A Few More Pics From Our Summer Fun...

Our summer began at Tybee Island near Savannah, GA. Stephen & David had great fun in the Atlantic there...

On Bull Head River heading out to the Atlantic looking for dolphins...Time with friends on the Mississippi River boating, playing & watching the river boat traffic...
A "long time" friend of Willems' came all the way from Tennessee to see us!...
Grandma Great has fun watching Stephen & David "nip" at each other...

Time with Grandma & Pop is always interesting...
Meeting cousin Maddy for the first time...
Our last hours before leaving to return to Haiti...

Don't forget the Colts' Camp!...
Hey Rocket, it was fun!
We thank God for you always!

1544th IL National Guard Summer Picnic

There are many things we do, places that we go & people that we see in the summer, but one of my personal highlights is spending time with our oldest son, Casey.

Since graduating high school in 2003, Casey has been a National Guardsmen, serving the United States with the 1544th Transporation unit out of Paris, IL. Soon after boot camp, Casey's unit was deployed to the war in Iraq & very quickly made a name for themselves. Just google "1544th T.C." sometime & see what all you can find!

Attending the unit's summer picnic in August just before we left for Haiti was tops. I mean, who wouldn't want to go hang out with soldiers in uniform on a Sunday afternoon, especially when one of them was yours?!

We are proud of you Casey & of all of our men & women in service!
















Okay, Casey is not married, but he does have a couple great girls in his life :) It was special to get to know his #2 girl, Sarah, a bit better this summer (I'm still #1, for now!). We didn't get to spend a whole lot of time together, but I enjoyed what time that we did have. Sarah will be teaching 5th grade in Paris, IL this year. Stephen tried to share some wisdom with her, but said she will need to learn most of it on her own :) We are praying hard for Sarah!
Casey's #3 gal is 10 month old "Mya" & she is SO MUCH FUN! We couldn't wait for her visits to have fun with her. David & Mya are the perfect size for each other & it was great watching them bounce around together. Mya happily woke Stephen up one morning with $3 in her mouth. I think it came from Casey's pocket! She's a good girl!

Gustav, Hannah & Ike...

Yes, you are seeing correctly. Hurricane Gustav not only dropped a lot of rain on us, but also "blew in" these 3, "Gustav", "Hannah" & "Ike", pictured here with their mom, Fanny. They will be 2 weeks old this Saturday.

The following is what hurricane "Hannah" brought to the Thomassin area. These were taken at Thomassin 46 & at Thomassin 48. We live "inside" Thomassin 48.

We also lost a big tree in front of our house which fell on one of our vehicles.
All is well now, though the rain continues to come down & it's obvious we will not be having public electricity any time soon. As scary as all the wind was, we are very grateful not to be suffering flood waters as those in other parts of Haiti are today.
Please keep the people of Haiti in your prayers. Thank you in advance.
Beth