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May 16 marked Preston's graduation from Law School.  Here are some pictures from that graduation and from the post graduation cookout.

Penelope and Victoria visited with us during Easter.  Here are a few photos from that weekend.

We attended a surprise birthday party for Farris' sister Eleanor.

We met the Pierce family at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.  Here are a few pictures from that visit.

Here are some pictures from our recent visit with David and Leigh and their family.

We attended Grandparents' Day along with Emily's other grandparents, Ronnie and Mary.

Granny and I went to Penelope's for an early birthday celebration.

Frank sent these pictures of Jake (one of their dogs) and of Emily at one of her swim meets.

We met Frank, David, and Preston and their families at David and Leigh's to celebrate Granny and Granddad's birthdays.  This was our last gathering at David and Leigh's before their move.

Frank sent these pictures from one of Emily's cheer competitions and one of her swim meets.

During our last visit, Penelope and Victoria helped Mom make brownies.

Here are a few pictures form the new year, 2009.

All family members were here at one time or another during the holidays.  Here are some pictures of all twenty of us.

Here are a few pictures of our gift exchange.

These are some other pictures of Penelope and Victoria as well as  Ashley's nieces Scarlett and Sophia.

Some more pictures of Preston and Ashley's girls.

These pictures are from our annual trip to Mazatlan, Mexico.  They show some of the things we did as well as the people who shared their vacation with us.

Beth sent these pictures showing their costumes for Halloween.

These pictures were taken during a visit with Penelope and Victoria in October.

Here are pictures we took at the wedding of Corby and Amy.  Corby is a high-school friend of Preston's.

We visited with Frank, David, Preston and their families.

On the way home from North Carolina we visited with Farris' sister and her husband Grady at their lake home.  Farris' other sister, Eleanor, joined us there.

We visited the mountains in North Carolina.

We took our first visit to the Biltmore Estate in Ashville, NC.  Unfortunately we were not allowed to take pictures inside the mansion.

We visited Chimney Rock in North Carolina.

Pictures from our visit with Beth and Jon and their family.

Miscellaneous pictures from a visit with several grandchildren.

We met our friends Pete and Sally for Lunch.

Here are a few pictures taken at Grandparents' Day at Riley's school.

We spent a couple of days visiting with Penelope, Victoria, Riley, and Addison.  Here are a few pictures from that visit.

For three weeks we hosted a version of Granny Camp.  This was during the time Beth and Jon's four girls were staying with us.  The other six grandchildren visited when their family schedules allowed.  Victoria, Beth, and Preston all had birthdays during this time.  Here are a few pictures taken during this time.

We had a birthday celebration at our home for Victoria's first birthday.  All of our grandchildren were able to attend.

We helped Addison celebrate his 4th birthday,

Pictures from a visit with Penelope and Victoria.

We recently visited with Preston and his family.  During that weekend, David and his family joined us as we all went to Frank's home to swim. 

Once again the Martin sisters and many of their family members gathered in Myrtle Beach for their annual reunion.  Here are some pictures from that gathering.

We recently spent a week in Branson.  While there we attended the World Fest at Silver Dollar City where we saw entertainers and food from around the world.  We also saw a couple of stage shows in Branson.

Preston sent us some more pictures.

Preston sent these pictures to us.

Here are a few pictures from a recent visit.

Zachery, Emily, and their family visited with us over Easter.

Here are some pictures from our recent visit with Natalie, Ansley, Leslie, and Delaney.

We had snow on two separate days at home.  Since we don't get much snow here, we took the opportunity to take some snow pictures.

Here are some pictures from Penelope's and Victoria's recent visit.

Beth sent these pictures.

We just returned from a visit with Riley, Addison, Penelope, and Victoria.  During our visit we delivered a birthday present for Penelope who celebrated her 2nd birthday.

The Cayman Crew gathered for their annual stay on Grand Cayman Island.

Most of these pictures were taken at the end of December.  The last few pictures were taken a couple of weeks later.

Here are a few pictures taken during our family Christmas celebration.

While in Branson we visited the College of the Ozarks.  Here are some scenes from the campus.  I've also included a coupe of pictures of our visit with Pete and Sally who were also in Branson.

Here are pictures of events that took place in December. 

Here are some selected pictures from the Thanksgiving holidays.  This was an unusual Thanksgiving in that everyone was home.

Here are some pictures from our annual visit to the Emerald Bay resort in Mazatlan, Mexico.

Here are a few pictures from Victoria's Baptism.

Here are some pictures taken during November.  They include pictures from our birthday visit with Zachery and visits with Penelope and Victoria, Riley and Addison, and the Pierce girls.

In October, Granny and Granddad visited with the Pierce family.  Here are a few pictures from that visit.

Here are some pictures from our stay in Coronado.

We took the ferry from Coronado to San Diego to visit the aircraft carrier Midway and other ships in the area.

We spent two days at the zoo.  Here are some of the pictures we took.  We saw a lot more animals than pictures here, but they were difficult to photograph.

During our first week in California we stayed in Oceanside.  These pictures were taken during that week.

We visited the Reagan Presidential Library when we were in California.

We helped Frank and his family celebrate his 40th birthday.  His brothers and their families were also there as were Susan's parents.

In September, Farris and I visited with Penelope, Victoria, Riley, and Addison.

Beth sent these pictures of the girls.

Here are some pictures from a recent visit with Penelope and Victoria.

All the grandchildren met at David and Leigh's home for pictures and play.  Here are some pictures from that visit.

