This is a picture of my first sunrise in Alaska! We arrived in Anchorage as the sun was setting at 11:30 PM last night! The sun was rising at 6:00 AM when I snapped this picture. I haven't gone far yet, but what I've seen of Alaska so far is beautiful. As I write this, George and Joe have gone to locate us a rental car and Laurice is having an after-breakfast nap.

Joe and I went to New Orleans for the weekend. This is Joe sitting on the cable car leaving the French Market to go back to our hotel. We had a great time walking the French Quarter, riding the cable cars around town and eating lots of yummy food.

HAPPY 81ST BIRTHDAY TO DEVE!!!

Donna had the family together at Lake Conroe last Sunday to celebrate Deve's birthday (officially today) and it was really great to see everyone. Doesn't she look spiffy in the neat Happy Birthday hat Becky brought her? For those interested, I have posted more pictures on Flicker.

We have just returned from the ranch and it's HOT! HOT! HOT! up there...and dry. At 7 PM on Saturday the thermometer on the back porch (the shady side of the cabin) registered 100-degrees. DISCLAIMER: The picture above was not taken over the past weekend...Houston County is under a burn ban (as are many other Texas counties).

Our Great-Grandson Visits

I had the most wonderful surprise!!! Laura brought our great-grandson, Matthew, for a visit. It's been far too long since we last saw him. Matthew will be 2 yrs. old on September 10th. Isn't he a cutie-pie? The last picture is a little blurry but it took me so long to get that big smile I just had to keep it. We were playing "say cheese" with our cameras and I had to be quick because he wanted to take more pictures than he was willing to give : ) Fortunately, they were able to stay long enough so Matthew "warmed up" to me and he gave me a big hug before he went home. It was an excellent day.

At The Galveston Strand

Becky and I went to Galveston on Tuesday. We had lunch with Laurice and then we went to the Strand. The Strand isn't the same (yet) but they're working on it. The above pictures were made in a building that opened just two weeks ago. I loved the old elevator and Becky loved the metal flower sculpture on the balcony over my head. I took the picture above because I thought the architecture was really interesting. Once I got home and downloaded the picture, I noticed the blue line just above the man's head and written in black just in front of him is "Water Line". The 2009 Hurricane Season started June 1st.

I went shopping with the girls last week (Brandi, Emily and Kaylee). I think Emily and Kaylee look stunning in their chic new sunglasses. Wouldn't you agree?
Emily is a big girl now so she's way too cool to show her excitement.

Kaylee on the other hand felt this photo shoot was the perfect opportunity to give us a glimpse of her new "pearly whites".