~Watch Night Service~

I'm a little behind on posting pictures...

but I guess late is better than never...right? ;o}

These pictures are from Watch Night Service on New Year's Eve.

Since we are still not in our building, we had the opportunity to go

to Arkansas to Bro. Kenny Guy's church.

Kayla with some friends...

One of the speakers...he painted a picture for the kiddos..

Afterwards Kayla won the picture in a drawing.

My hubby with Bro. John and Phillip Jenkins...

Hubby will always be my favorite preacher ;o}

New Year's day we joined some friends for a Japanese lunch...

Fuji's is not my favorite Japanese restaurant...but it was still a lot of fun.

I hope everyone is having a great 2010 so far!

I will be so glad....

...when deer season is over!(but don't tell the boys ;o})

They count down the days until it comes around each year.

Here they are building a shooting house...there was
wood all over the yard~and still in the garage in a
not so neat little pile~that will be cleaned up tomorrow~
FIRST THING! hint hint hint

I think Ethan is suppose to be holding the wood

still for Brandon...

This is my adopted daughter Courtney (;o)~not really)

...but I claim her as my own...she was pitching in a helping hand.

I wonder who came up with the design?

It looks like that shooting hole is a little high ;o}

My boys love to hunt...Especially Dalton, he eats, sleeps and

breathes hunting! I can't wait for deer season to be over ;o} no

more muddy boots in the garage, no more deer hanging from the

trees in my back yard~(yeah~that really happened) no more using

my patio table for a chopping block (no seriously! that will NEVER

happen again~or there will be teenage boys hanging from the trees in

the backyard ;o}) no more losing sleep because I'm afraid someone's

gonna get hurt & no more camo in the laundry! WHOO ~ HOO!

Only 3 more months to go ;o{ Is it really that much longer :o{

I do not eat deer~I don't even cook it! If I can't buy it at

Wal-Mart or Kroger then I am not gonna eat it ~ unless

I'm starving of'course ;o}

And I would definitely have to be starving!

~A Little Get-a-way~

We spent Thurs, Friday & Saturday in Eminence Missouri.
The Cude family from church invited us to spend some time with
them at their cabin.We had a good
time! ;o} Seth & Courtney from next door came too!

Here are Dalton & Seth taking a break from the sun to
play a few inside games. (Can you tell Dalton

hates his picture being made?)

Don't you just love a porch swing!?

This is where Jeremy spent his time at the cabin ;o}
he always manages to find the recliners.

Ethan is getting the rafts ready for the river.

This is Rocky Falls...I think it was the most fun of all.
The kids loved climbing up the rocks and sliding down
into the pool below.

Kayla probably slid a couple hundred times ;o}


This was taken after Jeremy slipped on the rocks. He decided he
was gonna find a spot and settle down ;o} This was after a
few hours on the river, so if you look closely you can see that his legs
and arms are a lovely shade of red (he refused to put on sunscreen)! ;o}

Time to fight the current!

Courtney & Ethan...

Luckily...I was the only one snapping pictures this weekend!
So, no horrible pictures of me to post...well...there were a
few, but since it is my blog, I don't have to post them ;o}

I wish I had a few pictures of Jeremy when he was bumping into
everything ;o}I think I was too busy laughing to even think of the
camera...he got stuck on rocks, trees, people...yes, even people!
It was funny (hilarious) !

We had a great time...I think next time we go...I want to just
float the Current and not paddle it...I'm SORE!

Bowling With Good Friends

Weekends around the Ballinger house are usually very busy. There are either ballgames, gospel singings or some other THING that absolutely MUST be done.....well, this past Saturday....we had nothing to do!
So, we went bowling!
I really like to bowl. I don't know why, but if you can over look the.....used shoes.....dirty balls.....dirty chairs.....nasty floors.....loud, head banging music and the strobe lights blinding you, it's pretty fun. (just don't forget the Germ-x) I don't usually play very well.....I think my highest score was 83. I did bowl one strike though! YAY me!

I snapped a few random pictures of our night out.

Me & Jeremy

For those of you who don't know.....this is John and Mindy Dillinger. John is the Associate Pastor at Holy Hills.

Mindy is probably my closest friend. I know that she will be honest with me....even though sometimes I wish she would lie! ;o} We are total opposites in almost everything.....but I do love her and am so glad the Lord gave us the opportunity to minister together at Holy Hills.I am so glad that John and Jeremy are such good friends.I had to show a picture of these shoes. The ones on the left, that are not totally hideous in the neon colors are mine ;o} Sorry, Mindy.....but you have to admit they are pretty funny!