Here are some pictures of visits with Preston and Ashley's girls.

Preston sent these pictures of "the girls."

David and Leigh sent these pictures of Addison's 3rd birthday.

David and Leigh sent these pictures of Riley's 6th birthday.

Pictures of Victoria's delivery team - Jessica, Sherrie, Dr. Deed, and, of course, Mom.

Preston, Ashley, and big sister Penelope welcomed Victoria Emory to their family on August 8.  She weighed 7 lbs. 11 oz. and measured 20 inches.

Frank sent these pictures from their recent vacation.

A fox family (mom and two kits) visited us the other morning.  Here are a few pictures from their visit.

After getting home from our trip to South Dakota and Colorado, we took a quick trip to see Riley, Addison, and Penelope and their families.

Normally we avoid the pure "touristy" things but Dodge City was just something we had to do.  While it was very "touristy," it was a lot of fun.  A good way to end our trip.

On the way home we planned on going up Pikes Peak.  When we got there the road was closed due to a car race on the road up the mountain.  After that, we visited the Air Force Academy.

Our last day in Vail we visited Beaver Creek, one of the many "Pricey" developments in the area.  We also took a gondola ride up one of the many ski slopes.

We visited Leadville which is supposed to be the highest incorporated city in the U.S.  While there we continued our practice of eating at local diners.

We took a day trip to the Rocky Mountain National Park.  Both the park and the trip there were beautiful.

We took a picnic lunch to Piney Lake.  The trip there was over 12 miles of a narrow and sometimes winding dirt road.  It was worth the trip.

While in Colorado we visited with Neal and Denise Henley and their daughters Kayla and Emily.

We visited Aspen and the Maroon Bells.

On the way to Vail we visited Fish Creek Falls.

On our way to Colorado we visited the Mammoth Dig in southern South Dakota.

Our last day with Sharon and Earl was also their 49th wedding anniversary.  We went out to eat to celebrate the occasion and then drove through a wildlife park.

Farris and I visited the Crazy Horse monument.  This project was conceived 50 years ago and is still a work in progress.  The head of Crazy Horse is larger than the combined carvings on Mount Rushmore.  There is an excellent visitors' center at this site.

We visited Lead and Deadwood, South Dakota.  Earl was our tour guide once again.

Our hosts for the South Dakota portion of our trip were Sharon and Earl.

Here are some pictures of our trip to Mount Rushmore as well as a picnic afterwards.

During our first day in South Dakota we visited the Badlands, Wall, Reptile Gardens, and Bear Country.

Here are a few pictures from our drive through Nebraska.

We went to the lake to celebrate the 4th with Frank, Susan, Zach, and Emily and Susan's parents.

We had an early birthday celebration with Riley and Addison.  We also visited with Penelope.

Zachery, Emily, and Penelope enjoyed some pool time at our home.

We took Kelly Jefferson for a tour of Coleman Gardens.  We look forward to next year when we can visit the gardens when they are in bloom.

In June we attended the annual Martin sister's reunion in Myrtle Beach.

In June, Farris and I met Jim and Rachel Tiller, Elizabeth Martin, and Wirt Taylor in Kingsport for a mini-reunion of childhood friends.

Here are pictures taken of Penelope during the month of May.

We visited with Zachery and Emily, played with the dogs (Gracie and Jake), and went to Zachery's baseball game.

Here are some pictures that Beth has sent over the last couple of months.

We visited sons David and Preston and their families.  Here are a few pictures from that recent visit.

On April 26, Farris and I visited the campus of Va. Tech.  This picture is of the temporary memorial to the victims of the tragedy.  Many other tributes were in the student union,

Farris and I left Myrtle Beach and visited with the Pierce girls.  While there we attended activities, celebrated birthdays, and played.

In April we met Pete and Sally in Myrtle Beach.  Here are some pictures from that visit.

These pictures include visits with Penelope, Addison, Riley, Emily, and Zachery.

We celebrated Penelope's 1st birthday here on Saturday, February 17 (her actual birthday is Feb. 19).  David, Leigh, Riley, and Addison as well as Zachery and Emily joined us for the celebration.  Here are some pictures from the weekend celebration.

The Cayman Crew (minus Earl and Sharon) returned to Grand Cayman for the first time since Hurricane Ivan destroyed much of the island in September 2004.  Here are some pictures from our triumphant return.

Farris and I met Pete and Sally for a week in Las Vegas.  Here are a few pictures from that trip.

Here are the last few pictures from the Christmas visit.  Since Leigh's birthday is in late December, we took time to celebrate it with a cake made and decorated by the children.

Everyone was here after Christmas so we had a delayed celebration.

We spent Christmas Day with David and his family.

One afternoon we were able to meet Susan to watch both Zachery and Emily play basketball.  Leigh, Riley, and Addison also attended.

We attended Riley's Christmas program at school and watched her perform.  Afterwards, we went by their home and spent some time with Addison.

Here are a few pictures from Penelope's visit.

Beth sent these pictures from Natalie's birthday celebrations.

Current pictures of Penelope.

The Lesswings, Leiningers, and Nelms met in Branson for a fall reunion of the "Home Folks."

Here are some pictures taken during Thanksgiving at David and Leigh's home.

Here are a few pictures we took of Penelope when we returned from Mazatlan.

Beth and her family visited the Moravian Cemetery in Old Salem.

Farris and I made our second trip to Mazatlan this year.