Camping

This was serious camping - we spent lots of time outdoors and had a great time with our family. Here are the pics:

 These were some kind of crane Kenan said has a six foot wingspan - they were very loud

 Ah yes, I'm such a good influence

 We were looking at the deer that ran by

 Inside a deer blind, waiting for the sun to go down

 These are serious hunters

 Kinley was the fish-catching champion - she must have caught half a dozen and none of the rest of us did :)

I fished for about five or ten minutes and then went back to my book - I prefer "catching" to "fishing"

A New Addition

On Wednesday, January 19th, our best friends in the world were blessed with the addition of their first child, Chase Bradley. We felt honored to be able to visit on the day he was born - check it out:

 Brad jumping right in

 I was aware there were other people in the room but I was too interested in little Chase :)

Look how well he is holding Chase's little head - good practice!

We love you, Machicek family!!