-Christy -

Happy Birthday! Sorry this birthday wish is a little late. I've actually been trying to find a picture of you to put on here, but to no avail. Hope your Saturday was wonderful!!

This is how i feel about having my good name marred and slandered. The accusations must stop! Would a face like this lie?

Our Future...

I just wanted to let you all know there is going to be one more parrott joining us for christmas this year. Your father and I have decided to start trying for another child because we remember what a joy Christy was. We are certain that with the amount of time we have already devoted to this we will be adding a nursery to our new home soon! Please remember that if the house is rocking, don't come knocking!
Love you all, Mom

I tried to upload a fabulous video but couldn't do it. Too bad. It will probably be bought up by Caterpiller or some other maker of heavy equipment to be used as a training film.

New Job II

I love my new job!

My new job

I can't believe I've spent all these years behind a desk. What was I thinking. Anybody need some landscaping done?

this is how the classy folks in TX go swimming

Don't you wish you could be here to go swimming? Taylor hardly ever has an accident in the water....

Skagway Excursions: Choo-Choo!

Grace and I had a great time in Skagway. It was a nice break after our scare, and did us both some good I think.

A highlight was riding the train into White Pass. A lady we met on the train took these pictures. And look...

No bumps or bruises!

7 Days...

We'll be in the big K-town in 7 days. We can't wait! We're supposed to get in at 8:30 pm next Sunday night after a 9 hour layover in Seattle. Since we're on a free ticket there isn't much I can do, but I'm checking every day for better flights. Maybe we'll find some a day or two earlier. Can't wait to see everyone!

Happy Family Part Deux

I just thought it would be fun to see how many "Happy Family" pictures with sunburns we could include on our family blog. Notice Jim's forehead... sunburn or a lesson about not givin' Big Mama sass around a hot frying pan?

Happy Family

Get Your Spa On

Taylor Says...

Who's yo momma????

Who said genetics is truely genetics?

Who's yo momma????

Shady Genetics

My heeed ees too beeg for my body! My brain ees too beeg for my heeeead! Genetics are tricky things.

Who knew Dad was so shady...

I wonder what else we don't know...

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A Word to the Wise

They're not joking when they say that Go Lean Crunch has 32% of your daily fiber intake. Take that into consideration before you eat two servings in one day.

Jim's Ode to His Momma

This is the message that Jim gave on Mother's Day at church about Jude. Thought the rest of you might like to read it.

"My mother made a choice many years aho that has forever changed my life and the lives of my siblings, and will change many more lives for generations to come. She committed that if there was one thing that she would place a priority on, she would do everything in her power to ensure that her children grew up to know the Lord. There is no greater task. There is no nobler vision than to see that your children are serving the Lord Almighty.

"As a child I didn't understand why we went to church 3 times a week, or why we had our own Bibles before we even understood what they said, or why we always thanked God for our food, or why we had Bible studies in our home, or why we did any countless number of other things...
But now I realize that all of the things we did were my parents being intentional. It was my mother setting her focus as a parent on the one task before her - that of making sure her children grew to really know their God. My mother is truly incredible."

-Can I get an amen?!-