Fall Family Portraits

 We got our family portraits made with Jack, Courtney and the boys.  Here are the ones of just our family!

We even got one with Rebekah and Thomas!

Our 2017 So Far - May

Stumbled across this field trip photo of my 2nd grade trip to the capitol. 

Chaperones: Mrs. Earl, Mrs. White, Mrs. Campbell

Back row: Holly Bell, Abi Hunt, Ginny Offi, Dawn Washburn, William Campbell, Shanna Holt

Front row: Little me, Mei Ling, Jared Moon, Greg White, Sarah Smith, Amy Reeves

A sweet letter I found that Grandma wrote to me when David and I first got married.  It's full of all kinds of wife tips. 

Now that we got the couch and other furniture out of the storage shed, David set up his desk so he could have a somewhat functional office.  Yes, in the storage shed.  Because we still have a tiny house. (Making it work.)

Some artwork by Rebekah

Bekah started working on this piece. And then I realized that it was an abstract version of Van Gogh's Starry Night!  How cool!

I was able to celebrate my friend, Kristy's birthday. 

Lydia went to the youth group school's-out luau.

Bekah made this cool door art for us from book pages. 

When we were getting photos of the girls, we grabbed a quick one with Thomas. 

And something that's been making us laugh. 

Our 2017 So Far - April

Here's a quick rundown of our 2017 so far:

Rebekah applied for Columbia State Community College for dual enrollment classes.  Yes, she applied TO COLLEGE!

We took this cute picture, so it needed a place here on my blog. 

Bekah went on her first date.  It was a double date.  And we went to a movie in the same theater so we could be close by (and give her a ride...since we still aren't comfortable with her being in the car with new drivers). 

Mom sent me this text asking David to download Grandma's favorite son for the funeral, and she got her caps lock turned on my accident, and it just made me laugh so hard.  I love watching my mom struggle with technology. 

Chloe Cave did a presentation on David's missions for her school project. 

Since Bekah hasn't taken the SAT yet, she had to take a placement exam at the college.  She totally aced the exam! (Of course!)

Bekah sang on the youth worship team again. 

There was a scary incident with the police while Lydia and David were out at dinner.  I got this scary text from David (but also reassuring me that he did not jump into the fray on this one...like when he ran into a burning building!). 

I later found the story online, and later, when we were in the area again, we saw the bullet hole in the shop window!

Bekah got to celebrate her friend Savannah's birthday.  Her parents arranged for her to spend time with different friends in two hour blocks all day. What a fun idea!

And Bekah got to celebrate Rachel's birthday with her.  She chose to invite some friends for dinner and a photoshoot in downtown Franklin. 

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Grandma's Funeral

We had Grandma's funeral today.  It was a beautiful service, and the words Jack shared were really sweet.  And it was a chance for the whole family to gather. 

While we were in town, we visited some nostalgic places from my childhood.  The Hickory Log, which makes the best ribs in the world (and where Mom used to work as a waitress), and the Dexter Queen (my little hometown's version of the Dairy Queen). 

We also went by the home I lived in until I was seven years old. And William got his photo in front of my grandparents' apartment building, which still has their name on it. 

And when we got home, Rachel had left some beautiful flowers on our front step.