{a handsome face}

I always thought our Maddox looked much like my grandfather. maybe its the ears, or the sweet grin or both. I am counting my self blessed that I can see that handsome face in

the face of my littlest boy.

I deeply love my grandfather.

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Handsome grandpa through the past few years...

the men. thankasging 2010-
papa & Britton-

Madds & Papa-

grandpa & grammy-

papa & T-

little T smoochen his papa-
grammy & grandpa-

Britt & papa-

until we meet again...
because I have testimony that we will.

{Rodeo}

two sweet women & fellow mommas of 4 invited our family to join them & some others to dinner & a rodeo. The boys absolutely loved playing with the other kids. Maddox was particularly thrilled about the rodeo show. He waved to all the horses.
Texas is such a neat place with so much to do & experience.

I love the pride Texans have in their home.

We have a long list of "to dos" this summer before T & Britt hit the books. The rodeo was just the start. We feel pretty darn lucky to have gone with such a fun & thoughtful group.

-the end-

{water}

if you know the sclaters you know we spent the past 4 years in a rural town in Kentucky/Tennessee-right on the border. It was a life changing expierience. We LOVE the people, the history, the green that was everywhere.
Sadly many are facing trial in our small town.
a flood hit our town & many are now faced iwth repairs & rebuilding.
some are still stranded by the waters.
The tunnel that connects KY to TN & VA was closed along with businesses & stores.
Miners were stuck underground due to the waters.
the small town has been through a lot.
so far as the waters start to subside they have found 1 body of a boy.
many are still without power & water (ironic I know)
when speaking to a friend via phone yesterday, more rain is headed that way .



Our hearts goes out to them.
If you think of it drop a line or 2 into your family prayers for KY/TN residents. This is a big deal for this small town area.

{moments that matter}

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{June 19th}

For fathers day we...
1) survived church with 4
2) watched britt stick his tongue out while the rest of the primary sang pretty songs about dads
3)played dress up & battled bad guy graduates/cow boys.
4) ate gussied up chicago style hot dogs with root beer
5) gave Rod a basket of italian treats
6) had baths
7) facetimed with Omah & Opah
8) talked to Dad sclater
9) actually emptied a few boxes--miracle!
10) had a fun day.

nothing big, just simple family time. I sure love the father of my 4! (thats you Rod!)