Honor the Fallen

This post is in memory of my brother-in-law's (Rick Johnson) cousin,

Marine Lance Cpl. Raymon L. A. Johnson

Died October 13, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom

22, of Midland, Ga.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Oct. 13 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

The funeral is this Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 11 a.m. in Georgia. Please pray for the family.
The funeral will be streamed live on the Internet
Saturday, 10-23-10, at http://www.wrbl.com/
at 10:45 am. The city wants to share the story
of a family's loss in this time of war.

Family Time

We had a special treat on Saturday out to lunch

with the family.

Uncle Tupac took us to one of

his favorite spots.

Josiah already has a full belly and is

knocked out !

Waiting patiently for our order.

Auntie Rae and Auntie Tiff.

Uncle Tupac and Auntie Rae

Jalen and Josiah make this picture

complete!

Tah-dah!!!

Finger-lickin'...

lip-smackin'...

Bar-be-que rib dinner!

Crispy, crunchy, fried perch with brown-

sugary sweet baked beans!

BBQ chicken dinner with baked beans and potato

salad was a hit too!

Please pass the grub!

A place to remember!

Then we visited with relatives from

my dad's side...

Here I am with my two "little" cousins

Keith and Kevin!

Here's their mom (my dad's sister)

Aunt Myra with CeCe(friend of the family) and

yours truly.

Visiting Aunt Myra in her new home!

Congratulations Aunt Myra!

We'll be back soon!

Dinner with the Rays

Don't be naughty Auty!

Don't you just LOVE the years of the snaggle-tooth?!

Holding Josiah!

Awwww!!! Baby feet!!!

Soft squishy baby!!!

 

Sum-Sum and...

What's a good nickname for Josiah?

We've been mulling around a few...

Jo-Jo...

"Si"...

Tu-Ray...

Ray-pac...

or

Tu-Shawn!

haha!!

We'll spare him the humiliation.

What he doesn't know won't hurt him!

Here's our delicious menu...

broiled, bacon wrapped shrimp
with pepper jack cheese!

Yum!!

Go Chef boy-ar-Dawn!

Served with spinach and saute`ed

mushrooms...

and that's not all!

Crab cakes!

Ok. We know the Burtts are having a hard time

with this!

= )

And...

Rich, dark, delectable, chocolate cake for dessert!

Mouth watering yet?

This was only for the adults, of course.

Auntie Dawn is breaking it to Josiah

gently...

He's content with milk.

Justy, T2, and Boonie with Jo-Jo.

Krissy and Tu-Ray.

Auty, Brit, and Poo with Ray-pac.

There's Bo-bya!

Bum-bum...

Okay, so the kids had pizza!

Here's T...

Guys, you can have shrimp next time!

That's more like it!

Happy hearts!

Jalen the viking.

All in all we had a great time and a late night!

Nighty-night Justy!

Sisters!

Just joking...but people do ask!

Cello Lesson

Well, this is what Brit's been waiting for!

Six years of praying has finally brought forth

fruit...

Now there'll be just as many years of grueling

practice! Yippee!!

This is the door that greets us each week...

Alice is a very sweet and patient teacher.

Playing with the teacher always makes you sound

better than you do alone.

= )

Alice has many students.

Some are even over age 50.

You're never too old to start something new!

Praise the Lord, Brit!

Keep up the good work!

Brit's Hair

Time for a new hair do! Bye-bye bad hair day!

For some reason it doesn't really make sense to have

your hair done before a teen activity to a corn maze,

but here goes...

Is this Brit or "Cousin It"?

The weapons of our warfare...

These things take time...
minute by minute...section by section....

piece by piece...
here a little...there a little...

And
"VOILA!!"

So it IS Brit after all!

Alright! Don't let it go to your head!

Guess it's a little too late... = )

There was a crime at the Mills' home today.

Theft!

We'll call this...

The case of the stolen seafood platter.

The perpetrator was caught red handed due to our

cleverly placed surveillance camera.

The witness said he was clad in white and grey.

We will now take you to the scene of the crime...

The stolen goods...left over Red Lobster.

Here he is... judge for yourself!

Is he an innocent by-stander or a thieving

bandit?!

"Noooo, Frisky!!!!! Bad Kitty!!"

Well, at least he obeys. = )

The moral of the story is...Don't leave your

left-overs unattended!

Now, finally we're here at the Teen activity!

Monday, October 11th 2010 at the corn maze.

David was a good sport, one of the few

willing to take a picture!

Nathan was willing too!

This is the map of the entire maze with quite

a few nooks and crannies to get lost in.

The teens were divided into four groups.

Each team had to put their noggins together

to figure out how to get out of the maze.

This is the winning team!

Sarah K., Josh M., and Brit are in the back row.

Rebekah M., Joshua M., Nathan W. in the front row.

David B., Peter M. , and Pastor Burtt were also

a part of the winning squad.

Everyone had a great time.

Here's Brit and Abby!

There was a bible challenge around a bonfire

afterwards with yummy smores!

See ya next time!

The End.