Three “F’s:” Family – Friends – Fun
Posted by cmack on 22 May 2009 at 10:43 pm | Tagged as: Family & Friends
Yes that’s right, our 2 weeks in Tulsa and Arkansas were chocked full of family, friends, fun and more. The more was: attending a mission’s conference and Kelly preaching at a couple of churches. I got this great shot of our little munchkin, Ava, and I’d like to introduce her to you.
Ava is our youngest granddaughter and she is 15 months old. Of course she captured our hearts.
Little Ava went to Grandpa right away, so I had to wait my turn. This is Kelly with Ava and Katie. Katie is our talented soccer player.
I was patient and finally got my chance with Ava.
This is Ava’s dad and mom (Gale & Tamecca).
Here is Katie again with her dad.
Emily is granddaughter number three. She is becoming quite the young lady. Grandma got to help her with her homework.
Gale and Tamecca have a blended family and it never gets boring around their house. Emily is helping Kira color “inside the lines” and Katie is helping Kira’s brother, Aden.
Here’s a great shot of Tamecca’s 2 boys; Gavin and Aden, and Gale’s 2 girls, Emily and Katie.
If we weren’t spending time at Gale & Tamecca’s, we were at Erin & Lisa’s house. Here are 3 generations of McClelland’s; Erin, Kelly and Killian. When I said “Smile please.” this was the response I got.
This photo opportunity was too good to ignore. Erin & Lisa are animal lovers and I think their animals…love Kelly. Jack, the Labrador, is patiently waiting his turn.
Did I mention “Friends” in my subject line? This is our friend Pat. She made our whole trip possible by inviting us stay in her home while we were in Tulsa. We enjoyed catching up on each others family news and had a great time.
We also met up with Steve and Margie who are friends we’ve known since Bible school. Was that really 20 some years ago?
I did mention that Kelly preached at a couple of churches. Here he is looking up a Bible verse at our sending church, Word of Life, in Sand Springs, OK. Pastor Emigh was in Poland and Romania on a missions trip, so Kelly filled in for him for this Wednesday night service.
This was a special treat for us, Erin and Lisa came to hear Kelly preach and willingly sat on the front row with me.
When Kelly finished preaching, Erin, Lisa and our friend Pat went with us for a dessert treat at a local restaurant. It was a great way to end the evening.
Our other preaching opportunity was at another one of our supporting churches in Russellville, Arkansas. Before Kelly began his sermon, the two of us shared about our ministry work with PIONEERS.
After sharing, I sat down and Kelly shared from the Word of God.
We always have a good time of fellowship at Russellville Christian Center and they’ve been a great encouragement to us over the years.
After the service, we had dinner with Pastor Tom and his wife Bonnie, and then headed back to Fort Smith to finish off at the missions conference we were attending.
That pretty much covers the way our trip went (including the stay in Branson with our grandson mentioned in an earlier post). So, I thought I’d end this post with this last great shot of Ava…what a munchkin.
Connie – Enjoyred the pictures & commentary very much. Made tears come to my eyes to see the darling children. You must be so pleased to have had the opportunity to see your boys and their families. You are right – Emily has become a young, beautiful lady. Time goes too fast. Ava does look like a little munchkin. Looks a lot like Emily and Katie – don’t you think? Not surprised to see Killian make a face instead of a smile – He has progressed to the point he will let you take pictures – I remember when he wouldn’t. So glad you had the trip – Memories are what makes old age bearable – Love to ya – Momma Jean
Hi Jean, It was a really great time, in spite of it being cold and rainy the the whole time. Still, it wasn’t long enough. Funny how there never seems to be enough time to do everything you want to do. We look forward to the next time we get to visit them.
Guess we’ll be seeing you before long. We’re looking forward to that too.
Hi kids
The pictures are great can’t believe the kids grow so fast. You’re right Ava is a munchkin you just want to squeeze her. I like seeing a picture of Gale too . What a blessing to have Erin and Lisa at your church service. I love to hear Kelly preach.
My goodness Emily really is grown into a beautiful girl and Katie looks like a handful you can just see the mischief in her eyes. Love Mom
Hi Mom,
It was a good picture of Emily and you nailed it on Katie. Gale was pretty tired from working extra hours – due to being short an assistant mgr at his store. Actually Erin & Lisa went to Sunday service with us too. It was a good trip. Con
Loved all the photos. Thanks for sharing.
Sister C
what is left to say? Ditto to all of the responses …. Love the pics …and want to try yours and Kelly’s diet! I didn’t think it was possible for you to get any better looking! ;o)
Thx for sharing great photos … and the Good Word!
Love to ya, Kathy
Con and Kel, loved the pictures. Glad you had such a great trip and wonderful visit with all. Love you guys bunches!
Thanks guys, for your comments. Glad you are enjoying the blog and photos. Kind of makes our world a little smaller feeling…like everyone doesn’t REALLY live so far away.
Connie