Summer Vacation

Vacation this year was amazing! We had no intentions of getting to go back to Disney anytime soon, but a family in our church gave us a week in a timeshare in Orlando. So, off to Disney we did go! We took my niece and sister-in-law with us and we absolutely had a blast. We spent a week in Orlando and then visited family for a week after that. It was so nice to get to rest and visit with family. We had a great time. Thank you, Ferrells, for making our vacation possible!

While we were on vacation, our kittens disappeared. I am none too sad about that, but I did help the boys make a LOST KITTEN flyer on the computer. They sweated heartily as they passed them out to the houses in our neighborhood. Still no sign of them, but I must admit, I'm not sad about not sticking my hand in stinky cat food and changing dirty cat water and sweeping the back porch twice a day. Please, no one give us any more. We have gotten over it!

Speaking of sweating, it is incredibly HOT this summer. Unless we are swimming, we are holed up in our house with blinds shut and lights off. UGH. It is too hot to do anything! I'm ready for Fall weather with Summer agenda! Is that possible?

Father's Day 2009

We had a big day on Sunday. Not only was it Father's Day, but it also happened to be the day that Steve got to baptize Ben.

Ben has been asking questions about becoming a Christian for many months, so Steve enrolled him in our church's Now That I'm a Christian class. We had workbook work to do every night for about a month. A week or two into the class he assured us that he knew what he was doing and he was ready to become a Christian. So, on May 1, 2009, a freshly showered Ben sat in his PJs in between Steve and I on the couch and asked Jesus to come into his life. It was an answer to a prayer we have been praying for 8 years. We had several weeks where we were super busy and it wasn't "convenient" for Ben to go down front (petting zoos, meetings, etc) but finally the big Sunday came and Ben went down to talk to Pastor Brent and tell him that he was ready to be baptized. It turned out that Father's Day was the next available Sunday that baptisms were happening and all the grandparents could attend. It was a perfect day. Ben smiled from ear to ear all day. We had ham and all the fixings for a big Sunday lunch and lots of family came to share this special day.

Thank you all for making the trip to Kaufman. It is a day that we will always remember!

Summertime fun!

Whew! We have had a busy and fun summer already and there is still lots more to be had.

The boys have gone to VBS at church and Steve and I helped with Jr. High Superweek at the same time. We hadn't played kickball in years, but our team won with much rejoicing and sore legs the next morning! We had great fun.

Steve and I also traveled to San Antonio so he could get some school board training. Steve was in class all day, and I got to sleep late and shop with my friend Jennifer. We shopped till we dropped at The Quarry and the San Marcos Outlets. We also got to hang out with Cindy Rich and Julie Wages from church. Lots of good food and fun times were had by all. At night we had great San Antonio food. We had fun seeing friends and getting into a Mariachi war with the Rhoades family. Bezner/Murrey Team: 3 Rhoades Team:1.

During the San Antonio trip, the boys were on the second annual Grandparent Trip with Mimi and PawPaw. They went camping in a trailer with a bunch of the cousins. They swam, tubed, rode in the boat, panned for "gold", rode golf carts and cooked over the fire. They were spoiled and dirty when they got home. They had a fabulous time. Thanks, Mimi and PawPaw for the great trip!

This week we have gone swimming at Hootie's house a few times and have picked blueberries in Edom. The boys have spent two nights with friends (thanks James and Murreys for the invites!). I've done a scrapbook from two summers ago, done every stitch of laundry in the house, looked up every blueberry recipe I can find and we have helped at two Jr. High Bible studies.

Things are crazy, but so good. I love the Summer! Thank you, Lord, for all your blessings!



Blueberry Hills Farm in Edom, TX



Swimming at Hootie's!

Only In Kaufman...

do you come home and see this in your neighbor's driveway!

School's Out (Almost!) For Summer!!!!!

Whoohoo!

One more day of kids followed by one more day of Teacher Work Day! I'm so excited. Summer is coming!

We've had a great school year. Ben has made straight A's in second grade and is excited about third.

Drew is PUMPED about being in kindergarten next year. He is now asking every day about being in school. He has several school shirts picked out already.

Steve and I are excited to have one less daycare bill starting in September. Yea!

We are also excited to exchange t-ball & homework for swimming at Hootie's house and outings with the youth.

The boys have VBS and a Grandparent trip with Mimi, Paw Paw and all the cousins next week so things are starting off with a bang.

We are so excited and we can't wait to see what the Summer holds!