Randomness

 Keri, Brittney, me and Amie

 Austin had a 5K run as a Theater Fundraiser and suckered these cute girls into running/walking it with me!

needs no explanation!

Wedding Rings

After years of not wearing my wedding rings look what I have!!!

Why I didn't wear it?...

-lost the wedding band when we moved to Katy

-a prong broke and the diamond fell out (luckily I found it in the bottom of my purse)

-then it didn't fit cuz my fingers were too fat!

So...for our anniversary Shawn got the diamond fixed and my mom had given me her wedding band that my dad gave to her...what a perfect match they are!!!  Couldn't love it more!!!

Kailee's 16th Birthday

Turtle Pie from Ritters (YUM!!)

Surprised her at Red Robin with friends for dinner!

Trying on the ugliest outfits they could find!!!  I think they all did a great job at finding the hideousness in JCPenneys!

Bella, Shanti, Sarah, Kailee and Ashton

Trek

Kailee, Austin and Shawn all had the opportunity to participate in Trek this year.  It was for the youth ages 14-18.  They got to go for 3 days and experience a little bit of what the pioneers went through to get to Utah.  They all had great stories to share and had testimony building experiences!

 Austin is on the left.  This is where they camped out.  Looks like breakfast mayhem

 Kailee is 2nd from the left, with some of her family members in camp

 Austin taking a break after alot of hard work

 pulling their handcart...look at the muddy bottom half of their bodies!  Kailee is on the right

They all had to dress in Pioneer Clothing as well to make the experience even more real

 Austin with some of his family and sitting next to his "Pa" Brother Holcomb

 making ash cakes

an ash cake...doesn't it look super yummy?!

 Shawn was one of the Wagon Masters....he was in charge of a company...a company was made up of 10 different families.  He is standing next to Brett Ravenberg, also a Wagon Master (he was Austin's Wagon Master)

 workin' hard

 all the Wagon Masters...from Left to Right...Brett Ravenberg, Jerry Udy, Michael Dailey, Zack Ravenberg and Shawners

 Shawn helping one of this families come into camp

 The Wagon Masters with the Trail Boss, John Raveneberg

 trying to wash off some of the yuck!

 Austin's ma and pa...Jay and Cindy Holcomb

 A handcart before...so clean...once loaded with gear these things weighed about 800lbs.

 shooting!!!!

 Kailee's family

 Austin's family

 this was the 2nd time Shawn did Trek...but this time. 2 of his kids were there, so he especially enjoyed this time!

 Handcart after

 this has to be my all time favorite picture!  Shawn and Michael Dailey giving Kailee a blessing so she could continue on...she got really sick, light headed, dizzy, migraine and her ankles were throbbing!  The blessing worked and she was ok!  She was able to do everything her family did!

 Our nephew Kaden came from San Antonio to go to Trek with the kids...it was fun to have him here!

 Kailee's ma and pa...