Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Awards Program ~ Pilgrim Christian


Evan had already managed to pull his medal off of the ribbon, so it is noticeably missing

I suppose this is Evan's military pose











I was very proud of the boys this year! They did a great job (even though academics aren't Ryan's favorite thing!) and came away with several trophies each.

It seems like forever!

I guess now that the weather is absolutely beautiful, I don't want to spend time indoors on the computer! I imagine that most of you are more computer savvy than I, and it takes me so long to upload pics. Anyway, hopefully I'll get caught up soon. Life has been busy even though we are officially done working at the school. My LU class is getting ready to wind down here in a couple of weeks, and I start another a week before this one ends. Scary thing is, the overlapping week will also be Pilgrim Youth Camp! Finally, our camps are once again back to back (Youth and Family). To some that might seem overwhelming, but to me it means only packing once. Yeeeaaaahhh!
The boys are in Michigan with Greg's parents for the week. They left last Saturday and won't be back until Monday. Of course, they are having a blast, and probably not missing me a bit! They love being with Grandpa and Grandma Burley, and word has it that Grandpa will be having hip replacement this summer, so this will probably be their last lengthy visit for awhile.
When we went to Virginia a couple of weeks ago, Grandpa and Grandma Burley came down here, along with cousin Harmony, and watched all three kids for the weekend. Kaitlynn had never stayed with them (without Greg and I), but she enjoyed it thoroughly. I figured being in her own house she would be pretty comfortable. Grandpa took the boys fishing, and although I don't have any pics, they caught something like 16 (Ryan)and 24 (Evan) fish. Talk about a good time!
Well, no surprise, I'm "sick" again. This has nothing to do with pregnancy, but more to do with nasal drip, sore throat, headache, chills, and so on. I have a really nice deep voice today, and wouldn't really be worried, except that I'm supposed to sing in a wedding on Saturday! Being pregnant, I can't do what I would normally do in this same situation: take NyQuil and hit the hay! I was given the green light for Sudafed and Tylenol along with lots of fluids...I'm not looking for a quick recovery...
Well, Greg should be returning from his softball game shortly. He is supposed to be bringing Taco Bell (Kaitlynn's favorite), so I'd better sign off!

Women of Worth Mother/Daughter Banquet

Our WOW Mother/Daughter Banquet (of which I spoke earlier) was very well-attended. Here are a few pics of the event:
http://picasaweb.google.com/gsrek06/MotherDaughterBanquetWomenOfWorth?authkey=nyi8u0Dib6w

LU Graduation Weekend

Here are a few pics from our weekend at Liberty. Just click on the link to view...
http://picasaweb.google.com/gsrek06/LibertyUniversity2007?authkey=vH4LULZSQpw

Just Pics...

Mother's Day 2007
The grill crew
Dad and Granny

Eric, Megan, and Olivia surprised Mom, Dad, Granny, Adam, and Valerie with a Mother's Day visit. We had it planned pretty well, but boy was it a tough secret to hold! When they walked into church on Sunday evening about 7:15, there were some happy, happy people!

There is nothing, nothing, nothing like being a mother!!!


Part of our very unhealthy Sunday evening feast.

Olivia is wasting no time growing up! She is such a sweetie!

I think they just had to wait until midnight to take the customary Mother's Day photo!

A few pics from my birthday...


Enjoying some time at the park

Yes, my children are aliens!

Kaitlynn gets into my mocha frapp

Birthday lunch at The Meeting Place, and yes, I'm as tired as I look!