Toro Family Reunion 2009

In July, we attended the "2nd annual" Toro family reunion. There are always lots of family members present, and it is always great to catch up with our many cousins, who range from age from 10-35 years old. We always manage to get together at least once a year, with different family members present at each event. We broke out the horseshoe game, which papaw helped us with! He filled us in on all the "rules" of the game. We had wonderful weather, and a great view of the lake. I think my aunts are already in the process of planning next year's event!

Clara Owen 1934-2009

I just wanted to take a quick moment to remember my grandmother, Clara Owen. She passed away on June 30, 2009. My grandparents have always been a huge part of our lives and were a big part of raising us along with our cousins. My grandmother was by far one of the most patient, loving, and sweet people that I have had the pleasure of knowing. Although we will miss her greatly, I am happy to have such fond memories to look back on. From home cooked meals, to making toys out of household items to keep the grandkids from being bored, it seemed that she was always doing her best to ensure everyone's happiness. I think we all appreciate the generosity that she showed to all of us. We plan on making many visits to Tyler over the next couple of months to check on "papaw" so that he has some company. We will continue to keep our family in our thoughts and prayers as we each try to recover from this great loss.

Our Rainy Day!!

We had a great rainy day last Saturday. Destiny came in town to see us from Shreveport, and we experienced some torrential downpours. But, it was a great time anyway, and we spent the day eating pizza and playing board games.

Merry Christmas!

We had a great holiday season but it went by entirely too quickly. We had a great visit with our neice, sweet Lucy. We went to a Candlelight Christmas Eve church service, and had leisurely breakfast Christmas morning.

Our sweet niece

I got an opportunity to meet my niece Lucy for the first time in August of 2008. It is so much fun being an aunt!It will such a joy to watch her grow.