Lake Norman Day Trip

Today Bobby & his pal, Will, and I went with
the church group where I work on a
day trip to Lake Norman. We went to
"Queen's Landing" and went on a really
nice, relaxing lunch cruise. We boarded the
bus & pulled out at 8:30 am and got back to the
church at around 5:30.

Silly Bobby & sleepy Will on the bus

This is the "Catawba Queen" which we were
supposed to go on originally but it was
having engine problems, so....

We went out on "Lady of the Lake" instead.
Will said excitedly, "WHOA! It's half the size
of a cruise ship!!"

Before we boarded the boat we all walked out
onto a dock and fed these gigantic gold fish!
There must've been 50 of them in a bunch!

Bobby and Will enjoyed the view from the stern.

Kathy and Bobby at the stern

The Skipper with Bobby & Will The Skipper let the boys steer the boat and
they didn't even run us aground!


We got see a LOT of huge, beautiful lake homes.
Many were owned by retired airline pilots,
NASCAR & NEXTEL drivers, and many
retired corporate executives. Will got
VERY excited every time a race car driver's
name was mentioned...it was so cute :)
This house used to be owned by Burt Reynolds
This house is called the "Castle House"


Will's waving to every boat that goes by!

Interior view from the stairs

Twins 11 Weeks Old

It is absolutely WONDERFUL to see our
little guy smiling!

Lucy Kate & her Daddy spend some time together

Kristy's son, Michael

Here's a couple nice shots of my nephew, Michael.
He's my youngest sister, Kristy's, son.
Michael sure looks handsome in his ROTC uniform, doesn't he??!!
Also looks like quite the teen idol with his guitar!

Christopher's Va. Bch. Pix

Here are some of the pix Christopher took while
we were in Va. Beach. He did a great job, don't you think?


Bobby simply ADORES his nephew!


SMILE for the camera!


"Oh My! Meemaw didn't really say THAT, did she?"


Here's my wonderful Meemaw shirt
that Scott & Liz & Evan & Christopher
gave me last Christmas. Gib has a Papa one too! Neat gifts!

Evan's Christening

Evan's christening was a very nice service on Sunday morning during worship service. Chino & Ann are his Godparents; they're from California. Ann is Liz's cousin. After the christening we all went back to Scott & Liz's house for another huge cookout....such good food! We had another game, this time volleyball games until dark....what a championship! Liz's cousin, Dee, is one heckuva volleyball player! I'm glad she was on my team cuz I was pitiful! The other team kept serving to me...duh...I wonder why???!!!???
Anyway, here are the wonderful photos of Evan and his family before, during and after his christening. He did very, very well in church!

This cake was absolutely beautiful! The seashells looked so real!

Scott & Liz's hot tub was a hit with these kiddos!

Liz's Surprise Party

We arrived in Virginia Beach on Saturday and that evening we had a big cookout and a surprise birthday party for Liz. Her birthday's actually June 3rd but we did it early. We had lots and lots of great food, wild games of dodge ball and lots of fun! Alfred, Liz's younger brother, helped Bobby with his laptop; he's a whiz! We had lunch Saturday at Liz's parents' house and then we all sat outside and fed the ducks that come up to Philly's back yard from the canal. Evan has really grown & is sooooo beautiful! He has a gorgeous smile & an oh-so-funny serious look too :)