Anyway.....our trip to Maryland and New Mexico was so great. We connected more and got to have some unique experiences - giving a calf a bottle, going to a carnival, eating Maryland crabs, finding a dead baby bird in the swimming pool, jumping on the trampoline under a full moon, catching fireflies, and sleeping in a sweet RV! Thanks to Uncle Talmadge, Aunt Sheron, and Grandad. We enjoyed it!
papa, Grandad, John, Grace, Uncle Talmadge, and Aunt Sheron
What a luscious piece of land
getting ready to go swimming
The stifling hot park we played for a short time
letting the cows out to the other pasture with Grandad
The carnival
not complete without cotton candy
classic looks
shucking corn...almost the sweetest I have had since our return to the States
Grandad was so generous and bought a half a bushel of crabs!! It was hard for mom and dad to get all they wanted because of us little ones demanding their attention and the fact it took soooo much time cracking them open! What an experience!
good times!
David's favorite thing to do is talk on the real phone to real people
Brenda Tepig's yard. She and Bill threw a great welcoming party and reunion for the Maryland ladies who came to Spain last September. What a lovely home and what dleicios food! Burgers, baked beans, homemade crab dip, fruit salad, chips, sodas, brownies! yummm
someone loves his little sister!
Women from Mt Airy Baptist church. Peggy, mom, Lori and her 3 daughters. They have 8 girls and 2 boys! We met so many beautiful families!!
I am going to make this in Spain for my friends!!
Sunday night dinner with the church! Great Aunt Joan there up front with Tim's Dad. It was a great time to talk with the Body about what is going on in Spain. We were so encouraged when we left.
Bob, Lori's husband with his daughter Bethany What a testimony this family was to us! Thank you Bob and Lori!
Sam
David finding a fun place in the rental car .
We stopped at our favorite place before getting on our plane to Virginia. No pictures were taken in Virgina at ILC for some strange reason.Then off to New Mexico July 3-7th. We saw our great-grandma Jane celebrated her 90th birthday. We saw fireworks at a beautiful site where other extended family live. Special times!! I met my cousin's wife for the first time after 18 years of marriage! It was great being at Uncle Dona nd Aunt Pam's. They have an RV too and we lots of food!!
Us passed out in the car before the fireworks. Mom and dad ate and then woke us up before the show.
He won the "most patriotic award"
Great sunset. It was such a neat time to just stop and think about the 200+ years that have passed since our independence. A lot has been sacrificed - lives, time, money, energy, grief for us to have our independence and it was an honor to sit and thank God for putting us here on earth at this particular point in time. We are so thankful and proud to be Americans.
Mom and Aunt Pam
Mom has never seen so many hummingbirds congregating to eat at one time.
cousin Kristy far right and her daughter. Mom looks frumpy!!
Aunt Shannon, Caitlin, Kayley, Lindsey, and Payton Riddle
We said the pledge of Alligiance.
fireworks with a 15 sec shutter speed. The green is a glow necklace that was spinning around.
Pop and Lindsey
Alison
back row L to R: Jill, Austin, Grandma Gail, Trinity, Pop, Molly O, Aunt Shannon, Uncle Jeff, David, Papa.front row L to R: Caitlin, Levi, Lindsey, Alison, Kayley, , and Mom
Uncle Don and Aunt Pam in the back row
Uncle Don and Aunt Pam's grandchildren Kennedy and Mason.
Donna, Kennedy, Curtis, Kristen, Mason, Mom, Papa and Trini
Great-grandma's house!
David' s favorite toy.
the "Build-a-Bear" sunglasses
a picture of Mom with Grandpa Stiles - Pop's Dad. He passed away Nov 21, 1992.
Stopped at the A&W and got a A&W frosty!
Beautiful New Mexico! The rocks remind we of God's greatness and stability.
