Rebecca's South Carolina

Camping This Weekend at Skidaway Island, GA

2010-04-19T21:49:00.005-04:00

We planned an 'Adventure Scouts, USA' camping weekend for this past weekend...it was SOOOOO much fun!!! It's the first time I've been camping in probably 12 years. We just all had so much fun. And it was a beautiful place. Skidaway Island is about 40 minutes from where I live...it's in Georgia - not so far from the historic district...and again, did I mention how beautiful it was???!!!! Can't believe I didn't take very many pictures!

American Heart Association Walk

2010-04-10T12:06:00.003-04:00

A group of Wachovia employees did the 3.1 mile walk through Old Town Bluffton this morning. It was a perfect day for the walk and I just love the area - so pretty!

Scenes from the Walk - Old Town Bluffton

2010-04-10T11:57:00.003-04:00

From Will's 4th Grade Play

2010-04-10T11:51:00.002-04:00

They did a play called 'Brothers of the Knight' on Thursday. He did one of the narrator parts but he also had to dance and sing. He had a good time and so did we.

This Little Girl Was So Cute!!

2010-04-04T17:33:00.003-04:00

I don't know who she was, but I loved her dress!! It made me think of Mom! The girl's mother said the dress was a gift and it came from India!

Pictures from Today

2010-04-04T17:29:00.003-04:00

Happy Easter!!

2010-04-04T17:17:00.004-04:00

Down by the May River Today

2010-04-03T20:45:00.001-04:00

Adventure Scouts

2010-03-29T21:41:00.004-04:00

This past Sunday we had an Adventure Scouts 'Passport to Adventure' excursion. There were different locations and activities planned throughout the afternoon...they received a clue after each activity and they would have to guess to see where we were going next. They started out with planting a tree at church, then we went over to the Island to visit the Zion Cemetery, then over to the beach. Carlos, the husband of a member at church and a worker at the Coastal Discovery Museum was there to educate the kids on local sea life...then we had a barbeque...it was a lot of fun!

A Beautiful Day in Bluffton!

2010-02-20T22:30:00.005-05:00

This was the first nice Saturday we have had in a very long time. It's either been too cold or it's pouring down rain...or both! It was in the low 60s (normally I wouldn't think that was warm, but it felt warm because it's only been a high in the 40s for a while!)

I decided to go to Old Town Bluffton for a walk around. It is so quirky and eclectic there and I love to take pictures of the beautiful old houses. I visited one of my favorite shops, Eggs n' Tricities (I took some stealth pics inside the shop)...it's fun to look around in there - they have SOOO much to look at.

Of course I also had to walk down by the May River...one of my favorite spots in Bluffton. Lots of kayakers out on the water today.

Below are some of the pictures I took on my excursion...Sandy, I thought of you when I took shots of peoples porches! Hope you like them!!

Bluffton Is a State of Mind

2010-02-20T22:14:00.006-05:00

Walking Around Old Town Bluffton

2010-02-20T22:00:00.004-05:00

Old Town Bluffton

2010-02-20T21:52:00.002-05:00

Snow in the South

2010-02-12T23:30:00.004-05:00

I know it has been FOREVER since I have posted, but I've been on Facebook and I have posted most of my pics on there...but I was excited tonight because after ALL the hype, we actually had SNOW!!!! Right before the start of the Winter Olympic's Opening Ceremony - like 5 minutes before, I noticed that it was snowing! I thought it was very appropriate timing, to say the least. We went outside and started having a snowball fight!!! Will was so excited. There were so many people out at 9:30 - 10 pm - lots of kids and adults enjoying the snow...some for the very first time!! It was lovely indeed!

Will's Sleep-Over Birthday Party

2009-06-06T17:35:00.003-04:00

Will has been waiting for this for a couple of months. He is having 3 of his friends, Hunter, Taylor and Chris spend the night. Tom set up the tent in the backyard and we have the fire pit ready to go for smores later. Unfortunately it's been raining on and off today. Don't think the boys will sleep outside! It's pretty loud out in the livingroom right now! Going from one to four is a bit much!

Waiting For His Friends

2009-06-06T17:32:00.001-04:00

I Like the Contrast

2009-06-06T17:30:00.002-04:00

Flowers in the Front Yard

2009-06-06T17:27:00.001-04:00

Mom, Laura & Aunt Chick

2009-05-20T20:14:00.001-04:00

I Still Can't Figure Me Out!!!

