Camping with the fam

Our annual Sutton camping trip was a lot of fun this year.  We went to Kilgore this year and the weather was wonderful.  The kids had a blast riding their bikes and 4 wheelers around.  They waded in the creek, we played volleyball, ate, ate some more, sat around the campfire and just had a great time together.

 Everyone waiting to eat.

 It seems we are always standing around the grills waiting for something to eat

 spraying for mosquitoes

 Kendall cleaning the griddle

 Angie and Todd cooking breakfast Brenan grinning for the camera

 Marcy and Reese

 Brenan cleaning the griddle

 Now Dave is cooking or cleaning we are not sure which

 Brock looking on while Dave and Blake clean the griddle

A very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to MATT and America

Matt turned 23 today.  What an old man.  He always gets to celebrate his birthday with all of America.  It isn't his favorite day.  I think sometimes as a kid he just wanted to have his own day.  We always have a huge party for him with fireworks and everything.  This year we had a bunch of people out for a barbecue, a little volleyball and great fireworks.  It was a lot of fun.

 Blowing out his candles.

 We had the Jeppesens, the Burtenshaws, Ryan and Michelle and their family, Ray Pocock and his family.  Everyone loved volleyball. Even though they said Kent was just a little competitive.

 Us lazy folks just sitting around the fire waiting for it to get dark.

Is that Kent knocking some little girl down to get to the ball.  I think it might be. haha

I just want to wish Matt a very Happy Birthday and tell him how much we love him and are proud of the man he has become.

Rachel is 26!!!

Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Rachel, happy birthday to you!!!  Rachel turned 26 today.  She said she wanted to be a princess so Brenan made her a crown.  She was thrilled with it.  She wanted the picture the whole works so here we are celebrating her birthday. 

 Kandice, Kendall, Rachel, Brenan, Reigan, Kaden and Angie

 Nice face Angie.  I think I must have thought Rachel was a little crazy.

 They look thrilled of course they aren't married yet.

 Something funny

 Brenan taking a self portrait.  He looks a little nuts

 Rachel enjoying her birthday cheese cake

We love you Rachel and are so glad you are part of our family.  Like you say your the family spirit!!

Relay For Life

My family participated in the Relay for Life again this year.  It is a walk where you raise money for cancer.  I walked 26 miles this year.  It starts around 6:00 p.m. and goes to 6:00 a.m.  The point is starting it as the sun sets which is like when you get cancer.  You feel like the sun is going down on your life.  Someone is to walk on the track until the next morning.  The walk is the hard part which is like fighting cancer.  The walk ends at sunrise like when you are beating cancer the sun is coming up again.

 This is the survivor walk. 

 Here is our camp with all of the kids awake and excited for the night.

 All the kids in our family who came to Relay for life.

 Here we all are early in the evening.

 Marcy, me, Rachel, Mandy, Melissa, Sha'Nell & Kandice

 This is the next day so I am sure we are tired.  We might even be getting packed up at this time

 Mandy, Rachel and Kandace cheesing it for the camera at about 5 a.m.

 Brevin and Kreed just couldn't stay awake the whole time.

It is a great money maker.  Here we are taking our stuff down.  I walked 26 miles.  My feet are sore.  I will probably never run a marathon I just have to walk them.