Day 114, Wed., 7/8/2020, Packed and Came home, Kimmy and boys, Vikki and Twins, came swimming.

Peyton, Jacob and Adam swimming

Peyton, Jacob, Isaac, Adam and Eli

Kimmy Eli, Vikki, Isaac, Peyton, Jacob and Adam...(Kimmy's first time swimming in our pool)

Got up extra early so I would be sure to have time to read my Bible before packing the rest of our stuff and going home.  Vikki left at around 10 and Bill got there at 10:30 to pull the camper home.  We had everything done except unhooking the second hose and the electric cord.  Said goodbye to the Kowaleski and then left.  When we got home, Vikki, Peyton, Isaac, Kimmy, Jacob, Adam and Eli came swimming.  We had so much fun swimming, playing catch and Marco Polo.  Got lots of exercise.  I went out to the camper and made us all sandwiches and then when I got each one done, they came and picked theirs up.  Had chips with it.  After everyone left, I went for another swim while the garden was getting watered by the sprinkler.  Then I hauled everything in that had to come in.  Bill helped carry the heavy freezer and refrigerator basket of stuff.  Transferred all of my pictures for the last two weeks to the computer so I can start catching up on my blog.

Went to bed at 12:30.

Day 113, Tues. , 7/7/2020, Swam at beach, Took clam down, Walked, Swam in pool, played 3-13 & dice

Peyton making something with her pull apart licorice 

Isaac making something with his pull apart licorice

Peyton burying Isaac in the sand

Love this picture of Peyton and Isaac in the sand

Rock I found for Kimmy.  It reminded me of her when I found it because it looks like bee imprints on it 

The kids helping me by putting the pop cans in a bag to give to Jacob for his Disney Trip

Hailey giving Evan a guitar lesson 

Isaac giving Vikki a foot massage and Peyton giving me one...such cute and funny kiddos 

They did an amazing job.  We were really roughing it while camping lol.  We were missing Kenzie's foot massages

Peyton and Vikki walking Lucy

Peyton snuggled up in my bed

We got up to go for our 10 a.m. swim, but it didn’t look like they had cleaned the pool, so we went to the beach instead.  It started raining big drops while we were swimming, but only lasted a couple of minutes.  Kimmy called me and sent a really cute picture of Bill and the boys.  We came back to the camper  and started packing some things. Also took down the clam.  Bill sent me a picture of the deck.  He, Jacob and Adam sure did a great job.  I told him to tell Jacob and Adam hi for me.  It was cute because they had him call me so they could say hi to me. We took the garbage to the dumpster and then took another quick dip in the pool because only a couple of people were in it.   Vikki cooked yummy hotdogs with grilled onions.  They were delicious!  

Melissa sent me a cute picture of Hailey giving Evan a guitar lesson.  Hailey also told her she could send me a video of her playing her guitar that she only wanted me to see.  We played 3-13 and Isaac won.  Also played dice and he won that too! We had so much with the kids!

Day 112, Monday, 7/6/20, Drove from the campground to Alpena. Went to Presque Isle and the light house.

Sign we came to when we got there

Peyton and Isaac

Isaac and Peyton...this boat was by the lighthouse

Vikki, Isaac and Peyton eating lunch

Isaac, Peyton and me eating our lunch

Isaac and Peyton at Oscoda Roadside Swim

Peyton and Isaac 

Nana and Isaac...My flip flop just broke walking in those rocks

Isaac, Peyton and I finding rocks by the lighthouse rocky beach. Not fun to walk on

Right in the middle at the top is a snake coming up from under a rock

That's the snake as he was swimming away from me.  I almost stepped on it when I first saw it. Yikes

Picture of Adam back at our house working on the deck

Jacob and Adam helping Papa do the bottom of the deck which would be really hard for Papa with his knee replacements.  Such great workers and such loving grandsons

