Jim's Birthday and Father's Day Weekend....

Since they got me on my 50th birthday with a BIG surprise party, (Moma D turns 50) Jim has been nervous since January 30th (my birthday) that we would do the same to him on his 60th (June 18th).

Although it wasn't a big surprise party, we did get him good with our surprise!

Instead of going out to eat, Jim wanted to grill out. So we had smoked wings, rib eye steaks and all the trimmings. Below is the cake Krisha had made for him (knowing his favorite thing in the world is being the announcer for the running horses and occasionally the harness horse races at the Neshoba County Fair.)

Pop-Pop's girls were more than happy to help him blow out his candles.

And, if you are wondering what his big surprise was:

JED (James Edward Dance, III)

Jed came in from Louisiana to surprise his dad!!!

Below is Jim, on Father's Day, with the two little girls that have captured his heart!!!

We had a great time on Sunday at Wayne and Anita's with a shrimp boil and homemade ice cream!

2010 Neshoba County Fair

Riding around enjoying the Fair!

Visiting on the front porch

At the Petting Zoo

Marty Stuart wanted his picture made with Aubrey and Lainey!

The 2010 Choctaw Princess also wanted to pose with them!

It was a long, very hot day!

A Fair to Remember............

It is impossible to explain what attending the Neshoba County Fair is like, you just have to be there. Below are some pictures of our week.

Life back in Texas.............

Not a lot of updates to give since I came back "home" to Texas. I was in Alabama for two months with Krisha for the birth of Aubrey and Lainey. I loved every moment of being with the girls while I was there and I miss all three of them so badly. Here are a few pictures that Krisha has sent to us:
























I really miss getting my "wake-up" call from Krisha and the girls saying "Moma D, it's time to come play with us!"


However, we have been busy since returning to Texas.
Jim was transferred from the Temple-Inland plant where he was working to their plant in DeQuincy, La., which is an approximate round-trip for him each day of about 150 miles!
We took our house off the market! We just didn't think it was the right time to sell, especially since we would only be moving about 75 miles......to a very, very small town. We do feel good about when we decide to put it back on the market, because we did get some offers, but they were not worth us moving to DeQuincy! We do want to ask everyone to say a special prayer for Jim being on the road so much and being tired. I realize a lot of people have long commutes to work everyday, but it still isn't easy.

We didn't get to have Eli's annual Ribeye Steak birthday party while Eli and I were in Alabama, so we did that since returning home:



And the picture below is of Eli while we were in Alabama, he is watching Dan mow the grass....until he sees his own reflection in the window and starts barking at himself!






Now, we are getting ready to go to Arcadia, La. this weekend for Jim's niece, Chasteen's wedding. It will be the first time all of us have been together since Jim's mother died in December. So, we are all looking forward to this very special occasion and getting to spend some time together.
THEN......the following weekend is the beginning of the one week of the year that Jim lives for! The NESHOBA COUNTY FAIR! We are all so excited that this will be Aubrey and Lainey's first Fair! Popa Jim is so excited about getting to show them off and let everyone see them.
Their great aunt Judy (Jim's sister) has already sent the girls their Fair outfits, this is Aubrey modeling hers:








For those of you not familar with the Fair, there was an article in the July issue of Southern Living, http://www.southernliving.com/travel/south-central/neshoba-county-fair-mississippi-00400000049513/ and we also have a link to their site on the right.


The light blue cabin is Jim's families cabin.