Our 4th Anniversary

Yesterday (August 23rd) was our fourth wedding anniversary! I can't believe we've already been married for four years. It seems like just yesterday that we were planning the wedding. I can remember thinking then that our wedding day would never come. And now, here it is four years later and all I can wish is that time would slow down! I mean just think, four years is the same amount of time as you spent in high school. Didn't that feel like a long time back then? Well, apparently time really does pass faster the older you get. What's even more unbelievable to me is that we started dating on September 19, 2001, so we will be together a total of six years in just a couple of days. Since my 30th birthday (yes, I said 30th!) is Tuesday, I will have Randy in my life for 1/5 of the time I have been on this earth. I've already spent 20% of my life with him! I know I did get really lucky to find someone that keeps me entertained and is so sweet to me, so I'm not at all complaining. I am just having such a hard time with how fast time is passing and how I don't even notice it flying by. I know I need to stop and smell the roses, but I'm just not really sure where to find the breaks!

More Cowbell Anyone????

KK, Kenzie, and Kagan Keltz

Babysitting!

I got to babysit three of my favorite little people today! Lesa and Kevin had some errands to run, so they let me have Kaitlyn (5), Kenzie (3), and Kagan (1) this afternoon/evening. It was so much fun! KK, being the oldest, is so good at being the big girl helper. They are such good kids that I didn't even feel overwhelmed that I had three kids under six here.

KK and Kenzie have some active imaginations. Those girls can dream up things to keep themselves entertained for hours. Today, KK was the mom and Kenzie was her 4 year old daughter that was having a birthday party. They went back and forth to the grocery store (upstairs) to get sack (basket) after sack of groceries (blocks, cards, checkers). We had the party and ate sandwiches (cards), chips (checkers), cake and cupcakes (blocks). Then they called for a bus to come pick them up and take them to the water park in Azle for the birthday party. It was so cute to watch their imaginations run wild. Remember when it was so easy to dream up things to do?

Locknane Family Reunion

Why is it that when families get together for a weekend we manage to eat more than we usually do in a typical week? We're stuffed! At least it was really good food that we're stuffed of. Randy's mom and her family are some of the best cooks, and particularly bakers, I know. And that's certainly a compliment because my family is pretty serious when it comes to making good food. We ate from Saturday morning until we left this afternoon. But it tasted so good that I can't even say I regret any of it! Then, they all sent us home with recipe packets for all of the dishes. As if eating that much once a year isn't enough, now we can sit at home and eat ourselves into oblivion without anyone else having to witness the process! It's a beautiful thing.

Randy's grandma lives in Clovis. She is just the spunkiest little lady you'll ever meet. I didn't race her, but I'm pretty sure that if I did she would win. Talk about somebody with energy and determination. I don't know many people that could keep up with her. We went to visit the old farm house that she grew up in just outside of Clovis. As soon as we pulled up to the gate she's hopping out of the car to open it before it even comes to a stop. At eighty some-odd years old (a lady never tells her age!) she still gets on the tractor and mows the weeds down. It's an impressive sight to see her in action with all of her grandkids.

We took some family pictures looking out over the breaks, which is Locknane language for where the flat land breaks off into valley and cliffs. Apparently Clovis sits on a plateau, and you wouldn't even realize it until you get to a part of their farm where all of a sudden there's a drop into beautiful scenery. Since I didn't bring my camera, I'll have to rely on Gina or Karen to send those pictures to me. As soon as I get them, I'll post them though!