New Pictures

Pic 1 - Bradley! He's grown for sure!

Pic 2 - The blue eyed kids!

Pic 3 - John Michael and Skylar

(Our future son-in-law and granddaugher)

Pic 4 - Laura having fun.

Pic 5 - Our granddaughter, Skylar.

Cute Kids

Hi all! Let me give you just a little info on what going on with us and then we'll get to the good stuff.......PICTURES!!!!!!!!!

Laura's 12 month post placement visit was done today! 12 months!!! Our first Gotcha Day celebration will be February 17. I can't believe it's already been a year.

Laura's surgery to repair her lip will be next week February 5. Monday we were informed by Shriner's Hospital that they were closing the Galveston Hospital and she would no longer be their patient.......PANIC CITY!!!! But, we prayed because we believed that God gave her to us and that he would provide her care. Tuesday they called and said that they would do the surgery at another hospital but didn't know where and when. Some relief and more prayer. Friday the called and told us that her surgery would be performed at the Houston hospital on the regularly scheduled day. Doesn't God know how to test our faith? Nothing has changed except for a few days of having to believe His promises!

Lela is engaged and will be married March 14 at our house. She and her fiance are very much in love and we are very proud to have him as a son-in-law. He has a 21 month old daughter that we are crazy about. So, I will also become a grandmother on March 14. I wonder if she'll call Laura......Aunt Laura?

Basketball is in full swing, rodeo season is starting, garden is getting planted, life is full and busy and fun!

Christmas Eve 2008

Pic 1 - Lela and Justin

Pic 2 - Our fearless leader - Daddy

Pic 3 - John and William eating their tiny lollipops

Pic 4 - Lela and Bradley

Pic 5 - Left to Right: Lela, John Michael, Luke in Bradley's lap, Meredith holding Laura and John, Tonya (me) behind William, and Justin (our oldest kid)

We had a blast tonight and are getting in bed soon to start celebrating early tomorrow!

Here it is.....

Justin's 8 point buck.

Justin's Morning

Well, Justin shot a BIG 8 point this morning. Sorry, no pic yet. Coming soon.......

William's First Buck

Well, this morning 6 yr old William got his first buck! A perfectly sized 5 point buck. He shot him out of the same stand that John (8 yrs old) shot his 6 point last Saturday morning!

What an exciting deer season for our family! So far this fall, John and William have put a hog, a squirrel, and 2 deer in our freezer!

It's really cute to take a picture of your son and his deer when your son is missing his front teeth!

God is good!

William and Lightning

Yesterday, William and Granddaddy took his colt, Lightning, to the vet for a check up. William LOVES his horse. William and Lightning won the heart of "their" vet! After a while of examination of Lightning and conversation with William, the Doc is convinced that Will is going to be a politician! He is awfully cute and charming!

I wish we could get Lightning to smile as big and William. Of course, I don't think he will lose his front baby teeth! And, WHY is the horse wearing the kids hat? Who knows.....they are good buddies........