San Angelo Day 3

Rebecca and family got here late Friday night. We met them this morning at Caitlyn's first soccer game. After the game we went out to the park to show them where we are camped. We left there and went out to eat with all of the team and parents. The second game was at 4:30 this afternoon. They won both games. Tonight we went to eat with Rebecca and family and one other family. The first game tomorrow is at 8:00AM.

I've added a few pictures of the soccer bunch.

Mason To San Angelo

We made 120 miles today from Mason to San Angelo. We hated to leave the park at Mason since it and the managers were so nice. Rick and his mother Betty made our stay enjoyable.

Note to Rick: You can click on the images and see them enlarged.

Mason Day 4

This morning we drove to Federicksburg to go to Walmart. After Walmart we ate at the Sonic Drive In. We came back to Mason and walked around in town for awhile. This afternoon we took a drive out through the hills southwest of town. It was a nice ride with the prettiest Bluebonnets that we have seen anywhere. About half the drive was on gravel and dirt roads with lots of low water crossings and cattle guards.

Sheryl, we really like the new camera. However, we are discovering that having a good camera doesn't make you a good photographer. Maybe we will get better with time. I thought that the bull in the bluebonnets was good.

Mason Day 3

We mostly rested yesterday and today. I helped the park manager work on the lawn mower yesterday. We took the blades off and carried them to town to see if we could find anyone to sharpen them. We had no luck. Today, he went to Fredericksburg and bought a bench grinder. We will sharpen them tomorrow. Yesterday afternoon, we drove in to Mason (about 10 miles) and looked around a little. We then stopped by Dairy Queen and got a blizzard.

Fredericksburg To Mason

We moved north today; not far, just 40 miles. We are on the edge of the Llano River just south of Mason, Texas. The park where we are staying is new and very quiet with only five other campers besides us. We plan to stay here four nights before we move on to San Angelo on Thursday. Tonight the man and his mother that run the park invited us up for red beans and rice. While we were eating, another couple from the park came in and ate with us also.

Fredericksburg, Texas Days 17 & 18

It was rainy and windy yesterday. We were expecting our new camera to be delivered yesterday, so we stayed around waiting for it. It came about 12:30. The weather cleared up some in the afternoon and Emily wanted to go to James Avery in Kerrville to get a replacement for an earring that she had lost. We drove over there and toured an area where the jewelry is made. There was a very nice man named Jim Pace who showed us how some of the work is done. I even found a ring that I liked and bought it. It is made of silver with gold inlay and is attractive (I wrote pretty, but that didn't sound right). We got to take a few pictures with the new camera and think that it is going to work well.

Today it was cloudy and windy again. Emily went to a little cafe nearby and ate breakfast. When she came back we went to the grocery store and got a few things. I got a nice piece of fresh salmon and grilled it for lunch. It was delicious. Needless to say, Emily didn't eat any. The sun came out this afternoon and the wind died down so we went for a long walk here in the park.

Fredericksburg, Texas Day 16 (I Think)

We are still at Fredericksburg. Nothing much has been happening. Steve and Ellen left last Monday and went into Oklahoma. We had decided to change to Dish Network for our satellite TV and needed to wait around for them to install. After somewhat of a runaround we finally got the system installed last Thursday. It seems to be fine. I hope so since we cancelled DirecTV today.

We finally found the digital camera that we want and ordered it on Saturday from Amazon.com. It is supposed to come tomorrow so we are waiting for it. We don't know how much longer we will stay here, but are planning to meet Rebecca and family in San Angelo on the 27th.

We went to San Antonio last Wednesday to look at cameras at Best Buy and came back through Bourne and looked around for awhile. On Sunday we took a drive to Llano including a loop through the back country to look at the bluebonnets and wildflowers. We came back through Mason.

Snow and Easter

On Saturday, it snowed all day long. On Sunday, the kids are out hunting Easter eggs. I guess that is Texas' unpredictable weather, for you. Oh well, the kids were glad that the chocolate didn't melt in thier Easter eggs this year.

Here's Dom's favorite one with him holding her.

Dom loves his bike! Thought you would enjoy this one too.

Love you and Have a great Easter.

Here are some pictures from the wedding. I think they all looked great. Unfortunately, I didn't get any of Miranda before the shoes came off, so she has sock on in all of these.......Oh, well. She looks good anyway.

Grandkid Pictures

I'm trying to upload the pictures, but they are too big. I'm going to photo shop them and try again!!

They'll be there soon, I promise.

Brandi's wedding was fun. Everything turned out great and very simple.

Love you!

Fredericksburg, Texas Day 10

We woke up this morning and it was 35 degrees and raining. It has now turned to sleet. The Airport Diner across the runway from us is only open for breakfast on Saturday and Sunday mornings. We have been planning to go over there for breakfast, so we went this morning even though the weather was miserable. It is built and decorated like a 40's era diner and had really good food. We are back home now and will probably just stay in and watch the bad weather outside. I will write more if anything exciting comes up. I realize that most of what I write is not very exciting, but oh well.

Rebecca and Drew did have a new calf born yesterday (that's exciting). As we understand it, both momma and daughter are doing fine. I told Rebecca that she had done good without us and she said that she didn't have anything to do with it.

Fredericksburg, Texas Day 9

It was cold this morning. The thermometer showed 48 degrees at 7:30 A.M. We stayed in all morning and then decided to go to Driftwood, Texas to eat at The Salt Lick barbeque place. It was a drive of about 60 miles each way (a long way to go to eat), but it proved to be well worth it. They had excellent hickory smoked brisket, pork ribs, and sausage. It was served family style and they just kept refilling the platter. We all ate way too much. I have included a picture of Emily, Steve and Ellen with our waitress named Cassie.

The drive was interesting and we saw a lot of backroads and scenery (we cut across country to avoid going through Johnson City). On the way over we went through Luckanbach and stopped for a short visit. It is fairly close to Fredericksburg so we will probably go back later. The Blanco River is beautiful with lots of dams across the river and rapidly flowing water. On the return trip we went through Wimberly.

Fredericksburg, Texas Day 8

It was much cooler today. I went to copy and mail my income tax return this morning. After that I went and talked to a Dish TV dealer to find out about switching over. We went to eat at a barbeque place and then visited the Wildflower Seed Farm. Tonight Emily and I went to an old railroad tunnel to see the bats come out at dark. It was a long drive on a narrow winding road and we only saw five or six bats. After that we went to Walmart and picked up a few things.

Fredericksburg, Texas Day 7

Emily and I stayed in all day yesterday. Steve and Ellen rode to Luckanbach. I'm feeling better today so we are probably going to go do something. The storm missed us last night but was all around. We didn't get the wind, rain or hail that was expected. It did get really dark with lots of lightning.

We went to the Admiral Nimitz museum today and also toured the National Museum of the Pacific War and The Pacific Combat Zone Exhibit. All were very interesting and we enjoyed the day. Have included a few of the many pictures we took but as usual you really have to be there to appreciate it all. Remember that you can click on any picture and see a full-size copy.

Fredericksburg, Texas Day 5

I woke up this morning with an upset stomach (maybe yesterday's mexican food) so I stayed in bed all day. Emily, Steve and Ellen rode over to see the stonehenge replica near Hunt, Texas. On their way back they discovered the home of James Avery Jewelry in Kerrville and toured that.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO TREVOR!!!!