Part 2

John's brother and his wife just built a house

2-3 hours from my parents, so we were

able to see both sides in one trip.

Grandma Kay

Police station tour with Uncle Sam

Aunt B spoiled this little girl...

Uncle Sam took us on a hike...

More fun...

Go-Karts for all!

Mach on his first "real" hike...

Serious Uno game on the deck...

Camping out!

Unfortunately it was REALLY cold, so this

was the first and last smile. When I went out

to check on them at 9: 30, I heard a whisper-

"Mom, we are very scared."

But Daddy was with them

and they made it til morning.

The Big News...

was that my little brother is getting married!

This was bad news for Charlie, who

whenever asked: "Who are you going

to marry?" answers "Laura."

The fact that she is smiling in the above picture says volumes.

She's a keeper and about the sweetest thing ever.

Now these crazies are a whole different story...

I can't believe our 4 will grow to be this big someday...

And finally, the WHOLE crew...

We're back.....

We returned home from our wonderful,

marathon trip West.

We were met by giant zucchini and

grass almost as high.

We were so tired, we started taking

naps with socks on our arms.

I'm trying to dig through all the great

pictures - more to come.

Meanwhile, kids have been at a local church's VBS and

Livingston Academy starts Monday. The books and notebooks

are in place, pencils sharpened, and the schedule ready to fail.