Oliver: Gator Hunter in Training

You can't come to Florida and not learn how to hunt gators. We have a fish camp on a lake close by where you can put your boat in.

Oliver looks like he is suited up and excited to hunt his first gators.

At first all we found were lots of birds.

Then momma Debbie took over the piloting and we saw gators sunning themselves everywhere.

Here's how Oliver shot his gators.

Of course, grandma had a great time.

Building fences

The place feels like ours now that we have put in a fence for the horses. Here's a look at the whole process.

Here is the creative way we hauled water in Troy's truck for the cement in the corner posts.

They look nice and sturdy.

Here are the workers doing their jobs.

Oliver is testing out the gate and taking his tractor driving test.

Here's the finished product as seen from the front gate looking towards the shed. Does it look professional enough for you?

Here we are posing with our fencing tutors. We should be able to put the rest of the fences up ourselves!

Bonnie's new place

We had a very rainy day(18 inches of rain filled an empty horse trough we had just put in the field) so we decided to visit Bonnie to see the house they are buying and look at the river behind it.

Oliver's Meet and Greet

After church Oliver decided to meet and greet famous people on a rainy day in DC.

President Obama wasn't home.

President Washington's place was being repaired after the earthquake a couple of years ago.

But Lincoln was home.

Jefferson too.

After visiting Martin Luther King, Jr. and President FD Roosevelt, he honored the many soldiers who have died to keep our country free.

Randy and Chrissy

Randy and Chrissy came to DC too.

Besides visiting the National Arboretum, museums, and monuments, we went to China Town and ate great Chinese food that Kim selected for us.

Oliver's Firsts in DC

Oliver and his pink bunny want to share with you his day of "firsts" in Washington, DC on his visit with Aunt Kim.

His first metro ride.

His first museum.

His first museum food (Native American).

His first sign of museum overload.

His first botanical garden. Is mom really a flower?

His first look at the capitol.

His first walk down the mall.

His first sculpture garden.

His first visit to the Washington Temple.

Is it on fire?

A nice long day of firsts.

Visit at Joe's

Here's Oliver with cousins Spencer and Tatum exploring Fort Pulaski.

Of course, the main attraction was firing cannons and learning how to shoot a musket.

Debbie and Oliver are here!

Deb and Oliver arrived.

Does she look like she is ready to celebrate finishing her master's degree?

Friendly neighborhood

We thought you'd like to meet the friendly neighbors.

Looks like it is party time!!

Homeless no more!

As of today, we now have a place to stay for the next 6 months while our house is being built--a beach place!!
We've got extra beds. Plan a visit.