Which means school is just around the corner (7 days to be exact - booo!) The kids got their "teacher" letters in the mail this week and we bought school supplies last Monday so I guess technically we are ready to go back - that being said, I'm never ready to go back. I'll drown my back to school blues by reliving some of the fun from this summer!
The 3 older kids spent a week at camp in the middle of July. They were placed in "family" groups for the week. They had a great week learning all about the Creation and having their lives touched by the missionary from Haiti. (I don't have any pics of Charity yet but I'm sure she looked just as "campy" as the girls in this group!)
Joseph loves mini-golf....
Especially when he sinks his putt!
I'm not sure what the deal with the bandanna's was but they wore them all week apparently, and have continued to sport them at home every now and then!
While the kids were at camp, I was here:
With them:
This isn't the most flattering picture of all of us but riding the bikes was one of our favorite parts of the trip so...it makes the blog! It was a great week with some great friends and proof that we all married great men who allowed/urged us to go.
The day after we all got back it was time once again for the county fair.
Tell me this isn't the quintessential 4-H kid picture! On the way to the fair!
Okay, this one is pretty good too!
Joseph and his bff - these two are so stinkin cute. They passed the football ALL WEEK outside of the dairy barn. Kind of annoying to people trying to pass through but it was nice for the moms - we knew exactly where to find them!
Not a great picture but it's the only one I've got right now - and he did SUCH a good job showing his pig. It sounds silly to those who haven't done it but it takes a lot of work to do it right. He surprised us all with how well he did. He really loved it and had a great time!
One of the best parts of the fair is hanging out with our cousins. Charity is in the white shirt - I'm not sure what these crazies were discussing but my guess is - if we could implement it - it would CHANGE THE WORLD!
This might be my favorite picture of the week - Michael and Alida giving pep talks to their "girls" before going in the ring.
The week pretty much revolved around Michael but this proves that the others were all there supporting him and having a grand ol' time in the process.
It was a great couple of weeks. VBS was last week - pics to come but for now I'm off to sleep - hoping for a fun day tomorrow and maybe a spare half hour to post some more. I DO miss you lovely little blog.
Oh- quick what's cooking (I always forget):
We had baked potato bar tonight with homemade buttermilk biscuits. Not sure why we were carbo-loading but boy was it good!!!
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