Family Photos

While we were at Lost Maples Park in Vanderpool, TX this weekend I wanted to find some cool colorful backgrounds for new family photos. Here are some we took that day.

Marty's Family Meets My Family

Each year Marty's family has a reunion during the summer for a weekend in Wyoming. In 2004 Billie (my mother in law) suggested that the family consider coming to Texas for a week for the reunion. Although everyone couldn't make the trip, there were several who did, including some of my family members. What fun we all had showing them the fun that can be had in South Texas!




We filled up my house, Billie's house and 2 campers with all our guests for the week. We took them to the beach to camp for a few days. While we were there we enjoyed playing in the waves, a chartered fishing boat trip, dinner at our favorite Cajun restaurant, walking on the beach, and just relaxing and visiting. Any time Marty's Uncle Jim is around there is ice cream to be had so a trip to the Ice Cream shop in Port Aransas was on the agenda as well. I don't know anyone who likes ice cream as much as Uncle Jim!




We also made a trip to Goliad to tour a mission there, to San Antonio to tour the Alamo and the RiverWalk where we enjoyed a boat ride and time was also spent just hanging out in Billie's back yard and enjoying her pool.

One of our group's tables at the "Crazy Cajun"

Jacob, Josh and Jolene waiting for permission to jump into Billie's pool.

(Josh and Jolene are Marty's cousin Jenny's kids. Jacob is Marty's cousin Amanda's son)

Marty and Uncle Murph enjoying their watermelon.

(Uncle Murph is the brother of Billie's late husband Bob.)

Marty's Uncle Gary, Uncle Murph and Aunt Kathy.

(Gary (Billie's brother in law) lives in Worland, Wyoming

and Murph and Kathy live in Nebraska)

Uncle Jim and Aunt Jo Ellen enjoying the boat ride on the RiverWalk.

(Jim (Billie's brother) and Jo live in Gillette, Wyoming)

Late one evening my aunt ("Nana"), Mom, my sister Lacey and I went down to the beach to build sand castles.

My aunt flew to Missouri to drive to Texas with my mom, my sister and my cousin Jennifer's kids Cheyenne and Joey (Nana's grandchildren).

Lacey and me playing in the sand.

Jolene adores Heather! She referred to her once as that girl with those long, long, long, long, long legs!

The Mission at Goliad.

Lacey and me roasting hot dogs in Billie's back yard.

Uncle Gary fishing with his grandsons Jacob and Josh.

Heather fishing.

Aunt Kathy (Nebraska), Billie, Bob's Aunt Isabelle (Cheyenne, Wyoming) , Uncle Murph (Nebraska) , and Bob's sister Ruth (Torrington, Wyoming).

Heather and Uncle Murph.

Front: Heather, Cheyenne & Joey (West Plains, Missouri) and Nana (Virginia Beach, Virginia).

Back: Marty, Mom (West Plains, Missouri), Lacey (Springfield, Missouri), and me.

Marty and Uncle Gary.

We missed you on the fishing trip Uncle Gene, Aunt Susie and Aunt LolliPop!!!

The marina at Port Aransas.

We are looking forward to getting together with family again. A trip to Missouri is in the works for Christmas (the first since Christmas 1999!) and a trip to Wyoming is planned for next summer (time for Marty's 20th high school reunion!). See you all then!!!