Family Reunion October 2008

Fall

Dectectives in the House!

Agent M. Cole (aka:party host)

You did a rockin' job directing all those little detectives, baby!

Happy Birthday Alexis! We love You!

Agent L. Cole

Well, we celebrated Alexis 9th birthday July 26th. I can't believe it! We had a detective theme party that was quite a success. We asked the kids to come dressed as detectives. There were about 15 kids which we divided into 3 groups. Each one received an Agent Badge (sticker w/their group # on it.) Michael made up the clues and did a fabulous job I must say. The final clue let the kids to turn on the TV where Michael had made a slide show which told them where to find the missing cake.

Here's part of the crew looking for the microwave clue. I had to help them. (including Michael) They looked everywhere for the clue I'd hidden so well on the bottom of the microwave door. I couldn't make it too obvious could I?

Here's the littlest group---w/Uncle Mark's assistance they found all their clues too!

Here we are putting all our clues together to find out what to do next. Oh the fun we had!

Our 5 suspects!

Keilah, LaVeda, Denise, Aunt Chelle, Aunt Margaret. Thank you to all of you.

We all had a great time. I have to say it will be tough to beat this party. We most certainly have set a high standard now. What were we thinking.

At the Ranch

July 4th, we went to Brownwood to our friends ranch. We had a great time riding 4-wheelers, watching fireworks at the lake, rock skipping, and just being outdoors. We also had the opportunity to ride some horses. I decided to take my horse on a little trot and got a little too close to a tree. I now have some awesome scars on my right arm to show for it.
Joshua had fun, at first we weren't sure if he was
laughin' or cryin'.

Throwing rocks in the water has never

been so fun. Lexi learned to rock skip and

was pretty good at it.

Gone to Camp Brookhaven

We sent Lexi off to camp for the first time. We'll let you know how she did. Michael is trying to not be to concerned about her. I'm confident she's having a wonderful time. We'll post some of her pictures when she returns. She'll be gone till July 2nd.

Fredericksburg

Well, we've returned from our yearly trip to Fredericksburg/San Antonio vacation. We started off swimming at the pool at LBJ and Lady Bird parks. We visited Enchanted Rock for the first time. I think it will be a while before we return there, the 3 hr. hike was a little much for my kiddos, but I'm proud to say we made it up the huge rock and all the way around. I think we'll pack more than 5 bottles of water if we ever do it again. The last 20 min. we prayed for God to send us a cloud, and He did. What a difference a little shade makes. Our last few days were spent at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio. We were reminded that Fiesta ROCKS compared to Six Flags in Arlington. Hardly a comparison. Now, back to some sort of routine with gym trips and LOW carb diets.

Father's Day

Well, today was a fun day. We spent the afternoon in Aledo with my sisters, Mom, and Dad. We had such a good time. The kids enjoyed playing with their cousins. The boys made a mud mess of the pool and enjoyed making mud soup. Weeda has all the mud pics...I'll post them when I get 'em. Around 5:00 p.m., we headed home so we'd be ready for our Herrold friends to arrive. The kids planned a special meal for their dads. They served them with aprons on, taking orders from menus they'd created. It was so sweet.