FAMILY REUNION-2009

In July, we had another Holloway Family Reunion in Louisiana. Several family members were unable to attend, so to lift our spirits...we ATE!!! Hopefully, Rachel, Corey, Eli, Corbin, Clayton, Cody, Kyle, Michelle and Malinda won't mind that we ate their fish for them.

Travis and Stewart were proud dads showing off the newest family members.And the boys even had their own chairs!!!

Playing with the babies was the
entertainment this year.

(The boat broke)

The group shot was very small this year.

WATER BABIES

Recently, I was able to swim with both of my grandsons in a gulf, a wadi and

a prairie.

Gulf of Oman, Wadi Shab (Oman) and

GRAND Prairie, Tx, haha.

The bathing suit and hat are the same.

I consider it my international

swim wear line.

Those boys love the water.

CAN I BRAG???

During the last 2 months, we were blessed to have Ryan (& parents) stay with us; first for 2 weeks, then one week. Between those visits I traveled overseas to see Eli (& parents). Here are some of my favorite pics of my precious grandsons.

ELI

RYAN

Snuggling with Mamaw

THIS YEAR'S BLUEBONNET PICTURES

My very own bluebonnet patch in my backyard...

just one, but it's a start!!

CAN YOU SPOT THE IMPOSTER???

(this was on the side of the road)

A WEEKEND WITH RYAN

We enjoyed keeping Ryan this weekend while

Travis and Erin spent the

night in The Woodlands.

I got to try out the new backdrop I made.

This is my favorite picture.

"HELLO COUNTRY BUMPKIN"

Jackie spent most of the last 8 months in Arlington and is somewhat used to "city" life.

Steady on the other hand has a lot to learn. Like...how does this thing work??

BUSTED BUBBLES

We found out that dogs love to eat horse manure!!

Too disgusting for words...so we decided to not let them in the pasture unless we were with them. Bubbles did not like this idea, so she learned how to leap over the fence from the top of her dog house. Even after we moved it away from the fence.

And she is just idiot enough to

come have a mug shot taken afterwards.

HAVE YOU "HERD"

We now own 2 horses and that qualifies as a herd.

Joining Jackie is her VBF...Steady.

( Thanks to Becky and Joel for bringing them down for us.)

And this is how we roll...

they do not like to be separated, so we play follow the leader.

We even ordered a really cool run-in shed for them.

But, they don't seem too impressed with it yet.

So I guess we can use it as our guest house!!

Ya'll come out to see us, ya hear!!

RYAN TIME

Happy Birthday to Erin (Feb 12). I loved spending time with them and kept Ryan while they went out. Do I go anywhere without my camera??!!

We have pictures exactly like these 2 when Travis was about the same age.

A TEARFUL GOODBYE

After 17 1/2 years in Mansfield and almost 30 in the DFW area, we moved south. Greg was transferred to the Houston area and we relocated to Montgomery. The weeks and months prior to the move were so busy, that it hardly seemed possible we were leaving. Once the moving van arrived, it really hit us hard. I cried that whole last day, especially as I painted over the markings on the wall of the kids' height measurements!! ( I am crying now even as I type this)