Celebration at Reed Bingham

This past June Kress threw a delightful party for her dear hubby in honor of his 24 birthday, {Happy birthday, dear Michael!} at Reed Bingham Park. We had a wonderful time, and really enjoyed being together out on the lake!! Three cheers for Michael Jr. and a jolly party!!!
Happy Birthday, dear brother!Our sweet hostess... Father and son...A view of the lake...Happy Martha!!John Man..."Hi there, Auntie!"Aww...Paul's paparazzi smile.... ;) Hydration. :pIt was so good to have Aunt Carlotta and Uncle Frank come with dear GrandDaddy and Nana! What a joy to see them again! Above is a picture of lovely Carlotta...Joseph's darling little paw...It's so chubby!! I love it.Our precious GrandDaddy and his FDR hat....ah, what style....The one that didn't get away!LOL!!Doesn't Nana look great in this hat!!!? What a lady. She looks like a British grandmum. {by the way, what do they call Grand mamas in the UK? Just curious.}Lost in thought....I wonder what she's thinking...humm.

Sustenance!!'La grill!!"Beans!!!??" Daddy Dear and Michael Jr. did a great job grilling everything~Thanks y'all!"Please, no more!"
Pavilion detail...Right before supper we three girls went out on the lake for a quick canoe ride~It started storming while we we out there, and the lightening just over the bank was beautiful!! The park ranger made us get off the lake, however, but not before we were able to have a jolly time, and get some pictures of our adventure!! Three cheers to our precious old leaky canoe!! {It's such a cool floating object~it belonged to our great grandfather, which is very special.} 'Taint this purty!? Mwaa'Our #1 lead paddler...Relaxation....

Well, maybe not...she must be making up for lost time here... ;)"Wata!"Wake waves...Traipsing back! What dear memories...And now, to end our post, I shall leave you with the birthday boy's grand talents!! Horray, bubba!!! {See how the two 'youngers' look on in wonder and awe!? ;) LOL, what delightful brothers...}Up...And back down!

See y'all later!!

Playing with Fondant

The other day we did a practice run on a cake we're going to do, Lord willing, at a dear friend's baby shower coming up~It being a shower for a little girl, we wanted to do alot of pink stuff, and ribbons, and ah.... Anyway, We had so much fun with it!! We decided on a "gift wrapped cake" look. It was our first try with fondant, and we like the way it looks, but, I 'm afraid, the taste could be alot better~It's not bad, or course, being pure sugar, but you eat a piece, and you're thinking, what's this leathery stuff on here for, and then you end up leaving it on the plate like an orange peel....Oh, well. We'll see. But I thought you girls might enjoy the pictures in the mean time! :)
Love,
Adeline

Little Boys, Boots and Bowties

Hello, Dear Readers!!
Hope you are all well out there! We are doing great, but busy. :) God is so very good, is'nt He!? Hope you all enjoy the pictures of our five darling little Indians!! Gotta run, folks!
Love in Jesus,
A. Morton, for all




Paul Man

Hat and necktie detail...
Double swords...

Sam's sword...
Edwin Ogran...
Sword fights...
Sam...
Banker...

More sword fights...
"Boots, boots boots, marchin' into Africa"
The gents of Calathora...
Shadows...The banker and his body guard...

I've been spotted!!

Double crossing bodyguard holds banker for ransom...

A SHORT CORNY STORY for the amusement of auther and reader

"One bright day five cowboys went out on the rolling prairie to have a good ole' photography session~they were having a fine time getting a picture of and admiring their fine silhouettes, when, suddenly, due to the distraction of their own shadows, a sixth silhouettes was noticed. A big, mean shadow, with a slouched hat, sagging socks, and an un~ironed bandanna. He had no boots, and the obvious intent of this robbery was to acquire a pair. And maybe a little money. Our five good guy cowboys quickly, using their trusty eye signals, communicated a stealthy plan to each other under the cover of their hats. [ The vicious outlaw now interrupts the pleasant cowboy photo op, demanding their gold dust, rings, carpet bags, toy guns~and that fine pair of brown boots. No. The newer ones. that's right. Hand 'em over, sonny.]

"It's a hold up, gents!!!!" the cowboys shout in a theatrical tone.

" Reach for the sky, or I'll send you there pronto!!" growls the outlaw in return.

Of course, this is not how this thrilling tale ends~after the exciting shoot out, the pleasant cowboys capture the greedy villain and take him to town for a good whipping, bootless. The good folks of Mortown are troubled no more by the solitary highwayman, and peace reigned in the county of Calathora. The end. {Well, not really. the best part of this yarn is that the outlaw turned to the Lord Jesus, and actually became the owner and operator of the livery stable, becoming quite successful after he built up his reputation. And, his sweet new wife now irons his bandannas, and he was just recently given a fine pair of boots, plus a cow hide briefcase, by his new friends, THE FIVE PLEASANT COWBOYS.

The End. Really.} Long shot...

John Wright
The boots...
A bow tie...
Andrew in a bowler hat...

Bye, y'all!! Have a blessed week!!