day trip to the mountains

Today we took a ride in our Cobra, mom and dad in their vette; Chad and Casey in the Mustang. We rode to Strawberry Hill for homemade ice cream, the best around. Then we rode up to the mountains. We stopped at Pretty Place. it was a nice ride, Richard had to be at work by 6pm so we had to hurry back, I would have loved to spend more time out. The further in the mountains we got the cooler it got, It was a nice change from our exteme heat. I really need the break too, it seems like we have been running ragged for months now.

Granparents? Now?

well, it's now official, we have visual proof that we are going to be grandparents. Chad and Casey are expecting a baby in March. We surely were not expecting this, but we are trying to be positive about it. It's going to be a long journey, we are trying to be supportive and as helpful as we can be. She's hoping for a girl, but I believe boys are easier, or at least quieter. We are working on getting the house done before the little one arrives so we have more room. Check out our progress on our land blog.

Annual cat fishing trip

The guys are back from their annual cat fishing trip, where they go spend a week on an island with no running water (this means time as they walk in the door everyone wants to give me a big hug) in a tent, eating lots of deep fried food ( i hear even the hotdogs are deep fried) Here are the pics the guys came back with, looks like they only took some on this one day. It was very foggy early in the morning. They did well, came home with a cooler full of catfish. They had a great time. I think it really helped for Kyle to take a friend along. He really enjoyed it and helped Kyle see that it is a good time, not a chore to go.

In this pic before the treeline starts is a gator, so they tell me. Adam (Kyle's friend) was surprised to see so many of them during the week.

For the first time, they had a total of four boys there all around the same age. Richard said they all got along fine.

Adam was daring Kyle to eat one of the hotdogs (the bait) off the line. I don't think he actually did though.

The boys did alot of goofing off and just having a good time being boys. They will be able to talk of the fun they had for years to come, this will be the good ole days for them.

Chad's graduation party

We had a graduation party for Chad at Landsford Canal state park. We had friends and family join us. We are very proud of Chad, he graduated earlier this year, but this was our first chance to get together to Celebrate.
He is our first to graduate from our homeschool, we are very proud, he has become a good man.

It was a good time hanging out with everyone. We don't get much chance to hang out with our family and friends, expecially now with all the work we are doing on our land, so It was a nice treat. Everyone enjoyed themselves.

My Birthday

Chad and Casey got me this fondue chocolate melter for my birthday. Mom and dad took us all to dinner and then we went back to our place to have cake, I think they used enough candles, luckily the frosting did not melt.

Kyle's new 4X4

Well the time has finally come to get Kyle a vehicle. He has set his sights on a truck, so today we went out to take a second look at this one. It is raised up some and does need some work, but he really likes it so we bought it from a real country boy and brought it home.

Richard test drove it, and also drove it home, it was kinda funny seeing him in this big truck, but Kyle is so excited about it. He and his friend took the stickers off the window that Chris had put on to advertise his selling price. The poor guy was very sad to see his truck go, but I know that Kyle will enjoy it and take good care of it.

Kyle Sporting Clay

I took Kyle to do some Sporting Clays today, he is joining a local youth team and wanted to get in some practice. He was able to do five stand the the course. He joined a group of men and had a good time, they all helped give him pointers along the way. He is really enjoying the shooting he's been doing lately.

Cobra get together at Kings Mountain

We had a Cobra get together today at Kings Mountain State Park. We had a good turn out, more than we had thought would show. It was good talking with all our old friends and even meeting a few new ones.

We all brought lunch and had a nice picnic together. We brought the kids with us since we were meeting my family and grandmother after we left.

More wifes than usual showed up, it was a really nice time, the day was not too warm, and the park was not awful crowded.

Mt Pleasant Kayak Paddle

After Kyle's summer camp, they invited the kids back to take the paddle they were unable to take due to rain during the camp week. So Kyle and I drove down to Mt. Pleasant, he and Anita and one other boy from camp paddled out to the island with there camp counselor and some others he invited to the paddle. They all had a good time, Kyle did forget to apply sunscreen, so he was a little pink, but he never complained. After the paddle we went back to Anita's for a visit and then our three hour drive home. It was a very long day, but I am glad he was able to go.

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