Sunday, January 1, 2012

2011 In The Rear View Mirror Part 3

2011 marched by quickly, with many memorable events.  Here is a retrospect of 2011 in photos.

In September Gina and I attended the Mid South Relay For Life Leadership Summit in Birmingham, Alabama.  While Gina and Cynda were at Scrapfest in Mandeville, Louisiana; Bekah got to come spend some time with Papa.  Bekah and Papa visited Cossatot River State Park and Queen Wilhelmina State Park.

Arkansas Relay Volunteers
ARKANSAS RELAY VOLUNTEERS

Nikki Crystal and Gina
NIKKI CRYSTAL AND GINA

This Way
THIS WAY PLEASE

Butterfly
BEKAH MAKES FRIENDS WITH A BUTTERFLY



Cossatot Falls
PAPA AT COSSATOT FALLS


Bekah the Engineer
BEKAH THE TRAIN ENGINEER

October was a very busy month starting with Deanna and Leonard's wedding in Branson, Missouri.  Gina was chosen as a Hero of Hope by the American Cancer Society and traveled to Birmingham, Alabama for training.  I was asked to be the weekend speaker at the Arkansas Louisiana Pathfinder Camporee held at De Gray Lake.  At the end of the month we traveled to Castor, Louisana to celebrate our grand daughters birthdays.

Deanna and Leonard's Wedding
DEANNA AND LEONARD'S WEDDING

Mr. and Mrs. Prowant
MR. AND MRS. LEONARD PROWANT

Camporee Sabbath Service
CAMPOREE SABBATH SERVICE



Speaking at Camporee
SPEAKING AT CAMPOREE

Bekah Camping
BEKAH AT CAMPOREE

Elisabeth Camping
ELISABETH AT CAMPOREE

 Arkansas Heroes Of Hope
ARKANSAS HEROES OF HOPE

Mid South Heroes Of Hope
MID-SOUTH HEROES OF HOPE

Papa Great Carves a Pumpkin
PAPA GREAT CARVES THE PUMPKIN

Papa Great's Jack-o-lantern
PAPA GREAT'S JACK-O-LANTERN

Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream
MAKING ICE CREAM WITH LIQUID NITROGEN

We started November with a trip to Branson where we met Deanna and Leonard.  We attended the Ozark Folk Festival in Eureka Springs  where we heard 3 Penny Acre, Still On The Hill, and Split Lip Rayfield.  Gina gave her first Hero Of Hope speeches and we had a great time visiting Mulberry Manor in Castor, Louisiana

Cousins
THE PROWANT'S AND THE LAWRY'S

Basin Spring
MUSIC AT BASIN PARK

3 Penny Acre
3 PENNY ACRE

Still on the Hill
STILL ON THE HILL

Split Lip Rayfield
SPLIT LIP RAYFIELD

Hero of Hope
GINA, MY HERO OF HOPE

Teacher Gavin
TEACHER GAVIN

Residents of Mulberry Manor
RESIDENTS OF MULBERRY MANOR

Papa and Bekah
PAPA AND BEKAH

In December we had a Relay For Life float in the Mena Christmas parade.  We had a great time meeting my sister Jeannie and her family in Branson to go to Silver Dollar City.  Christmas was great with a houseful over the 3 day weekend.  Our family presented a Christmas program for church.

Relay For Life Float
WORKING ON THE RELAY FOR LIFE FLOAT

 Merry Christmas
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

The Amoses
DEWEY KELVIN AND JEANNIE

Silver Dollar City
SILVER DOLLAR CITY

Checkers
PLAYING CHECKERS

A Christmas Carol
A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Christmas Spirit
CHRISTMAS AT THE KEETER CENTER

Singing in Church
BEKAH AND AUTUMN SINGING IN CHURCH

Autumn's Poinsetta
AUTUMN AND HER POINSETTIA

Christmas Morning
CHRISTMAS MORNING

Papa Great and Elisabeth
PAPA GREAT AND ELISABETH

Christmas Girls
GIRLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY

2011 is in the rear view mirror, but there is a reason the rear view mirror is so small and the windshield is so big.  Where we are going is so much more important than where we have been.  Happy 2012 everyone!




3 comments:

  1. lovely memories The girls dresses look gorgeous and Gina looks like Anne Murray.

    HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
    Time to look forward for New Memories.

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  2. Happy New Year,and thanks for your comment on my blog.Looks lake you have had a great year 2011,and I hope the same for you and your family this year.Have a nice day:)

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  3. Looking at yr posts, it looks like you had yrhands full the past year. . A meaningful life you have lead. My 2011 was in and out of hospitals. Now 2012 is upon us. Let us wait and see what God has in store for us. :)

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