An evening on the beach

Randy and I spent about an hour on the beach Thursday evening. It was so HUMID!! Even so, we had a nice walk and talk and promised each other to return again soon.

Flowers!

This year my hydrangea bushes are going crazy with blooms! It's about time - for the past five years they've only produced three or four. Randy's daisies are growing like weeds, and the hostas we planted are grogeous this year! Take a look...

Abbey Graduates!

Abbey, wearing the suit we got her especially for her graduation day.
The three graduates - Melissa, Sarah, and our very own Abbey. How we love her...
Abbey and Mom. I've never felt as old as I did the day my "baby" graduated.
What a wonderful SURPRISE! A very special gift from Neal and Dan - a silver intial necklace from Tiffany's in NYC! I bet you can't tell that she loves it by looking at this picture!
Randy, Neal, Dan, Abbey, and Mom. It was so good to be all together for just a little while.

The Senior Dinner for SAM

The Long Island Baptist Academy hosted its Annual Senior Dinner for SAM (Sarah, Abbey, and Melissa) on Monday night. What a smashing success! The whole fellowship hall was decked out in EVERYTHING WESTERN! It was beautiful. Here are some pics so you can see how much fun we had:

The three amigos - Sarah, Abbey, and Melissa
John and Ashley use their talents to bless the girls and to kick-off a fun-filled evening
The future "big girls" sing their goodbyes...
The boys.

Just plain silly!

Abbey Graduates!

Abbey and Melissa on her first day of school.


Eleven years later.

The Pow-Wow

Last Sunday night, Abbey was in her very last play at the school where she attends. it was her best perfomance ever!

Drama queen!


One little, two little indians.

Roses from Randy...

Aren't they just beautiful?

When company came...

It was so wonderful to have the Claytons with us for 8 whole days! We had tons of good conversation and alot of singing (thanks to Jimmy Males). It was hard to say goodbye, but they're coming back to stay with us in a few weeks. Here are a few good memories from our last breakfast together...

Bro. Larry Clayton, Randy, and Isaiah Males - right down the line!


An early morning Isaiah after a late night of "Toy Story."


One last game of Uno.


Mrs. Clayton and me enjoying a brief moment of togetherness.


Jimmy and Mr. Higgins (who's always in on the fun!)