Christmas 2013

I was so not expecting this but I have the best husband on earth!  He got me the camera I wanted. I love photography and I love him❤

                             

What's a Little Ice

It's really cold outside but I am having a lot of fun bundling up and going outside to see what I can find with ice formations.  I got some pretty good shots.

              

                           

Thanksgiving with Family

My 2 Jenny's and Sydney and Tashauna

Thanksgiving was a blast!!!

                      

Thanksgiving 2013

I decided it was my turn to not do all the cooking. Jenny was in charge! Success!!!

                      

Jasper

Our Mastiff Jasper passed away the day before I got home from my cruise. I took this picture just before I left, I had a feeling she wouldn't make it till I got home. I love my Mastiffs, they are family. 

                                   

The End of our Cruise

 I took this picture of our ship as we were getting ready to board for the last time from Costa Maya, Mexico.  

This has been the best vacation, everything is paid for and it is so relaxing. Go back to the ship every evening and head out to your next port. Would I do this again, YES I WOULD!!!!! You stay busy on and off the ship.  You can relax or you can party all night long.  We made sure to get to our cabins early in the evening because we had so much to do at each port.  

                     

I am ready for another cruise already!!

Costa Maya, Mexico

I Loved all the people we met on this vacation!  So much fun!

Yep, it rained on our Beach Day.... But it was so much fun playing in the rain on the beach.  We even did some more snorkling.

                      

Roatan, Honduras

This is the canoe that we took around the island, through the Mangroves and we saw so many old pirate ships. 

                       

Roatan, Honduras

This is Parrot Tree Resort. Breathtaking!!!

                      

Roatan, Honduras

We went to the Iguana Farm. I had no idea that I would have so much fun with these things. They are very entertaining!!!

                            

                     

Belize

Zip lining in the rain forest in Belize. I am terrified of heights but after the first run I loved every bit of it. Zip lining across the river was beautiful!!!

                     

                         

Cozumel, Mexico

Beach Break at Nachi Cocom in Cozumel.  All Inclusive so we got lots of food and drinks.  The weather was perfect and so relaxing.

                          

My first time snorkling.  After I took in a mouth full of salt water and choked for 5 minutes I was able to master this.  I would do it again.  The sights you see under water are amazing.  We even got to swim with sharks.  They were little, but they were sharks!

                         

Dress Up Night

One thing about Norwegian Cruise Line is they have dress up night but we didn't have to be formal. We had so much fun this night and we must have had 100 photos taken. 

                           

Going on a Cruise

This is my first ever cruise. My friend Lori won it and invited me to go along. Getting ready to board the ship. 

                    

The Pumpkin Patch

I Love hanging out with these crazy friends.  As you can see, we have a great time.  This is more pictures from my Life Group.  What a great day!!

                            

Jennifer

                            

Nika - Jennifer - Sierra

                          

Me - Stephanie - Jenny - Jennifer

                               

Jennifer

The Sontags

I sort of adopted this family, or they adopted me? It doesn't matter because we all make a perfect family!

                             

Compassion International

Our Compassion Child, Tatiana! She is from El Salvador and 6 years old. She is just precious!! 

                              

Mud Run

The 5K and Mud Run at the Rec Center in Pryor.  What a Blast!!!

                               

Ashton - Karissa - Sydney

Photos Apps and Instagram

This is the beginning of my Life Group. Hanging out with these kids and adults have made this summer a lot if fun. 

                               

And this picture has the funniest meaning for these two.... and many others!!!

                             

Crunch Night 2013

Exchange Youth Group has Crunch Night every year. As you can see, we have a great time! I Love being a Youth Leader!

                      

Corey - Nikita - Kelsey

Sydney

                        

Dam Jam

This is the first year I volunteered to help and it was a lot of fun.  Jenny, Me, Kelsey, Valerie and Nicole.

                         

Life Groups

I love our Life Group! We are the Creative Collective and we create a lot of cool stuff!

                    

Happy 80th Birthday to my Dad

Birthdays at the Cabin are the best!

Happy Birthday Dad

I'm serving him his chips and salsa

This was a really fun day.  We surprised him by bringing Robert with us, he couldn't believe that he came.

2nd Vacation of 2013

Utah Vacation 

This photo was taken the morning we left for Utah.  

Meeker Brothers, John, Robert, Stanley

Weather Problems in Oklahoma

We lost several trees during this little wind storm

and now to clean up the mess!!

1964 Honda Dream

 Clint and John

Team Pryor Thunder

Cody's First Year to Play T-Ball

Hey Batter - Batter!  Cody and I at the end of the season.

 Jenny - Me - Leann - Cindy - Sydney

We are proudly supporting our Pryor Thunder T-Ball Team

Moore, OK Before and After

Moore, OK

Before

After

We may live in Tornado Alley but it's also called the Bible Belt.  This is a State where people come together and help each other and show their LOVE!  

I LOVE OKLAHOMA!!

We are OKLAHOMA STRONG!!!

Plaza Elementary Neighborhood

Plaza Elementary School to the right

and the neighborhood that was lost.

As we were walking down these roads, a woman driving towards us stopped in the middle of the road to tell us Thank You for helping their community.  She told us that the sky was clear on that afternoon and she was watching a handicapped boy and cleaning her kitchen.  She then saw a bright light, so bright it blinded her and then the house started to rumble.  She knew that was a sign from God to get out.  She got the handicapped boy into her car and drove to Norman to seek shelter.  When she got home, this is what she saw. 

This is the Memorial at the School for the Children and Teachers at Plaza Elementary.  The woman who stopped in the middle of the road to us her story is making it her mission to have storm shelters in

 ALL SCHOOLS to SAVE THE CHILDREN!

Plaza Towers

Plaza Towers Community

I wish we all had one of these Safe Rooms

so lives could be saved.

7 Children and a Teacher were lost at the school

on May 22, 2013.

Helping Mr. Foley

Team YPC

This is our Team from YPC that drove to Moore to help with the clean-up.

It was a great feeling to really get in there and get our hands dirty.

Matt, Jennifer, Jenny, Dalton, Keely, Amber,

 Tracy, Jennifer, Me, Jesse, Doug, Kim

Team Mississippi

These guys drove up from Mississippi to help with clean-up

They were here for a couple of days and they were part of our team for the day.

Mr. Foley

We drove to Mr. Foley's house to start helping with clean-up.

It was quit the chore to get there, so many roads are closed and so

much devastation.  

This is the back of Mr. Foley's house.  There is so much damage, it took us all day to clean the yard.  There is still barns that need to come down and the house will be bull dozed and rebuilt.

I asked Mr. Foley where he was when the tornado hit, he saw it coming and he and his wife ran to the neighbors house, they had a safe room. He saw the tornado hit his house before he even got the neighbors door closed.  He is 84 years young and he taught us that everything is 'just stuff' and they are thankful for getting out alive.  It was a honor to help this man and his wife with the clean-up.  He was so grateful for our help but we were honored to be his helpers.