We had a wonderful Labor Day weekend on September 6th, going to Carthage, MO. After K-State won their home opener game, we woke up the next morning and went to my Aunt Kay and Uncle Bruce's house. My cousin Allen, a navy chaplian is moving with his family to Japan the end of September for three years. Joy, his wife and two children Timmy and Joshua are ready for the trip. There at my aunts house were Aunt Kay, Uncle Bruce, me, Joe, Gracie Carol, Marti, Bill, Katie Beth, Hannah, Suzanne, Jay, Mia, Vaughan, Allen, Joy, Timmy, Joshua, Joy's brother and sister-in-law Grace. We had a fun time visiting with everyone and spending the day taking pictures. Jimmy and his family were missed because they are in Australia. But we thought of them too!

When we were leaving Carthage, MO, we did stop at the "Precious Moments Chapel". Gracie had the best time running around and seeing the pictures at the chapel. She loved the statues and all the angels. Then we went to Mineral, KS to see "Big Brutus". The largest shovel. It was huge and we went up inside to the operators deck. Brutus is a must see!!

Gracie Carol is growing every day. She is a smart little girl and likes to use her imagination with her stuffed animals and pretend that they are in tents. She is now 30 mos. old. We love her and love spending time as a family together.