Trip to the zoo

Uncle Jeff gets to tote Victoria around.

Though Daddy helped her feed the goats, she wasn't too sure if she liked them that close.

Our little tigress.

Sheri -- a lot of walking in this zoo, huh?
Jeff and Jason introducing caterpillars to Victoria (who picked it up and almost squashed it in the process).

Afterwards we had a backyard picnic. Jim sittting by the kabobs--first time we tried to make them. The carrots were not done all the way and the potatoes just barely done. We liked them anyway.

All around the table.

I liked them even though the carrots were a little crunchy.

Jason has his own idea about kabob skewers. What station can you get, Jase?

At the end of the long day we enjoy the chimnea. Sooo relaxing.

Valerie's Senior portraits

We are 2 seasons late in getting them done, but here are some of Valerie's portraits for her senior year. She got her GED last fall.

Here's for you Amie

John Allison--bro-in-law--is the dude (camera man for the family pics) in white on the left. Below , the listing of everyone else. Valerie is here also.

We started blogging after Feb. 2008 so my family pics did not get on (as we told Amie, my niece, they were). So here they are belatedly--1 1/2 years. The younger ones are Patrick, Rheanna, and Tyler Allison in the front (l to r).Amie, her dad Sonny (Eugene)--my brother, DeEtta Allison (my sis), Lois Wrigley ( my brother Tom's girlfriend), and Tom--my brother. John Allison( DeEtta's husband) can be seen in the reflection of everyone there--he's holding the camera. HaHa!