Package #3!!!

When the doorbell rang this morning, we were so excited to see the mailman holding a package with our names on it! Always fun! Thank you so much, Michelle and Jared! We wasted no time opening it up.

I'm scissor-happy! :D


Jason loves to be near me using scissors. ;)


The note says, "To: The 'inappropriate' couple" which means Jason is being forced to take partial blame for my behavior during the week Shell and Jared were here. :D


Peanut butter and American Sports!


TEXAS!!! Texas suckers. :D


SEC T-shirts! Way cool! Love 'em!


All our stuff:


English sports, t-shirts, pecans, ranch packets, gravy packets, peanut butter crackers, peanut butter, pecan praline patties, Texas suckers, and nice note! Thanks guys!!

Fun and Games

What a blast!!! Eating food from other countries and playing games with friends. Does it get any better? First, the object of the food competition was to prepare and bring a food from a country that begins with "H." Shannon made refried black beans and tortillas from Honduras. Cortney made deviled eggs from Hungary. Paul and MacKenzie made Goulash from Hungary. Jason and I made red beans and rice from Honduras. Grace made cookies from Home. Isn't she creative!! ;) Here's how it all went down.

Micah and Emma walked around the table to take a look at the contest entries:


Then, they tasted a little of each dish.


My personal favorite was the deviled eggs. :D Good stuff!!! After a few minutes of discussion in their bedroom, Micah and Emma returned to the dining room with the results:



After the contest results had been shared, we stopped and had a time of prayer for all the people in the countries that begin with H. After lunch, we played games. I got to play Catch Phrase for the first time in a LONG time! I love that game. But, not everyone loves it, so we only played one round. Then the guys segregated themselves and played a game of Risk while the girls took over the living room and played Wii. We had a blast! First on the list: Ski Jumps. Everyone took a turn, even Alessia.

Alessia outsmarted the Wii:


Then, we changed to Hula Hoops. This one was the most fun...or at least the most fun to watch. ;)

Alessia:


Grace:


Cortney:


There is a video of me on the Hula Hoop game, but it's from behind and it ain't pretty! ;) So, I'll spare you...this time. :D

Benevento - A Worthy Adventure

Yesterday morning, we got a call from our friends, Charlie and Shannon, inviting us to go on one of their Worthy Adventures. We gladly accepted! The day's adventure was to go to Benevento. What a beautiful and quiet city. There were clean streets, nice scenery, and LOTS of green! Here are few pictures from the trip.

Flowers in the streets:


The Arch of....something


Trees!!!


A building and flowers along the streets.


Walking down the street.


Clean street and nice buildings.


A monument/fountain.


Micah in the fountain.


Cool buildings.


Clean street with nice buildings.


Benjamin and Alessia.


Lookout from the garden.


Lookout from the garden.


Lookout from the garden.


Lookout from the garden.


Green stuff in the garden.


Shannon and the kiddos, in the garden.


Ben.


Art in the garden.


Official Building.


Alessia in her cute, pink outfit.


Micah watching the fountain in the pond.


Ben watching the swan.


Ben and Emma looking at the pond.


Ben and Alessia playing on the rails.


Emma trying to catch a lizard.


Jason and Alessia.


Jason and Emily.


Charlie swinging on the baby swings with Ben.


Ben crying...because his Mama got out of the car for one minute.


Ben passed out on the way back home.