Jacob, Bill and Adam doing FaceTime with Kimmy

Peyton and Isaac looking at their rocks

Me holding my rocks

Peyton with her rocks

Isaac looking at his rocks

Vikki with her tons of rocks

My Pat Hand, Winning Hand

Drove from the campground to Alpena.  Went to Presque Isle and the light house.  We had our picnic lunch we packed at a picnic table across the road from Lake Huron.  When we were done, we looked for Petosky Stones, fossils and rocks in Lake Huron.  Found some nice ones. It was hard walking on all those rocks.  I was in the water walking and saw a Northern Michigan Water Snake. Yikes!  Lots of little spiders on the rocky shore.  It was super hot out so we decided to head back and Stop in Oscoda for a roadside swim.  Lots of waves today.  We came back and had new neighbors pull in.  We always pray for the neighbors we get.  Well Vicki and Eric Kowalewski and there three sweet girls parked next to us.  While they were setting up, we put our rocks in water and looked them all over.  So much fun.  Vicki and Eric have to work for the next two days, so the kids stayed here with their grandparents.  Vikki and I played 3-13.  She was the winner, but I got a pat hand, winning hand on the ace round.  I won at dice when I threw five ones and got two thousand points.  We talked to Melissa a few times, and also talked to Kimmy.  Texted With Bill and Adam.  Jacob, Adam and Papa worked hard oh the hot sun on our deck bottom.  It looks great!  So thankful they helped Bill so much doing all that bending and crawling.  Adam said they got four swims in today and said they had fun.  He beat papa at chess!  I love my precious family!

Day 111, 7/5/2020..Hoed garden, went to church, swam, came back to campground, walked around campground

So many campers left, it is almost like we are lakeside campers lol

The corn is about as tall as Isaac and Peyton now.  I was amazed at how fast it grew in one week.  It was just an inch past my knee a week ago.

Got up at 7 and hoed the garden.  Lots of weeds from being gone.  It looked nice when I got done.  Made oriole food and filled the feeders.  Went to prayer outside at church and then went in for our service.  Good message and amazing worship.  Came home and ate. Rody brought Vikki and the kids over.  We swam before we headed back to the campground.  Vikki took a picture of the kids by the corn.   Wow our corn is as tall and some taller than Peyton and Isaac  We talked to Melissa all the way to Pinconning.  Checked Northwoods to see if they had goggles for her boys, but they didn’t.  We made spaghetti for dinner.  Peyton and I walked Lucy around the campground.  Vikki and Isaac went to get ice and ended up having to go to Pinconning.  We need it for our trip to Alpena tomorrow.  Played 3-13. I was the winner! Tied at Dice. Played where you just count your first throw and that's your only turn.

Day 110, Sat., 7/4/2020…Swam in pool, Hung out at camper, swam in pond, Me, Vikki and twins came home to swim, do laundry and spend the night. Swam in our pool. So Nice!

Isaac, Vikki and Peyton....Vikki's first time in our pool

Peyton and Isaac....Our morning swim in the campground pool

The pool board on at the bottom of the deck to put the floor on next

Papa Bill playing with Isaac and Peyton

Papa, Isaac, Peyton and me

Read my Bible.  Got everyone up to go for our morning swim.  No one was in the pool.  It was so nice.  We came back and relaxed in the sun for a while afterward. We made brunch (eggs, bacon, ham, hash browns, and toast) and ate.   Isaac surprised his mom and went to the store with his face mask on and bought an air mattress for the pond.  He got me and Peyton one too.  They were Intex for $5.  So sweet of him.  We all went to the pond then to swim and relax on our air matresses.  We finally could get some sun on our back sides.  Talked to Melissa for a while on the phone.  We came back, and decided to go home for the 4th and for church tomorrow.  We packed up some stuff and then ate lunch and we all headed home in my car.  We swam when we got to my house.  Bill came in too.  It is so nice and the deck is beautiful.  Vikki and I moved the lounger chairs up on the deck.  The water was warm and nice.  We stayed in quite a while.  Rody came to pick up Vikki and the kids and take them home.  I watered plants outside.  They were super dry.  Did laundry to get it caught up.