each person is wonderfully made by God. Half of our room was decorated as a bunkhouse then the other half was the beautiful garden of Eden with a campfire on the floor. It was lots of fun and we think the kids really enjoyed it as well. Kalyn was excited to be able to bring her good friend from school, Chesnee, with us each morning. We pray God will bless our plans for VBS next summer!!

Happy 4th!

After our visit in San Antonio I took Kalyn and Sheldon to Llano so they could spend a few days with Oni and Granden. They were ready for me to leave pretty soon after we got there~ha! So, Ricky and I celebrated the 4th of July without the kids this year which was a bit weird, but it was a great time! Since the 4th fell on Sunday this year we had an ice cream social and devo at church. Afterwards some friends from church went with us to the Lexington fireworks show at the park. They put on another great show this year and like I said in least year's post, I LOVE being part of the community here in Lexington!!! Happy 4th to everyone!!

Me with my sweet hubby!

Enjoying the fireworks show

Happy 5th Birthday, Colten!!

It is hard to believe my nephew is FIVE years old already! He had his "Star Wars" themed swimming party on his actual birthday so the kids and I packed our stuff and headed to San Antonio for a couple days. While I was driving to San Antonio I realized it had almost been a whole year since I had been there (the kids had gone several times to see Pappa and Nanna though). Time is just flying by so quickly!! We got to the party just in time and we were greeted by "Darth Vader", aka Colten. Swimming was in full swing before long and it started to rain too, but the kids absolutely loved it! It was fun to be there with Colten and all his friends!

All of Colten's guests

Sweet Kalyn has bangs now! Sheldon has become a FISH this summer!

Swimming fun with cousins Pretty girls!

After the party the kids and I spent the rest of the day and night with the Chances. The cousins enjoyed playing on the trampoline with the sprinkler going underneath it (fun idea, Uncle Caleb!) then we went to watch Colten at his last swimming lesson at the YMCA. There was a small water park there so the kids had fun playing in more water before, during, and after Colten's lesson. My parents really enjoyed watching their grandkids have so much fun!! After all that water play the kids were starved so we went to Salsalitos to celebrate our special guy one more time!

Water Park FUN!!!

Carie had to go in to work the next morning so the kids and I stayed at the house with Colten and Cambry. The boys played with Star Wars "stuff" while the girls played with dolls. The girls also enjoyed the pedicure I gave them. I am so glad our kids love each other so much and play well together...we are blessed! We look forward to the next time we can all get together again.

I finally got the boys to take a break from Star Wars long enough to pose for a pic! The girls after their pedicure