Saturday, July 7, 2012


Our Beautiful Mississippi Kites



We think that these are the same birds 
that were here last year. 
This year we've all taken an interest in them. 
 They are pretty amazing.


We got to see one of the babies!
 Popped his head up and just watched us from the safety of his mother's wings.


The daddy and mamma bird take turns 
hunting and sitting in the nest.

They are a very small bird of prey.  
A wing span of only 3 feet! 
They eat insects such as cicadas ,grasshoppers and such.
(Wish we had one of those long lenses for my camera
 but, the scope worked pretty well for this shot.)

Sunday, June 3, 2012

  Michael Eric is now 13!!!


Again,  I am amazed at how fast time flies by...
wish it would slow down sometimes. =)


All I did was wink at Eric and he let Michael
 have a face full of whipping cream.



I kind of felt bad that I sort of instigated 
the whole idea.... kind of.  =)


It is always a treat to be able to share your birthdays 
with friends and family!

Tuesday, May 29, 2012


Matthew's Favorite Book

Jesse Bear, What will you wear?


Matthew begs any of his siblings to read to him.

All he does is hold out the book and say PLEASE!

He explaining to Jeremy and Elyse what is going on.

Life is serious.  
And right now it consists of bears named Jesse. =)


Wednesday, May 16, 2012


TIme really goes by sooooo fast!
It wasn't very long ago that school started
and now graduation time!











Congratulations Class of 2012!!!


Wednesday, May 2, 2012



Well here we were trying on outfits for the wedding 
coming up.
 Some of the boys were needing pants, some shirts, 
some shoes....etc.





Well we hit the jackpot at the thrift store!!!

Handsomeness!!!

Saturday, April 14, 2012


My kids don't always concentrate very well. 
But this time.... 


she actually was on the table!!

Eric and Elyse played a good game. =)

Monday, April 2, 2012

Many times I wake up and don't take the time to thank the Lord for waking up to another beautiful day and to be able to breath His air, to see His spectacular sunrise, to hear the wonderful music of the birds and little insects.  I know I just take it for granted sometimes that I am just going to wake up everyday.  
Well today I didn't want that to happen. 
 I thank the Lord for His free gift of salvation.
  For loving me. 
 For His word that is so alive and so powerful.  
For never leaving us.
For the many blessings both here on earth and for the ones to come.
For the family of God.
For the privilege of being able to come before Him to the throne of grace.
For being my Friend.
For being my Father.
I have been blessed and I am rich!
Suz

Symphony of Praise

The composer and conductor of the universe
steps before the orchestra of God.
Creation lifts their finely crafted instruments 
as all in heaven wildly applaud.

The seasons well rehearsed begin with His downbeat 
and on his cue the sun trumpets the dawn.
The whirling winds swell in a mighty crescendo
with each commanding sweep of His baton.
The oceans pound the shore in march to His cadence.
The galaxies all revolve in cosmic rhyme.
 The fall of raindrops all in wild syncopation 
 as lightning strikes and thunder claps in time.

The symphony of praise
conducted by the Ancient of Days.
May each creation great or small 
lift their voices one and all
in the symphony of praise.

Worthy, worthy, worthy is the lamb that was slain.
Worthy, worthy, worthy is the lamb!


Praise the Lord!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.
Psalm 147:1



Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Gone Fishing...


All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy.  So....



Here we were on a mile trek across the country in search of a fishing spot.
Matthew is being carried....LUCKY!


And there was Michael catching, "THE BIG ONE!"..... TOTALLY  PRETENDING!


MY GIRL...
(by the way, her fishing pole is black and pink, her daddy pick it)





Cameron, Jeremy and Matthew are preparing their poles and lines and bait....  They all know what they are doing.  Can you tell???



It is a beautiful runoff from Lake Benbrook.
At first there are Mesquite Trees for as far as the eye can see.  Then it drops down into a ravine and such gorgeous scenery meets the eye as you approach the river.  
 Sooo relaxing.  We were the only ones there. 


Some of our comrades had to be carried 
off the battlefield...and to the car.
You see,  going fishing all day is A LOT of work!
You should try it sometime...  =)

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Elyse playing dress up!

I always find it so cute to see Elyse 
playing dress up in my old dress.




Can you tell she loves dressing up?

 We love her!