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I am having some serious problems uploading pictures to the blog...I do have several ready to add to the Catch Up post. Please check back soon.

Becky

Wolfhill Catch Up Time

He made the catch...but the runner was a little ahead of the ball...good try Caleb!!
We are so proud of all our grandchildren. It is so rewarding and FUN to go to their ballgames and activities. I really believe parents bless their children by just being there. Looking up to seem Mom, Dad or Grandparents and in our case Aunts and Uncles and Cousins supporting you at your activities is precious to these guys. (even though at their age you could not get them to admit it)
Hope visits "Miss Carmen" at school.
Fun with Sunnie Kay and friends.
" If Ty is not going to eat it I just might!!"

This week I hope to get at least some more photos of family and friends posted. Since Hope Marie joined our family our focus has been on helping her get adjusted and secure and we have neglected to keep our family posts up to date. Hope is such a joy. We are so very blessed to have been chosen to be her parents.

Now that I'm retired...........YEAH..........I thought I would have plenty of time to blog...but I have discovered that this precious little 3 year old has other ideas as to what I should do with my time, so I have decided that if something is important to me I have to schedule time into my day just like I do with time to read my bible and pray.

While I did get several posts made to document some of the summer activities I do have more to share so hopefully later today I can get some of those photos loaded.

Becky

Remembering Frank

We were saddened today to hear about the loss of a dear friend Frank Montgomery. Our prayers and thoughts are with Lena and the family. We love you all.

Thirty-Five Wonderful Years

On Aug. 31 Becky and I celebrated our thirty fifth wedding anniversary. The central AC in our house had gone out and we went to Pizza Hut to be able to eat supper in a cool place. As we enjoyed watching Hope eat crackers, I asked Becky if she could have possibly imagined thirty five years ago that we would have a three year old daughter from China when we were in our mid-fifties. I could not even have started to imagine a tenth of the things that we have experienced in our life as a family. I credit Becky for helping me learn to dream big in the ways that are most important. With Becky by my side, I believe that I can do just about anything, and of course with God, all things are possible.

Ronnie

July 4th on Wolfhill

I will never forget the first July 4th I spent here on this little farm. It was 35 years ago (wow that makes me seem old...:). The thing that stands out in my memories is how much fun the kids seemed to have. We had a picnic in the pear orchard and it was really hot but that was back during a time when most of us did not have air conditioning in our homes and it was probably hotter at home than in the orchard. We had a wonderful time and later in the evening watched the fireworks at the lake. I easily fell in love with Ronnie's family then and now 35 years later I love them even more. Our girls (all 4 of them) are blessed to have such a great extended family.




Now days the "orchard" is just a collection of trees that have grown up in what used to be a pear orchard. It is still beautiful there but years ago in the spring it would look like snow had fallen when the pear trees bloomed out...it was beautiful. We keep saying we would like to replant pear trees down there but we would have to re-fence to keep the cattle out of the area until the trees got more established. Maybe someday!




Here are a few pics from this years celebration...most of which was spent indoors...are we getting soft or what!!!

This is a perfect July 4th picture...don't you agree!!

Somehow Bethany avoided the camera this year but this picture shows Ronnie finishing up the gravy to complete menu ordered by Beth this year...fried chicken, gravy, corn on the cob, etc...of course we all cater to her cravings!!!!!!!!!!Hope and Sunnie Kay squeezing lemons with Misty for fresh lemonade.Sweet GwenBreaking in Hope's new pool.

Ben looking quite cute and comfortable.Austin forgot how to smile in this photo, but isn't he just so very CUTE!!Our little firecracker!!!!!!!!! Miss Hope Marie.The heat and excitement got the best of these four Americans!!Washer pitching a Wolfhill 4th of July tradition. The kiddos had a ring side seat in Grandma's Oak tree.


Ben, Carmen, and Sunnie Kay showing Hope how much fun sparklers can be.

A new American Citizen celebrating!!
My nephew Mike...who furnished a lot of excitement with his fantastic fireworks display.We did spend a little time outside after it cooled off a little!! Family .... that's what America is all about!!

Becky