Gone Fishin'

Fishing at Nana and Papa's house in Hernando, Florida.
Stephen makes a catch.

Saddle Up and Ride!

Stephen riding our neighbor's horse.
He's a natural horseman.

Beast Feast

We had a Cub Scout outing at one of the parent's home. The Scout and his family are from Venezuela, so the dad volunteered to have an authentic Venezuelan cookout. We cooked chicken, beef, and pork in a traditional manner. We called the cookout....the "Beast Feast".

This is how he cooked the meat.

Looks great....tastes great!

Let's Go Berry Pickin'

Welcome to the Fruit & Berry Patch!

Heading out to the fields.

With the Brandt family....making a peach plan.

That's a peach pickin' device.

Mommy is feeling peachy keen!!

Let us demonstrate for you.

And, that's how it's done.

You only pay for what you take out of the field. So...this one is FREE!

CLICK on VIDEO above - Stephen getting a lesson in peach picking.

CLICK on VIDEO above - Paul showing how to juggle peaches.

Looking for thornless blackberries.

Stephen enjoying the hunt.

Hmmmm.....horses love blackberries too.

Dad getting in on the fun too.

Good work, Son!
And now...our reward.....homemade fruit slushies.

Okay, now it's time to make some cobblers.

Mighty good-lookin' peaches.

Howdy...from Austin Texas!

Started the morning out by picking seeds from a dried-out Sunflower.

Bronwyn picking out the sunflower seeds.

Today is our 10th year anniversary. We decided to go "letterboxing" with the Blackwoods. Letterboxing is similar to "geocaching" but without the gps. You check the website (http://www.letterboxing.org/) for hidden treasures in your area, and then follow clues to find the treasure...usually just a box with a journal and a stamp. You stamp the box's journal and then stamp your own. The treasure is really the journey to the letterbox. We stopped at Michaels to get a stamp for our family. We call our team "the Warthogs".

We found our first letterbox in Oatmeal, Texas. It was hidden behind this water tower.

Visiting the Longhorn State Park to look for another letterbox.

Our second find!! Stephen was good at following the clues.

Checking out the cave while we were there.

This is part of the treasure of the journey in letterboxing....finding things along the way that you didn't know were there. We stumbled upon this real castle. It's actually a personal residence, but were hosting a wedding when we drove by the castle. Check it out at http://www.falkensteincastle.com/ if you are ever in the area.

Austin City Limits

COMING SOON....heading out to Austin, Texas to visit our friends Brant & Laura Blackwood.

Going back to Knoxville

On the way from Casper, Wyoming to Denver, Colorado, we passed the town of Chugwater. Hmmm...interesting name, makes you wonder how the town got its name.

Driving past Chugwater.

After three days and over 1000 miles, here is the journey that we took on our latest adventure.

Today...we shall see Yellowstone

We spent the night in Cody, Wyoming. This is the preserved original site of the town of Cody. There's a saloon where "Buffalo" Bill Cody once frequented.
This was a free museum in Cody that used miniature models to re-create the different times of the Wild West culture in Wyoming.

Certainly, worth the trip over to the museum.

General Custer's last stand.
A U.S. Calvary fort.

Very detailed model.

Some local Wyoming wildlife.

On the way to Yellowstone from Cody. Never figured out what this house was supposed to be.

On the way to Yellowstone....Buffalo Bill State Park.

More of Buffalo Bill State Park.

This was Buffalo Bill's hunting lodge.Another picture of Buffalo Bill's hunting lodge.

We made it to Yellowstone.
The lady with the toddler didn't see the coyote until we told her. She about had a heart attack.

Waiting for the Old Faithful to erupt.

There she goes!!!

See our video of Old Faithful being.....well.....faithful.

Stephen standing at the continental divide.

Entering the Grand Teton National Park.

Finally....a MOOSE!!

A picture doesn't really capture the beauty of actually being there.

The boys with an amazing view of the Tetons.

....the hills are alive with the sound of music....

Stopping to rest after a busy day....from Cody....through Yellowstone....through the Grand Tetons....and ending the day in Casper, Wyoming at the Holiday Inn Express.