Cotton Ride

Haley experienced her first Mayesville Cotton Ride this weekend. Every year, the church has a fall cotton ride instead of a hay ride. This time of year in Mayesville, cotton is EVERYWHERE! The streets look like snow, and the cotton gin runs all the time! The cotton ride is so fun!

I am loving getting to re-live some of my many childhood memories with Haley. I love being able to show her where I grew up and things that we did together. My home church family is so special to me, and they all hold a special place in my heart. They all played a part in who I am as a Christian woman, and I pray Haley will have people like that in her life as she grows up.

Pictures to come later because my mom's computer is not uploading them correctly.

The Reason for my last title

I just realized I named my last title what I meant to name this title. :) "Oklahoma where the wind goes sweeping down the plain" does have a meaning with this post. The Hagerlas are moving to Oklahoma!! Kelby will be instructing pilots at Altus AFB. We are supposed to move in May unless the Air Force comes back and tells us otherwise. We will get our official orders in a month or so. I am not excited to leave Charleston. However, I am very excited about the fact that Kelby will actually be HOME all the time. He will have weekends off and holidays. We don't even know what that's like! We really wanted to go to Colorado, but it was not open. Altus, OK is a very small town near the Texas border on the southwest side of Oklahoma.

Now, we have a lot to think about between now and then. Questions going through my head are: Can we sell our house? Will we buy in OK, rent, or live on base? What will I do without my family close? I am really going to miss my family. I have always had it in my mind that I would move away, but it's still going to be sad that my family will be so far away. On a good note, Kelby's parents will be closer. They are now a 17 hour drive. Now, they will be only 12 hours away. We are happy about that!

Oklahoma Where the Wind Goes Sweeping Down the Plains!

Porter's first taste of chocolate!

I think he likes it!

The Wilson Family minus Heath (We missed you Heath)

Haley with her Great Aunt Lisa

The Hine Family

Haley's Great Aunt Lisa, Nana, and Great Aunt Beth
(These are the two coolest aunts a girl could ask for!)

Gil & Kelby racing go-carts. They had a blast!

At least we ate the popsicle outside!

Haley chasing the chickens at our farm!

Riding in the golf cart with Da (her new name for Granddaddy)

Helping Granddaddy drive the golf cart around the farm.

Looking for Momma

Swinging with EA!

Well it's been a while since I updated the blog. We have been busy. One of my best friends from home Elizabeth Ann (aka EA) came to visit. Haley loves EA! I taught EA how to play the guitar when we were young so we played together just like old times. It was great!

We then went to Mayesville to visit my mom and dad and sick grandmother. While we were there, my grandmother (aka Mommie) got worse and passed away. We were all relieved that she was finally out of pain and with Jesus! We are very thankful for her and her Christian example she made in our lives! She will be missed.

This weekend, we traveled to Greenville to help celebrate my nephew Porter's 1st birthday. We had a lot of fun, and I think he really enjoyed his cake! Haley was not sure why Porter was getting to eat the cake and not her. We did let her have a little after he had his turn.