Uncle Curt's Family

David and Dana
Brian
Gary
Heather
Erick and Kami
Aaron
Aunt Judy
Uncle Curt and Dave
We got here to Uncle Curt's this afternoon. The kids all came for Hawaiian Haystacks that Heather made. Yummy! Tomorrow Forrest will fly in so Curtis will be the only one missing. Not bad for 8 kids. Here are some pictures I've promised.

Tyrone with Melissa and TJ

Tyrone and his wife Melissa and son TJ came over and spent the evening and had dinner with us. They are such a nice family. I wish you kids knew them!

Bob singing

Here is a song from
Uncle Bob!

Your cousin Tyrone

We haven't seen Tyrone for years so we have been having a nice visit today. His wife Melissa and son Tyrone (TJ) will be coming soon. I'll do a picture of them for you when I can.

Bob with his Birds

Bob has the most beautiful birds in his Avairy outside. They hear him coming and really make a racket. This is one of them and it was biting him like crazy!!! Also here are some more pictures of the outdoor dogs and some of his pretty plants. We are having a wonderful day and are loving it!

We're here at Bob and Carols

Bob and Dave
Dave some of the dogs and Carols mom.

We made it to Red Rock Texas! Bob and Carol were both still at work so Dave and I looked for a food place on our GPS. We found a McDonalds about 15 miles away and decided go have dinner and kill some time there. After eating a salad we rented a movie at the Redbox out front and sat in the back seats of the car and watched a movie! It was so much fun, we had to put stuff on the front seats to have room to sit there but it felt like a date at the drive-in. We parked in the shade in the McDonalds parking lot so the rest rooms were close and it was easy to return the video afterwards. About 8pm we went to Bob's but still beat them home. We were greeted by their 13 dogs! 6 outdoor and 7 indoor dogs... no I am not kidding. We are sleeping on the hide-a-bed in the living room but I'm not sure if we will be alone or sharing with the dogs. This makes me decide I don't miss Harry very much. In fact I think maybe I don't like dogs very much. More Later!

McKinney, Collins County, Texas

Tonight we came as far as McKinney, Texas where James Lovelady (dads 3rd great grandfather) and Frances Crawford Wilmeth (another 3rd great grandfather) lived. We are staying at the local Days Inn and plan to get to Uncle Bobs tomorrow. I will take pictures there...

M0nday night we went to the Dutton Family Show in Branson and they were fantastic! We met them at church on Sunday. The mom taught Gospel Doctrine then sat with me in Relief Society and introduced me to everyone. The dad was the Bishop of the ward and we felt like old friends. They were very kind to us but we had no idea they were all so talented until the show. We were blown away. Both them and the Hughes were really good. We became friends with all of them and loved going to their shows. I highly recommend them both. I was surprised by Branson and how clean all the shows are. They say you can't find a show that wouldn't be fit for a young child. No wonder there are so many LDS groups playing there. I wish we could have seen the others.

A lazy Sunday afternoon

Ahhhh retired and feeling pretty lazy. This will be a relaxing few weeks before the real work begins.

We're on our way!

After having a fun potluck in our honor on Wednesday and a Temple Retirement dinner on Thursday we planned to take off on our trip bright and early Friday morning. It didn't quite work out that way. We had so much to do to tie up loose ends and didn't leave until after 1 PM. Dave has been a little homesick for Harry. He feels bad about needing to leave him. Lynn and Sharon will be caring for him when they get there.

We drove to Branson Mo. and have seen some fun shows. We saw the Hughes Brothers last night and went with them to church today. We also went to the Titanic Museum on Saturday. Today we had a quiet Sabbath and only went to church. Tomorrow we will see Red Hot and Blue and the Dutton Brothers. They were also at church. It is a nice ward. We will leave for Uncle Bob's Tues Morning. I'll try to keep blogging when I have access.

Flying high

For our 41st anniversary on Sat Aug 16 dad took me flying. We took Jamie and went up and around the temple and our homes. It was a lot of fun. Marty and the girls were waving from below. We spent the whole day with Jamie and Marty.

Bishopric dinner

On Aug 15 we had a special dinner with our old Bishopric. We went to the Best Buffet in Quincy and really enjoyed being with good friends.

Dave's Retirement Begins

Dad and Mom asked me to post for them. They are all packed up and on the road. They wanted everyone to know how grateful they are for the wonderful parties and all the wonderful things that have been said about them and done for them. They really feel loved and it is really hard for them to leave such good friends and family. Mom will post more as soon as she can. She has promised me she will be diligent at keeping us all updated on their adventures. -Jamie