Christmas in The Woodlands

Matthew, Josh, Sam, and Monte prepare to jump into the freezing water of the pool! We had our own version of the polar bear club.

Sam and Monte take the plunge!

They got warm in the spa which was turned on. Lots of fun.

Christmas Breakfast with the family.

Mrs. Claus and Mr. Claus before the present opening extravaganza.

Becky showing off her new Dell laptop with artwork on the outside.

Dad, Matthew and Monte show off the picture of Mike and me when we were little.

Dad and Matthew .

Christmas eve dinner before going to church together. It was a great time this Christmas. A lot of good times with our family.

Trip to Charleston over Thanksgiving break

We were able to drive to Charleston, SC to eat lunch with my parents who were vacationing in Hilton Head for the week. Here is a picture of Nate, Kyle and Sam outside the restaurant. Charleston Harbor is in the background.

Ralph, Carolyn, our family, Steve and Sherri and their kids were glad to meet up with my parents and visit over supper. Here is a group picture. We think it has been since Nate's High school graduation since our parents had seen each other. We had a great family time.

Back from our Thanksgiving trip to SC

I am just getting back into the swing of things. We spent a week in SC with the Hendricks clan. Here is a snap of Kyle, Sam and Nate after church. Dick's parents are doing well and we had a great visit with everyone. I will blog more later.

Nate's grades

Nate called Dick this week, as he often does, to discuss life, etc. He is enjoying his senior year at Louisiana Tech. He just finished his finals and he has straight A's!!!!!!!!! We are so proud of him and his accomplishments.

Kyle's award winning poem

Eternal Eyes
Inspired by Untitled by James “Son” Thomas

written by Kyle Johnson November 2008

Skin flakes
A new layer waiting to replace
Hair constantly cut and changes color as a chameleon
That hair, just there to compliment the beauty of it all
The eye is not that fickle, not that faithless, not that flighty
Staying dependable throughout all of life’s many experiences
It’s been through the terror, the triumphs, and the temptations
Being the portal for sight since the day they first opened
Pools, no, crevices leading to the soul
They see all even when closed

Dreams experienced

Feeling a little thoughtful about fall...

The corn is so high that you cannot see over it in the corn maize!

The weather is starting to get cool here in Louisiana. The boys are still wearing shorts at times when it is in the 70s. We took Sam and his friends to a cornfield maze Friday night. It was a lot of fun. This is an aerial picture of the corn maize that we went through. it has our hometown hero, Terry Bradshaw. There was a haunted area, a hayride, and Sam's favorite---a corn bin. Sam said that he would like to work at the Corn Maize as a "corn cop" when he is older. The corn cops help the people that get lost in the maze. In other news, Kyle made the varsity soccer team at school. He is very excited and really amazes us sometimes.

Dick turns 46

A few weeks ago, Dick had his birthday. We had a party for him at the Louisiana Boardwalk. We ate at Fuddrucker's restaurant and invited several friends. After eating, we went to see a great movie, Fireproof, with everyone. It was a fun evening. Here are some pictures.
Singing "happy birthday".


Kyle, Carla and Terri.

Nova Dawn, John, Dick, Kenny, and Venetia.

Kyle and Hannah go to Homecoming Dance

Hannah and Kyle went to last weekend's homecoming dance together. They have been friends since grade school and have gone to church together for years.
Tina and Nate were in town for a visit last weekend and came with us when we came to take pictures of the homecoming couples. We had a good visit and they both seem to be doing well.

Hannah and Kyle, a handsome couple.

"The group" that they went with to the dance. Click on any picture to see it close up.

Adam and Kyle, best friends.

Kyle in the student section at Homecoming game

Kyle and Adam

Jack the Jacket, the mascot of Kyle's school

The student section flying their flags

Kyle again

Kyle and Dick after the game.

Kyle and Adam at the homecoming game

I snapped this picture of Kyle and his best friend Adam at Friday night's football game. They are in the student section of the stands called "the hive". Their team mascot is the yellowjacket. It is their senior year. The team won. More pics later