Today is the first day of school for Ben - Kristin and Noah started last week.
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Ben wearing the t-shirt his Daddy brought him from Thailand!
5th Grade! |
Everyone is excited about the new school year. 5th, 7th, and 9th graders: Kristin at a new school; Ben by himself at school; Noah in High School; Chris driving the van out to RFIS; my volunteering with art and library at the elementary school. But as we look forward, I also want to look back with a thankful heart for the blessings of summer…..
Thank you Mom, Patty, Chris, and all of you who made it special!
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| Great flights with the kids on the LONGEST DAY. |
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| We got to see the Sahara Desert. Nothing but sand for hours! |
Time with MOM!
Visit to the ENT to check out my hearing. Hearing aids are on my radar- if anyone cares to research prices and advantages/disadvantages of one kind to another, for next summer…..
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| Notice the high frequency loss. Severe was not a surprise! |
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| Drive to Raleigh to see my brother and his family |
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| Picking blueberries on the way. |
Time with cousins….
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| At Grandmom's neighborhood pool |
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| This queen of waffles made a wonderful breakfast! |
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| Playing with hair~ |
The cousins with Grandmom
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| Lunch with Mike |
Flying again, this time to Texas to take this nephew home.
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| Patty! Reunited - |
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| Photos from the air |
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| Brothers together again and Mom and Patty in the background |
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| More Swimming |
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| Rocky! All the way from Florida! |
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| At the lake house |
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| Fireworks |
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| Bunks! |
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Playing in the lake-
the water was SO high! |
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| On the boat |
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| The brave go first! |
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| Relaxing while the kids swam |
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| Decorating the golf cart for the parade |
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| And what a parade it was! |
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| Sparklers! |
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| Walking to the fireworks |
The boat again - this time for a tube ride!
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| First ride- |
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| Yep, thats me in the middle of my niece and her friend! |
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My sister's in-laws
But they have adopted us too! :) |
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| Water balloon fight |
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| Roman Candles |
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Playing Army corps of engineers ~
i.e. make a sand/dirt castle and blow it up with firecrackers |
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| Archery lessons |
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| The grand finale - bang! |
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| Remembering Aunt Mary Kay at the lake. |
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| Nice Ben! Enjoy your burger and root beer! |
Aunt Marie and Uncle David and their Grands at the pool in Denton!
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| I remember you! |
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| Off to the slides |
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| Play with me! |
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| The lazy river |
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| On my wish list to bring to Cameroon next time…. |
Thanks to Gary for the Archery lessons!
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| Back to VA |
So, there were a LOT of dentist and Doctor visits -
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| Mommy! Don't take my picture! |
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Swollen face and infection scare.
Fortunately antibiotics took care of it. |
We spent time with friends~
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| Friends |
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| Skating/laser tag/ Hokey Pokey |
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| The baby gallery at church |
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| Neighbor and friend |
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| The climbing tree in the front yard is SO small now! |
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| Holding new babies |
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| Great steak and corn on the cob! I miss that! |
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| Friends! |
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| Friends! |
Open House for us at my mom's.
More friends!
Dinner at the Hinton house~
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| Ending with deer and a rainbow! |
Widows luncheon
Ears pierced for her 12th birthday (okay, re-pierced. Gold is important for no infections!)
A generator for power woes…..
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| Thanks Gary and Jessica- wish the airlines had let us bring it! It will be on the shipment! |
More friends!
Goodbye to David again-
And our last day - a trip to the mountains.
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| Sharp Top |
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| Baby gift delivered at Riverside Runners |
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| Goodbye sunset |
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| Goodbye Mom! |
Then off to Dulles-
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| Air and Space musem |
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| So thankful for the Govers taking care of us all the way to the airport! |
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| Waiting for the plane |
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| Home with Nico. |
Thanks for Reading and praying! We are home and all back to school/work.
Pray for good health (I'm working on a new boil, sigh), safe travel for Chris in his work, for the school year, selling our car (to buy our friends' older, cheaper, but very reliable and much bigger vehicle).
Pray for the Makaa New Testiment dedication September 5. We will all be going. What a celebration to look forward to as God's word goes forth to reach all people! Pray for the Scripture Songwriting workshops Chris will lead this month.