2009-05-20T20:11:00.003-04:00

My inspiration came from my profile picture - just can't seem to do it!!

My Brothers

2009-05-20T20:06:00.002-04:00

My Attempt At Hannah

2009-05-20T20:04:00.001-04:00

Taken from a black and white Laura had on her site a long time ago.

Happy Birthday, Mom!!!!

2009-05-12T06:14:00.001-04:00

I hope you enjoy your day and I love you more than you'll ever know!!!

2009-05-05T18:05:00.003-04:00

We had a pretty intense storm just a while ago. There seems to be a lot of storms going on out here in South Carolina!

Kayaking This Morning

2009-05-02T23:23:00.003-04:00

For Laura

2009-05-01T22:23:00.002-04:00

Inspired by your recent post...I'm not sure who to give credit for this - but, William sure liked it!

Happy Birthday Billy!!

2009-04-25T09:18:00.003-04:00

He probably won't see this here - but anyway - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! Will drew you a picture!

Flowers in th Backyard This Morning

2009-04-25T09:12:00.002-04:00

Some beautiful flowers arrived the other day - I love these! Also I am posting a shot of our new Weeping Willow tree. I have ALWAYS loved these trees and Tom surprised me by getting us one! When he planted it a few weeks ago it was only branches - now it's gotten quite a few leaves and will be beautiful!

Will Talking About CityWalk

2009-04-12T18:31:00.003-04:00

Will loves to play with his hair. He is growing it out and it is quite long already - the longer the better in his mind - the more to play with!

More Work In The Yard

2009-04-12T14:49:00.003-04:00

Tom borrowed a rototiller from a friend and has been working out in the yard again. He made a garden last year, but we are expanding on it for this year. Also, he rototilled about 2 feet out from the back fence - all the way around the back. We will be planting some color and shrubs back there and hope it will give the yard some texture. Another upside of this is that it cuts down on the amount of yard Tom has to mow!! It will still give Will plenty of room to play soccer.

Will Relaxing Yesterday

2009-04-12T14:40:00.002-04:00

Happy Keester!!!!

2009-04-10T23:03:00.003-04:00

ALL I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LIFE I LEARNED FROM THE EASTER BUNNY
Don't put all of your eggs in one basket
Walk softly and carry a big carrot
Everyone needs a friend who is all ears
There's no such thing as too much candy
All work and no play can make you a basket case
A cute little tail attracts a lot of attention
Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day
Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits
Some body parts should be floppy
Keep your paws off other people's jellybeans
Good things come in small sugar-coated packages
The grass is always greener in someone else's basket
An Easter bonnet can tame even the wildest hare
To show your true colors you have to come out of your shell
The best things in life are still sweet and gooey !!

I don't know who wrote this, but it's cute!!

Cool Picture, Huh

2009-04-09T20:11:00.002-04:00

Didn't see this on CNN

They Look Very Similiar, Huh?

2009-03-22T17:37:00.001-04:00

A Cutie at Wing Fest

2009-03-22T17:15:00.003-04:00

I had fun watching this little one - her grandmother was taking lots of pictures of her and her sister. She was just too cute to pass up a picture or two. She reminds me of Holly when she was this age!

Wing Fest

2009-03-22T17:04:00.003-04:00

Yesterday was the 14th annual Wing Fest held at Shelter Cove Park in Hilton Head. Our church provides volunteers to staff some of the booths at the event. I have been coordinating the volunteers for the events this year. It was fun yesterday, but it was quite cool and very windy. It took a while to warm up after I got home! There were so many people - probably at least 5,000.

The guy in the top picture, Rob, is from our church and was working in the same booth as me. I didn't realize until I saw this picture that he looks so much like Ronny. Don't you think so?

Quick drawing of William

2009-03-20T23:22:00.002-04:00

I've posted this photo before - it was taken of Will at Disneyland on 12/13/2000 - when he was six months old. I love the original picture and thought I'd give it a try.

I am thankful for creative outlet that drawing is providing me. It allows me to release some of the negative/stressful energy I have from my day. Today was a doozie (sp?) so this was a good way to let off some steam. Perhaps a punching bag would work, too!!

Thinking About Grandpa

2009-03-16T22:48:00.003-04:00

Tomorrow marks the 7th anniversary of Grandpa Gordon's death. I miss him. I was looking for a picture so I could draw him and I found one of my favorites of Grandma & Grandpa. What's strange is that it was taken on March 16th, 1986. I figured that was the one I was meant to draw! I also found an older one of the two of them - it was taken on February 3, 1976. I think I've gotten better since the first time I tried to draw them!!!! But, I think Grandma ended up looking more like Aunt Ina than herself. Oh, well...I'm trying!

