Long time no see.....

Yes, yes, I know. I've been gone for a very very long time. Life has been crazy - what an excuse!

I have many many pictures to share with all of you! Pictures of Mom and Dad's 25th anniversary party, Nikki's 11th birthday, and our trip to Kentucky. Right now, I don't have time to post them, but I thought I would let you know that I am alive and well! =)

And by the way, there's nothing like a few comments to give me some motivation! =)

Kentucky

Hey everyone!

Thought I would just post a little update! I'm sitting in a motel in Kentucky right now, getting ready to head to the Creation Museum in just a few minutes! We dropped Deanna off at KMBC and spent a few days with her, and then headed up this way! We are so excited about the museum - there will hopefully be pictures to share when we get home! :)

Have a great Thursday!

Mark 9:24

A New Venture

No excuses. There just aren't any that warrant a blog that hasn't been updated for a month. So I won't even try.

So many changes have been taking place in our little home. The major news around our house is that my older sister, Deanna, is heading off to college this fall! The Lord has laid this on her heart just recently, and so we have been busily taking the necessary steps to make it possible! She will be attending Kentucky Mountain Bible College, majoring in Elementary Education. It's so amazing the way the Lord is working all of this out - she is getting more excited every day!

Please be praying for our family during this transition - it is going to be extremely difficult for all of us. We are leaving next week to take her down there - please be praying for safe travels as well.

Deanna will be leaving before Nikki's birthday (which is August 25th), so last week we decided to celebrate a little early with Deanna by going to Chuck E. Cheese! We had such a good time! By the way, these pics are taken with Deanna's new camera!

Skeeball

Shootin' some hoops

MarioKart

Nikki won a ton of tickets on the Deal or No Deal game

Getting their picture sketched

Isn't this cute? :)

We all had to get a picture on the horse. :)

"Where a kid can be a kid"

Nikki with her prizes

We love you, Deanna, and we will miss you!

Lazy Summer Days

Summer can get very hectic! And that's the reason why I haven't posted hardly ANYTHING! Summer is just flying by!

A few weeks ago, Deanna had the amazing opportunity to go to West Virginia to work at a youth camp! She went with some students from Kentucky Mountain Bible College - she also got to see the campus of KMBC. She had a wonderful time - God just was so faithful in how He worked out all of the plans so that she could go!

Deanna is also working a summer job at a local bank - which leaves Mom, Nikki, and I without a vehicle! So, we have been trying to find exciting things to do around the house - taking walks/bike rides (which didn't turn out so great yesterday when I popped a tire during our bike ride!), playing games, swimming, cleaning, reading, and just being lazy!

Other things occupying our time has been church softball, church camps, baseball games, getting together with friends, parades, fireworks, etc. Can you see now why I haven't had time to post? :)

So, that's our life in a nutshell. It's been a while since I've heard from a lot of you - comment and let me know your favorite thing you've done this summer!

4th of July

We had a great 4th weekend! We hope and pray that in the midst of the fireworks and parades and barbeques, that you took the time to reflect on what this day really is all about - our freedom and those who gave their lives for it! A very special thank you to all of our servicemen and women who sacrifice so much for our freedom!

Here are a few pictures of our day:

At the annual parade!

In the afternoon, we went to a baseball game - a bunch of people from our church went also. It was really fun!

Some people who attend our church

At the fireworks - this is my cousin Rachel and uncle Bob - they were being goofy and put on these 3D glasses so that the firework experience was more enjoyable! Oh brother....

:-)

Yes, we are wearing jackets - it was cold and rainy basically all day! Not an ideal day!

Happy late Fourth of July!