Happy Birthday

Today, April 3rd, my Daddy turned 60 years old. Tomorrow. April 4th, my Mama will be 58......should I have typed that....oh well, she doesn't look old so I guess it's OK. They have been a good mama and daddy. Tracy, Lori, Giny, and I have always known we were loved well taken care of. We know that that they would drop whatever they are doing and come to us no matter where we are. They worked hard to always give us what we needed. They still work hard. Their jobs are just different now. They do a lot of babysitting :) We often say we don't know what we all did before Daddy retired. They have spent a lot of time here with us in Houston. We know they are only a phone call away....and they would be right back out here. I think we all would say some of our best memories are from our family vacations. Every year we go somewhere. It started with the 6 of us...then we added Bradley...then Dave... then Chloe and Abby...then Emma and Erin and Samuel....then Ryan...then Ricky...then Andrew, Ruthie, Brady, Katie, and William. now we all go...all of us...all 20 of us. and it is so much fun. Thank you mama and daddy for giving us a good childhood and good memories to cherish forever.



me and daddy...I think I'm his favorite :)

Proverbs 20:29
The glory of young men is their strength, but the splendor of old men is their gray hair.




4 little girls

mama and her girls....I'm  probably still the favorite :)

Proverbs 31:28-30
Her children rise up and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
“Many women have done excellently,
but you surpass them all.”
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Proverbs 16:31
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.