Happy Birthday!!!

We went to Atami to celebrate Duane's Birthday

and Crystal's 1/2 Birthday!

Our chef was GREAT!

Duane got to help with the cooking...

Singing to the Birthday Boy...

Good Food & Great Friends!

Happy 4th From Lake Limestone

Friends, Food, Festivities,

Fireworks & Fun...

It doesn't get any better than this!!

We went on our annual trip to Lake Limestone for this year's Independence Day. The weather was great, and so was the trip!

Normally, there are several people lighting fuses & running around the pier during our fireworks display; it's all very dramatic, always funny, and often dangerous, but not this year. Casey worked for over an hour to string all of our boxes together to create one steady stream of fireworks. It was (almost) flawless!!! He did a great job!

A few highlights from our fireworks show:

No trip to the lakehouse is complete without the ceremonial bath that the dogs get once we get home. Jacks was NOT happy about this at all!!!

Dinner with Friends!

Celebrating birthdays with friends at Atami! We don't all get together very often, so it was super fun! But, I must admit that I felt really sorry for our hibachi chef--he did a great job, and our food was fabulous, but we were so busy visiting with each other that we didn't pay him very much attention!!!

Good food! Great friends! Great times!

Jacks...

...has pretty much become the center of our universe! (But, honestly, can you blame us???)

Here he is hanging around the house & playing with Oreo & Deuce.

And a few pics from his first visit to "Camp" Nanna and Pappy! He loved playing with Gracie, Saydee, Beau & Bebe! It was a GREAT visit!

He Sings!

Jacks sings a little song during a break from Sunday evening laundry duty. He gets cuter & cuter every day!

Jacks Kersten

We have a new puppy! Meet Jacks Kersten. He is one cute-cute-CUTE little Sheltie! We've only had him for a couple of days, but he has already provided HOURS of entertainment! He LOVES playing in the leaves outside, attacking toes, untying shoes, and playing with (aka: bothering) his four-legged siblings. So far, Deuce and Oreo are tolerating him pretty well; I wonder how long that will last!

Look At That Face!

It is a CUTE-CUTE-CUTE face!! Less than a week until we get our puppy! I'm so excited!!!

A New Puppy!!!

I didn't think I would be ready for a puppy so soon, but recently I have found myself checking classifieds and puppy stores, looking for a precious Sheltie puppy. I have found one!!! The breeders are the Debos from Round Mountain, TX (just NW of Austin). The dam, Iris, looks A LOT like Copper, and the sire, Mighty Aggie Rebel, is called "Ring," after the Aggie Ring! I am so excited to have found them and am looking forward to meeting them and picking up our puppy during spring break!

BTHO Texas Tech! WHOOP!

The TAMU men's basketball team took on the Texas Tech Red Raiders last night.  It was a GREAT game!  Duane & I were there to watch as our Aggies BTHO the Red Raiders!

Getting some last minute advice...

The students were there in full force.  As a matter of fact, it was a record setting crowd of 13,648!!!  WHOOP!!!

It was a slow start for the Aggies; Tech took the early lead and held on to that lead through most of the first half.  With only minutes left in the first half, the Aggies took over and never looked back.

The score at halftime...

Back on the court for the second half...

Our free throw shooting has struggled again this year, but we can successfully shoot them!

Aggies Win!!!  WHOOP!

Coach Turgeon has started a new tradition at A&M, and everyone here loves it!!! After the game's end, students have always sung the War Hymn.  Now, the basketball team, including Coach Turgeon, goes into the stands and sings with the students.  Hard to see  in these pics, but they are singing and swaying!  Good Bull!

Racing to get in the stands...

BJ Holmes...

Bryan Davis...

Way to go Ags!  WHOOP!

Prince Family Christmas

A few pics from the Prince Family Christmas...

There were presents! (LOTS of presents!)

There was food...DELICIOUS food!!!

There was pictures, pictures, and MORE PICTURES!!! (Years ago, we learned to take pictures BEFORE opening presents!  It makes for more cooperative children!)  These five are the stars of the show at the Prince household!

Silliness & Giggles...

And just hanging out with family!

After all that merry making, it was finally time for a nap!

Good Times With Great People!!!