Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Memorial Day

For Memorial Day this year, we went to our friends' house about two hours south of us. They blessed with over 10 acres of woods and yard. We have been trying to go down to their house once a month, but it was always during the week when Paul couldn't go... until this time. She graciously opened her property to a camp out with us and another large family we know. 

We towed the camper down on Saturday after the kids' baseball games. and set up camp in her backyard near the woods.  The guys slept in the camper and tents and the gals "roughed it" inside the house. 

Everyone had such a fun time!  Chatting, volleyball, eating, riding the zip line, volleyball, walking in the woods, more volleyball... Her place made an awesome getaway, and how much more fun it was to spend our time with our friends! What a blessing to have such good friends. 

3 families... 23 arrows (Psalm 127:4), and not one casualty.  I don't recall one mishap between anyone for the whole time we were there! Hard to believe with that many personalities, but true.  Everyone found their niche and place in the group... and just enjoyed their time with each other. 

Grace is 8!

My sweet, beautiful Grace just turned eight years old. She has been counting down the days until her birthday for at least a month and a half. Over the past year, grace has really grown to love to read. If she finds a good book, she will just sit and read most of the day. Her most recent read was "The Mysterious Benedict Society" which we've already read together as a family last year sometime, but she wanted to read again...



Grace requested pancakes with sprinkles and donuts for her birthday breakfast. Then later, we met daddy for lunch at a park by his work. It was a gorgeous day (one of the benefits of a May birthday).  Then...

Daddy and Grandma Betty met Grace and I at the mall for her special 8-year-old ear piercing... the real reason that she's been counting down the days. 

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