/21, Adam slept in, morning swim, bike ride, Kimmy, Jacob, Eli and Isaac came, ate lunch, visited, played 3-13,

Bill sent me a picture of his new shirt!

Adam and Peyton 

Peyton and Adam at our morning swim 

 HotTub time

Peyton and Adam

 Having fun swimming 

Adam 

 Jacob

 Isaac

 Peyton 

 Yummy dinner Vikki cooked on the grill for us 

 Jacob made the Midland New’s
 

Beautiful sunset on our drive

 Nana and Isaac 

Adam slept in so we all slept in.  I read my Bible in bed while I waited for everyone to get up. I checked on Adam to make sure he was breathing because he never sleeps in here.  He finally got up at 8:30.  We all got up and ate breakfast then.  The kids and I went for morning swim and had the pool to ourselves.  It was already 73 degrees out.  All four of us went for a bike ride around the campground then.  I went to the store and picked up some groceries. Kimmy, Jacob, Eli and Isaac were here when I got back.  We ate lunch, then went to the clubhouse and played 3-13. Kimmy won!   Eli and Isaac hung out on their bikes while we played.  They came to visit us while we played though.  Kimmy took Peyton to spend the night so we only had Isaac.  He wanted to go to Northwoods so we did. It was later so it wasn’t busy.  Found some shorts and tops for us an Hailey that were great deals. Stopped at both cheese shops too!  Picked up candy sticks for when Kimmy and the boys come again.  We went for a drive by the bay.  Saw our old deck rail we sold.  Then we went down a road we call Swan Lake because we always see swans there.  We saw five swans.  The road used to be big rocks but now it’s nicer with small rocks.  We saw a beautiful sunset. Can’t capture the true beauty with a camera but we tried.  We ate cheese kurds and crackers and played 3-13. Vikki won!

Pictures from our evening ride

Isaac at Northwoods 

Isaac in candy shop section of cheese store

Vikki and I took this picture for Bill!!!

Doe on one side of the road

Dawn on the other side of the road.  

Beautiful sunset and clouds 

Swans

                

Tues. 8/17/21, played ladderball, Kimmy and the boys came

Peyton 

Eli and his new bike

Peyton 

Adam, Peyton and Jacob

Me, Adam and Peyton

Adam and Peyton 

Pictures from Bruce and Melissa’s BayShore

                                      Camping trip 

Jack and Hailey 

Jack

Evan

Evan with the pool all to himself 

Evan and Abby

Hailey in her tent

 Did my morning reading and praying outside. Beautiful cooler morning.  Peyton, Isaac and I went for a walk around the campground.  When we got back, I played ladder ball with Peyton, then isaac.  I beat Peyton and Isaac beat me.  Isaac started a nice campfire for us. Vikki and I hung out in our hammocks waiting for Kimmy and the boys to come.  When they got here we ate sandwiches and chips for lunch and sat around the campfire.  Jacob, Adam, Peyton, Kimmy,Vikki and I played 3-13.  Peyton was in the lead for a long time, then she got lots of points and I ended up winning.  Peyton and Adam played ladder ball against Jacob and I. Jacob and I won.  We kept Adam for the night and Kimmy took Isaac to stay with Eli and Jacob.  We cooked hotdogs over the fire, and had potatoes on the grill.  We went swimming in the indoor pool, then went into town for ice cream.  We came back to the camper and watched the movie, I Still Believe. It was such a good movie!

Monday, 8/16/21, went to watch Jacob, Adam and Eli show their sheep, bike ride, walked around the campground, campfire and s’mores

Jacob and his sheep at the fair

 Adam and his sheep

           Eli and his sheep                  

Jacob

Jacob

Jacob

Adam

Adam

Adam

Adam

Adam

Adam

Eli

Eli

Eli

Eli and the judge

Eli

Adam, Jacob and Eli with their awards and ribbons 

Eli getting his first place ribbon

The boys sheep and ribbons! They all did great! I’m so proud of them!

Adam and me at the fair

Lucy, Isaac, Peyton and me on our evening walk

Isaac and Peyton 

Ladder ball game

Kitten Adam tried to catch last time he was here

 

Got up early, did my reading and praying.  Really praying for the Christians and innocent people in Afghanistan, and the people of Haiti.  Very sad!  Left the campground early and got to the fair at 8:30.  Found where Kimmy and family were!  The boys were walking their sheep and practicing.  Jacob’s sheep was not cooperating. I was praying for Jacob not to get frustrated and for him to do good, and also prayed for his sheep to do what it was supposed to.  Jacob went out with his group and he took first place!  We were all so happy!  I sure was thanking the Lord! I knew Jacob knew how to do his part, but his sheep had to cooperate!  Adam went next and did great too. He got 4th place because the judge marked him down for his muck boots being over his jeans.  Bummer because I’m sure he would have placed first otherwise.  Eli was third to go show his sheep.  He did excellent too and won first place.  He had his muck boots under his jeans, but she did tell him he shouldn’t wear muck boots.  I loved watching them.  Adam was sad at first but it didn’t last long.  We all felt bad for him. He has gotten first place the last two years and really knows how to show his sheep.  What was funny was that in the market showing, their sheep were out right away because they aren’t muscular like Suffolk sheep.  This time they gave the entries who didn’t place First through fourth, each a first place ribbon!  Ha ha God saw to it that Adam got a first place ribbon!  We laughed over that one.  The boys were the only ones whose sheep were born in Midland on their farm.  Eli took first, Adam took second and Jacob took third for that.  I left to pick up Bill from Higher Standard Auto and brought him back to the fair.  We walked around with Kimmy and family through merchant buildings and animal barns.  We got a really nice mug and nice first aid kit they were giving away.  We went home and I took a picture of my hibiscus.  Happy I got to see the first flower opened.  Beautiful! Ate my chicken fettuccine leftovers when I got back to the campground.  We rode our bikes to the store and registered, then relaxed in our hammocks, walked around the campground, played ladder ball, and made s’mores.  Peyton started the camp fire tonight and did a great job.  It was a very fun day!