Mississippi 2009

Brian and Meghan and Ryan left last Saturday morning with 40 others from our church, Our Lady of the Fields for another mission trip to Project Hope and Compassion in Mississippi. Years later, there is still work to be done. Hundreds of volunteers make the trip to St. Ann's and Project Hope and Compassion to assist local residents in recovering from the impact of Hurricane Katrina. If you'd like more information, here is a link: www.projecthopeandcompassion.org. And, here are some photos of the area after the storm and the volunteers that have assisted them.








Patrick and I miss Brian and the girls very much, but we are so proud of them for making this trip and helping those truly in need.

Wholesome Family Fun

We started a puzzle night with our good friends, the Pajerowski's. It took us about two months and help from about ten different people to complete this Disney Photo Mosaic puzzle. Look closely at Mickey's face and you can see that each piece is actually a picture from a disney movie! It was one of the toughest puzzles we've done.

 

We have a lot of fun working on these and it's a great way to spend time with the kids and their friends. Our next puzzle is also from Disney, but certainly not a photo mosaic - we just loved the picture. As you can see, we're just getting started in this one.

Isn't it supposed to be April Showers?

We have had a whole lot of rain lately. Brian and I are thankful we were able to take advantage of a break in the weather and plant some summer flowers. They should grow big beautiful with all the rain we've had.

 

And, the living is easy

Summer vacation has officially begun in the Gunning house! Patrick took his last exam yesterday and today - he got to do this!


But not until he had cleaned out his locker only to bring it all home and dump it on his bedroom floor! How do I convince him that some of this stuff might be worth holding on to?

 

 

So, my guess is he'll spend a lot of time this summer with these! Thoughts?