Clayton's Birthday Party

Clayton had his 11th birthday party at the Brownsville Skating Rink. Having a birthday party (or several) here is certainly a rite of passage in Brownsville. It was a great party.

Clayton inducted into the National Junior Beta Club

Clayton was recently inducted into the National Junior Beta Club which "recognizes academic achievement, promotes character, develops leadership skills, encourages service involvement, and provides technological advantages to students in grades 5-12." We are very proud of him.

Clark's 35th Birthday Weekend

February 1st was Clark's birthday so we rented a cabin a Meeman-Shelby State Park for the weekend. We had such a great time!! Here are lots of pictures from our adventures.

Here is our cabin and our view.



Camille's famous free massages.


Katie showing off the roaring fire (the wood was green, but we tried all weekend to get a good fire!)

The girls pretending to be asleep.

One of Clayton's favorite new games - MERCY, but Katie never gives in!

On Saturday we played Disc Golf. I got to relive some of my Bratton-Green days. There is a wonderful course at the park.

The girls created a "palace" in their bedroom.

We had some geese that got really close and we fed them. Katie and Camille really enjoyed that.

There are some hiking trails so we checked them out.

Katie knitting up a storm!

Another short hike on Sunday. Clayton being the good big brother!

And, last, but not least, JJ, the rooster at the local general store. (JJ, You look much better than the rooster, but we couldn't help thinking of you!!)