Summer Concert

Johnny and I went to Kansas City this weekend to see Kenny Chesney and Zac Brown Band's Going Coastal tour. The concert started at 4:30 at Arrowhead Stadium. It was HOT! Pulling into the parking lot we realized that the folks in KC must really be looking forward to football season - There were so many tents and grills, it feel like we got the full Arrowhead tailgating experience in July!

Uncle Cracker started the show, playing for about 45 minutes. We got there right after he started... Many continued tailgating.

Billy Currington was next. I was really looking forward to him. He played for about an hour, as the seats really began to fill.

Zac Brown started around 6:30 and played about an hour and half. They were Johnny's favorite.

The number of people crammed into this stadium on this hot, hot day was amazing. It was hot in our seats, but I was very thankful we weren't on the floor. The "Sand Bar" was standing room only! Many of those people were there around 3 pm.

Kenny Chesney came out and really put on a show. He has never been one of the top country singers I've wanted to see, but he is quite an entertainer. I now see why he has been country music's Entertainer of the Year several times. He played for about 2 hours.

The sun has gone down, FINALLY!

This weekend is Zac Brown's birthday. After Kenny Chesney finished, they brought out a birthday drink and cake for him. They played together at the end another 30 minutes. It was a great show.

Lake Time

The first 8 years we were married Johnny spent every summer wishing we had a boat. This year he finally got his wish and we have spent almost every weekend on the lake.

Piper got to go on the first ride. He spent all his time in the shade.

Belle LOVES water. She jumped right in the first time we took her out. Once she realized she could not reach, she was a little more skeptical of getting in. That was until she saw a dog on the shore, then she leaped out of the boat and I had to swim after her to get her back in the boat.





We spend the day tubing and swimming. Once it starts to cool off, it's fishing time for Johnny.

Belle relaxing with a bone while Johnny fishes.

I relax on the back and deer watch. They are always right by the water.

Johnny's first catch of the day was barely bigger than the worm he was using.

This was a little better!

Belle and I being quiet and patient while Johnny fishes

Snow Day

Belle loves a snow day! She gets to hang out inside the house with a fresh bone. Life doesn't get any better for her. Yesterday, while everyone else was going to buy milk and bread, I was at petsmart buying bones.

The rule is...she stays on her blanket with the bone..you can see how she likes to test the rule.

Watching over her yard

Begging someone to come play. She will stand at the door but when I open to let her in, she run out in the yard hoping to be chased.

This toy is frozen, but she doesn't mind

Piper finally gave in and joined the game

Back inside, she sat and watched the snow fall for hours, but it finally wore her out.

Friday: Orphanage

This was our last day before we headed back home. This is an orphanage that hasn't been worked in on past trips. We were all exhausted but livened up when we were greeted by our first cutie.

This little girl was excited to greet us all. We passed her down as she grinned at everyone. After briefly working with her, we found out she has a family in the U.S. and her adoptive mom was there later that day. It was so exciting to see this little girl knowing she would have a bright future.

This is one of the corner chairs that was made for the various orphanage's and families.

Gregg working on a wheelchair

Lunch break- Cookies and Tea

This is one of the individual rooms we went in. We couldn't help but grab these kids and hold them. Several of the kids in these pictures have families that have adopted or are working on adopting them from the U.S.

Digging more supplies out of the luggage!

This little girl has a family actively working to adopt her.

This little guy got home to the U.S. last week with his new family

These two (the picture above and below)

are now adoptive brothers.

This is a little girl. She was adopted by the same family with the girl on the very first picture of this blog.

This little guy stole everyone's attention. He was telling us all kinds of things that we of course didn't understand. He also has an American family working to adopt him. He has SOOO much potential that was evident just in the short amount of time we were there. We could not get enough of him.

Gregg fitted him into one of the wheelchairs we brought, and he was wheeling it everywhere.

Christie and Kym casting him for braces (same child-new clothes)