Had to Teach Him to Blog

Just a few more pictures from Dallas TX!

Donnie loved this bird--Do you think they look a little bit alike?

Well after reading the blog post that my husband did last night, I might turn the blog over to him. I watched him write it while I was cooking dinner and he had his wonderful smirk on his face the whole time he was typing--rhymes, and wonderful picture captions--isn't he clever : ) I love him so much! Just a few more of my favorites from our trip to Dallas Texas.

A top the grassy knoll

Several weeks and no work,

I was about to go baserk.

I relaxed as I pondered,

Where else shall we wonder?

We'd come from the west,

Went east for some rest,

Spent the fourth to the north,

Let's head down towards Ft. Worth.

We rolled down out of the Sooner state to the land of the lone star. We got ourselves put up in a downtown hotel. Most of the people there looked as though they were on business, or they had a different definition of casual than I did. We took in the JFK museum, the aquarium and the circus. The circus marked the top of Sarah's list. A motorcycle on a tight rope sparked a intriguing conversation on torque.

The aquarium: Where fish swim, but dreams fly!

You know what I like? I like pink flamingos standing on one leg! I think I get one of these for our front lawn some day.

Branson---here we come!

On July 14th Don and I gave my parents a much needed break from us and we headed to Branson Missouri for a four day trip. We went on a time-share package(anything to make it cheap)! We received two free tickets to Silver Dollar City for our time share participation and our room at the Angel Inn--a five star hotel (haha)! We enjoyed going on the DUCKS, which drives you around town and then into the lake--I got to drive the boat! A fun day at Silver Dollar City, and Dixie Stampede for dinner. It was a quick but wonderful trip.

Donnie all smiles.

Waiting at the DUCKS!

Look at me driving the boat.

Everyone thought we were on our honeymoon, guess we are still in love : )

QUACK KISSES

Matt a nd Jen Say " I DO"

July 8th 2009 was Matt and Jennifers Marry day! It was a beautiful ceremony and a fun reception where everyone was able to sit around and visit with old family and friends. Don and I enjoyed watching Miss Anna all day while the bride and groom were getting ready for their big day. What a wonderful thing to have a new sister in the family! Congrats to my brother and Jennifer!

The Gibson family.

Jennifer reading her vows.

Papa Al and Mama.

The Groom and Father of the Groom-two studs if you ask me.

Little Miss Anna and her parents.

July 4th 2009

On July 4th 2009 Don and I met the Stahl/Schatz family for a fun filled weekend in the Black Hills in South Dakota. We celebrated an anniversary, and three birhtdays--it was great. We went into a small city waiting for the fireworks from Mt. Rushmore, only to find that we couldn't see them due to the clouds/fogs. We didn't let this damper our fun, we had one day with everyone playing on four wheelers, dirt bikes, and bike rides on beautiful trails. We took in the rodeo, and it was a great Bull Riding competition. It was a peaceful and relaxing weekend and we are grateful that we saw our family and took in the great nature that God has given us to play in.

Justin, Bev, Kaite, Heidi, Grandpa Schatz, and Donnie

Grandpa Schatz and the girls--all looking very nice ; )

Heidi and Donnie at the Rodeo

Brent and Bev waiting for the fireworks !!!!

Donnie and Katie

Anna is a BIG Girl NOW!! Happy 1st Birthday to my sweet niece. We celebrated Anna's birthday a little early because Don and I thought we would be gone to the next job, but we got a pleasant surprise when we got to celebrate her birthday with our family twice! Here are a few pictures of her early birthday celebrations.


Anna walking around after dinner.

Secrets and kisses maker her smile ; )

Opening her gifts.

Cheerios are the best!

Dad and Don--I think my dad would keep him and trade me if it came to it!

Where are we Now!

Don and I packed up my car, the truck and a new trailer that we bought for our cross country trip on June 28th and headed east for our new destination. We made the trip nice and easy by doing eight hour days and enjoying the drive from California to Oklahoma were we are now staying with my folks--Thank you to my parents ; ) We have had two weeks off now and finally heard that we will be heading to KenTUckY--the place we were praying to go. We will leave July 25th for another six month trip and see where our life will take us from there. Don has got some well deserved time off and we have enjoyed spending the days together.