A Windowsill Bouquet

Pecan Growers Convention

Ron, Brenna, and I attended the pecan Growers Convention in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Ardmore is south of Paul's Valley and Turner Falls where our teens went to Bible Camp last week. After church at Faith Baptist in Broken Arrow, we visited with Jordyn, her mom, and brother Kaiden, and Rose and Larry who came by to wish Ron a happy Father's Day. Jordyn and Grandpa are working up a comedy skit or something. I tell you, Father's Day can be stressful!

It was a long drive and the Oklahoma sky was clear of all but some puffy white clouds. We ate at the Prairie Kitchen and stayed at the Marriott Hotel next door to the Ardmore Convention Center. Red Crepe Myrtle bushes were planted around the hotel grounds. We explored around town and saw these cool horses sculpted from scrap metal.

The Ardmore Convention Center is new. It is a fun building, very artsy.

 

The American Bison was painted with a train and deot, oil derrick, and an Indian.

 

The design is art from the ceiling, to windows, to the doors, ticket booth, and the carpets.

The convention show floor featured booths of pecan products and orchard machinery, tools and information. There were workshops on interesting topics like controlling tree aphids and leaf scab, grafting and pruning, storing pecans, health issues, pecan research, and markets. There were also competitions by orchards for the best pecan varieties and crops. A pecan farmer in Muskogee took three of the top awards!

The convention show floor featured booths of pecan products and orchard machinery, tools and information. There were workshops on interesting topics like controlling tree aphids and leaf scab, grafting and pruning, storing pecans, health issues, pecan research, and markets. There were also competitions by orchards for the best pecan varieties and crops. A pecan farmer in Muskogee took three of the top awards!

I won prizes in the pecan food show for Pecan Cherry bread and Pecan Praline Cake.

Falls Creek Camp

Leaving for camp

 The kids gathered at the Faith Baptist Church in Broken Arrow for the bus ride to Paul's Valley and Falls Creek Bible Camp. Brenna got to go this year. 

Alton has been waiting for this all year. He loves Falls Creek.

 

The campers met in the gym. They were very excited.

 

They played a game outside when the rain let up and while they waited for the tour bus. 

 

Some stood by to watch. Here are some campers and parents

Quinton winning the game.

 

Alton and a friend

 

Loading onto the bus. Jessica, Brenna and Emily get on board.

Emily

What fun! Alton was so laid back and calm about camp! Billy and Anden and Evan watch the game.