A flying date!!!

A few weeks ago, Sam took me up on a date, so he could practice some take offs and landings...and just because it sounded like a fun, spur-of-the-moment kind of thing to do.... :)

Sam doing the pre-flight walk-around

testing the fuel

us!!! :)

Waiting in line to take-off

on the runway!!!

flying over Addison

it's amazing to me how many of these houses have pools in their back yards!!!

The Dallas North Tollway & The George Bush Turnpike interchange

Plano water tower

I was trying to get the sunset and the tail....oh well, this is the best I got...

121 & 75

I think cloverleafs look neat from the air... :)

Pastures

McKinney airport

sunset

Sam did 3 (very good) touch-and-gos!!! 

more sunset pics

there were some lower storm clouds blowing in, but still high enough that we could still fly VFR, thank goodness!!!

Sam filling out his log book after the flight

and, He took me out to Braum's for ice cream on the way home!!!

I can't even begin to tell y'all what a blessing and encouragement this man is in my life!!!

I love him more every day!!!!!!!!!!!!

<3

   'Till next time,           

EsGrace

A Few Wedding Pictures....

Ok, several people have been asking for wedding pictures....well here some are! 

this is all I have time for this morning, but I'll try to do some more next week. 

Also, check out here for pictures of a new addition to the family!!!!! :D

Me and my Bridesmaids...and my bestest friends in the whole world...except for Samuel ;)

Amy, Faith, Sarah, Esther

Rachel, Liz, Me, Hannah, Bekah

Samuel and his groomsmen

Daniel, Mark, Andrew, Samuel, Stephen

Andrew, Samuel, Steven, Peter

(it did make it a little confusing to have 2 Samuels, 2 Andrews, a Steven and a Stephen... :)

We were able to have a quiet moment to ourselves before the ceremony with out 'seeing' each other! :)

All the Hale/Ellis extended family that was able to make it

(Grandma wasn't feeling well, so she stayed just for the ceremony and Uncle Charles and Velma took her home...so they aren't in the picture)

All the Schatte/Ficsher family that was able to make it

Us with Pop and Gram, Mom Schatte's parents...one of the(many) upsides of marrying Sam was I got a Grandfather!!! :)

Schatte family

us with our parents...

we started to take this picture and then realized that the parents were on the 'wrong' sides... :)

with Daddy and Mommy

with Dad and Mom

With Both of our families...we are very blessed that our families are such good friends!!!

Hale family

Wedding Party

ummm.....us!!!!

we both realized that we had been standing up for like 5 hrs and were ready to sit down!!!

And thus began our happily ever after....we are sooooooo incredibly blessed!!!!!