fiSHerMen and WomEN in the MakiNG

 

Me and the fish hunters

I am very blessed to have two brothers who adore my kids.  And spoil them.  And love them too pieces.  That being said, my youngest brother, Uncle Bubba, is the fisherman of the family and bless his heart goes whenever the tractor isn’t calling. 

My girls have been after Uncle Bubba for AWHILE to take them fishing….and since the girls asked they got it!!!  Uncle Bubba got the boat and their Daddy got them fishing poles-pink ones-too cute!!  LIl’ Bubba, aka Whitman, also got him a fishing rod…a little green one that was too sweet!  We got our bait, drinks, ice, and we were ready to board the boat.  I was equally excited because I hadn’t been out on the Gulf in along time.

It was a ReEL fun afternoon!  Uncle Bubba took us to all kinds of trout holes.  The kids were “reel” excited to each catch their own fish!  Whitman was a little on the skittish side of the fish once they were in the boat.  But he was all about catching them.  He was too funny!!

The fishin’ crew

 

 

 

 

 

Sissy and Daddy showing off her trout!

 

V-Bug showing off her trout with her Daddy!!

It was a great trip with lots of great memories.  We can’t wait for many more memories Uncle Bubba and Daddy put together!!

“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”  Matthew 4:19

God is good….ALL the time,

~jct~

Jax Zoo

Rrrooaaarrrr!!! Its dInoSaUrs!!!!
A few weeks ago, my bestie from college and I met up at the Jax Zoo with all the kiddos. The special at the zoo was their DinoAlive exhibt. And it was dino-rrific!! Whit is into dinosaurs here lately and I was so excited to share this with him. He was a little scared at first but they grew on him quickly.
My kids love animals. So any chance to see lots of beautiful creatures and we're in! I was really impressed with the park. We have been to the Atlanta Zoo before but had always heard wonderful things about the Jax Zoo. Plus any chance to visit with my girl, Erin, and her beautiful babies is a blessing for me.
What a sweet, summer, day to spend with my babies. I loved sharing ever moment with them....well maybe not the whining moments :-)

God is good......ALL the time,
~jct~

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Blessings…..BIG and small

This week was filled with LOTS of blessings.  Some are those blessings that are easily overlooked sometimes, and others were blessings I have been praying for.

  

We started out our week with a fantastic black-light production from our church and children.  The kids did a great job!  In fact, it was so awesome that the members of the church are asking for another performance tomorrow night.  Who are we to turn down the Lord’s request? Right??  So another exciting night at church is coming and I couldn’t be more proud of our kids!

For the past several summers our family has participated in my BIL and SIL’s church’s VBS.  What a blessing this has been to our home!  My kids ABSOLUTELY LOVE going to their cousin’s church to learn more about God.  We have made life-long friends and life-long commitments during our visits to Pine Level.  We are very thankful for the open arms and love shown every time we return!  I especially enjoyed this year’s theme…..Kickin’ It Old School!  It was so much fun!  My Whitman really came out of his shell, soaking up all the songs and stories being taught.  My Cora Jane loves Bible Story time and loves to share with EVERYONE the lessons learned each evening.  My Vera Kate’s passion this week was…don’t get me wrong this chica loves to sing and play games…….but when she heard about the CONTEST….. it was on.  This is one competitive lil girl!!  She had to make sure that the girl’s brought enough money in for the Missions Contest……for the Mission but also so her sweet Ms. Lora didn’t have to get a pie in the face!!!  My VK has a heart of gold!!!  Too bad the girls lost though :(

 

If putting on the armor of God every night this week and Kickin’ it Old School wasn’t enough, we played hard everyday!  Swimming with friends and family, working in the yard and garden, putting up vegetables (one of my favorite things to do), and well just being summer babies!!

I had a HUGE answered prayer this week!  One of my nearest and dearest friends had shared, a few weeks ago, of a possible lump found.  MY JESUS came through…..our prayers were answered!!  Her test results came back beautifully!  Just goes to show you what can happen when two or more are gathered in HIS name, PRAISING HIM for HIS BLESSINGS and presenting HIM with a THANKFUL heart!!  MY GOD ROCKS!!! 

Not to mention the rain my JESUS sent us this week….RAIN is a necessity in our line of business!  Especially right now on our fields.  We are so thankful for the rain HE is going to send our way….HE knows our NEEDS!!!

So very thankful for all the many blessings…BIG and small…..my GOD has placed in my path this week.

God is good……ALL the time,

~jct~

The Tyre Kids Invade Neptune Park on St. Simons

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The Tyre Water Bugs 2010

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Happy Birthday Grandma! We love you BuNcHEs!!!!

For Grandma's birthday we all got together to swim and eat ice cream cake...YUM YUM!

God is so good to give us FaNtAsTic Grandparents,

Hydrangeas

Our beautiful 50 year old hydrangeas

These flowers are at my in-laws home, the family farm since the 1800's. This year the bush put on more flowers than it has in several years and you can bet I have taken my share to the house! I can't wait until I can transplant some to my new house! But until then I will keep bringing them home in my vases.

This is my besties little girl! She is so beautiful and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to get her picture!

Whit and his buddy playing with their kittens in the fort....gotta love summer fun!

God is good.....ALL the time,

VBS Week

The last two weeks have been pretty busy around our house. Last week we had VBS at our cousin's and friend's church, Pine Level. And then this week we had our church, Antioch's VBS.

I was really bad the first week and didn't get ANY pictures whatsoever! I stayed with Whit in his class, which he really needed the socialization, and was pretty much hands on the whole week so I didn't get any pictures. CJ and VK love going to Pine Level's VBS because its SO much FUN!! They get to spend the whole week with their cousins and their besties. What more could a Momma ask for? Well to get to bed before 10:30 every night....that would have been really nice ;P

At the end of the week, the kids performed to the week's music in sign language and song....what a treat for us all! We love ALL our buddies over at Pine Level!!

Then last week, we hosted VBS at our church! Antioch's theme this year fit in perfectly with our church's members. "Saddleridge Ranch" brought lots of awesome crafts, stories, music, and dancin' to our country church! I don't know about the kids, but my favorite time was the two-steppin' to some "Tumbleweed" songs and ridin' the buckin' barrel!
The first picture on this post is of CJ riding the buckin' barrel...TOO much fun!!

Our besties coming to join us at VBS

This is where Whit ended up every night! Aunt Amanda would bounce him to sleep, in the nursery, and then G-ma would rock him on home.

What a whirl-wind it has been around here, but thankfully things are gonna slow down before our BIG party this weekend!! VK and Whit are gonna celebrate their birthdays up right! So here is to another wonderful, but hopefully, slower week at the Tyre house!

God is good....ALL the time,

Summer Adventure - Neptune Water Park

Last week my good friend Amanda and I took the kids to Neptune Water Park on St. Simon's. We had the best time! My SIL had been last year and loved it so we had to check it out! The park was the perfect size for my kids to have a BLAST!! I must say I had a pretty good time too! Can't wait to get back over there!

Our little buddy, Addie, didn't care too much for the water park but she found her favorite thing in the world.....swings!!

Sissy climbing the HUGE whale

I am so blessed to have great kids, despite our few meltdowns ;), that I can take on awesome adventures like this! Can't wait for the next one...adventure that is NOT meltdown...ha ha!

God is good...ALL the time,