Bragg Family South

For those of you that may not have heard yet, our tried and true 2004 Toyota Sienna with 256,000+ miles on it has FINALLY been retired...we started a trip a couple weekends ago to northwest Arkansas, only to get to the central part of the state and have the transmission start acting up...Given the costs of getting a transmission rebuilt, and the fact this vehicle already had so many miles on it, we took the plunge and purchased a new 2013 Toyota Sienna...we've been so happy with the performance of this brand that we got another one, and so far, we're thrilled with our new van!  Most of you will get a chance to see it over the next few months as we begin our summer travels... Since the last blog we've also seen the kids finish up their school years, including Stephen's "graduation" to kindergarten...Below, Stephen marches with his "diploma": Stephen was quite proud of his accomplishment: Let's hope the Monticello school system is rea...

Hard to believe it is already May, and I'm falling behind on my blog posts again...  Our last posts featured our Spring Break trip to Louisiana and Texas.  Shortly thereafter, and "inspired" by Beth's successful fishing, Rich and Ann Pruden made their own trip to east Texas for some camping and fishing.  They stopped by our place briefly, but long enough to enjoy a Bragg Family South tradition of coloring Easter eggs outside (helps minimize the inside mess...).  Stephen has been busy with the final weeks of his preschool--they've raised money riding their bikes and trikes, got to look into a big rig cab, and made a trip to the Little Rock Zoo, where Stephen and his best bud Logan enjoyed the carousel: Now here's a funny looking penguin for you: But the biggest event of these last few weeks happened last weekend, and that was Beth's First Communion.  We made a big adventure out of the whole weekend, and got a surprise that we didn't expect ...