Troy---the beloved Golden Lab!! Nicole's Christmas gift, but a favorite with the family. Sleeps on Justin's bed at night and is surprisingly a better guard dog than our Rottweilers--strange things do happen!! Heh!

A Mexican Experience!! One of our friends had a party at their house/property! The kids went and had a blast riding on the "mechanical" bull, swimming in freezing water, eating tacos, tortillas and tequila (well, for the adults, heh!) and even--oh dear--cotton candy! ha! It was fun and a true "Mexican Party"!

And here was the highlight....!! :)

While going hiking one day...we found...horror of horrors, the skeleton of a horse. The kids searched around until they found the entire horse. It was certainly an unforgettable experience!

Just some random pix of the kids! Nicole, 12...Kevin, 9...Justin, 5!! Just missing Jason...but he's a bit camera shy so its always a challenge! heh!

Justin and Kevin fighting over water at the Alamo!!! I do have to say tho, it was a very hot day!

Paint-balling with Nicole and Jason...as well as 40 other teens and JETTs. Aside from the fact that it was blazing hot, the kids had a blast.