On my desk I have the 'Work is just something I do between fishing trips.' cup. It reminds me of Dad and Grandpa. When I was in CA in July I went with Dad to see Grandma. He was asking Chris if he left that cup there - he wanted it back because it was his Dad's cup and it was important to him to have it. That's how I felt when I saw that cup - it was the last cup he used. I am very thankful that I have that cup and I will take good care of it and treasure it!

I Found An OLD Picture of Me

2009-03-14T08:49:00.003-04:00

I did a photo shoot with Sonya...can't remember how old I was then, probably 18-20. Wow, time flies, huh?!! Anyway, I tried it out. Still just trying to figure out working with colored pencils.

Talking to BerBer on the Phone

2009-03-14T08:46:00.002-04:00

Will and BerBer talked for a while the other night and I was bugging him by taking pictures!

Into Johnny Cash

2009-03-08T20:51:00.003-04:00

For some reason, I've been very into Johnny Cash all of a sudden. About a year or so ago I got Tom The Legend of Johnny Cash CD - I've been playing it for the past 2 weeks. Will's gotten into it as well. He loves 'Get Rythym...When You Get The Blues' and, of course, 'A Boy Named Sue' (here's a link on You Tube for the song -(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M89c3hWx3RQ). I enjoy looking at Will in the rear view mirror while he is singing along with the music - it's fun to watch him having a good time. I remember listening to that song when I was little, too. I seem to remember that Dad liked him.

Anyway, after watching 'Walk The Line' again today I decided to try to draw him - didn't quite get him, but that's the way it goes!

More Puppyman

2009-03-08T18:32:00.002-04:00

I love the one of him at Christmas - he's so beautiful - looks like he's tired, too - was probably up all night waiting for Santa! In the picture you can see Mom's feet behind him - I put a tree there instead! It's hard to get his face and expression down!

A Sketch of Will

2009-03-08T18:29:00.003-04:00

I did this sketch a few weeks ago - didn't post it because his eyes are off - but thought I'd put it up anyway. This is from a picture I took of him the day before I had to go back to work!! Love that picture!

A Meditation for the Children

2009-03-07T11:14:00.002-05:00

Tom read this last week for the meditation at church. It's by Gary Kowalski and I think it was very appropriate for what was going on last week. Wanted to share it with you all.

We pray for the children,

For the voicless, for the innocent, for the vulnerable, for the least powerful among us, and those most in need of our protection.

We pray for the children,

Who depend on adults to make their world safe, to create networks of care and learning, and to provide the schools and doctors and counselors and teachers that support them in their growth.

We pray for the children,

Who do not understand partisan politics, who are not registered to vote, who are not interested in debating points, but who have a very deep interest in clean air and pure water and a world without war.

We pray for the children,

Who trust their elders to exercise wisdom, to act responsibly, but who are so often disappointed and betrayed in that trust.

We pray for the children,

Who are satisfied with so litte -- a warm blanket, a roof overhead, a good pair of sneakers -- but who often lack even the barest of necessities.

We pray for the children,

For the ones on honor rolls and the ones on drugs, for the well-adjusted and those who have been battered and traumatized by life.

We pray for the children,

For those tormented by bullies at school and for the bullies themselves, tormented by demons we connot even imagine.

We pray for the children,

For girls and boys who see far too much sex and violence on TV and are assaulted and seduced with unhealthy images of femininity and masculinity.

We pray for the children,

Who remind us of all that is tender and playful in ourselves, and of our own capacity for laughter and for love.

We pray for the children,

Who contain all the promise of generations to come and all the possibilities of tomorrow.

Help us, we pray, to be the guardians and advocates of all children everywhere, with eyes to see that all are children of God.

Amen.

Garry Kowalski

My Sketch for Tonight

2009-03-05T22:55:00.001-05:00

I tried to draw Jennifer Hudson - off the Avon cover tonight. She's so pretty - I think I got her a bit.

Puppyman - First Try!

2009-03-04T21:15:00.002-05:00

Little Baby Bono

2009-03-02T21:39:00.000-05:00

I tried doing Bono tonight - He's so cute! I am experimenting with colored pencils - clearly I need to learn some techniques! Anyhoo...Bono want's me to draw him in a luxurious red ball gown. He's always wanted dat. Be patient Bon.

