Various Things Around Our House

Andrew wanted braids and I tried to figure out cornrows but just couldn't get it. He finally ended up with these braids and was happy
I thought he looked pretty good! Now we don't have to mess with his afro for a while!
A sunset on the way home
Isaiah in the car on the way home!
Graham is taking art in School and this was his first portrait. I thought he did really well!

Nana Jan and Papaw Bud Came to Visit!!

We rarely go out and eat and after several tries at restaurants that were closed on Sunday, We found a Thai restaurant that was incredible! We all love Thai food!!!!
Everybody was enjoying this trip out!
Yummy Curry!
Isaiah cleaned out his Chicken Satay
i took my mom out to lunch at a restaurant on the Sacramento River
My beautiful mom!

My parents came to visit for two weeks and this was their first trip they had ever had out west. We had a great time with them. We really wanted to go Salmon fishing but because of the lack of rain the Salmon run was not good. Maybe in the Spring!

A Summer Trip to Lake Siskiyou

So one Saturday, we decided to go the the Bethel Family Day at Lake Siskiyou. We had no idea where we were going and we did not know anybody. By the time we decided to just stop and have our picnic, Duane and I were pretty irritated with each other. It was not the best outing we had but in the end we it ended up ok. Eli, Allenni, And WA roasting jumbo marshmallows
Eli had the perfect marshmallow
Allenni got it right too
Whiskeytown Lake with Shasta Mtn. in the background. This was in July.
A Cedar
Eli was catching catfish that were about 3/4 inches long. They were little

Nathaniel
Graham- notice the broken arm
See those two boys standing on the bridge? That is Graham and WA. Mom was not happy Graham was jumping with a broken arm
They jumped!
Blue flower

MORE SUMMER FUN!

One of the rattlesnakes we killed. We skinned this one and cooked it. It was pretty good. though not much meat.
The rattler
The land around our neighborhood
Isaiah and Nathaniel fishing
Graham fishing
Eli got another big one!
Then a little One!!
Andrew got a huge one!
Allenni check out a cookbook from the library and made us some yummy snacks!