Mississippi Trip

This summer my mom, sister, our kids, went on an adventure back to Picayune, MS where we all grew up. It was time to show our kids (3 had never been there before) what life is like where we grew up. We left early, all 7 of us piled into my minivan. It was crowded but great. Everyone did awesome. We made it into town to eat at the best fish house in the USA:))! Cuevas Fish House, it was wonderful. The gumbo is the best. Then off to bed after a long day. The next day we toured Picayune, it is small, so didn't take long but we had great lunch at Betty K's with friends, played at the park, drove by both houses we lived at in Picayune, feasted on the best bunch of cookies around at Paul's Pastry, swam and wore ourselves completely out. Then Sunday morning we got up and went to church at our old church. To say people were surprised to see us is an understatement. It was great to see everyone. The church had grown but it is so different than church that I go to now. It was nice, really nice! Then after church we went to Slidell, LA to visit with a friend and her family. The lunch was great, but the company better. Then we drove on to Shreveport for the night. On Monday morning we woke up an met our family best friends, Buddy and Donna Christ, and had breakfast at Cracker Barrel. It was a wonderful time and the kids were so good. Then off to go home. We had the best trip. The kids were wonderful the whole time and everything went smooth. What will our road trip be this summer!!

Kylee's Baptism

The most important decision of Kylee's life happened on June 5, 2011. She was baptized and gave her life fully to the Lord! She was very ready!! Charley spent off and on for about a year studying with her and all she could tell us was this was what she wanted, her decision and she knew what it meant. She came to us a couple weeks prior to the baptism with a sweet letter she wrote to God about why she wanted to get baptized. I cried, Charley cried! We are so proud of her decision and the decision to get baptized and have a life with the Lord. So the day came and she was excited and never seemed nervous. All our friends and family were there to celebrate this HUGE moment in her life. She had prerecorded a video about why she was making the decision to get baptized that played before her baptism. Then it was the time to witness the baptism. Charley was so sweet with Kylee, he was very emotional and sincere in his words to her. The stage was completely full of people that love Kylee and will be part of her journey with the Lord. We love them all very much. Kylee was baptized and had very sweet hugs from tons and tons of family and friends. This was a wonderful day and we are very proud of Kylee and can't wait to see what God has in store for her!