Our Trip- TX part

somehow my pictures aren't all loading but here's a few from our photo shoot :)

The Kids

The Photographer
The Dad getting the kids to smile
the two we're making wedding plans for
We had such a great trip. Only bad part was it was too short- well there was a lack of sleep but that just made for a quiet drive home. :) We loved being out in the country, loved that we didn't go anywhere (except Janelle & I had a great trip to Walmart & Sonic and we took the kids to church Wed night), loved the yummy veggies from the garden, homemade bread and jam, late night treats, and awesome school building. But even more than all those great things- I love that we've kept our friendship alive and growing. Crazy to think how much things have changed since our West Point roommate days back in 92-94. But also amazing to see how we've stayed close. On our long drive back from Texas, James and i had time to think through the years since West Point graduation and how we've gotten together almost every year. We couldn't remember a time in 2005 but other than that every year for almost 15 years- and a lot of visit when we lived close (KS & TX- we made near monthly trips to see each other.) It was really neat to see the kids pick up where they left off- like old friends who can not see each other for a long time but still remain close.

We had a blast and filled our couple of days with fun. We didn't take a ton of pictures but have lots of fun photos in our minds

- all the kids trying to round up chickens

-8 kids & 4 adults in tie-dyed shirts

-late night settlers games

-a school house filled with fun and learning

-kids holding hands to help each other on the race

-two families living far apart in miles but always close at heart