This page was created so that we can "keep in touch" with our family members and special friends...especially the ones that live afar, whom we can't visit with in person!

  Summer Project 2010:  Restoration of our 1927 American foursquare farmhouse: 

Front:           Rear:

The house had to be lifted about 2 feet with big steel I-beams:

 Lots of hard work, sweat, & camaraderie; a few bumps, bruises & a little blood:

Pouring the concrete footing:

 The Supervisor! Apache (aka "Patches")

Pouring the foundation (using foam block permanent forms):

Special thanks to Donny Johnson, Billy Sexton, Dustin & Taylor!!

Watch for upcoming progress...

Braxton       ~  June 2, 2010 ~      Aubrey & "Boo Boo"

Mother's Day 2010 -- Leah, Jennifer, Sharlette, Grandma Pearl with Aubrey & Braxton in front

 Easter 2010 Aubrey & Braxton

Aubrey with Grandpa and Grandma "workin' on the farm"!

 Garrett and Jennifer had their first baby

 (our first GRANDSON) January 31st!!  

 ~ 7 lbs 11 oz and 21 inches long ~

Braxton Lee Tidwell

The precious new bundle

  Proud parents!

Proud Grandparents!

Braxton with Tidwell Grandparents and Great Grandma Pearl Tidwell

  Braxton- 1 week old   Feb. 2010

Aubrey - Christmas 2009

Our little Angel! (November)

My niece Chelsea with Aubrey - November

  Look who is ONE!! August 12  '09

Leah, Aubrey and Dustin

Taylor                 Brady (John in background)

Aubrey sharing with Great Grandma Pearl

John & Sharlette on 4th of July 2009

May -09

Aubrey, proudly sporting Grandpa's hat!!

Proud Grandparents!!

Putting together Aubrey's new Exerciser

Aubrey checking out the Multi-Tool

All finished! With the help of second cousin Chelsea

Grandpa and Aubrey

Christmas 2008

" The hit of the Party...."

Thanksgiving 2008

  Aubrey with her Thanksgiving T-shirt on!

Aubrey & Grandma sharing a funny moment.

  Dustin, Leah (with Maddie, their Yorkie) & Taylor 

We are happy to announce the marriage of  Dustin & Leah -- May 31, 2008

                           and Garrett & Jennifer -- June 29, 2008

Both weddings were held at the Grand 1800's era Opera House at the old town square in West Plains.  These two events  made 2008 very special for the Tidwells!  We have had a BUSY summer!!

  Dustin & Leah - 2007 Prom photo  

  Garrett & Jennifer - Valentine's dinner 2008

 Our  precious Grand-daughter was delivered into this world

August 12 at 10:54 am.  She weighed 7 lbs 15 oz and was 20 inches!

These pics were taken August 16 at 4 days old.  First trip to Grandma and Grandpa Tidwell's house! 

      Proud Grandma!

   This is Aubrey at two weeks, being held by Great Grandma Pearl.  This was her first time to stay with Her Tidwell Grandparents, while mom began her first week back at college.                               

                        Our little Angel....

  Aubrey - one month old

  Aubrey with Grandma

Sharlette & niece Chelsea (with a load of  Uncle John's hay, going to a cutting horse ranch)

  A photo from our 2008 Ice Storm! Brrrr.....

  ....and one from our biggest snowfall

(Grandma Pearl and Kayla)

  John & Sharlette in 2007 with Buddy Jewell, country singer.  We have donated the Limo service for the Cystic Fibrosis Benefit Concert the past two years.  2008 was the Bellamy Brothers.

Dustin & Leah-Football, Fall 2007

  Taylor, driving in with the basketball-- 2008

   Garrett fishing - his favorite past time!

  Sharlette's Uncle Don & Aunt Colleen from Calif, visiting one of our historic Missouri Mills 

 In loving  Memory of Buddy Lee Tidwell, John's dad

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