Malik and Olga are a couple from Kazakhstan who are visiting the USA for the 1st time. We were fortunate enough to get to spend an evening with them and get to know them a little.

Please pray for safe travels and that the Lord’s hand would be on them.

Last week we went to Gulf Shores, AL for the annual family vacation that Abby’s family has taken since she was 8 years old. It was an amazing time as always, our kids love playing with their cousins and amazingly they can go all week without any real battles breaking out. Abby’s MawMaw Hazel, or HayHay to all the great grandkids, cooks a huge breakfast every morning, homemade biscuits, grits, ham, eggs, THE WORKS!!!! Then of course there are trips to Lambert’s, and Alvin’s Island to get temporary tattoos for the kids, (which I don’t recommend… they smeared before we left the store!!!) and hours, upon hours, upon hours spent in the pool and on the beach.

Speaking of the Beach, Abby and I have started an informal tradition of our own. For some reason we always end up trying to see who can get a funnier “action shot” picture on he beach. We’ve ended up doing this in Galveston, Gulf Shores, and even on several beaches in Hawaii.

I think you will all agree that Abby wins this round, but I’ll take her down next time!!!!

And directly over my shoulder you can see the woman who needs to settle down her kid so he’ll quit kicking my seat… I’m grumpy

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This portrait was taken from my Twitter picture and done by finger painting on Josh Cassidy’s iPhone.  Finger Painting.  On an iPhone!  Is there a greater media devise?  I vote no.

In Greenville we redecks like to watch the city firework show from the top of our suburban!!! Hope yours was just as fun!!!!

Mike