Sophomore Year...back on the Hill

 

We moved Ryan in to his new apartment last week. His first apartment will most certainly be the nicest place in which he's ever lived. Perks: brand new apartments, hundreds of apartments filled with other college kids, a HUGE resort-like pool, sand volleyball court, and within walking distance from the UofA (not that he's going to be doing that). I'm telling you, it's NICE. Better than that, his roommates are good guys, the most faithful bunch of Hog fans I know, and they love Jesus! He's going to have another great year at school...if he can possibly squeeze school into his social life!

Teenagers in the House

SUMMER FUN = loud teenagers, cookies and/or brownies, Nertz,a fat bat and a lot of laughter! Every summer we keep count of all our guests and I'm pretty sure we made it up to the 60s.again. I love having a house that the kids want to come to. I usually have to have notice before they all come over, or I go a little crazy...but when they're here, it's always a blast! I'm thankful for this new group of kids who are fun to have around.   

Summer 2013

It's been a busy summer with lots of highlights...I can't believe it's over in just a few days and I wanted to record some of our most fun and memorable moments. God has given us much more than we deserve.

 

 

 

WATCHING OUR FRIENDS BAPTIZED

 

 

VBS WEEK

 

 

 

MISSION TRIP TO NICARAGUA 

FRESH PEACHES PICKED FROM THE ORCHARD

 

 

COACHING AN AWESOME UPWARD TEAM

  

CELEBRATING GRANDMA'S BIRTHDAY

 

 

Upward

 

Just finished a great summer of UPWARD basketball with these kids. What wonderful kids..they listened, learned and laughed all summer!  This was by far the best group of kids we've ever had. They learned all the basics and improved each week. We beat some really good teams and lost to some too. It was a wonderful season.

August Float?

It's the middle of August and it's rained so much here that we were able to go floating on Friday! Richard has really wanted to go back since we took Lauren for her birthday and this is the first time anyone who has floated in August in Arkansas in years! (She was in Branson with a friend on Friday morning)

It was our first time to get in a raft and it was really fun! For as hot as it has been, the day was overcast and even breezy for awhile. I love his crazy ideas...even when we pack up for a day trip in 10 minutes!

Last Swim Meet

The last swim meet of the season was in our brand new Aquatic Facility here in town. It was an awesome night as we've had the mildest summer! I volunteered to work the bull pen for the junior meet...it was a lot of work but fun to be part of a great meet. We did stay out until after midnight (that's a long time to be at the pool) and even Sheridan got in the water as the lazy river was open to kids part of the night. Love to watch E cut through the water.

 

Birthday in Branson

SO happy to meet up with my family in Branson last week and enjoy dinner and a show to celebrate Mom's birthday. We can't all get together easily anymore, and this was a huge treat for all of us! Jeff and Jennifer stopped by our house earlier in the week and we took a family pic to surprise her with. As close as we all live, we have to work to make our calendars all free. We had a blast!