BBQ at the Doston's

Thank you so much, Don, Chris, and Esther Dotson for sharing you beautiful home.  All were invited and these are some pictures of the fun we had.

The kids loved looking down the valley at the river.

Troy with Maddie and Brea.

Mom Leister and Chris have been friends for a very long time.
In fact, I remember the first time the Dotson's came to RCC.
I thought I was going to die because one of my teachers was coming to my church.

Dan-o and Bailee enjoying the grub.

A girly chat time

Mom holding court.

Dad being a part of the gang.

There's that smile again.

Bailee got a hold of my camera and here is what I found.

Mom and Anjahli

Isn't this a gorgeous view!

Dad, Christian, and Jocelyn.  We have known Christian since I was 16.
That is getting really close to 20 years now.  Crazy!

Dinner with the Schmidts

We had dinner with the Schmidts.  For those of you who do not know, Bill and Jessie Schmidt are my sister-in-law, Rachel's parents.  Marvin also lived with them for two years.

Bill and Jessie have not only been great supports of Josh and Rachel , but Mom and Dad also.

There was time for clowning around.

Luken liked his dinner.  I love this smile.

Summer Fun

Well, they were here and now they have left.  We had a great visit with my parents and sisters.  The time was too short, but that is how it goes.

I am finally ready to share all the pictures I took over the last month.  I will show you a bit of what we did with them.

We took a couple of trips to the beach.

Troy was taking too long to get into the water.

Luken loves the beach.  He loves the sand, but now he no longer eats it.

 There is much more fun to come.