Arkansas- Family Pictures

My Brother-In-Law Lance (Amy's husband) has a great studio in their house and was kind enough to help us all get together for a family picture while Jon & I were in town. I think they turned out great. I mean, when you have three wiggling kids and some squirming adults, it can be long and tiresome but definately well worth it! :)

Amy, Ellen, Jerry, Jon, & Angela

Siblings: Amy, Jon, & Angela

Pennington Family: James, Trenton, & Angela

"Mamaw" & "Papaw" with two of the three grandsons, Trenton & Caleb.

Ethan is the oldest and not shown. He was tired of pictures.

The Shadle's: Lance, Ethan, Amy, & Caleb

Cute picture of James & Angela

Jon & I

The siblings/in-laws: Amy, Lance, Angela, James, Me, & Jon

Arkansas- Bentonville

On our way home from Eureka Springs, we went through Bentonville to get on the interstate.

In Bentonville, AR is where the Wal-Mart Distribution Center is and it is also the home

of the very first Wal-Mart. Pictured above is Sam Walton's "Walton's 5-10" Store which

is now the visitor center and is filled with history of the Walton's and about WalMart. It was really interesting and a cool place to stop!

Sam Walton's red pick-up

Did you know Sam Walton's dog was "Ol'Roy"? Thus where Ol'Roy Dog Food began...

Stats from inside the Wal-Mart visitor's center

Jon's nephew Trenton plays in the fountain while Angela holds him from falling in.

Trenton, Jon's mini-me
He looks a lot like his Uncle Jon when Jon was that age...

Jon, Me, & Trenton

Ellen & Jerry watch us at the fountain.

Arkansas- Eureka Springs

Inside the beautiful Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs

The outside... just beautiful...

Looking down one of the streets in the "old" section of Eureka.

There is a lot of very different artwork there!

We traveled on the Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railway...

The interior of the train was so neat!

I loved how the seats helped "turn" the car around on the tracks.

We had a fun two days together there!

Arkansas- Christ of The Ozarks

Jon's parents; Jerry & Ellen in front of the Christ of the Ozarks

Where the makers of the statue are buried.

This is supposed to be a piece of the Berlin Wall.

The Christ of the Ozarks is in Eureka Springs, AR. This was our first day in Eureka Springs.

Arkansas - Lake and Pond Adventures

Chastin & I at Red River

The guys are trying to see who can see who can stand in the freezing
cold water of the Red River the longest. It was funny!

Samson & Preacher play fetch in Adam & Brittany's pond.

It was Samson's first time to swim. Preacher got him started and then we

couldn't keep Samson out of the water! They had so much fun!

Adam & Jon ride Adam's go-cart

Brittany, Chastin, & Adam Stephens at Red River.

We stayed the first few days with them when we got to Arkansas
and we had a lot of fun at the river, the lake, and hanging
out at their house.

Jon & I with our still-developing sunburns at Red River.

The beautiful Red River! It was really hot out that day and the water

is always so cold. There is a mist on top of the river. The water is so cold

and clear you can see to the bottom even farther out.

Ferguson Farm; Memories & Pictures

While we were at my Gram's farm, I took advantage of the beautiful day and got some really great photos from around the farm. I spent many summer afternoons on the swing, summer nights catching fireflies in the back yard, Christmases & holidays in the house, riding my bike in the driveway and back down the lane. We helped Gram & Grandpa in the garden sometimes, and worked in the barn or picking corn. In the winter, we would build tunnels and caves in the snow drifts in the yard and Grandpa would pull us behind his truck on sleds in the field. I am really going to miss this place. There are so many memories from over the years and I can't imagine not coming home to it. I am secretly praying that it stays in the family. :)