A Warm Reception

We all had fun at the wedding reception, especially Caleb, who really got into the dancing. He loved dancing with his my Aunts Dianita, Gloria, and Carla and even got a spin with the bride.

Caleb dancing with Great Aunt Dianita, Melody the bride, and Great Aunt Gloria

Cutting the wedding cake

Madeline and Mommy

Aunt Dianita, Grandma Dinah, and Aunt Carla

Watch them move! Caleb and Great Aunt Dianita

Carl and Melody's Wedding

Farm Life

Planting walnut trees with Great Grandma Dinah

Gathering eggs from Great Aunt Gloria's hen house

The kids loved playing with the dogs

Great Uncle Ben took us for a ride in his pickup to meet the cows

Little Rock High School

Site where the US goverment enforced desegregation in 1957

Go West

The first grade performed a musical all about Western life. Caleb was pretty excited and practiced his song along with alternate versions with his own funny words for months. When the big night arrived, he got all dressed up and went with his class to await show time. Unfortunately, it was a bit past his bedtime, and when the kids started singing on stage, Caleb was still sitting down with a glassy look on his face. He finally noticed everyone was moving and stood up, but the kids all started dancing to the right and he went left. At least he looked cute!

Texas Springtime

Caleb and Sierra in a bluebonnet field

Strolling in the woods

Stinker Binker

Sierra has always loved "collecting" odds and ends from around the house. When something goes missing, we know to ask Sierra if she has taken it. I find her little stashes under the couch, in her closet, and tucked beneath stepping stools. She's even given the habit a name: binking. Sierra's favorite thing of all to bink has been the Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies. We bought one box for the whole family, and knowing what a scarcity the cookies were, Sierra binked them all over the house. When I found the very last cookie in her bathroom, she asked in a sweet little voice who was going to get to eat it. I told her that since she seemed to love them so much it was all hers.

Sierra and her Thin Mint