Family Day

This past Saturday was a great family day! We started off in Memphis, MO for the Antique Fair. I ran in the 5k race with friends and had a good time. Then we were off to Hannibal to see the LST-325 that was docked there. The LST (Landing Ship, Tank) is an amphibious vessel designed to land battle-ready tanks, troops and supplies directly onto enemy shores. Ships of this type proved to be enormously useful during times of war and peace both. This particular LST was originally known as LST-325 during the Second World War, USNS LST-325 during its arctic operations in the 1950's, and later L-144 while it was in the service of the Greek Navy. It was acquired by The USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc., in 2000, and caught considerable public attention when the veteran crew brought it on a 6,500-mile journey from the Greek island of Crete to Mobile, Alabama. We wanted to go inside but the line was extremely long and wasn't moving very quickly. It was interesting to see a part of our history, even if it was only the outside!

Picnic time

We decided to have a picnic at the lake the other evening. The previous few days had been hot and humid but now the weather was perfect! Braelin loves to be outside. I think she likes to listen to all of natures noises! Here, Zach is teaching her early about the cattle business! It'll be a few years before she can be his little helper, but she can be his sidekick now!

4th of July

For Braelin's first 4th of July we went to the Catfish Place to watch fireworks, which were great! Braelin didn't even mind the loud noise. Before the fireworks we had a picnic and here's Brae looking flashy in her red, white, and blue!

First timer!

I've been thinking about doing a blog for awhile now. It'll be a good way to keep people up to date with what's going on in our lives. Well, at least you'll be informed about what's going on with Braelin since she's what's important to us!

Let's start at the beginning! Here's Braelin at birth, May 27th. She weighed 7 lbs 6 oz and was 20 1/2 inches. Absolutely perfect! We couldn't be any happier!