A special occasion ...

My brothers ready for a my special day

Two weeks late, but still a welcome sight! 

You're right Jack! How could anyone forget my birthday for over 2 weeks!

Some of you are familiar with our tradition of the first bite of the cake with our hands behind our back. Well ... it was time to change things. This year, I just took off with the cake.

Ha!

Jack's wounded sense of honor for his father's forgotten birthday day is appeased with a spoon

Enjoying the spoils

Swinging Art

Do you ever get the feeling that given half the chance, those two look would gobble each other up!

A visit to the original photo blogger ...

Grandma tells stories as we pour over old photos. Were she young today, she definitely would of had a blog.

Someone wasn't quite interested

Can you guess which one is MY grandfather?

Totally lost interest

Each picture has a story. Relatives I've never met. Some I could care less ... some, I actually would like to of met. Either way, she can remember so many stories!

My mother ... my how times have changed! 

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Well folks, that's all for now! Y'all come again, ya hear?

Not quite what a think King David looked like dancing before the Lord, but it sure is a cool idea!

Hello Folks,
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Some of you have commented on how GREAT things have been looking over hear at the Grand Adventure. I agree ... 100%. All the credit, however, must go to Joe over at http://www.blueinkblogs.com. He is great to work with and does quality work. Want a blog make over? "Go to Joe!"
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Thanks Joe!!!
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Michael

America ... down to number 8 in the 2010 Economic Freedom Report. Folks, we definitely need to focus on the Nov. elections!

Hello Folks,

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To look at my blog, you'd think that all we do is hang out at mansions and take goofy pictures. Funny how the blog is skewed to a very small portion of my life. Life is very real for us. The adventure continues ... for real, even if I do take an inordinate amount of time to focus on the lighter side of life.
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Still no word on the house. We are still waiting for the final OK.
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Gotta run.
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As Always,
Love In Christ Jesus,
Michael & Rebekah & Jack
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Book of the week is the Perennial Gardener's Design Primer. Absolutely a great resource I've been delving into to give my garden experience that cutting edge I'm looking for

The Perennial Gardener's Design Primer [PERENNIAL GARDENERS DESIGN PRI]

Sunday refreshment

"Daddy! Are we there YET?"

A visit to Borderland State Park

Marscel serenades us while we wait for the mob

Behold "The Mob" talking, discoursing and of course chatting

Micaiah enjoys his meal

I have no idea why ... so don't ask!

Off for a course of disc/frisbee golf

My babe!

The idea is to get your disk to the hole within par, just like golf

Evidence of the recent deluge we were plagued with

The sign gives me an idea

I defy even Sir Walter Raleigh to come up with a better idea

Back on dry land, the game continues

Wooosh!

Fellow bloggers 

The contrast of Art (of course, If I was Obama, I would have said, "The Audacity of Art".... but I'm not)

Is that the patented Niednagel smirk?

The blissfulness of kiddo-ness

Hobbits as you've never known them

Kind of reminds me of a Far-Side cartoon, something like ... "Unbeknownst to Mama Monica, Jack had worked for days perfecting the innocent drool"   

"Lean against this rock?"

Yes! That rock

Art

Well, every Sunday comes to an end ... 

Every day with perfect lighting only makes us anticipate the next. 

 The day of rest is over, the week is left to be conquered. 

Another week to experience God's grace

Another week to live

(I know it doesn't rhym ... I think that is called prose)

Some final season prep

I absolutely LOVE the self installed vinyl 

A dream comes true

For years, the dream has built. For years, I have hoped. For years, I could only imagine what it would be like ...

... To go surfing!!!!

The Surfin' Spider 

Not sure what the handkerchief is for

Many thanks to Andrew for being such a great teacher!