A Quick Drawing Of Will

2009-03-01T19:28:00.002-05:00

I love this Face! He was going through his facial expression experimental phase. Ronny called it the Gruder Face! His preschool teacher wondered if there was a problem because she would be reading a story and he would give her some of the fiercest faces! He would practice in the mirror, too! Anyway, I tried to capture the irritation on his face, but I'm finding that it's hard to do! Oh well!

Beautiful Trees

2009-02-27T22:46:00.000-05:00

I haven't posted any of my favorite trees in a while. I took a drive a couple weekends ago and took some pics of what I think are amazing trees.

Thank You Uncle Steven & Aunt Bernice!!!!

2009-02-27T22:29:00.002-05:00

They sent Will a really cool book that he's been enjoying. The Big Book of Everything!! Just what he loves! Thank you!!!

No, I Didn't quite get it!

2009-02-27T22:24:00.002-05:00

I think my drawing ended up looking more like Roseanne than Mom! I haven't gotten the angle right - when the head is tilted down and to the side, it's harder to get it right. I just wasn't on tonight! Oh well! I love this picture of Mom though. I think this was taken the same time as the one of Sandy and Billy - at one of our many get togethers. That sure was fun - I miss those times :-)

Drawing Tom

2009-02-22T20:12:00.002-05:00

I took this picture of Tom on his birthday in 2000. 37 years old! I have this picture in a frame on my desk and I've always liked this one. Thought I'd give it a try. Tom came home while I had just started. I had the outline for the hair, but I wasn't done yet. He said 'I don't have Elvis hair!" I didn't think he did - I just wasn't finished yet!!

Old photos of Will

2009-02-22T20:09:00.002-05:00

The four photos on the outside were taken on the same day when he was at daycare. The other two were taken at different times. He was going through the 'fake smile' phase. No matter what we did when we were taking his picture, we couldn't get him to just give a real smile. I just love these - they make me smile for real!!

Will - About 9 Months Old

2009-02-21T21:13:00.001-05:00

I have so many favorites from when he was a baby! I don't think a lot of people have seen before. I'm having fun trying to draw him :-)

Trying again With Mom

2009-02-16T21:11:00.003-05:00

I reworked the one of Mom I did a couple of days ago. The other one was inspired from a picture of Mom holding Ronny when he was a tiny, tiny baby! She was clearly tired and truly beautiful!

MaMa Jen

2009-02-15T20:18:00.000-05:00

I tried doing a sketch of my beautiful niece, MaMa Jen...I'm really happy with this one - I think I captured her a bit. Hope you like it MaMa Jen!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

2009-02-14T23:40:00.002-05:00

To all the ones I Love out there, I hope your day is wonderful and full of happy moments.

I did this sketch of Mom tonight. The inspiration came from a photo I posted quite a while ago - we were back in Oklahoma and we were all sitting on the couch. It was fun drawing this and I hope you like it Mom! I love you Valentine!

Drawing Daniel

2009-02-13T22:46:00.002-05:00

I felt the urge to try sketching Daniel tonight. The inspiration was taken from Daniel's Caring Bridge page where he is holding his snake, Lightbulb. I couldn't draw that so I just improvised!

Haven't Tried Anything For a While...

2009-02-11T22:35:00.001-05:00

So I tried this one of Linda Evangelista from an ad in a magazine. Trouble with the nose & eye. But I think this is getting me back into it!

Field Trip to Beaufort Today - The Beaufort Inn

2009-02-07T21:10:00.007-05:00

We went on a photo shoot in Beaufort today. It's about 35 minutes away - north of the Broad River. Here they always separate 'North of the Broad' - NOBs and South of the Broad - SOBs for those living in Bluffton & Hilton Head. So I am an SOB!!!

We had a nice time. The weather was MUCH warmer today - it got to almost 70 instead of the high 40s that it was yesterday. I am bombarding you with photos, but I had fun and I had some time to post them, so that's what I did!

The pictures above are of the Beaufort Inn. Three years ago this weekend, Tom and I were here for the first time for the pre-candidating weekend. Tom did a sermon at the Beaufort Congregation and then afterward the search committee brought us to have brunch here at this restaurant. It is a very beautiful, very old building and I was very impressed with the area. We didn't even realize that this was the anniversary weekend - but we had made plans to come here today to walk around. Synchronicity? Maybe.

