Most Current Photos

Here's our Thanksgiving 2003 photo, back row: John, Jennifer, Justin, and Richard;
front row: Meleah (holding her baby Melisha), Jessica holding Delilah, Andy (Jessica's new fella) and Tina.

Katie wasn't fully participating in the event, so Richard and Stephen decided to include her.
She was less than pleased, something which isn't clearly apparent from this photo!

Melisha arrived for Thanksgiving wearing this cute shirt, and Jessica said "Delilah has one just like it."
So, then we had to take a bunch of photos of the pair! Melisha is a couple of months younger than Delilah.

Curtis (neighbor), Justin, Stephen (neighbor with Petey keeping him company) and John (on the floor) sack out in the living room.
Wouldn't it be great to be young and stupid again?

Jessica's Baby Shower at church

As part of a shower game, Rebecca read the book "Love you Forever" and several of us got dust in our eyes and required Kleenex to get presentable again!	Here's Jessica opening one of the many wonderful gifts!

These photos are from the shower the ladies at church held for Jessica. Many thanks to them all!!!

Jennifer, John, Jessica, Justin, and Michelle
Here's our Christmas morning photos! Look carefully beneath the tree in the right hand photo. Petey thought he was a gift too! Jennifer was the glorious tree decorator!!

Here's the Christmas card photo taken December 15, 2002. John, Jessica, Tina, Justin & Jennifer.

And here it is all neatly sewn up on the outside (except for the shutters which we don't have yet).

There's the outside as we progress in the big remodel! The garage door is history, John's framed in the wall, got the window in, and is putting up the siding as I type!

This is Jessica's new car, a 1985 LTD Crown Victoria! We can all fit easily in this car!

Ozark Empire Fair, 2002 Once again my kids are working as "Street Acts" at the fair!
Zaq is helping Justin get into the suit to go work. First is the harness holding the pump that keeps the character inflated.	Then he steps into the costume. . . .
. . . pulls it up and Zaq zips him in.	And here he is! Ready to go entertain the little kiddies! In case you couldn't guess, he's an umpire. The fair has a sports theme this year.
Here is Zaq, Justin and Jessica. Jessica is their "guardian" (it's amazing how obnoxious some kids can be about wanting to push over or kick these characters who can't see or respond very well), and she hands stickers out. Justin and Zaq alternate in the suit with half hour shifts.

Our kitchen was sadly short on counter space, so John built this lovely counter soon after we moved in.

Then, after we took out the sliding glass door and had this extra space, he built another small counter for the appliances, which frees up the first counter for working on!

Here we are all dressed up for church in June! People just about didn't recognize John with a tie on! The lady taking the picture suggested I stand in the front row. I've NEVER been in the front row in a photo before!!! Jessica was cheating though, she had on high heels!!


This is from the inside. Yes, I will be repainting that nasty green!