Early Father's Day with steak & cookies

While I was in Elysian Fields this past week, we celebrated Father's Day early since I would not be there. I made my dad chocolate chip/pecan cookies and we had a steak dinner. He thoroughly enjoyed it and so did my mom and I.

Our sweet Landry

This is my dad holding his first grandchild. It's easy to see he loves her.

My neice's nursery

I am here visiting my sister and her baby and other family and I just wanted to share some pics of Landry's room. My sister did a fantastic job of decorating it and making so super sweet for her daughter.

Elysian Fields

Mom and I got up this morning and drove in to ELysian Fields so I could go to church at Crossroads today. It was so sweet to get to visit my old church I grew up in. I miss it alot. I enjoyed seeing old friends and hearing my pastor preach.
We are at the EF house now and awhile ago I went outside and just walked around and looked at all the VERY tall tress surrounding my mom and dad's house. It's funny how you forget how tall the trees are when you have been away for so long. They now remind me of the dancing trees in Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspien. I love those trees! Anyways, it is so wonderful to be back in my old stomping ground. The only thing that's missing is MELISSA! I wish you were still here Mel! It's weird that I just can't call you up and say "Let's so something!" But I know you are very happy in Corpus.
My mom and dad's house has changed so much since Christmas when I was here last. They have done ALOT of remodeling and painting. It's very nice.
Tyler and the youth group got back early this morning around 5:45 from their trip to Dallas. He was glad to be home and slept al morning. I would call and he wouldn't answer so I knew he was still sleeping. He said his voice was tired and his body ached. That trip is so exhausting. I was kinda thankful I got to skip out on it this year. I was thankful they made it home safely without any too terrible mishaps.
He is now on his way to Denver City to visit his hometown and his mom and dad for a couple days. He needed to get out of Clovis for a few days since he worked all weekend long. He's excited to get break.
That's our update for now. I will post more pics of Landry soon. I am enjoying her so much and my family too. East Texas is more beautiful than it was growing up....

First a new neice....and now and new NEPHEW!!!!!

Wow! What a month May has been for the Hicks/Hudnall/Nevins families! The Lord has been so good to us! We have TWO new additions to our families. First came Becka and Matt's sweet girl, Landry Brooke. And now the Lord has given us Brooke and Blake's new, beautiful son, Haddon Troy! He was born this past Tuesday and is healthy and sweet. Here are some pictures of Haddon and his mommy. Momma Dee (aunt Dee, Mom, etc..) thinks he looks like Tyler, but I think he looks like his Aunt Sunny and his grandpa Hudnall. Time will tell I suppose. All we know is that we are so excited about our new babies! Thank you Jesus for these new lives! We give you all the credit.

Tyler, Texas

Well I made it to Tyler safe and sound and have enjoyed my neice all day today. Tyler is probably still at Six Flags with the youth group. They will go to Hurricane Habor and a Rangers game tommorrow and then drive all night back to Clovis. He decided he would go to Synder when he gets home Sunday morning and get away after working all weekend.

East Texas is still the same. My sister and brother-in-law's house has changed though. They have a baby now! Her nursery is the cutest! She is a sweet little baby. my mom is here tonight so seeing her is a special treat too.

I think I'm going to enjoy being here for a week.

One week till I get to see Landry!!!

We have been looking forward to this last week in May for a long time. Thurs. night we will be leaving with the youth group headed for Dallas. My aunt Nese will be picking me up in Weatherford hopefully and then we will head to Tyler, tx to see my sister, her husband, and new baby girl. I am so eager and excited! Tyler, unfortunately, will not get to go with me, because he has to work all weekend there in Dallas (six flags, hurricane habor, rangers game, and service project with Mission Arlington with 50 students and 8 sponsers) We will be apart for a week, which is the longest we have ever been apart. We aren't real excited about it, but the Lord will see us through we know...
Tyler will head to Louisville, Kentucky on that Thurs. to be in one of his buddy's wedding. And then we are both flying to Lubbock to meet one another at the airport and ride back to Clovis together on Sat. It will be a nice reunion.
We will have a week after that and then go to Mexico for a mission trip with the youth.
Our summer begins......