A Great Run Down House

2009-02-07T21:01:00.002-05:00

I think I will save this one to use when I get into drawing structures. I thought this place was so beautiful.

The Bridge and the Salty Dog

2009-02-07T20:56:00.002-05:00

I believe this is called the McTeer Bridge, but I'm not positive. I had never seen it open before, but while we were there it did open for a sail boat to cross. When the boat got closer to us I noticed a dog that was going sailing!! He looked quite proud! A real 'Salty Dog' for sure!!!

The Rhett House

2009-02-07T20:53:00.002-05:00

Drive by photos. I just couldn't stop myself!!! It's so beautiful down there. I will go back when I get more time!

Lewis Reeve Sams House

2009-02-07T20:47:00.004-05:00

This is a magnificent house that sits directly across from the water...I'm sure it's seen a lot of history.

Down by the Bay

2009-02-07T20:42:00.003-05:00

Rats With Wings?

2009-02-07T20:39:00.003-05:00

That's what Tom calls them...I still think they're pretty! This guy was funny because I kept trying to get a close up of him and each time I'd get too close he would fly over to the next pylon. He did that about 8 times until he finally flew away!

Scenes from Our Walk Today

2009-02-07T20:34:00.001-05:00

More Beautiful Houses In Beaufort

2009-02-07T20:24:00.004-05:00

Highbrow at the Eyebrow

2009-02-07T20:19:00.004-05:00

What an interesting house!

Beautiful Beaufort

2009-02-07T20:14:00.002-05:00

The houses in the historic district of Beaufort are so beautiful. I love all the Spanish Moss hanging from the trees and the architecture and detail of the fine old homes.

I Love This House!!

2009-02-07T20:10:00.001-05:00

Did a walk around Beaufort today & took some pictures of some beautiful homes. I fell in love with this one!

Will Sketch for Tonight

2009-02-04T20:37:00.002-05:00

This is one of my favorite pictures of Will!!!

Trying Again

2009-02-04T06:28:00.002-05:00

I did a second try of the the first photo I sketched of Dad and me.

My Try For Tonight

2009-01-31T23:26:00.002-05:00

Intercoastal Waterway Shots

2009-01-31T06:42:00.003-05:00

Thanksgiving morning (yeah, I'm way behind!) after we volunteered at the Turkey Trot race. These are on Pinckney Island - a tiny island right before you get over to Hilton Head. The bridge is what I drove over every day going to work. Some mornings and evenings I am treated to the site of dolphins swimming & coming up for air. That never fails to bring a smile to my face and remind myself that I live in a beautiful place!

A Great Heron

2009-01-31T06:39:00.001-05:00

These were taken over on Pinckney Island on Thanksgiving morning after the Turkey Trot.

Old Pictures

2009-01-27T19:03:00.002-05:00

Billy sent these to me and I wanted to share them with you. They are from our family trip back to Oklahoma in 72? The top one is me with my second cousins and my Great Aunt Ina (who recently passed away at age 90) - Grandma Gordon's little sister.
The bottom picture is of us (without Dad) I love the expressions on everyone's face. Steve looks adorable in his outfit! Ronny looks so much like Will when Will was younger. This was fun to see these! Thanks Billy!!!!

Tonight's Drawing

2009-01-26T22:48:00.001-05:00

My try with William...not quite, but better!

Dog Sitting

2009-01-25T21:20:00.002-05:00

We are dog sitting for a member of our congregation who is having some medical treatment out of town. We will have 'BoBo' until Wednesday. Isn't that weird...our other dog was named CoCo! BoBo is a 2 year-old male - pretty well behaved and LOVES tennis balls. We threw the ball for him for quite a while before it got dark. The balls got very frothy, because BoBo is a bit of a slobbery guy! We have allowed him to bring in one chew bone/toy and Tom has been trying to teach him to leave it on his snout and then try to catch it in his mouth. Progress is slow.

Will likes BoBo and seems much more comfortable with him than with CoCo. We've decided to see how things go after Wednesday and then reconsider getting another dog. It's definitley different owning a dog when you're the parent than having a dog when you're a kid! It was much easier then!! Thanks Mom & Dad :-)

Emily

2009-01-25T18:19:00.003-05:00

I took some pictures of Emily when she was asleep last summer - she's a good subject to practice on!

Sandy & Billy Back In The Day

2009-01-25T14:51:00.002-05:00

Found this old picture taken at the San Dimas house (dig that wall paper, huh?!) Those were fun times and I thought I'd try to capture it. Didn't get it, but I've decided that I am going to go ahead and post anyway!

