An Evening at Willow Creek Golf Course

Lord knows, we try! We took the boys out to Willow Creek Golf Course. It is a par-3, nine hole course here in Abilene. We managed to lose something like 6 balls, most of them in the water. Anyhow, the boys had a good time for the most part. We need to work on two areas: their golf safety, being defined as not walking up to someone who is swinging a golf club and being courteous, being defined as not rushing to be the first one to hit off the tee box. There were some really good hits. And then there was number 9. Did you know there are 3,246,547 blades of grass between the number 9 tee box and the green? Well, we had plenty of time to count them. The boys got tired around this point of the evening. Every hit was 2 - 3 inches behind the ball and when they hit the ball, it would travel 10 yards.

We were all tired and thirsty at the end so we went to Sonic and had cool drink.

My First Drawer

This may look like a simple drawer to the untrained eye. But, it is not. It is, in fact, the first drawer I have ever built myself. It is, therfore, an achievement equal to if not greater than the building of the pyramids or one of the other great wonders of the world. And, just in case you are wondering, it fits and works perfectly. On to the next drawer!

Vacation 2007 - Hiking on a Mountain

We spent the morning hiking on the Fort Davis Historic Site in ... Uh ... Fort Davis. It was a cloudy day so the trip was very comfortable. The hike at the fort is about 2 miles and involves going up the side of the mountain, across it and back down.

We are all hungry so we're headed into town for lunch.

Vacation 2007 - Rock Hunting

We spent a majority of the day on a ranch about 15 miles south of Alpine. On this ranch, one can search for and collect agate rocks. Particularly, there is a rock called Red Plum Agate that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Karen actually found one of these rocks in very good condition. The boys also found some very nice rocks.

After the rock hunt, we went to Alpine to eat at a good little restaurant called La Casita. The food was very tasty.

After that, we returned to the cabin for a swim.

Right now, the boys and I are in town (Fort Davis, of course) having ice cream at The Caboose.

That's it for today.

Vacation 2007 - Time on the Range

We spent time on the driving range, not the open range, yesterday. Jason and Joshua hit golf balls at the flags. I made a deal with them: if they made it within a few feet of the red flag, I would buy them a new game for their Game Boy. I still have my money. But there are two more days for them to try. I really hope they make it.

Vacation 2007 - Our Favorite Ice Cream P

We come to the caboose each year to get a dip of Blue Bell Ice Cream ... Or two ... Or three. This is like the last place to get real ice cream before Alpine. It is served out of an old train caaboose, hence the name.

Vacation 2007 - A Day in Mexico

Well, actually an hour or so. The boys did not like being in another culture. So, we walked around a little, ate a really good buritto from a small, sidewalk vendor and left. We're on our way back to America.

Summer Vacation 2007 - The First Stop

We made it is far as Odessa and stopped for a break. We found a Chic-fil-A and had some lunch. The boys are in the Game Stop store in the mall.

We're about to head West to Pecos and turn left ... Which is South to Fort Davis. Assuming of course we ever get the boys out of Game Stop.

More later.

The Gibson Boys Take Up A New Hobby ...

Well, we've entered a new phase in our life with the boys. They have discovered the game of golf. Their grandparents introduced them to the game a few weeks ago. Just a few days ago, they bought all three boys their own golf clubs.

I took the boys over to the two-hole course at ACU. It was interesting to say the least. Somehow, we managed to lose 4 or 5 balls on a course with two holes. Good thing it wasn't a 9 or 18 hole course. We would have had to sell the car to buy enough balls to finish!

Anyhow, the boys had a wonderful time. I have to be honest and say its a little stressful taking three boys with little to no golf experience to a course. I was so afraid someone would get a club or a ball up side their head. That never happened so life it good.

I'm particularly excited about the picture of Jon-Jon on the tee box. Notice the look of pure joy on this face. Now look just to the front of his feet in the grass. Yep, that's the ball still sitting there. I think he likes playing golf regardless of the outcome.

We worked a little on our golf etiquette while we were there. Waiting your turn is hard for three boys. But they listened and learned.

Karen and I are thinking of taking them golfing while were on vacation next week in Fort Davis. Should be fun.

Tammy the Dog Takes Over!

My Mom and Dad recently acquired a new dog. The dog's name is Tammy. Needless to say, my parents act like they just had a new grandbaby. I guess, in one way, they did. I went to their house last night to take pictures of the dog. Dad wanted to give Mom a birthday present of a picture frame full of pictures of Tammy and a greeting. I took the pictures. Karen did the hard stuff, figuring out how to get them into the frame I purchased and putting it all together. It looks great by the way.

Anyhow, here are a few of the pictures of the dog.

Hope you enjoy.