6/26/15

Isaac showing me his trick

Peyton showing me her trick

Isaac and Peyton

Me and Aunt Vikki (Best Friends Forever)

Aunt Vikki and Jacob

Brave Aunt Vikki petting Zeus (Kenzie's Bearded Dragon)

Love this picture of my very best friend in the world with Kimmy and Vikki!

Isaac, Aunt Vikki and Peyton.  Jacob in the background

Adam, Aunt Vikki, Eli and Jacob

Adam

Jacob

The three blackberry pickers and eaters

Eli, Isaac and Peyton

My carpet rose is just beautiful this year.

This year's garden!

Brian, Luis and Bill putting Shield of Faith Tags with scriptures on 320 water bottles

Kimmy called when she was almost to Vikki's, so I headed over there.  They were playing basketball when I got there.  Went in and got all of my hugs from the kiddos.  Sat and visited on the back porch. Vikki E. texted me and said she would be at Logan's at 11:40. I left right away to meet her there.  She called again and said she was stuck in slow traffic so would be a little late.  I ran to Walmart while waiting for her.  Then we had a delicious salmon dinner at Logan's and a nice visit.  Afterwards she came to Vikki's with me to visit. She gave the girls the treasure boxes she had made them.  They are beautiful. We had a nice time and took lots of pictures.  Aunt Vikki and I left and the girls played basketball again.  I headed over to His Restoration and took water for Bill to have a cold drink as he was cutting the grass.  I went to Target and picked up some rubber bands for our water bottle labels.

Then came home and Bill and I got ready to go to the Shield Festival.  Sat in the booth with Luis, Bill and Brian.  Lots of opportunities to talk to people and witness for Jesus.  Had some amazing youth stop by who loved the Lord.  Many others too that we got to talk to about Jesus. Ate burgers and fries from one of the concession stands. Came home around 9pm.

6/25/15

We set up our booth for Faith Riders today at 4.  There were quite a few people who came by and lots of opportunities to witness for Jesus!  

Wes and Bill setting up at the Shield's Festival

Bill sitting waiting to talk to people who come by

Hailey, Jack, Evan and Kenzie on the playground

Kenzie at Hopevale.

Papa took the kids to do the cake walk!  Hailey was a winner!

Papa with Max and Jack

Papa and Max.....Jack is in the background

Evan, Nana and Jack

Hailey, Melissa, Jack and Evan

Hailey an Kenzie getting ready to watch the fireworks

Jack, Max and Kenzie having a race while waiting for the fireworks to start.  Max kept up with Kenzie until just before they ended.

Fun time racing!

Hailey waiting for the fireworks to start

6/24/15

Peyton and Isaac drying off in the sun

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Peyton making her cute face

Hailey and Max...notice Hailey's bandaged up leg from her fall on her bike.  Poor girl!

Peyton doing her great 3 yr. old cart wheel

Such a good job for her age.  She's amazing!

Melissa and her kiddos having fun on the trampoline

Loved watching Melissa, Hailey, Jack and Evan have fun.  Max was watching a movie but came out later.

Isaac aiming and getting ready to shoot

Isaac loves basketball and is very good at making baskets.  

Stole this picture from Vikki

Max, Hailey, Melissa, Evan and Jack

Thought this was such a cute picture.  Papa stopped in to have lunch with Kenzie on her break....All I see is ice cream but I guess they really did have lunch too.  So sweet of Bill.

After I was up a while, Vikki and I talked and decided to go walk the rail trail.  We went 2 miles and then I went to her house to watch the kids swim in their new pool.  Kenzie had to leave for work as she had to work 8 hrs.  The kids were very cute and spent lots of time swimming.  Isaac would just fall back in the water and didn't care that his whole face got wet.  Ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and pretzels there and then went to Walmart to get sunglasses that fit over my glasses.  Met Bill and looked at a dishwasher for Vikki.  The lady was really nice.  She was just changing it because she got a new stove and needed one to match.  She came down on the price when Bill asked her to.  She lived in a house that a friend of mine lived in when I worked at channel 5.  Afterwards, dad took me back to my car and I picked Hailey and Max up to bring to my house while Melissa and Bruce took Evan and Jack to the dentist.  It was Evan's first time and he did really well.  Melissa and the kids spent time here and then had to go so they could be ready for VBS.  Vikki invited us to eat chicken and mashed potatoes at her house as Bill was still working on the dishwasher.  It was a delicious meal.  We walked again after while we waited to see how the dishwasher did.

June 23, 2015

We were blessed to have Kenzie go with us to breakfast this morning.  Everyone was so happy to see her.  We had eggs and potatoes for breakfast.  Stopped at Melissa's afterward.  Kenzie took this picture for me of Jack, Max, Hailey, Abby and Evan.

We had a great turn out tonight for our Bike Night Outing for Faith Riders.  Somehow Bill Smith got off by himself and not in our group pic.

We had 11 bikes and a total of 15 people.  So nice that Vanessa came with Joaquin.  We got to sit together and catch up on old memories.  

Did laundry and hung it out on the line.  It was a beautiful day so they dried quickly.  Afterward, Kenzie took a nap and while she was sleeping, I hoed the garden.  When she got up, she scraped paint off windows for us.  We had goulash for lunch.  I packed lots of stuff in the camper for summer camping.  She left for work at 4:40 and we left for Meijers at 5:30 to meet for our ride.  We had a good time and had opportunities to witness as the Lord opened doors.

Joaquin, Vanessa, Johanna, Bob, Chuck, Wes, Gayla and Me at the Log Cabin to be witnesses for Jesus

More Faith riders and some friends too!

June 22, 2015

Papa and some of his boys!  They gave him a nice key knife for Father's Day and a neat key!  Papa was so happy/

The boys made some great cards too.

Papa showing us his key knife.

The boys doing Indiana Jones! Kenzie on her phone in the background

Isaac and Hailey

Adam drawing on his picture tablet Aunt Missy and family gave him.

Eli, Adam and Jacob getting ready to open their  presents from Aunt Missy and her family.

 

Max

Evan

 

Jacob drawing!

Jack

Peyton and Mocha

Kenzie wanted to play Sequence.  Peyton was her helper.  Then She, Vikki and I played 3-13

The wind is picking up and the rain is starting.  Severe storms are in the forecast.

It was around 9:30 p.m. when I took this and it got really bright before a down pour!

The clouds looked pretty strange!

Kimmy and the boys came this morning.  It was so nice to see them after a week away.  They gave Bill his Father's day cards and gifts.  He got a yummy huge candy bar that the boys were very excited about and a key knife that is really neat.  Kenzie got here next and then Vikki, Peyton and Isaac came shortly after that.  Later Melissa and the kids came too.  We visited and had lunch.  We went outside and it looked like a storm was coming and there were forecasts for severe weather so Kimmy headed home to avoid getting caught in bad weather and so did Melissa.  Vikki doesn't have a safe place to go so she and the kids stayed here till evening. I made goulash and we ate, then played games and then we all went to Culvers for Concrete Mixers.  I had coupons.  Vikki and I shared ours with Peyton and Isaac.  We put some in water cups for them to eat.  Kenzie came back to spend the night and go to breakfast with us in the morning.  She used to go all the time with us when she was little.  I put her car in the garage just in case it hailed.

June 21, 2015