Our camper returns

We were so happy to get to pick Madison up from Texas A&M Swim Camp this past Friday. She had a blast and we missed her terribly. We were fortunate to be joined by our nephew, Jason (aka J-Dawg) who was a real help and surprised his cousin Madi at camp.

Madi's dorm/resort and transportation for the week.

YAY! Taking her home

A thoughtful present for the Beans who was waiting patiently for her friend all week.

Madison says that she really learned a lot, made new friends and had a great time but, she is glad to be back home...for now! She is slim, tanned and happy so, good deal, for her, all around. We'll have to see if we ever let her leave again. It was tough on us and we didn't learn much, make any new friends, get a tan or have a great time, either.

Madison even brought back a DVD that has film of each of her swim sessions . The DVD provides a critical break-down by her councilors of things that she can work on to improve her strokes. She also had a great time of jumping off of the various Olympic diving platforms at A&M's rec center. Not bad for someone who was scared to jump off the starting blocks at the Swim Belton Pool where she has her normal practices, before she left. She's pretty extreme, folks!

The best part of this experience - she's an Aggie fan now...

We also took advantage of being in College Station to visit my cousin Bill, his wife, Johnna, and their two daughters, Joy and Anna Kate in their new home. They gave us permission to post some pictures of their beautiful family.

Thanks so much, Bill and Johnna for letting us impose on you guys for the afternoon. We really enjoyed the chance to catch up and get to see the girls.

We thought that Madi and Jason were very good with Joy and Anna Kate and we enjoyed watching them be the big kids for a change.