Sunday, May 16, 2010

Vicksburg

We went to Vicksburg, MS to see the Mississippi River and the War Memorial.

I told Jess pictures are always better with people in them, so this is what I get! haha
restored gunboat USS Cairo (sunk on December 12, 1862, on the Yazoo River, recovered successfully in 1964 The Cairo, also known as the "Hardluck Ironclad," was the first U.S. ship in history to be sunk by a torpedo/mine.


Illinois State Memorial
The Illinois State Memorial has 47 steps, one for every day Vicksburg was besieged




Henry Jewett- (Jess was named after, Henry is his middle name), fought in the war.

Mississippi River


Natchez Trace

Cypress Swamp
















Bob and Kathie came out to visit us. We went to Cypress swamp and saw a couple of alligators!!

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Golf Tournament




They won!!! UMC had a golf tournament that Jess participated in. He played right after working all night! I don't know how he does it! But they won so maybe that is the trick!

Friday, March 12, 2010

Luganos

Kathie, Adell and Madelynn
Kathie, Adell, Madelynn, Bequi, Mike, Jess, Stacie and Bob

Now that is one big bowl of pasta for one tiny girl

But she loves it!

Kathie and Adell, Two Beauties

So happy we were able to eat at one of our favorite restaurants in Salt Lake while we were there. YUM!

Snowbird

Stacie and Jess
Now that view makes running on a treadmill not so bad!

The whole gang

Roof Top Hot Tub

We went to Snowbird in Utah for Jess to go to a Wilderness Medicine conference.


Who is the hottie on the snowboard?

GO Jess!