The Purty Kurete's

2009-01-24T16:58:00.003-05:00

I tried to do one of the my beautiful nieces. They sent us a Christmas Card with their picture on it and I used that for the model (it's a little different from the picture at top).

Practice does make one better, huh? I haven't tried anything for a few days and thought I'd try again.

Clearly Not Very Good - But, Oh, Well!!

2009-01-19T17:26:00.002-05:00

This picture was taken on Christmas at our house in San Dimas. I think it was in 1985 or 86. Grandma looks so pretty, doesn't she? I didn't get them at all in the sketch I attempted, but what the hey...thought I'd put it up anyway.

Don't know the reason for wanting to sketch - or why I feel the need to put these up, even if they're not very good, but I'm just going with it. My new motto.

Pam Pirkle & Me

2009-01-19T17:23:00.002-05:00

A sketch of a picture taken just before Tami's wedding...

I think I Captured Grandpa a Little

2009-01-19T17:20:00.000-05:00

Not so much for Will & Dad though.

More Tries With Dad

2009-01-18T20:53:00.003-05:00

Trying Again

2009-01-18T13:39:00.002-05:00

These are sketches of pictures of Will at his Pre-School Graduation ceremony.

For Mom...

2009-01-17T18:56:00.004-05:00

Here is the sketch I did this afternoon of Dad and Me. I've never tried to sketch like this before, but I had an urge to try. This is just a photo of it, but I'll try to get the scanner to work so it will be a clearer image.

I think I will try to sketch a little bit more - it was fun!

Today On The May

2009-01-17T14:53:00.003-05:00

Right before noon today I drove down to the May River (about 5 minutes away from home). It was about 38 degrees so it was quite cold, but very beautiful!

Oysters, Oysters Everywhere!!

2009-01-17T14:50:00.002-05:00

Oysters are the 'Thing' here. In the Fall Oyster Roasts and 'Lowcountry Boils' abound. I just haven't gotten into this yet!

Around Old Town Bluffton

2009-01-17T14:45:00.001-05:00

Sights on the way to the May.

Big Buzzards

2009-01-17T14:43:00.002-05:00

These are big birds!!

Bluffton Oyster Company

2009-01-17T14:18:00.004-05:00

A very old restaurant in Bluffton - right on the May River - this is about 5 minutes from our house and it's about a block away from the Church of The Cross that I've posted pictures of a number of times.

Will's Room

2009-01-17T14:05:00.002-05:00

Can't remember if I've ever posted pics of Will's room before. We painted it just over a year ago - thought it was cool to do it like a Pokeball because he was so into Pokemon. Of course, shortly after painting it this way, it was announced that Will is no longer into Pokemon. He would like it to be blue, like an ocean. We quickly reminded him that his was room WAS blue before we painted it!!! Oh Well, what you gonna do?

Will likes to draw and then frame the ones he likes the best. They change from time to time.

Mario Kart Wii with Friends

2009-01-17T14:03:00.002-05:00

Will with friends, Alexandria, Isabel and Jeremy.

Santa Brought Will a Basketball Hoop

2009-01-17T13:59:00.002-05:00

We are waiting for the Property Owners Association to send us a nasty letter, with a picture of the hoop and tell us that we need to remove it from the front yard!!! Hasn't happened yet, but it will!

Christmas Day & Open House

2009-01-17T13:46:00.004-05:00

We had our 2nd annual Christmas Day Open House - it was nice, but we only had about 20 people this year - last year we had about 45. It's a lot of work, but it makes us feel like we have some family around during the holiday. Sometimes, though, I just want to leave all the wrapping paper around, stay in my pajamas and just relax and enjoy!

Christmas Eve

2009-01-17T13:38:00.003-05:00

It was pretty warm Christmas Eve, so after the service at church, we lit a fire in the fire pit, sat by the pond and relaxed. This is one night I really miss not having a fireplace!

I've been sick and haven't been wanting to keep up with the blog. I'm feeling better now and I have some time, so I am posting a few pics taken during the holidays.

What Do You Think Happened?

2008-12-24T17:46:00.003-05:00

This was on Christmas Day at Pam's house back in 2000...oh, that WAS memorable. Thanks Emily! The gift that keeps on giving!!!

'No Flash Photography While I'm Racing'

2008-12-24T17:40:00.002-05:00

That's what he actually told me!!! Hmph.