New House & Old Friends

Who would have thought you could drive half way cross country, and see friends. These are our friends Larry & Debbie King that are moving to San Antonio TX. We were able to meet them in Tulsa Oklahoma for dinner and a visit on their way south. The world just gets smaller and smaller.







As promised, we finally got pictures of our new house. We are having a great time, and loving the new place.













This picture has an extra item hanging on the back. Yes, we have the Gold Wing hanging on the rear, so we can enjoy the outdoors when it's not raining. I will have another photo of the entire "TRAIN" soon.

We made our way to Hutchinson Kansas, and will head to Colorado on Friday to meet yet another relative from 1200 miles away.

On the Road Again

WE ARE ON THE ROAD, AND SEEING NEW THINGS. WE LEFT ORLANDO ON SATURDAY, AND TRAVELED TO JACKSON MISS. TO VISIT WITH FRIENDS WE WORKED WITH THIS PAST WINTER. HERE WE ARE AT THE VICKSBURG CIVIL WAR MUSEUM.

THIS WAS A REINACTMENT WITH A CANNON FIREING.

WE THEN TRAVELED SOUTH ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. AND SAW THIS CHURCH WITH AN INTERESTING STEEPLE TOP.

Final Memories of a Week Together

Went to the zoo on Saturday while waiting for the flights out. After a cool lunch (it was HOT outside) there was some major cleaning up to do!

Caleb loves his fries and ketchup. He is also getting rather attached to the baseball cap that was used to shelter him from the sun. We are all patting ourselves on the back...both kids are sunburn free even after spending lots of time in the water or at the beach. HOORAY!

Caleb was a tad leary of the goats this time but we are going to cut him some slack since he had a bad week with a variety of critters.

A gazook of seagulls tried to take our food at an outdoor McDonald's and even Shelli yelled out, "Momma!" Then Caleb and Auntie Em chased a few small lizards until the mothers came out for revenge and Em retreated.

Here's our cute little Abby. She's getting teeth, smiles and laughs a lot and LOVES being around people. She's very social and giggles when she feels Pappy's scratchy face. Hmmm, "Pat the Bunny" deja vu!

Yesterday was Father's Day and we were missing our kids/grandkids so Ken and I went on a cycle ride that became an event. We had been introduced to a game called "Blokus" recently that we really enjoyed, so on our ride we came upon a ToysRUs, bought the game, found a neat public park at the beach (Atlantic side) and sat at a covered picnic table where we could see the waves crashing on shore, and played our new game...twice...I won twice...that will NEVER happen again.

Today it became official. Come September we will be volunteering for Wycliffe on a permanent basis. We will be free to travel back to IL for medical, friends, family for 2-3 weeks every three months. Ken's birthday was last week and I got him a Rosetta Stone program to learn Spanish since he may be traveling to places south of here...actually the Spanish would be helpful north of here also, LOL!

We are leaving Orlando on Saturday to meander north to end up in Montana for the fourth of July and the annual Gold Wing convention, then back to IL to help Chris and Em build a deck.

Had a great time yesterday at the zoo. Abby is so cute and loves to be around people.

Caleb wasn't so sure about the goats this time. He had a bad week with creatures. We had a Hitchcockian event with a ton of seagulls while we were eating outside, even Shelli yelled for Mom! Then there was a plethora of lizards, big and small. Emily chased away the little ones but when the momma lizards came back for revenge, even Em backed off. So we will cut Caleb some slack for his timidity.

More Play Time

Look what happens at the end of the day. Grammy gets to hold them both, and cuddle before bed time. Little ones are soooooo much fun, and need to be hugged and played with lots.

Abby loves to play in the pool with her Froggy Floaty thing. It is so cute with the blow-up palm tree, that shades her from the sun. Being a red head, she is pretty fair skinned, and we don't need a lobster.

We are learning how to excavate sand, digging a hole.Notice the careful attention paid by the student. Also learning how to build a sand castle, by using the excavated sand, and drizzaling it thru your fingers.

Here we are in the Gulf of Mexico, and he thinks it's a BBBIIIGGG pool. We had fun walking in the water and playing.

Grandkid Visit

Look at this picture, and see if you tell who's haveing the most fun. The title to the picture is Playtime.

Abby and Caleb got a water float, and they both really liked it.

Here we are on our first walk to the beach. We have a basket ful of sand tays, and WOW are we excited

God has gifted us with a great family, and it's fun to do stuff with them. Oh yes, our kids are here too, we just don't have any photos of them as yet. We may or may not depending on the little ones, and there photo op's. More later as we have more fun.

Ken

WOW-Grandkids

It is now Monday June 11, and our kids and grand kids are here, ans what a wonderful feeling for us all to be together. Chris, Emily, Caleb, and I are playing golf each morning, and playing in the water or on the beach in the afternoon. Life continues to be great. Pictures of the grand kids soon.

If you think of it, we would appreciate your prayers concerning our future plans. We have been asked to take on some responsibility's with Wycliffe, and the jobs seem right. We feel God is leading us in that direction, and ask for your prayers to solidify the decision.

Ken

More Grandkid Photos

Our grand kids have taken on a new hobby, sort of. Here is a picture of them on wheels.I think you can see that little Caleb is practicing the tong bite, and Abby just isn't sure what this bucket on her head is for. We can't wait for Monday June 11, for them to arrive and be able to play on the beach, and build sand castles.

We continue the work in Orlando, and the progress of the building is great. Our electrical leader left on Monday to go home to Alaska, and prepare to go to The Philippines in August to work on a project there. With that, he left me in charge, which is very scary. However, he did leave his cell phone number, and we have talked every day. He told me tonight that we are about all done for now.

We are leaving on Saturday for our week in St Pete with the kids. Then we will return for one more week of work, before we take off. We'll have more pics once we get the kids together.

Ken

High and Lifted Up

The work here continues, and is very gratifying. I have been continuing with electrical work, and Melody has been doing some construction work herself, painting inside the new building. I took the day off today (Friday 6/1), and played golf with a friend from Eustus Florida. Since doing that, and the fact that our electrical Foreman is leaving on Monday, I said I would work on Saturday. The man in charge of the new building, is always taking pictures, and captured me. Theses give new meaning to the song High and Lifted Up. I was wiring and hanging the lights in the entry of this building, up about 30 feet or so. The weather has changed slightly, starting to rain, as June 1 starts Hurricane Season. They need rain badly down here. More later

Ken