Back to school

This is Dwight's senior year.  I picked the picture where he is looking good (his eyes were closed on the others) even though the others are goofing off.  Renae is a sophomore and Devan an 8th grader.

Surprise

So this year, on Aug. 8, marked 25 years since Lyn & I said "I do."  We wonder where has the time gone?  Our kids decided to throw a surprise party for us.  They almost pulled it off, but Lyn got suspicious the night before and when you are suspicious, you notice things that you normally wouldn't.  We were good sports and didn't put them on the spot, and then someone accidentally leaked it in church that morning to confirm our suspicions.  They got us away by having Rob & Jen take us out for lunch and then a stop at Cabelas.  The kids went all out by getting the Aunt's to help with food, and had pictures and nice decorations up.  It was held down at our pavilion and everyone was patiently waiting for us to return.  (Rob had a hard time getting Lyn out of Cabelas.)

Making our arrival

The cake table

They even made us do this....

I was going to be nice..... until I had frosting on my face.

They had invited a wide variety of people and it was really a nice evening. Thanks, kids, for doing this for us, and thanks to everyone who helped them and to everyone who came to help us celebrate.

Held on Aug. 20, 2017

Skyline Drive

On the way to Virginia for our Byler family reunion, we decided to head out early and take a hike on the Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.  We convinced some other family to join us.

Our family plus Krista, Rob, Jen, Kayla & Riley

Look what we found sunning itself on our Little Stony Man Cliff hike.  The right side went down pretty steep and the left went up.  After throwing some rocks at it, it curled around and gave us a rattle show.  Rob was our hero and with a very long stick flicked it down the bank, and then stood guard while we all slipped past.

We enjoyed a nice family reunion as well.  It was with Lyn's siblings and nieces & nephews.  Think there was around 125 there and some were missing.  Hopefully I can get a group picture to post later.