Iowa Trip! - Part 1

 Sunset...

 Deborah was the master-packer of trip food! :)

 My newest find -- this denim jacket which I fell in love with! ;) :)

 Wednesday evening, three of the E's arrived!

 Now it's Thursday, and off we go to Iowa!

 :)

Kandace, Travis, and Austin E came with us -- great fun!

 Hair fix time :) :)

Practical Kandace brought along stuff to study :)

 Our faithful driver and trip leader! :) :)

 Brilliant

We stopped to help two ladies who'd had a flat tire. It was raining, hence the blurred window. ;)

 Backseat buddies

 This trucker stopped to help, too! :)

 Pushups...

 Pretty lighting as evening drew on...

 More pushups! :)

 Deborah does... pushups? ;)

 It was such fun to have Kandace along :)

 Our hotel!

 Great talking with other people who'd come for the conference!

Next: Friday!

And -- Still More Quotes :)

Okay, I know I may have posted this quote before -- but it's so, so good! :)

Being Immodest Is Like...

This quote is so good, please click on it so you can read it larger! :)

(BTW, I'm NOT advocating drinking alcohol, even if you think you can control it! :) The analogy is good, though)

Life, Lake, and Andrew's Birthday!

Micah's been doing a lot of the Small Engine Repair recently!

Deborah made Chocolate-covered Cheesecake Bites!

If you think they tasted good, you're right! :) :)

Yes, it's Autumn, I promise :)

Another view of the green-ness :)

:)

Mom, Deborah, Stephen, & I went to Bonham State Park, to go canoeing! It was Deborah's idea, and was such fun!

Getting our gear...

Unlocking the canoes...

Deborah and Stephen!

Looks a little funny with just one person, huh? ;) It was enjoyable, though!

This boy was fishing on the dock and caught this fish while we were there!

:) Thanks to Mom for taking these pics -- I was canoeing :)

After our allotted hour, Stephen changed into swimsuit and played in the water!

Deborah made deigns on the sand...

A RealtreeGirls symbol, courtesy Deborah ;)

Pingpong, anyone?

Andrew's Birthday, at last!

20 years old -- how wonderful!

Deborah's a great gift-giver!

Watching the present-opening...

Katelyn and Kathryn

Happy, happy birthday, dear Andrew!!!!

Our cat Deputy was sleeping like this, covering his eyes with a paw -- I thought it was funny-looking! ;)

Fog, gorgeous fog, this morning...

And I'll close with two sort of silly quotes I came across:

Just fun! Anyway -- hope ya'll have a lovely week!