• Texas Family Reunion – The Duren Hotel

    The next morning everyone was feeling a little more rested and ready to explore and have some adventures! Isn’t this place beautiful???  The property had a big lake with kayaks and paddle boats!…

  • Texas Family Reunion – 2016

    Jared’s family had their reunion in Texas this year. Thankfully I had found an amazing deal on flights a few months ago on Southwest. I was hoping I’d feel well enough to go…

  • Cedric & Michelle’s Wedding

    Our niece Michelle got married this past Saturday April 19, 2014!  We were blessed enough, through the generosity of Jared’s sister & brother in law, to be able to fly out to Texas…

  • Good-Bye!

    Alayna’s best friend Lola left with her family today to move to Texas. This past week has been very hard on her. These two girls have been friends since they could barely walk…

  • On the Road Again!

    Monday morning came too soon! The week just seemed to fly by. It was so nice to see Jared’s Mom and Rich and be in the country for a while. I think I…

  • A Little Squeeze!

    The next morning we were all up and ready to make fresh squeezed orange juice! Eli learned how to use a kitchen knife with out cutting himself. 🙂 He worked as fast as…

  • Come and Sit a Spell

    On the 4th day, we sat around and took it slow….. We just visited and relaxed all day.  It was perfect!!

  • Where the Wild Things Are…

    There is a really cool place about an hour and half drive out from where Jared’s Mom and Rich live. It’s called Fossil Rim. It’s a wildlife preserve you drive your car through…

  • Make Room…We’re Comin’ !

    We decided to go visit Jared’s Mom and Step-Dad in Texas. I’ve been thinking about them a lot lately and felt like we should go pay them a visit. 🙂 We were going…

  • We Almost Died!!!

    July 10th-16 we went to Texas for Jared’s family reunion….The Taylor Family Reunion. We had flown into Austin, and it’s about a 3.5 hr. drive from there to where Jared’s parents live on…