Rachel's first "real" date...

Rachel & Travis have been "going out" for about three months now, and they finally had a real date! First, Travis called to ask if he could take her out to eat. Then after we said okay, his planning went into action. He picked her up on Thursday at 6:45 pm. They went to eat at Chili's (his stepmom dropped them off, and picked them up later). After dinner, they walked over to Starbuck's and just hung out and talked. Then he brought Rachel home at 10 pm. I could tell by the look on her face when she got home that she had a great time!

Oooh, my baby girl is growing up so fast!!!

A "Rich" time...

Matthew & Chris went to Arkansas for the Boy Scout Rich Mountain Hike. It's an 18-mile all-day hike up a mountain. They left Thursday morning (June 19). When they got to camp, they had to qualify for the hike, make sure they were physically fit to complete it. Then on Friday (June 20), they started out at 6:30am, had to cross a river that was chest-high and they had to hold their gear up over their heads. Then they started hiking "up." Chris had no problems, but it helped that he did this hike last year. Matthew, on the other hand... it was hard on his "old" body, but he did just as good as everybody else! They finished their hike (made it to the lodge at the top) at 2:30pm and ate lunch. They rode back down to camp and tried to relax but there was no wind, it was humid, and they figured they would have a hard time sleeping and relaxing after the long hike. So they packed up and made it home at about 1am. It was a long/hard couple of days for both of them, but they needed it to get ready for Philmont, which is only 5 weeks away!

Hugh Emmertt, Nick Fullington, Chris & Matthew
Central camp pavilion

Meager accommodations

Hometown's last game...

Rachel & Paige's softball season came to an end. They played their last game and lost horribly, 14-0. BUT, they did knock out the 2nd place team a game before (Hometown was ranked 4th going into the tournament). There were 5 teams total, and Hometown ended up placing 4th. But hey, let's look on the bright side -- at least they weren't last place!!

Happy Father's Day!

I know this is a few days late, but Happy Father's Day! Our family celebrated Father's Day at home first with presents for Matthew from me & the kids. We gave him a new shirt (picked out by Rachel), and a 48-star flag (that he has been wanting for a long time). Then we went to church with Granddaddy/Mom/Daddy. After church, we all went to Spring Creek for lunch, and visited awhile. Then we went to see Bill & Monna (Matthew's parents) and visited with them for a couple of hours.

I didn't get any pictures on the actual day :( but here's a picture taken a few nights ago of Daddy & me.

EHS cheer camp...

Rachel went to cheer camp from June 3-6. They went to Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. I think she had a great time, even though she didn't give me ANY pics she took while she was there! (but here are some I took when I picked her up on the last day)

EHS Freshman Squad
Brooke, Travis & Rachel

Paige & Rachel

Rachel's "favorite team" friends she made!

Rachel tries to fix what they broke in their dorm...

...and then she gives up...

...and Travis fixes it for her!