Time to Celebrate

Happy Cousins~ Amy, Jaime and Sarah


Susan with her cake and baby cousin Mark


John Boy and Grandmom share conversation

Macey delighting us with a tune. Isn't it sweet to see her reflection in the piano?!


Eating crabs outside

The birthday girl and Miss Macey

Happy Birthday Susan

Susan Elisabeth Stinnett!


Grandma's two little angels-Susie and Heather


After helping Daddy in the garden


Giggly smiles


Ouch! Isn't she being sweet!?


"I lost my first tooth"!


The three sisters


Baby sister number four

Susan and her friend Tiffany~both are celebrating their 21st birthdays this year!

Check This Out

This link is to Vision Forum Everyday News website. The latest news report is about the Jamestown celebration.
Enjoy! :)

A Graduation Party

Sunday we went to our friends' graduation party. They decorated beautifully and everyone had a blast! The afternoon consisted of a yummy dinner served picnic-style, followed by the giving of the diplomas. Then for a fun side kick they played a game that kept everyone laughing! :)


The graduation cake


Sisters, Emily and Mary Ellen with their diplomas


Sarah and John looking at the photo album


Aww isn't he co cute! :)


What a sweet young lady! -Brigid King


Chatting with their Dad before the ceremony


Amy and Sarah enjoying the yummy skittles that were set on each of the tables


John


Cutting the cake

It's a Boy!

Congratulations to our friends, the King family on the birth of their tenth child! Weighing in at 9lbs, 9 oz and 21, 1/2 inches long!


Their beautiful baby boy; Stephen Blaise King

"Lo, children are a heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is that man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate."
Psalm 127: 3-5

Car rides

Here are pictures of some of us in the car. As you will see long hours in the car tend to take a toll on some people! :)

Feasting on snacks!


Meet Mr.Goof -He was putting on sun-tan lotion but put too much in his hand!


John joined in too!


This is so much fun!


Laughing the hours away

Jamestown Celebration Days 5&6

The closing celebration took place for two days (Friday and Saturday) at Fort Pocahontas.

Charlie Zahm delighted us all day on Friday with songs of heritage, victory and hope. Many times the audience sang along or clapped. This little boy who was sitting in front of us clapped and bounced to every song Mr. Zahm sang- too cute!!

Thousands of people gathered came from all over the United States to show gratefulness and celebrate our nation's 400th birthday.

In the morning about 1,000 costumed celebrants marched in a parade on the grounds of Fort Pocahontas.

Boys carried the flags of our states

Sitting in a 3,500 man tent to hear speeches, poetry, songs, reenactments and plays

The real thing and an actor- Mr. Harrison Tyler is the grandson of the tenth president of the US. He owns Fort Pocahontas where the Friday and Saturday events took place. The younger man next to him is a reenacter of "John Tyler", the president, who spoke to us in first person. Mr. Harrison Tyler had us laughing when he kept calling the reenacter (who I don't remember the true name of), "Grandfather"!! :)

The Jamestown Children's Monument with it's time capsule of letters to the children of the 22nd century and a list of the names of the 21st century children who gave $1 or more to the erection of the monument.

Joe Morecraft and Doug Phillips right after the unveiling

John Boy touching the monument he helped fund with his one dollar donation.

The six Hart children in front of the children's memorial monument. We were delighted to meet their newest member- Baby Jackson!

Mrs. Beall Phillips and her daughter Virgina Hope, named especially for the Jamestown 400th anniversary


Yum, yum eating funnel cakes! :)

Saturday ended with the Academy of the Arts preforming a beautiful play of the Gospel conversation and then the marriage of Pocahontas. As if that wasn't fantastic enough we watched the some of the greatest fireworks we've ever seen before leaving the grounds of the the Fort!

John Boy giving Vision Forum Ministries a salute for a fantastic week of fun, learning and praise to our Lord Jesus Christ!

Jamestown Celebration Day 4

Thursday morning we all went to Williamsburg. The weather was perfect!


Mom looking at the herbs in one of the many gardens.


Daniel taking a quick break



Some of the many, many hats


Sarah in the Governors Gardens


A picture of Jen, also in the Governor's Garden


Dad and John stopping to tie John's shoes


Amy in a nest of trees


Some reenacters chatting to each other


The tavern we ate at for lunch.


Watching the Colonial Dances


In the evening everyone was thrilled to hear "Patrick Henry". He was an excellent speaker. After him we sat and listened to Gary DeMar preach on different world views.