kellie's communion

kellie's first communion.  more pictures will be added upon editing  :)

chicago

mackinaw city

bows and horses

tyler's learning to shoot a bow.

bryan surprised me and took me horseback riding.  i'm glad i have some pictures, but taking a camera is a lot of work!

sportsman's club

christmas day

it's christmas day. of course i have tons of pictures of today and yesterday, but i'm only uploading a few.

joe's bootcamp graduation

we spent the last few days in missouri for joe's boot camp graduation. it's a long, long nine and a half hour drive, but turned out to be very worth it. it seems like the army is suiting joe very well, despite a few rough patches along the way. it was great to see him do so well, but was bittersweet because our visit only lasted a few days. we're all very proud of what he's accomplished already.

during his actual graduation ceremony, we sat in the very back row, which made it very difficult to take a decent picture. my hands were shaking because the auditorium was cold, and because it was a pretty emotional thing to witness, but i managed to get a few good shots. here are some of them:

after we left joe on the first day of visiting with him, this is what appeared in the sky. a double rainbow, completely appropriate for the day that we had.