Monday, 7/8/19....Bill's special day....He was honored with his diploma from Frankenmuth High School

Bill

My handsome Marine

Bill with the director of the school board

Debbie, Bill and I

Bill with the Frankenmuth School Board

Bill and I after he received his diploma.  I am so proud of him!

Adam, Eli, Papa Bill and Jacob 

Debbie and Bill (Debbie worked really hard organizing everything in Frankenmuth for his graduation)

High School friend Dale Honold, Bill and Dale's wife, Debbie

Dennis and Bill

Bill with the medal the American Legion presented him with

TV-5 interviewing Bill.  They also came to our house at 2 pm today to interview him.

Bill's sister, Debbie, giving him a big kiss

Debbie, Bill, Matthew and Tom

Jared...his shirt makes him turn into a super hero

Bill

Stacie and Bill

Greg, Merijo, Bill, Marti and Mark

Bill and his four girls...Melissa, Stacie, Kimmy and Vikki

Family picture...DJ, Vikki, Rody, Kody, Stacie, Me, Bill, Melissa, Eli, Bruce, Max, Jacob, Hailey, Jared, Kimmy, and Adam.  Missing are Peyton, Isaac, Evan, Jack and Mykenzie

With dear friends, Wes, Gayla, Bill, Sue and Charlie

Vikki, Bill and Debbie

Bill and Doug

Debbie had everything displayed so nice.  She even had a scrapbook she had made up of our whole family.  It's beautiful!

Love how this picture shows how happy he really was!  This was his dream come true!

Dale and Bill

Me, Bill and our girls...Melissa, Stacie, Kimmy and Vikki

They had all the veterans that were there come up on stage. 

All the veterans saluting Bill....this was so touching

Picture of Bill on TV5 news

Pizza for everyone at G's afterward

Peyton and Isaac at our house afterward

Bill opening his cards

He sure was blessed!

Peyton and Isaac looking at Papa's scrapbook Debbie made him while he was in Vietnam

Vikki and I packed up everything and even emptied the freezers and refrigerators, so I could take the food home, since tomorrow we have to drop the camper off to have some repairs done, they didn’t get right last year.  

Our cars were sure loaded down on the way home ha ha.

I got home and Bill had the deck steps done.  It sure looks nice.  He told me TV5 was coming to interview him in an hour.  I quick got ready and he told me they needed pictures of when he was in the service.  I told him I sent all the pictures (even the one on the wall) with Debbie to where they are having the ceremony tonight.  Bill had pictures on his phone, but couldn’t  print them from his phone, so sent them to mine.  Ran two off, but then TV5 people got here.  Bill did great on his interview.  The Newspeople were really nice.  After they left, we got ready and headed to Frankenmuth.  The ceremony was amazing and I was so happy to see Bill honored with his diploma from Frankenmuth High School.  I loved how they had all the veterans there go up with Bill and salute him.  It was so nice that so many came out to the ceremony and to G’s Pizza afterward.  Everything was perfect!  I am so thankful for how God has always watched over Bill and has given him good success even though he didn’t graduate.  He blessed him with being on Salary at General Motors, Elder at church, Chaplain at Hospice, Chaplain of Trinity Riders and Faith Riders, President of Faith Riders and Commandant of the Marine Corp. League. Thankful that he chooses to follow Jesus!  It was so nice to see his dream come true tonight.  I am very thankful for Vikki starting the process for this to happen, and to Debbie for organizing everything and doing an amazing job in Frankenmuth.  She had all the right contacts.  What a wonderful day for Bill and all of us.  Sure do love him!

Sunday, July 7, 2019...Went to church, went on Picnic ride with Faith Riders, back to campground

Ready to go on our mystery ride to a park and eat our sack lunches.
Joaquine, Daryl, Julie, Jeff, Don, Elaine, Dawn, Mike, Barb and Bill

Same as above picture only I switched places with Bill

On our ride

We ended up eating at the pavilion in Shields.  Great fellowship!

Faith Rider's Picnic

Peyton and Isaac by the river at a rustic campground Vikki drove us through

Isaac and Peyton at McDonald's

We left to come home for church.  The worship was amazing and the message was great.  Prayed with people afterward.  We came home and changed and met Faith Riders at Meijer’s and went on a mystery park ride.  We passed a few nice parks in Chesaning, St Charles, and had a nice ride.  Then we ended up at the park in Shields and we ate our packed lunches there under the pavilion.  So much fun and great fellowship.  After that, we came home and Bill worked on the pool deck while I went back up to the campground.  Vikki, the kids and I went swimming, and walked around the campground.  Vikki and I played 3-13 and had fun.  We laugh til we cry some nights, and have so much fun together.

