Krick Family Photos

Kevin has the official photos, but I managed to get some great shots. How could I not with such a beautiful family? We took our official family photo yesterday; the last one we took was 20 years ago. The next photo shoot will feature Maxwell Lucas or Lucas Maxwell Ellisor - we'll know in August when he arrives which name is chosen. After the pictures, we celebrated July birthdays - Kristy, Kevin, Susan, James, and Calvin. We all had a great time. I look forward to seeing Kevin's pictures - hope you all enjoy these snapshots!

J and Em

Nana and her handsome grandsons

J and Mary

Kerry and Bill

Calvin wants down!

He is the cutest little thing and took some  persuading to stand still for the grands and greats pics!

Mom and Will

Cade

Em and Will

Recreating the old picture was fun, we think we'll do it every decade! I think we took this picture around 2005. Does anyone know exactly when? 

These cousins have had such fun growing up together!

Mom with Kris, Em and Nikki

My Janies! 

The Brodericks - how do my bangs look? 

Miss Evie loves her Uncle Justin's boots

Happy Birthday! Calvin is sleeping.....

62nd Annual Allbritton Family Reunion

I know I am late to the party, so to speak, as this is only my second year to attend the family reunion in Tullos, but I sure did have a good time today visiting with all my Louisiana Kin. Sue does a great job getting it all together and there were cousins from as far away as  Pennsylvania and Arizona. It was also a 60th wedding anniversary for Maxine and Eddie Dearmon. I hope everyone enjoys the pictures and I hope to see you next July!

 Double First Cousins - Aunt Mamie and Uncle Tim's 

1st Cousins

Verlin, Maxine and Elwyn

Clyde, Mary Jane and Leon

Happy 60th Anniversary!

Uncle Tim's Family

Mary Lou's Family

George Washington's Family

Oscar Doughty's Family

Mamie's Family

It was great fun! Thanks Sue for organizing the reunion and I hope to see everyone next year.

Call's 19th Birthday

Call had a birthday and all we got was this one picture. Not a picture of the delicious cake his Momma made  him, not a picture of his guests joining us for a fabulous dinner his Dad made; Savannah and Connor enjoyed the steak and baked potatoes. Aunt Kristy and Uncle Ro came for birthday cake and Janie Girl was here to help us sing "Happy Birthday to You". I didn't get a picture of his presents, or the cards from the people who love him. But, I did get a great picture of Call in his "hippie phase". Everyone needs to be a hippie once, and his long, curly locks and bearded face make me smile. He loves the freedom of college, but I am so happy to say, he still loves to come home and spend time with his Momma. No one will ever love you like your Momma. 

The Girls Sewing Weekend in the Woods

     We had such a great time on our sewing retreat at the farm this weekend. Dad came along to make sure we were safe and see that we spent our time wisely - he also made us delicious breakfasts both mornings we were here. We spent our time finishing projects that just needed a little time and devotion. We started off the weekend on Friday evening, with all the sewing machines set up and fabric, rotary cutters and mats out.

Jeanie and Mom

Janie Lou

     On Saturday morning, we had breakfast on the veranda and a surprise visitor. It was a beautiful day with a breeze blowing. We were able to enjoy the nice day and took a walk in the afternoon, gathering petrified wood for our rock garden and enjoyed naming trees and flowers. That last sentence makes us sound like complete nerds, coupled with the fact that we are sewing, but, it is what it is. We like flowers and trees and sewing. And, in the event of an apocalyptic event, we are a good bet for survival!

Look at that pencil cactus

The surprise visitor - Brother Bill. 

Another treat later in the day when Janie Girl showed up to represent a third generation of seamstresses (we miss you, JennyTinaMary and Em!)

Janie is coaching a summer league swim team and sorted ribbons for her swimmers from Saturday's meet. 

Saturday  night, we enjoyed a rousing game of Scrabble (nerds) and were pleasantly surprised when Janie Girl beat us all with a bingo and another 57-point word. She also went out first and got all our points in our hands. We kept the scorecard, as we keep all scorecards, for proof  in the coming years. Scrabble is a family tradition and is always accompanied by stories of Aunt Connie and Aunt Winnie and how great they were at the game and how missed and loved they are. 

Finally, the results of our weekend. Look at the pictures and you can see if we were working on a project for you!

Steph's tee-shirt quilt...

Cindy and Jeanie's completed blocks for our block of the month quilt...

Calvin's Christmas stocking and tee shirts cut up for Janie's tee shirt quilt...

Tee shirts and caps for Cade's quilt and blue jean blocks for Nikki's. 

Things we did not work on that are top on our list for the July gathering 1) the COOKBOOK! 2) Call's quilt 3) 17-year-old cross stitch project 4) Evie's stocking... This list is endless. You should join us!

Estes Park 2015

Thanks to all of you for stopping by to check out our family vacation photos. We had such an awesome time and are very thankful both of our children agreed to go on this holiday jaunt with us. Janie and I visited Estes Park, CO last year on our road trip and loved it so much we brought the guys back for a 2015 visit. In preparing for our trip, I updated my iPhone to the newest operating system and did not discover the glitch until after we arrived at our cabin. Although my phone's weather app told me it was 81 degrees, it was not. We arrived in falling snow and 30-degree temperatures. We took that as a great excuse to shop, so no worries there. We had a welcoming committee when we arrived. This elk had a rock he stood on outside our cabin; we didn't seem to bother him at all. 

Rocky Mountain National Park is a fabulous place. Just to drive around is beautiful, but even in the snow we were able to take a few hikes on the numerous trails in the park. By our third day the weather had cleared enough to see the mountain peaks and they were worth the wait. 

At Nymph Lake at the Bear's Lake trailhead. Janie and I made it to the top of this chain of lakes last year, but it was too slippery with the snow. We have Emerald Lake on our list of things for the next trip.

 Even with the snowflake on the lens, this was a great pic!

 Janie and Call

My Janie Girl!

Sasquatch!

And on third day, there was sunshine!

 Yes, he really is that much taller. 

 On Trail Ridge Road. This road crosses the park but is closed due to snow. On this day, we were able to go 11 miles into the park before the road ended and the view at the top was fantastic. 

 The obligatory family snapshot in front of the sign. 

At Bierstadt Lake. Call told us it was 0.3 miles. He was very unhappy with the mapmakers and felt deceived when it turned out to be 1.2 miles each way. This picture is at the top and was worth the
hike.

A bonus at the top - cell service! 

And one more photo - we were lucky to see these baby owls in the nest on our drive around the park. 

God Bless America!