Baby Brewer's Big Debut. . . well, almost

A lovely shower for the mommy-to-be was had in Longview. Baby Brewer and Kristen and Rhett received lots of nice things and LOTS of love.

Chilopoda

A.K.A. Giant Centipede - just one of the many joys of living in the Texas Hill Country. Trent and Aaron discovered this wiggly relative of the insect in our yard yesterday. It was HUGE! Aaron went straight to the Texas Bug Book (thank you, Dre). They have a bite about as powerful as a bee sting, but a bite is rare. They are actually considered beneficial around the house because they feed on roaches, ants and flies, among other things. Ewwwww. . .
We also found a tarantula the other night, but we didn't get any pictures of it (not the first one we've seen around the house). Trent scooped it into our big washtub so we could inspect it. All I have to say is, GROSS! Aaron is adept at finding them under rocks when we are hiking, so we've seen them before, but they are still always icky to see.
Apparently Sadie got a taste of a tarantula Wednesday night. Aaron saw her corner one and get a quick snap at it, but the hairy critter must have bitten back because Sadie started rubbing her snout and decided to leave it alone. I hope she learned her lesson.

Sweet Niece

A few pics of Aubrey in the past few months.


Pretty in Pink (May)


Grandad with his next UT Grad? (April visit to Austin)


With Uncle Harness and Aunt Gi (April visit to Austin)

Crawfish High

Some say you can get a little buzz when eating good Sushi. In Bussey world we go for a different kind of seafood... 35 pounds of fresh Louisiana crawdaddies. . . We like 'em spicy, so your nose runs and your lips burn and you get a little giddy . . .

Waaaa!

Here we are at an engagement party for Renee' and Casey. Aubrey was none too pleased to be posing for this shot with her Aunt Nea and Aunt Gi. But aren't her jeans cute!

Aaron's Photos #1

A couple of Aaron's cool photos. . . more to come



Parson Brown visits Pitkin



Honeymoon Hermit Crab

The Others

So these are the other kids in our life.
Aubrey Renee' Silverthorne, sweetest niece
Caden Gene Clay, coolest Godson
Douglas Pugsly Silverthorne (soon to be Robertson), funniest K-9 cousin
Buckner Silverthorne, smartest K-9 cousin (also guardian of Aubrey)
Putter Eitelman, tiniest K-9 cousin (photo to come)
Buster Bussey, toughest K-9 cousin (photo to come)