Breakfast of champions

Dale is very proud of his breakfast concoction, made with tomatoes and peppers from his garden.

And even more favorite girls

My sister Lisa and her daughter, Ashley, my godchild.

Two more favorite girls

My grandnieces Izzy and Harper.

Two of my favorite girls

My mom and my niece Sara at her bridal shower.

Birthday surprise

Surprising my sweet co-worker Deborah on her 60th birthday

Clown car?

Celebrating Carrie's awesome new ride.

Book club babes

Molly's beautiful front porch was the perfect backdrop for a group photo of most of the members of our book club.

Father and son

A lot of time spent around the pool watching the kids.

Rosemary

There's no way I can use all of it.

Lap dog

Never too big or old to get some lovin' from dad.

Bret

Lamenting his broken iPhone.

Creativity

A team-building project at work.

Can you have too many pool photos?

Dale rough-housing with Luke.

Walking Barney

He's dog-tired at this point.

Medalist

My boss, Lynette, proudly displaying her medal for winning the HORSE basketball competition.

Foundation retreat

My team's skit took the form of a newscast. I was the studio interviewer.

A star is born

Jaden was featured today in the Wichita Business Journal. He's a tech celeb!

R&R

Getting some rays in the back yard pool.

Last night of vacation

In Ogallala, Nebraska. Best Western hotel.

Lake McGoneghay

Somewhere in the middle of Nebraska

Hiking warriors

They brought their own walking sticks on this trip.

Shining star

Love this photo of Luke.

Hiking

Looks like a band shot.

In the Black Hills

We loved our South Dakota vacation.

Mount Rushmore

A big hit with the whole family.

A view

Josie admiring the view as we settle into our Black Hills cabin.

Overnighter

Barney loves the attention he gets when the kids come to stay overnight.

Last gig

Bret's last night playing with Blue-Eyed Soul.

Joyous Josie

Josie has a great lust for life.

Barney in his easy chair

He loves to sit there while Dale is on the computer.

Girl power

Jaime was nice enough to share this photo of wine at Bonnie's house. These girls are looking good!

Wildflowers

Dale brought me flowers from the field near our house. But not very many of them!