My Family

On 06-07-08 Codey Holland and Brooke Betson were united in Holy Matrimony at the Natchez Country Club in Franklin, Tennessee. Codey is my oldest sister's son and here is the rest of the family.

Left to Right: the first four are Randy, Tami, Kristin, and Wil Parnell. (Tami is my older sister.) The next five are Kaylinn, Phillip, Debbie, Brooke and Codey Holland. (Debbie is my much older sister.) The next two are the cause of this bunch...my parents, Clyde and Margaret Kerr. The last three are me, Bobby and Jordan.

My family made me promise (since I pulled them out of the reception to snap this picture before it got dark) that this would replace our annual family picture at the beach during Thanksgiving. Actually I gave up on that being an annual event a long time ago. Getting everybody off the beach to get ready for a picture at just the right shade of sunset has not been fun. So I gave up. They just don't appreciate a scrapbookers need for a picture.

Back to the wedding...what a wonderful time we all had. Meeting Brooke's family was a real joy. Most of us stayed at the same hotel and really enjoyed each other.

As for Codey's choice of a spouse...we couldn't of picked a better one for him. Brooke is as sweet and precious as she looks in this picture. We count it an honor and privilege to have her in the family.

Field Trip to the Hospital

Jordan and Alex heard that the chocolate milk in the Emergency Room was really good, so they decided to try it out. The fact that it had charcoal in it didn't seem to bother either one of them. This picture was taken after their mouths were cleaned up. The charcoal made their lips look like they had been sucking on a black ink pad.
Jordan got a bottle of pills that Bobby and I had taken with us on a trip this past weekend. There was Tylenol, Advil, Excedrin Tension and RX strength Ibuprofen in the bottle. The bottle of pills were in my Bible study bag that is usually hung on a rack in the hallway. I was so glad to see Jordan and Big Mama when we got home that I forgot to hang it up (out of Jordan's reach). Jordan opened it and politely shared with Alex. It couldn't of been more than 2 minutes at the most, and I realized they had gotten quiet. Quiet with these two is never a good thing. Imagine my surprise when I saw reddish-orange juice running down the side of Alex's mouth. Jordan kept saying more...more. Long story short...they are fine. The doctor didn't want to test them until four hours after the incident. The tests came back saying little or no traces of anything. The only thing the doctor said was that Jordan was a little dehydrated. Maybe that's why he guzzled that chocolate milk even with the charcoal in it.
I usually enjoy field trips, but this was one trip I don't care to ever repeat.