Friday, May 31, 2013

Jasper Camp!

Since we've moved here, I've been looking forward to being a part of Jasper camp. I felt so blessed to be a part of everything, and help do what I could to help others have a good time. I didn't get to help as much as I  wanted to because of taking care of my kids, but I did what I could. These Brothers and Sisters here at BFT (Believers Fellowship Tabernacle) go all out for this camp, and there's a huge buzz of excitement when it approaches time. They worked very hard, ensuring that everything possible would be done to make all our guests comfortable. It was very exciting to be behind the scenes, and I want all of them to know that I appreciate all the hard work they did! Here's a few pictures I took here and there. At the last minute I found my niche in the youngest children's church class, it seems I'm good with kids! I wonder why....
 We had all the kids hold onto a rope while we walked them down. That was a great idea!
 Some of the sisters put on a puppet show for the kids, and my friend Emily Palmer was the narrator. 
 Marrion with her new friend (left) Haddasah, and from our church, Belia.
 These were blindfolds the kids used to be like blind Bartemeas, we tied them on the way back. It was cute!
 Setting up for the banquet. It was so much fun!
 Good job Charity!
 It was good to see some family there. Trevor and Anna May, looking stylish!
 Tim and Charity
 Pull up the picture and see if you can read the quote.
 Can anyone guess who this lovely young lady is?
 Some of the ladies waiting in line. They looked beautiful!
 The most beautiful one of all, Sis Gail. Oh, and Bro Larry too! ;) She's a real solider for Christ and I just love love love her!

Thursday, May 30, 2013

More pics of Galveston

I'm a little late, but I decided to post some pics of our trip before I forget any longer! So much has been going on..... this past week we had a camp meeting here in Jasper, TX, and I have pics to post of things going on around the house. I'll make this short today, so I'll just leave you with some more pics of the beach!
 Our friend, Emily Palmer, came with us to the Moody Garden Aquarium
 This is the Ocean Star rig that I took the kids to tour
 Now this is the way to keep your kids together! A shark cage...



 After the aquarium, we went on a dolphin cruise
 A fishing ship
 Daddy's girl!

 I loved seeing all the boats
 This bridge looked really neat on the way home, it was like two big M's

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Galveston, Tx

One thing that I absolutely love about Matt's job, is the opportunity of travel. This week, his company sent him for training in Galveston, TX. They pay for our hotel, and expenses, leaving us to pay for our touring. Yes, I am a tourist. For the first time in my life, I've found myself walking with a camera in one hand, and a beach bag full of goodies and souvenirs in the other. We're staying at the Moody Gardens Hotel, and let me say, if ya'll ever find yourself in Galveston, this is the place to stay. It's so beautiful, not to mention the three pyramids in the back yard! We're touring the aquarium one tomorrow with my friend, Emily Palmer. Yesterday, we spent the morning at the beach, with the kids chasing the waves, and finding sea shells in the sand. We went back this morning, and the weather was perfect! After a break in the hotel room, I took the kids to see the Ocean Star drilling rig museum, to give them an idea of what Matt works on. It was pretty neat, although the kids were more interested in the fish tank on the way out. Anyway, I'll leave you with some pictures, and I'll have more by the time we go home!
 The girls were so excited to make a sand castle!
 Marrion was scared of the waves, if you want to call them that since they were tiny on shore, but she kept running away from them.

 Matt and Paul fishing
 Strolling through the Moody Gardens
This is the view from the floor in our hotel