Friday & Saturday, May 10 & 11 –
This was the weekend that Harold, mom’s brother, was getting married again to a sweet lady named Miriam. Harold and his group flew in from North Carolina for the event. Windy, Misty and Carolina accompanied Granny for the two-day celebration.
Hamilton siblings, Vicky, Edie, Harold and Joy
The Dendy family
Catching up with cousins
Wednesday, December 26 –
We were surprised when a freak hail storm blew in on the day after Christmas. I guess we got our “white” Christmas anyway. The video is seven and a half minutes long so you may not want to watch it all, but be sure to click near the end and see the water running down the road. As an avid storm watcher I couldn’t bear to cut out any good thunder.
Monday, December 24,
It’s not everyday you see a house coming up your driveway. My mom is going to be living next door to us in the cutest tiny house ever. We found it down in Hamlin, Texas. Today was the day that worked out best for everyone to move it. There will still be a lot of work to do on it before mom can move in, but getting it here is a great relief.
Thursday, November 22 –
A great time was had by those who could gather at Sunny’s for a feast and family time. I got some nice shots of the fun.
Andrea & Laredo with Callahan
I did say feast, right?
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We had a great day in Lubbock at the Tidwell’s. We had way too much food though as usual. I took a few group family pictures while I had everyone together and dressed nicely.
Sunday, September 30 –
The Tidwells and Pringles came down to Matador today to church. It was the first day of our Fall Gospel Meeting. After lunch we came back to the ranch. Hannah was ready to be baptized and wanted her daddy to baptize her in one of our stock tanks. It was a great thing to witness.
Thursday, September 20 –
We wanted to get to the mountains as a family before it became too cold to go. We headed to the Cloudcroft area of New Mexico. It was a short trip but very enjoyable. We took a tent to sleep in and a few other things for cooking, but traveled pretty light. We just about had the place to ourselves although quite a few people came in Friday night and Saturday as we were leaving.
On the drive over the scenery was so pretty.
We were delayed setting up our camp because it began raining about the time we got to Cloudcroft. But we shopped around in town and waited for it to clear. When we finally pulled into this camping spot, we were surprised to see a few elk grazing peacefully.
It didn’t take long for the guys to set up camp. It did take a while to get the campfire going since the wood was wet, but they did it.
You gotta have bacon for breakfast when you’re in the mountains, right?
It was so nice to be in the mountains again. It smelled so good.
  
  
We managed to work in a couple of nice hikes on Friday.
  
This old train trestle bridge was at the end of our first hike. It was very impressive and dated back to the late 1800’s.
This scenic view shows the white sands near Alamogordo in the distance.
Besides deer and elk, apparently there were bear roaming about as well judging by the tracks we found.
When we returned to camp, the elk were back. I managed to sneak around and get a few closer shots.
Stockton and I had to make a run into town to pick up something at Allsups. The sky was so pretty we snapped these shots.
Saturday, September 1 –
Cim and Courtney hosted a party to celebrate Bella’s 2nd birthday and Axel’s 1st birthday.
Courtney made a cake that was half Axel’s and half Bella’s
  
  
Friday, August 25 –
As always, the evening starts off with a prayer and the national anthem. It’s always so moving.
This boy, Riggen Greer, was the “wool fighter” in the “Muttin’ Bustin'” which is wild sheep riding for kids.
Back row: Alan Middle row: Marian, Travis, Bella Front row: Callahan, Axel, Elsie … See more
Thursday, August 2 –
The day started with a good breakfast.
I love the look of all those precious faces lined up.
After breakfast, some of the group went back to Fredericksburg for more shopping and to finish seeing the museum. Atlanta, Aspen and I took some of the little ones to a splash park located in Kerrville at the Guadalupe River Park.
After we were done playing in the water, we walked around by the river to dry off.
First things first. The goldfish have to be checked on.
“Callahan, don’t get in it.”
“Elsie, you’re not adding rocks again, are you?”
Finally we made it to town. Most of the guys went to the Museum of the Pacific War, but the girls wanted to shop. This store with bedding and linens was amazing.
Marian takes a break while waiting for us to shop.
The natural baby store was a big hit.
At lunch we met up for some traditional German food. The girls showed off their new flower bands.
We couldn’t leave without riding “Ole Paint”.
That evening the boys tried out their souvenirs.
A relaxing evening while waiting for supper to get ready.
Sunday, July 29 –
This year we decided to try and get all the kids and grand kids together for a family vacation. We stayed at a house in Kerrville, Texas. Since Jordan had never had an opportunity to see the Alamo, and since Fredericksburg is always a fun place to visit, the location of this home worked out well. We spent one day in San Antonio and everyone spent at least one day in Fredericksburg.
Atlanta and Jordan were the first to arrive with Andrea and Laredo not far behind. The girls got started right away on fixing something for supper.
It was so good to see all the smiling faces. Everyone had grown so much.
Right away, the piano was a big hit with the little ones. The bench just wasn’t big enough.
Most of the group hadn’t even met Travis yet.
There was a goldfish pond out front. The kids really loved this. Alan is trying to shoot one.
Everybody really loved the pool. It was the perfect time of year to enjoy swimming.
Baby Travis turned 3 months old on the trip weighing in at around 22 pounds.
There was always lots of good food and fun games going on.
Granddad always had someone to hold.
There was a game room that offered pool, foosball, air hockey or just hanging out with one another.
Cousins met new cousins and got to know each other. Elsie and Axel are checking each other out.
Marian, the oldest cousin, is getting so grown up.
Travis and Axel, the youngest cousins charmed everyone.
One day we went to San Antonio and spent time at the Alamo and the River Walk.
We ate supper at a Mexican food place on the river.
Marian liked feeding the pigeons her left over rice.
When we got home, the kids had fun playing with their Alamo play set.