Sat.,7/6/19...Kimmy and family came up, Vikki and family were here, Melissa and family had a reunion so couldn't make it. Great 4th of July celebration.

Peyton in her hammock

Isaac in his hammock

Eli in his hammock, Peyton above him in her hammock

Jared and Adam in their hammocks and Peyton getting in hers 

Peyton

Adam and Eli

Me relaxing in my hammock

We ate in the Clam.  Vikki and Kimmy ate outside.  They didn't want their picture taken.

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Eli and Peyton

Bill, Jared, and Jacob

Jared and Adam

Eli and Wyatt

Jacob, Eli and Adam by the bear

Jacob glowing in the game room

Adam, Eli and Jacob..we went to the Standish Campground for the fireworks

Peyton and Isaac

Jacob and Nana

Isaac, me, Eli, Papa, Peyton, Wyatt, Vikki, Lucy, Rody
Back row...Jacob, Adam and Jared

Jacob took this cool picture

Jared and Adam 

Got up and got things ready for our 4th of July celebration today.  Peeled and cut up potatoes ahead of time, so when Kimmy and family got here we could just have fun.  Vikki, Rody, Peyton, Isaac, Kimmy, Jared, Jacob, Adam and Eli were all here at the Wilderness campground for the day.  We went on walks, bike rides, went swimming and had a good cookout.  Melissa and her family had a family reunion in Muskegon to go to, so couldn’t come this year.  In the evening, we went to watch the fireworks at the campground in Standish.  They were great.  What a fun day with family.  I love my family!

7/5/19, Camping at Wilderness Campground in Omer

Isaac was trying to get a picture of those two little dogs in the background.  He loves his camera on his phone.  We got up early and went on a walk while Vikki and Peyton slept in.

Isaac and I took a selfie by the big bear

Isaac by the bear

Me in my hammock and the dogs in their pen

We had a rain shower.  The neighbors behind me were flooded.  They were at home and didn't come back til the next day when it was dry.

We stayed pretty dry

This is their hayride....We didn't get to go on it.  Didn't see it going every day like at the other campground  

7/4/19....Camping at Wilderness Campground

Isaac and Peyton swimming in the pool

Campsite...we have a nice hammock area in back

Peyton and Isaac eating lunch in the Clam

Vikki, Peyton and Isaac hanging out in the hammocks

Rody and the kids in the hammocks

Wed., 7/3/19, Had to move to Wilderness Campground....Hailey went home with Papa

Isaac and Peyton

Kally and Peyton telling each other goodbye

Isaac and Peyton eating ice cream at Wilderness Campground

Hailey, Evan, Max and Jack at the Frankenmuth Fireworks

Papa and Hailey at the fireworks

Jack, Matthew and Evan at the fireworks

After we got up, I went to the camp store to extend our stay because the lady from OAI had called last week to say there was a cancellation, so we could extend to the 9th.  She told me to go down to the store on the third and tell them.  When I told her, she said the cancellation was for Wilderness Campground.  I had told them I didn’t want to go to that one when they asked me when I originally scheduled our Stay.  I asked to be put on the Standish waiting list.  Well somehow they mixed it up,  She said we had to be out at noon, and when I told her Bill wasn’t even here to move us, she said they would move us to storage then.  I got a hold of Bill who had Jack and Max with him, and he headed up right away.  Vikki and Isaac were amazing helpers getting everything packed up outside, and then helping me take the Clam down.  Hailey, Max, Jack and Peyton helped lots too.  I worked on the inside and the helped outside.  It was amazing how fast we packed everything up.  Bill came up and finished wheat he needed to do and we moved to Wilderness!  It’s a beautiful wooded campground and we love our spot.  No indoor pool, pond to fish in or putt putt, but lots of places to walk and ride bikes.  Everybody helped get things set up and the wood stacked.  Hailey decided to go back with them.  I was going to take her back in the morning, so workout good that Bill took her.  She got to go to the Frankenmuth fireworks with her family and Papa.  Vikki, the kids and I went swimming, explored the campground, got ice cream and hung out in our hammocks. 

We went into town so I could send the newsletter out as we have no wi-fi at our campground.  We played 3-13.  Vikki beat me bad.