Friday, July 24, 2009







Happy Anniversary...Ten years ago today, John and I were married. We had a wonderful celebration and enjoyed having so many people there to help us celebrate. I look back on all the pictures and am amazed at all we have been through. Hard to believe it has already been 10 years. Happy Anniversary, John. I love you.

Saturday, July 18, 2009


Ride 'Em Cowgirl...Several weeks ago we stopped off at our friend's, The Littlefield's, for a visit after seeing family in Oklahoma. Julia was enamored with Patrick's cowboy hat and stick pony. So he loaned it to her for a couple of days since they were coming down to TX shortly. Never to be separated, here is a cute picture of her with her "horse".















A Few More Pictures from 4th of July...if they weren't so darn cute, I wouldn't have to keep posting. Love those squirrelly kids!

Friday, July 10, 2009











More 4th of July pics...
















July 4th...It has really been a whirlwind summer. Much faster than I thought. Hard to believe we have only 6 more weeks until school starts. Anyway, the Elliott's went back to Marlow, OK (John's hometown) for 4th of July. We had a really great time visiting with lots of old friends including the Terrell family who put up with us for 3 days...ha! And of course, the kids just loved staying in a hotel with a pool...ha! It really is the little things. Marlow has the largest 4th of July celebration including awesome fireworks in SW Oklahoma. They have a parade, games/rides/etc. in the park, and the wonderful fireworks show with live music. Julia had her first pony ride in the park. She loved it but wanted to go faster...surprise! John took the kids all over town to show them where he went to school and to show them all the history of the Marlow brothers since the town is located right on the Chisholm Trail. It was really interesting. Jacob is a country boy at heart and would move there in a heart beat. We even took the kids out to the old farm so they could see where daddy grew up and lived. Luckily, the current owners were not there so we could walk around a bit. I stood lookout when they went in the backyard. Just have to say...I would not be good at a life of crime. I was so nervous the whole time...ha! Guess that's a good thing. But the kids got to see the handprints made on the old back porch by grandma, big daddy, greg, chris, and john. Jared isn't on there since he wasn't born yet. Hard to believe so much time has passed. It was a really great weekend celebrating our country, freedom, and friends. Happy 4th of July!