our LITTLE buc

Well, I was thinking the other day and I realized that I have never put our sweet little Buc on here. So, here's to you Bucster...
For those of you who haven't met Buc yet - believe me - you are missing out. He is one of a kind. My mom says that if he was a human, he would be a comedian. He is loving and happy. He is sometimes annoying - but it is just because he loves us so much. Here he is in all of his 100 lbs. of glory. He will be 3 November 4.

it is FINISHED...

For those of you who do not know, Jerry & I are moving into the church house which is across the parking lot from the main sanctuary. It used to be a house, then it was a youth room, then it was a house, then it was the office, then it was a youth room and now it is OUR house. Therefore, it needed a little help. We worked ALL of the last two weeks on it. And after many hours of painting and decorating and not sleeping...here it is. These are before and after pictures. We did have our friends Rusty and Bonnie help us out with the painting one day.

September 8 & 9 - The Viking Extravaganza

In early September, Jerry & I drove to Effingham, IL to meet my parents and then drove 8 hours to Greenbay, Wisconsin. My dad and mom did the chapel for the Minnesota Vikings. My dad is friends with Carl Dunbar a Defense Coach for the Vikings. Jerry & I went to the chapel with them and then Jerry got to go on the sidelines with dad before the game. At the third quarter, we left the stadium, drove past Chicago and got a hotel at midnight. Then, got up and went the rest of the way home. That is the Santos/Tipton way - get there, have fun, leave as soon as possible and beat ourselves to death to get back where we started from. Here are some pictures from our fun time!

St. Louis in July

Well, I am posting these pictures from our trip to St. Louis in July. We had so much fun! We taught my mom how to cache. This is where you use a GPS and get coordinates from www.geocaching.com and then you go treasure hunting. So, we took my parents to downtown St. Louis for this and what an adventure it was! Here are a few pictures by the arch and the new Busch Stadium.

the river wild...

Well, during Labor Day weekend, our friends Andy and Sarah (and their two boys, Zack & Maddox), took Jerry and I canoeing...

I will say, for any of you who have heard about our last canoeing trip with Buc (didn't tip but I held on so tight that I had bruises from my knees to my calves), then you know that I am not the outdoorsy type. HOWEVER, this was a blast! First off the day was beautiful and the water was clear, clean and refreshing. Also, we didn't have Buc (as much as I love him). And, I had done it once before so I knew what to expect. We did 6 miles and started at 5pm on Sunday, Aug. 31st and ended at 9:30pm or so. We only tipped once, but that was because the people in front of us weren't paying attention, the guy fell out and just floated in the water (we think he was drunk) and our canoe almost crushed him between us and a tree - that guy pretty much owes Jerry his life.

Anyhow - it was fun! Anytime you come when it is nice - we just might go canoeing. Jerry and I deceided that it is great FREE fun!