A GREAT WAY TO GIVE THIS SEASON

Hosea & Baby Esther


A fun lunch with my precious friend, Marci



Timmy, after eating his "umpteenth" piece of cinnamon toast :)

Hosea at his school computer...is he really having that much fun??

And...more to come after I figure out what's wrong with my video card...one of my neverending techy dilemnas....

Part 2

I'm grateful to be helping David again 2 afternoons a week from my home office!



Timmy and his "too cute for words" 2nd cousin, Hallie :) He's teaching her a thing or two...


Hosea & Timmy enjoying the fun ground fountain in Oregon

Reading Buddies :) David being a good sport during a game...


Right after writing a large check for college!

Dropping Josh off at college :( I was trying not to cry!

The Last Picture: My mom visited in Sept. since she
was in town for a conference. We went to an
incredible restaurant called The Grand Lux!
Yummmmmy!

A LONG Overdue Update!

Silly Boy....

So....this is exactly why I never wanted to start a blog in the first place! I knew it would be difficult to keep up and that I would feel guilty until I did something about it. Thankfully, none of you have complained to me (in person, at least!)...so, thanks for that! There's plenty to write about and lots of pictures to post, but when you fall this behind, then I guess I need to be okay with sending everyone the shorthand version. You know, I journal everyday, so I guess when I get to the blog, I really don't feel like typing a whole lot! Guess you will all have to wait until I die (when my husband releases my journals for public reading...or selling them on ebay!) before finding out what's REALLY going on in this head/heart of mine!

But, seriously, thank you all for being my friends and putting up with me :) I am grateful for the grace...

These photos will be in no particular order since they never post the way that I download them!



Hmmm.....Like Hosea, Like Timmy :)



My Super Cowboy...


Timmy w/my Uncle in Oregon...he loved every minute of riding in the big tractor!


Another fun machine the boys got to try out at our friends/supporters ranch


My friend, Gretchen :)


Hosea and his cousins....they had such a good time together! We are sad that we live so far away from them!

One of our "Home" meetings These two families have been friends of ours for over 20 years and were part of our sending church in CA. They have supported us since the beginning...

David's try at a sandcastle...I think he'd rather be bodysurfing!



Me and my "Sis".....She may be taller, but I'm still the Big Sister!


Timmy's in Backhoe Heaven

The boys loved the beach! Timmy didn't like the cold water, but he sure loved the sand and the food!

A few more pics....don't get too used to this! :)

Hosea's self portrait :)



Aaron turned big 15 last month!





Timmy acting out David and Goliath...his favorite Bible story for quite awhile now!




Timothy took this picture....future Carroll photographer, obviously!



Timothy wanted Hosea to "play dead"....kind of like a puppy, but a little different....




My wonderful friend, Marci, took me out to an amazing
early Birthday lunch at Red Lobster. In this picture we
are about to dive into an incredible warm chocolate chip
lava cookie with molten chocolate in the middle and vanilla
ice cream on top, drizzled with more chocolate!!!
Just imagine how big our smiles were after we took our
first bite!! Marci has been a faithful friend for the past 15 1/2 years.




Timmy dressed up for breakfast this morning...




David reading the David & Goliath story to Timothy that
he acted out on him in a previous photo!

LOTS of misc. pictures of the fam

Timmy playing with Grandma Dena...she was a good sport!

Kissing Daddy before he flies to a GFA meeting

PILLOWS are so much fun in our house!

"It's hot, Mama!" Elmo definitely kept things cooler....

Some of our friends who serve in the UK GFA Office:
Their son, Elijah, was baptized by Brother KP while they were
here for our Missions Conference. Eli is one of Hosea's good buddies~


At the Dallas Arboretum

So, we saw this sign AFTER the boys had a great time playing on the statues at the Arboretum!

Timmy with his buddy Simon and his sister Evie


Timmy and I got to take our friend Rachael out to a yummy mexican lunch for her
21st birthday! Timmy asked her how young she was....

7/20/08 Aaron had a great game pitching! He only gave up 4 runs in 4 innings~

Hmmm..not sure why this is upside down! But, it's cute anyways!

Timmy & Si at the Arboretum

Does he have a sparkle in his eye, or what??


The water was so refreshing at the frog fountains!