New Adventures

I am going back to work! I will be teaching fifth grade this year. I am excited and nervous. I am so happy that all of my kids will be at the same school. So we will all have the same schedule which makes going back to work so much easier. Everyone wasn't excited at first but after a trip to school and to get school supplies, they are eager to go! The kids will be in 8th,4th,3rd, and Kindergarten so I won't be teaching any of my own. I will miss homeschooling because we had a great year and learned so much! I am sure this year will be a grand new adventure too! I can't wait to share all about our year. Pray for us as we begin a new schedule, routine and so on.

Our Summer Photos

We were bored and needed some entertainment.
















Love these braids flying in the wind.




















We spent a ton of time in the pool(hot tub in this picture).

















Big Paw's watermelons! Putting another in the fridge right now!



















Brendan showing off his new knife. My kids are fascinated with weapons!

New Skills

Happy Birthday Aaron!!!

My baby boy is eight years old!!!!
















He still loves legos!!!



















Friends celebrating his special day with him!!!

Prayer Request

Please pray for my niece, Anna Cathryn.

She has been in the hospital since Wednesday night. She was having stomach issues due to ecoli. She has since been transferred to Shreveport due to kidney problems. Please pray for her kidneys to function properly and strength for her family. She is in the pediatric intensive care unit and needs lots of prayers!

Vicksburg Flood Photos

This picture was taken as we were driving back from Vicksburg. You can see the water all the way up to the levee. If you look closely at the bottom right, you will see the roof of a small building.









This is a business on the river. It was completely surrounded with water. The owner had to boat out to his office.















All of these buildings are riverfront-not acutally supposed to be IN the river.
























A very swollen river

The Flood of 2011

These were taken sometime last week before the river crested. This is the Mississippi River at Vicksburg.


















This is part of Diamond Jack's Casino. If you look closely, you will see the water up to the middle of a window.

















We were able to drive right along the river at this point. We tried to take pictures to show how high the water was but it was difficult to really capture it.
More pics to come.