WE SUPPORT THE NRA

Us "gun-totin'" Rednecks support the NRA and any President/VP alike that are willing to protect our right to carry! Here is my political shout out to McCain and Palin!


***DISCLAIMER: This is meant to be light-hearted and funny.

We Got Pounded!

This last Sunday was Southside Baptist Church's 49th anniversary. For those that don't know yet, that is the new church family Preston is associate pastor of. We had a big potluck lunch afterwards where Pastor Ron had us stand up and receive a "Pounding"...however, not the pounding you may be thinking of. Our loving church family had donated and gathered "pounds" of food to stock our pantry with! We were astonished at the amount of food we were given!! They truly blessed us! It was one of the moments where we didn't even know how to express our gratitude. In today's current economical state, every little bit counts. I have enough sugar to get through the next couple years (depending on how much sweet tea and how many apple pies I make). The picture below only shows most of what we received. Much of the food is stacked and then we had people drop off more throughout the week. Thank you to all of our church family for watching out for us!

Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival

Yesterday my mom and sister decided to come give us a short visit for the weekend. Preston and I were already planning on going to the Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival which only takes place one weekend each October so they went along with us. Hartsburg, MO is where most of Preston's dad's family lived throughout the years and Preston's family even lived there for a while when he was really young. Hartsburg now has a population of less then 200 people (that may even include a few family pets...haha). Despite the fact that it is a small dot on the map the pumpkin festival still draws in literally thousands of people during this one weekend. It was a really neat experience that I'm sure we will do again next year. They have lots of vendors, but of course the Pumpkins are the main event. We loaded up Noah in his little wagon and set off. He had a great time despite having a cold. Due to his cold he didn't smile much in any of the pictures, but he really did enjoy himself! Oh yeah! Great Aunt Sandy and cousin Brittany worked a cotton candy booth and gave him a free bag. Thanks!!

Kissing Cousins

I almost missed posting this one! About a month ago we were back at my parents and Uncle Rodger, Dar, Shannon, and Katie came over and had dinner with us. Its funny watching Noah and Katie "play" together...maybe "around" each other is more appropriate. They are both definitely 1st borns so they always want what the other has. Here are some priceless pictures of Kissing Cousins.

Fall Festival

Our church had a Fall Festival last week so Noah got all dressed up in his Superman costume and cowboy boots. He was fascinated by the firetruck that was there!

Pictures from the Park

Time Outside

Now is a great time of the year to go outside!! We go to a park basically everyday now. William Woods University here in Fulton has a great little pond and they always have ducks and geese there. Noah loves ducks and geese and knows the sound for each. He is also becoming a pro at duck calling!! His favorite "toy" is daddy's duck call. These pictures are from our visit to WWU pond. All he wanted to do is stay and watch the ducks...so when it was time to leave he put up a fight. Not too many pictures with ducks b/c they wouldn't come anywhere near this little duck hunter in training!