Our Precious Sykesies!!!

Please be praying that our sweet Mrs. Sykesies
has her new baby soon...she is overdue. We
love her sooo much and are praying for a quick
and safe delivery.

Jess and Mrs. S

 

"Cutting up!!"

 

What a face!!

 

Some of the men of our church.

 

Calgon take me away...

One of the bad things that happens
after you take a cross country trip is
that you find yourself reminiscing (sp??)
ALOT!!! Today is one of those days that
I find myself longing to be exploring the
beautiful land I love with those I love...


Our family at the Grand Canyon...

 

The Grand Canyon...

 

Along the Oregon coast...

 

At the Grand Canyon...

 

Happy Birthday, Anna Grace!!

June 28, 2000, our family was blessed with
a beautiful baby girl. Her name is Anna
Grace Graves. Since that time she has
grown into a beautiful, sensitive and loving
young lady.
Happy late birthday, Anna. We love you
and are so grateful that the Lord gave you
to us!!

Anna on her birthday with money from a sibling!!

 

Our sweet young lady!!

 

I love this picture...she has developed
such a sweet spirit!!

 

Anna and her buddy, Liberty, on the Oregon
coast in April, 2009.

 

Happy July 4th...late. :)

What fun is a holiday if you can't spend
it with friends? Just a couple people pics
from our fun day.

Our precious Lady Liberty!!

 

My precious friend, Cathy, and me!!

 

Gee, I wonder who they were listening to
so intently...must've been good!!

 

Sam getting refreshed after a rough game
of volleyball.

 

Our grain co-op

Our family heads up the Wheat Montana grain co-op
for Hillsborough and Polk Counties, we also have
some distant folks on the east coast!!

Every four months or so we have the blessing of
helping approximately 45 families with ordering
and receiving their grain. We actually have over
170 on our co-op list. We really enjoy serving
these families. Here are a few pictures of what
takes place on our pickup day.

THE BIG TRUCK ARRIVES!!!

 

Wonderful grains from Wheat Montana in Three
Forks, MT. We had the blessing of visiting
their business in May. These are wonderful
people to do business with!!

 

Assisting a co-op customer...Hello, Mrs. Knecht!!!
(She's down there somewhere!!)

 

This is how our living room looks after a pickup.
Our grain came really quick this time and some of
the other products weren't here in time for the
pickup. Therefore, we had to bring home about 4,000
pounds of grain and had a second pickup 3 days later.
Thanks to my wonderful family who carried it all in
and then back out to our wonderful customers!!!

 

I do wish we had taken more pictures of all our
precious co-op folks. They are a special group of
people. They have loved us and showered us with
sweet notes of encouragement and also precious
gifts over the last several years. We appreciate
each and every one of them!!!

Random pictures of the Gravesies life.

CHURCH ON SUNDAY (5/31/09)
Mrs Stokes and Ariana posing for camera. :)


Liberty posing with the yummy birthday cake Olivia made for her. (Thanks Liv!!)

POOL TIME/CHICKS

Liberty enjoying the nice cool water!


Libby and Anna.


Our newer additions to the Graves family. We had baby kittens recently...So we can't call them the newest additions.


Christian and Lucas, (Anna and Sam named them).

FLOWERS

Recently, I was blessed with alot of plants to add color to our front yard :).






Just a couple of the plants I've got :).

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL.


V.B.S posters.

My Grandmother volunteered me to work in the kitchen for her church's VBS. So you will see the cook's perspective of VBS.


My grandmother and a fellow cook.


WOW! These people make as much food and drinks as my family eats for one meal.....


.....Kidding!


My sweetheart. His name is Stetson....ain't he a cutie?


The children we served throughout the week.

RANDOM CAT PIC'S


Sugar drinking from the bowl of the water purifier....while sitting on a tea pitcher. It was rather funny when she fell :).


Sugar and her baby "Dog" sleeping.


Believe it or not she is asleep in this picture and she moved to that position. We did not pose her. :)


Our sweet tiger volunteering to babysit the chicks.......Right.


The beautiful beach of Coquina Key, Florida. *SIGH*


The Cutie of the week...


The Cutie of every week :).

ANNA'S BIRTHDAY


The patient and eager children waiting for the blowing of the candle.....


The other side of the patient and eager people.... :)


The singing of the birthday song...


FINALLY! The blowing of the candle! (3 cheers for her)


One happy kid :).

Happy Birthday Anna!


Hope you all enjoyed this awkward post :).

In Christ,
Rachel