Sunday, October 1 –
The church of Christ in Slaton where Laredo preaches hosted a baby shower for little Cyrus. There were so many darling gifts and the refreshments were very well done. Daniella stole the show as was to be expected (click here for video).
Thursday, November 24 –
Lots of food (esp. desserts) and lots of fun was had at Laredo & Andrea’s house at Afton. The weather wasn’t very nice but it was cozy inside by the woodstove.
We had an Italian theme this year. Lazagne and gnocci with sausage, homemade pizza, yummy sour dough rolls, ham and salad. Plus 8 pies and two cobblers! So no one went home hungry.
Daniella with Aunt Courtney
Saturday, November 27 –
Cim and Courtney hosted this year’s Thanksgiving get-together at their home near Afton. We managed to snap a few pictures and they turned out pretty well despite some tears and other mishaps.
Jordan and Atlanta with kids (oldest to youngest)Marian 7, Alan 6, Elsie 4, Travis 3, Charlotte and Hew (19mo)
Cimarron and Courtney – Bella 5, Axel 4, Mia 2
Laredo and Andrea – Callahan 4, Magnus 2, Daniella 8mo.
Stockton, Aspen, Carolina, Cim, Atlanta, Laredo
Grammie and Granddad with all twelve grandkids.
the Boys
the Girls
Friday, April 16 –
Sweet Magnus turned two on April 17th. Laredo and Andrea hosted a get-together at their newly completed home in Afton to celebrate the occasion. Andrea’s family came from Midland to join all the rest of us from Motley and Dickens county for lots of good food and fun. Andrea made an Argentinian specialty called “Cannelones” which was delicious and followed this wood board appetizer dish called “Picadillas”.
Laredo had just finished making this amazing table. Perfect for homeschooling and large group meals.
Everyone wanted their turn holding the newest babies, Daniella and Mia.
Later, we helped Magnus eat his apple spice birthday cake.
Later, I loaned my cell phone camera to Bella who managed to get some interesting pictures of the party from a different perspective.
Because of the recent Covid-19 lockdowns, Laredo began making available a series of video Bible Studies on YouTube. Laredo is the pulpit minister at the Hearts Together church of Christ in Slaton, Texas. His first series was a three-part series on the book of Habakkuk that he published mainly for his home congregation as a substitute for gathering as a congregation. After this series, his congregation began having “drive up” church in the parking lot, but he continued the videos featuring a study of the book of Joshua for his weekly Wednesday night class. Now he is several videos into this series.
Each lesson is about 15 – 20 minutes long and very interesting and informative. Laredo loves history, so he brings a lot of extra information about the subject matter into each lesson. He also manages to bring a bit of a life lesson into each session. The name of his channel is Biblical Musings. I hope you will check it out and see if you can fit an extra few minutes of Biblical musings into your life each week.
Click here to visit Laredo’s channel, and be sure to subscribe if you like what you see so you won’t miss each installment.
Thursday, July 4 –
Cim’s family and Laredo’s family came out for some burgers and homemade ice cream. Everyone had to take a turn holding little Magnus.
Callahan enjoyed the new pickup.
Bella prefers the old “cozy coupe”.
Callahan and Axel found a big “tractor” to inspect.
Sunday, June 16 –
Eighty-five years ago today was Granny’s birthday. Twenty-five years ago was Laredo’s birthday. They are exactly 60 years apart.
We all got together at Sunny’s today to celebrate these two birthdays, Courtney’s birthday, which is the 17th, and Father’s Day as well.
The menu included Mexican stack with all the trimmings, Sunny’s famous hot sauce, watermelon, a delicious chocolate cake by Courtney and a yummy lime cheesecake made by Andrea.
 
Everyone enjoyed playing with all the little ones and new baby, Magnus.
 
 
Here’s a little sample of the fun:
Saturday, May 18 –
This morning at the Sunset Church of Christ, graduates of the 2019 class of the Sunset International Bible Institute were presented with their hard-earned diplomas. Laredo had actually finished his classes last December, but returned to officially get his diploma with his class. He’s been preaching at Slaton, Texas at the Hearts Together church of Christ for a year or so.
Following is a short video of the highlights of Laredo’s
graduation.
Callahan checking out the program, scanning for names he might recognize..
Everyone is so proud of Laredo and Andrea.
They had a hard two years with lots of studying but stayed with it to the end.
The Kerux award is so named because Kerux is the Greek word used in the New Testament for a herald or messenger of the Gospel. It is called the Ed Wharton Kerux Award because of Ed’s Bible knowledge and ability to clearly deliver the gospel message. The plaque is awarded every year to the student selected by the faculty as being an exemplary speaker. Laredo is pictured on the left with Ed Wharton and on the right with Andrea’s uncle Brad Buxton of Oklahoma City.
Former Sunset graduate and grandfather of Andrea, Mike Crowley congratulates Laredo.(also the preacher at the Matador church of Christ where the Shannon’s attend)
  
Granny with Laredo.
Afterwards we celebrated at Fuddrucker’s restaurant. I was so busy eating that I forgot to take pictures, except for a couple of Magnus enjoying time with Andrea’s mom, Rut.
  
Friday, May 17 –
We traveled to Lubbock to attend a banquet in honor of the graduates of the Sunset International Bible Institute. It was held in the life building at the Sunset Church of Christ in Lubbock.
During a humorous presentation during the program, part of one of the jokes was about Laredo.
Receiving their SIBI lapel pins
Sunday, May 12 –
What luck! We got to help celebrate Callahan’s 2nd birthday!
Uncle Cim gets his first time holding Magnus.
All kids like helping clean up, especially Bella.
After cleanup we had an impromptu photo shoot with the kids. We wanted pictures of Magnus while he was still tiny.
Enjoy this slideshow made up of more cute shots of Callahan’s first year!
Monday, October 16 –
Since Laredo had a week off between classes, he and Andrea and little Cal got to spend some time at the ranch. We loved having them here close enough to really get to know Cal. He’s so darling and sweet.
We also discovered he likes dirt.
