Kris and Chris.....or Chris with Kris....Hmmmmm

Do you see who I see???


There he is again!!

GRATEFUL FOR MY BLESSINGS

Ever had one of those moments that the blessings of your life just overtake you? Well, I seem to be having one of those moments tonight. Let me share some of my thoughts:

-Uncle Fred was doing well enough to make a visit to Mammaw B's so Pat and Amber brought he & Aunt Ann for a visit on Saturday. It was so great to see them and to visit with Pat and Amber.




















-Emily's wedding was Saturday at the Old Mill in NLR.
-We had a wonderful reception tonight for Em and Joshua at Uncle David Aunt Geneva's.







Today was Uncle David & Aunt Geneva's 60th wedding anniversary.







-Laura graduated from college on Sunday. What a milestone for her. I am so proud.

-Laura & Dane will be getting married in June. What a family celebration that will be.


-Russ, Katie & El will be returning from a mission trip to Guatemala tomorrow and will be going back on a second mission trip in June. God is truly using their Guatemala experience to further His work in that country. They are having people call on them to organize and accompany their groups for mission trips, and they have the ability to make this happen because of the time they spent there during the adoption process. What a journey this is being for them.



















-We got a wonderful report from Freddy regarding his health.(previous post on family blog)
-Bruce and Linda will be coming for a visit in July. We will be trying to plan a get-together while they are here.

Let me assure you that there are definitely some rough spots in the road that Ike and I are dealing with, but I have to tell you I am overwhelmed at the blessings that God has placed in my life. And no matter what life may have dealt you, I want you to know that you are a part of the blessing in my life. Thank you to those of you who are making efforts to stay connected. I am grateful for blogs, emails and facebook where this is concerned. Please keep it up and encourage others in the family to come on board.

Hope you enjoy the photos.

Letter from Freddy

The Dr. last Thursday told me that there was no sign of Leukemia or cancer cells in my body. When asked what to tell people, he explained that Cured is not the proper word although it is very rare, the leukemia can return, therefore I am in total remission. My blood chemistry will be checked periodically to insure that should a recurrence happen we will be able to address it much quicker than the last time. Thanks for your prayers and concerns.
And don't forget "let everything that hath breath praise the Lord, Praise Ye the Lord".

Wedding Shower for Laura

On Saturday we had a wedding shower for Laura and her fiance', Dane. We had a great turnout and they got a lot of great gifts. It was Dane's first trip to North Little Rock and I think he handled meeting the family for the first time with great ease.

Laura and Dane will be getting married on June 27th in Columbia, MO. Best wishes to the cute couple. Also want to mention that Laura will be graduating from Greenville College in Greenville, IL in May. Lots going on in the Sims family. Congratulations!!

Photos from the shower:





my personal favorite...

Updates from Pat and Jerry's family...

Pat emailed me last week and I am now just getting it on the blog. I know you'll enjoy her family news!

Hey there! It was wonderful to see the blog updated again. I know how busy you are, and I also know the “LIFE” happens all the time! Just wanted to give you a couple of quick tidbits about me and mine.

1st – Bentley Alexander DeArmond was born 12-8-08 to Tony and Kristen DeArmond

2nd – Madison Grace DeArmond will turn 2 on Saturday (3-28-09)

3rd – Kristen and Tony moved their family to Pax River, Maryland in September of
2008. Tony is still In the Navy, and Kristen is fortunate enough to stay at home with the babies.

4th - Amber will turn 22 tomorrow (3-27-09) and we will be celebrating at Texas De Brazil. Amber has filed her intent to graduate from the University of Memphis in December 2009. Amber has majored in Psychology and minored in Criminal Justice – her long term plans are to eventually work with the FBI.

5th – We just had Kristen and the babies come for a 3 week visit, and it wasn’t long enough! Madison says “Can you help me” and “Are you ready”. Bentley smiles and coos!

6th – Linda, Bruce, Reana, Blake, and Jason (Reana’s beau) are all coming for a visit the weekend of July 24th. They are flying in and out of Little Rock , so they will be in Little Rock on the 26th to visit with family and friends – maybe you can throw something together?

Enough for now – keep up the good work and thanks again for the update.

Love you guys,

Pat

photos from Uncle David

I had promised to share with you after I visited Mammaw B this weekend, well Aunt Della came home from the hospital and Mammaw decided to go spend a few days with her so I didn't get that visit in. However, I did receive some photos from Uncle David for the blog and I took the liberty of adding a couple I got from Patrick. I know you'll enjoy seeing them.

Five generations
What a good looking bunch!Too much excitement for Blakely.


Indianna Jones Sr and Jr??

Note from Samantha....

Samantha sent me the following email to share with you:

I wanted to post a comment to tell you guys that Curt is doing great in school – after a long 4 year battle with the school district they are giving him the help he needs. He is also doing taekwondo and is in the Leadership program (training to be a leader in the community as well as the dojo) and that Kate is approaching her modeling career - we go to Florida in January and will be definitely doing a photo layout for one of the nationwide department store as well as auditioning for a spot on Disney television, a Got Milk commercial, Starbucks, and lots of other places. (Can you post anyone who wants to help in Katie’s endeavor to raise funds for her modeling can get me at immomhelpme@comcast.net for more info.) She plays the flute and placed 5th in region and her choir at school placed 5th in regional Festival.

I am doing well – just workin or runnin to keep up with the kids. I watch Alex and Alicia every other weekend while she works and they are doing sooooo good, too. In June it looks the kids and I will be able travel old Route 66 on the way to New Mexico to see friends and then we will be spending a week with Dad in Nebraska in July.

Oh and tell "Big Katie" I am taking a venture in the world of Arbonne to see where I can go with it.

One other bit of news for those of in the Central AR area – Katie is learning to drive! She will be on the road by November !!!!
BEWARE OF TEENAGER ON ROAD! EEEEKKK!!!!!!

With our love,

Samantha, Katie and Curtis Floyd