Check out Kellie's artistic abilities!

Kellie is enjoying school, and has discovered she has artistic

talent, and is drawing every chance she gets. Her teacher

took a pic - copied half of it on a piece of paper and they had

to draw the bottom half. Anyway, I was pretty impressed

with the job she did.

Hackett boys fish tales

First Day of School

This is Tess Rusk with the girls on the first day of school.. Tess is an 8th grader, Kinley is a proud 1st grader, and Miss Maycie started Pre-K. I will send more pictures later.

I hope everyone had as much fun!

I would love to have some feedback on what everyone thought about the trip. I know I had a blast. Philip and I discussed maybe going elsewhere next year. Any thoughts? One of my utility operators was in South Fork, CO. the same time we were in Red River, and he had stories of catching 4-5 pound brown trout out of the rivers there, so that will certainly weigh on my decision for next year, but I want to keep the location where everyone can go. South Fork is only about an hour longer drive. Some of you may want other activities besides fishing. Just let me know and I will try to find the perfect place. Let me hear from you. thammer29@hotmail.com

Tommy

Hammer Guys Fishing Trip - Pictures Please

The proof will be in the pictures, not the tales!! Good Luck!

Reunion Time!!

Hope to see you all at the Hammer Reunion this weekend - July 26th & 27th!!

Great News!

Exciting news...Neil received his acceptance letter to Rutgers Turf Management School in New Brunswick, New Jersey, which is just outside of New York. He will be only an hour away from Cara. She's excited about that! He's been waiting for this letter for the last month and you can imagine how excited he was to get it.

He came over tonight and I had to get a snapshot of him---this is his "Yeah! I'm on my way" look!:)

His classes will start in October. This is a 2 year course. One day he will be the Superintendant of one of the finest golf courses (in Texas)! It took him a while to figure out what he wanted to spend his future doing but now that he has decided we are so excited that God is opening the doors for him to pursue just that! Who would've thought that mowing the courthouse lawn all those years ago would inspire him to do this! Ha! Ha! (Don't believe that for a minute!:))

More exciting news! Crystal and Tyler had their sono today and it's "official"---it's a BOY! Yep! Another boy! Campbell Reed Tullos, expected to arrive November 11th! Had hoped I could start buying pinks, but Crystal says, "Maybe SEVERAL years from now!"

Tommy has been working hard getting together that fishing trip for all you guys! Right now it looks like about 17 will be going! I told him he's got to take the camera. Great blog pictures from that to be expected!!!:)

Til next time...

Dianne