Owls in Our Yard

We have an owl nest in a hole in the top of a tree down by the lake. Yesterday a baby owl fell out of the nest and was standing on the ground. Nicki was three feet from it, trying to get closer, but she was afraid because the mother owl was dive bombing her. I noticed this and got Nicki out of there.


The Mom was up in a tree watching intently as I decided what to do.



My neighbor was riding his lawn mower, so I asked him what he thought. He had a similar situation in the past and told me to put the baby owl on the tree and it would climb back to it's nest. As we got closer to the baby, the mother got closer too.


I picked up the baby and placed it on the tree, it grabbed the tree, and sure enough it started to climb. Within 15 minutes it was back in the hole at the top of the tree.

Snow in Benton

We had 4 inches of snow overnight. We blame Global Warming!!!! Click on the house picture to make it bigger, I turned it into a "painting" using Photoshop. You might see this one on our Christmas Cards next year. This first picture is destined for the next Shreveport Photographic Society competition.

Hey 19

Matthew played his first game of high school soccer on Saturday, November 14th.

Homecoming 2009

Matthew's first Homecoming Dance. His date is Morgan Teakle. (Click the image for a full screen view.)

First Day of School 2009

It's been a long time since I've posted. Here are the first day of school portraits from August.

Grandma and Grandpa Portrait

Taken during the Thanksgiving visit:

Fall Family Portrait

5th Grade Football Video

Panama City Beach - Family Portrait

Panama City Beach - Pool and Beach Pictures

Panama City Beach - Go Carts

We found a Go Cart track in Panama City that is almost a mile long. The boys loved it.

Daniel Triathlon Video

Check out the triathlon video from earlier this month. We finally bought a digital video camera and figured out how to use it.

Daniel First Day of School - A History

K.......................................................1st Grade

2nd Grade...........................................3rd Grade

4th Grade...........................................5th Grade

Matthew First Day of School - A History

1st Grade...........................................2nd Grade


3rd Grade...........................................4th Grade


5th Grade...........................................6th Grade


7th Grade...........................................8th Grade

IronFish Triathlon

Daniel participated in his first triathlon on Saturday morning August 2, 2008. He finished 3rd out of 21 ten year old boys. He swam 100 yards, rode 5K (about 3 miles), and ran 1K (.6 miles). We are very proud of him and his performance!

Fun at the Country Club Pool