pictures of the week

some sweet ladies in our church made these corsages for the kids.

move over batman, there is a new superhero in town!

a wise old dog.

jack caught this one without any assistance!

such a fun day

a friend and i took our kiddos to fossil rim last week. we were one of about five people who decided to go that day. so....the animals were eager to see us!

they were so eager to see us that it made the boys a little nervous.

they were so excited when they saw the zebras!

the zebras were excited too.

a little too excited for the boys.

it is absolutely amazing to be able to feed a giraffe.

this guy even let me pet him.

a dream come true

moving to meridian has been a blessing in so many ways. the church is fabulous, lots of fishing, great schools, hog hunting, and more. recently, one of my friends purchased some horses and wanted me and my kiddos to help her take care of them. i have wanted a horse for as long as i could remember and this may be as close as i get. so i am thankful for the opportunity.

i think mackenzie loves them almost as much as i do!

this one is my baby.

and this gal makes me laugh.

a win-win situation

yes, i am aware that i am about a month late on this post, but not documenting this monumental day would be very un-mother-like. jackson started preschool the beginning of september. he loves it and i have almost 12 hours a week to myself!

how cute is he with his backpack?!?!

family vacation

due to the unusually high heat in texas and the fact that i always choose a beach vacation, colin decided we were gonna head to the mountains this summer. we went to gunnison, colorado for a week and had some great family time.

we went hiking

goofed around

rode the ski lift, played mini golf, went rock climbing and did a euro-bungee

and, as always, found some time to fish!

the weather was wonderful and just being in the midst of God's creation was at times overwhelming.

mexico mission trip #4

in my opinion, this was the best mission trip yet. we had a fantastic combination of people from fbc and grace that went to doctor arroyo.

during the day we ministered at the hospital and in homes of local church families.

in the afternoon, we organized vbs in some villages outside of doctor arroyo. we had bi-lingual worship services and at the end of the day walked in town for some 'helado' (ice cream), nachos con todo (ultimate nachos) or hamburguesas (hamburgers).

one day we went to real de catorce, the town where they filmed "the mexican," and shopped and fellowshipped with the group.

as always, jackson looked "extra clean."