September 2008 Hard to believe it’s been a month already, but it has and he is growing fast… or should I say STRONG! He is a strong lil’ dude! And he loves his Pawpaw… of course, what’s not to love Continue reading Amani at 1 mo
September 2008 I got the honor of teaching miss Andrea how to sew! Our first project? Pillows for her couch! She made them and then dyed them (as Ashley watched and Bertha visited); then we finished them up… they came Continue reading Making Pillows
September 2008 Twenty-three days of torture until Andrea’s birthday. But today she got to see and inspect the wrapped box. 🙂
September 2008 These two goof balls can do this for long periods of time, much to the enjoyment of us onlookers… they’re so silly 🙂
September 2008 Not for the faint of heart! It doesn’t turn out well for the squirrel (poor little fella!), but Allen was VERY proud of his pooch 🙂 The other squirrel is a different one very much alive and happily Continue reading Sketch & the Squirrel
7 August 2008 Our first grandchild, Amani, arrived at 10:46 am on 8/7/08 weighing in at 6 lbs 11 oz and 19.5″ long. We were all so glad he finally had arrived! And videos from day 2!
August 2008 Allen’s step-brother, Derick (James’ son), got married to a wonderful woman named Florence. What a GREAT addition to the family 🙂 God bless them!
July 2008 Thera at ~33 weeks with us throwing her a baby shower 🙂 We had a lot of fun!
July 2008 Cooking up my first grandchild! These two beautiful people came by so we could do some pix, and we had a WONDERFUL time 🙂
July 2008 Another episode of Defenders of the Faith plus some pictures of our friend (Pastor Ben) with the kids as well as worship.
July 2008 A fun play put on for the kids at Destiny. Prayer Warrior, Captain Courage, The Bulk, and Faith Woman! I’m particularly fond of Prayer Warrior, I’m sure you’ll never guess why 🙂
June 2008 In search of a gold star for Miss Andrea… the hunt, the find, the giving of the star over dinner with the girls… all precious!
June 2008 Summer break and Ashley came to visit mid-week… just some random pictures since she was looking so beautiful 🙂
May 2008 Marcus came and stayed with us for about 6 weeks – he managed to dodge the camera until the last day… love this guy!
4-5 April 2008 Allen, Sheila, Andrea and I headed to Kansas City to visit IHOP (the International House of Prayer) – what an amazing trip!
24 December 2007 Andrea joined my side of the family for Christmas Eve 🙂
September 2007 Andrea and I went to take pictures of the Ashleys one beautiful evening at Sioux Passage Park. We had fun, but were eaten alive by mosquitoes!
July 2007 When Ashley got home from having her haircut she just looked so pretty we had to get some pictures of her 🙂
July 2007 Sheila and Andrea came over for girls’ night at our house and we had a little bit of fun with the camera! It all started while I was making cabbage and Andrea commented, “Hey that looks like a Continue reading Girls’ Night at Our House
November 2006 Some lovely shots of Ashley on a chilly fall day…
September 2006 Sketch’s favorite opponent is Daddy. Here they are in an energetic round of fetch!
August 2006 For my mother-in-law’s 60th birthday, her kids (Allen and his two sisters) and her hubby (James) planned a fun surprise party – she was SO blessed! (And VERY surprised) 🙂
July 2006 What could be more enjoyable on a hot St Louis summer than to get a cool drink from a lovely garden hose?
July 2006 Who doesn’t love to play with Sketch? Even Ashley (who weighs about the same as he does) is happy to take him on!
July 2006 The guys are getting along famously – Sketch has discovered that Daddy gives him the toughest run for his money in tug and so he asks for Allen to play ALL the time. He is such a puppy Continue reading Sketch & Daddy
