We met with Helen's family in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee last weekend and all of us stayed in a large 3 story log cabin. The weather was good and everyone had a good time. Here are some pictures from the trip.

Smokey Mountains 2008

Juliana Kate Clark

Yesterday, September 10, 2008 our grand daughter was born. She is our second grand child. It was a huge event for us and we took a lot of pictures.

Take a look at the slide show.

Memorial Day Weekend in Port Aransas, TX

Our friends Charlie & Beth and Helen and I have anniversaries a day a part, so we usually take a short trip together to celebrate. This year we went to Port Aransas and stayed in a luxury condo that fronts the Harbor & Marina. We had a great time eating, relaxing, and looking around.

Here is a slideshow of our trip.

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Family Campout

Most of our family met at Cleburne State Park for our annual campout. Helen and I had Jacks and have not yet upgraded from tent camping, so we just went down for the day rather than trying to sleep in a tent with Jacks. He had a great time and got to try new things as well as play with some of his cousins. Here is a slide show of the pics we took.

Jackson & Addie play

We had our grandson Jacks with us last weekend and our old friends Charlie and Beth came over with their grandaughter Addie. We taught the kids how to play ring around the rosie, but Jacks seemed to have a different style from the others.

Our last Parent's weekend

Kyle has been a Sig Tau for the 5 years he has been at SFA. Each spring the fraternity has a weekend where they host the parents at the house and we all bring gifts to donate for the fundraiser auction. At the auction, the parents bid on the gifts and usually pay way more than they are worth, but it is all for a good cause. As freshman parents we did not have a clue as to what kind of gift to donate that will bring in the money, so our gifts didn't bring much. Last year we hit it big time with a poster sized framed picture of the frat house that Helen took in 2006. It sold for $400. I custom made a washer board game with the Sig Tau letters and it also sold for $400. This year we just brought another of the framed pictures and it sold for the same $400. We had a nice time at the event and as has been the case every year, the weather was perfect. Nacogdoches, Texas is the oldest town in Texas and is a garden spot. Anything you plant there grows with out much care, so it is really pretty.

After the auction, we went to the house Kyle is sharing with 2 roomates. It is a block from campus and backs a park. They have a bi level deck and really enjoy the place. We cooked hamburgers and a new friend of ours named Monte came over with the cuban cigars he bought at the auction. He gave me one and it was the best smoke I ever had. Later we all went to a nearby hotel and sat around the patio/pool area and listened to a singer/songwriter perform his Texas Country style music. It was a great way to relax and spend the evening.

On Sunday we met Kyle and some other parents and friends and had lunch at the restaurant Kyle just started working at. It is one of the few quality restaurants in town and serves all kinds of foods. We all had different things and everything was good.

All in all it was our best weekend yet and we think we will miss getting to go every year.

I have posted a video and some slide pictures of the weekend below.