Monday, July 4,2022, Happy 4th of July!!! Slept in, went to the Wheeler Restaurant/Cops n Doughnuts for breakfast, went swimming for three hours, watched a movie, got ice cream, took Jacob and Adam home. Brought Isaac back with us. Played 3-13 and watched Facing the giant’s movie.

We went to the Wheeler Cafe for breakfast.  We took Cops and Donuts back to the camper for later.  So happy they have those donuts there now.

Adam

Peyton

Me and Peyton eating our ice cream

Me, Jacob, Peyton and Adam relaxing on the couch

Adam ready for bed

Isaac before going to bed

Hailey ended up not being able to come because Adam had a sore throat and headache. He tested yesterday and today for COVID and was negative both times, but she has worship arts camp coming up so couldn’t take a chance.  We were all bummed about it and sad.  

We went into town and ate breakfast at the Wheeler Cafe and got Cops and donuts to go.  Yummy.  Peyton got a huge brownie cookie instead.  We went swimming for 3 hours.  Adam walked down with us but didn’t want to swim with that many people.  It didn’t take long and lots of people left.  We did get the hot tub to ourselves.  We went to the pavilion and got ice cream. Jacob was too full still so didn’t have any. We watched Love Comes Softly.

We ate, packed the car and put the chairs in the clam.  We practiced throwing bean bags for corn toss.  Then we took the boys home.  I loved listening to Jacob sing to all the Christian songs on the radio.  He sure has a great voice and knows every word to every song.  We visited for a few minutes, then headed back to the campground.  Isaac came back with us. He sure had fun at Aunt Kimmy’s.  I talked to Melissa and Bill was going with them to watch the fireworks in a parking lot!

We played a half game of 3-13 and watched Love Comes Softly.  Peyton kept wanting to hold my hand or have me put my arm around her. She is such a loving little girl! The kids were sad because Lenny has to be put down because he’s chewing up things at the new house and ruining it.  Poor doggie has anxiety bad.  We prayed for him.  We're trusting God to work something out.  Peyton and Isaac said their prayers and I read them the Bible. 

 

Sunday, 7/3/22, Went to Faith Alive Church

Jacob, Peyton and Adam in the pool for our morning swim

Adam and Jacob relaxing under the Clam awning

Papa's first time coming up since having Covid

The kids and Bill had fun playing corn toss

Me, Adam, Jacob and Peyton playing 3-13

Went swimming, Ate left over hot dogs for lunch, Bill came up for the day, He and the kids played corn toss, Went for a bike ride with Jacob and Peyton.  Made s’mores, played 3-13, Jacob won. Watched I Love Lucy and Andy Griffith. I had a negative COVID test, so did Adam, Bill’s was just a light line today.  Bill left and went home.  He still has to be outside until tomorrow.  Then his time is up for quarantining.  Yay!

Sat., 7/2/22, Went home, did laundry, went to Debbie and Dales 50th Anniversary Party, went back to campground

 

Dale and Bill at their 50th party

Debbie and me (she had Covid in Dec. and it cause her to lose all of her hair) 

Jared relaxing

Adam, Peyton, Vikki, Kimmy Jared, Jacob in front row.  Isaac and Eli in second row

Me, Peyton, Vikki, Kimmy, Jared and Jacob in the back

Eli, Peyton, Jacob and Isaac

Peyton

Adam in his cool glasses

Eli and Lucy (Lucy loves to watch the fireworks 

Eli and Jacob

Beautiful fireworks at Saginaw Bay Campground

Made pancakes, Went home, did laundry, filled bird feeders, went to Debbie and Dales 50th Wedding Anniversary party,  came back to campground and hung out with Kimmy, Jared and boys, and vikki and twins, Vikki grilled burgers and hotdogs for all of us, while everyone but her and I went swimming.  Hung out and then went to the Standish campground at night for the fireworks.  They were beautiful and love no big crowds.  We got right out quickly after fireworks were over.  We stopped for ice cream on the way back to the campground.  The boys watched Andy Griffith and Vikki, Peyton and I went to bed. It was 11:30.  Such a fun day.

Friday, 7/1/22, Kimmy and the boys and Vikki and the twins came up. Jacob and Adam spent the night.

 

Vikki, Jacob, Peyton, Adam, Isaac and me all able to sit comfortably at the picnic table in the camper now

It was so nice to have Kimmy and the boys and Vikki, Peyton and Isaac come up to the campground.  We ate lunch, swam, and played 3-13 (I was the winner). Kimmy, Vikki Jacob and I worked on moving the legs of the picnic table in our back room in the camper.  I only handed screws as needed.  It is so nice to have room for our legs to slide around the ends of the table now.  They were so close before that no one could sit on the ends and it was a pain to crawl to the back of the table.  Thank you so much for fixing it.  The kids went on lots of bike rides.  I gave them all money for the store.  I started making spaghetti.  Kimmy and Eli had to leave for home.  The rest of us ate dinner, then the kids went swimming again.  Vikki and I rested in our hammocks, then Vikki went to sit in the hot tub.  The kids and I watched The Lone Ranger, the Peyton and Isaac had to go to bed.  I prayed with them, the got Jacob and Adam a snack and watching an Andy Griffith.  Vikki went to bed first, then I did.  Such a fun day with family back up here.  I had a really long talk on the phone with Melissa too.  Talked with Bill a couple of times.

6/30/22 Vacuumed camper, went for bike ride, sat outside and read my Bible and book.

 

Relaxed in the hammock.  Got really windy out so put the awning in.  Cooked a sirloin burger and cut up potatoes on our new grill.  First time cooking on it.  It lit up fast and is amazing to cook on.  Everything was yummy.  Went for a walk around the campground.  Warm out but the breeze made it enjoyable out.  Spent most of the day outside.  

Saw in the forecast that it’s supposed to rain during the night so packed everything in the clam and closed it up.  Watched the movie,The Encounter.   Talked to Bill, Vikki and Kimmy.  Texted with Melissa and Hailey. 

Wed., 6/29/22, Went to saginaw to help Vikki clean the old house and pack up the rest of the stuff

Bill, Adam, Jacob and Eli working hard

Jacob, Peyton, Adam, Eli and Isaac relaxing in Vikki's family room

Went to Saginaw, worked on cleaning Vikki’s old house and emptying it, took Adam to soccer, picked up stuff from Jacks, watered plants, picked my first raspberries, Jacob and Eli came with papa to drop off the refrigerator from Vikki and the washer and dryer.   They worked hard with papa and all were such joyful helpers.  I cleaned where the new washer and dryer we going and they carried the new ones in. Kimmy came and assisted them.  I left for up north and they all stayed and organized the laundry room. I thought Bill would do that tomorrow, but Kimmy wanted to help.  It was after 10:30 when I left, and way later when they left.

6/28/22 watched movie with Peyton and Isaac, Went to Northwoods, ice cream and lattes at McDonald’s, rain all night

 

Me, Peyton and Isaac

Me and Peyton in the pool

Vikki, me and Peyton going through the make up and other stuff Aunt Vikki gave us.  We had so much fun.

Peyton with one of the purses...she's so cute!

Peyton, Isaac and I watched the movie, The Woodcarver.  It is such a great movie with such a wonderful message.  Vikki took a nap while we watched it.  She has been working so hard on the house a nap did her good.  Later on, we went to Northwoods and looked around, then went to McDonalds and got ice cream cones and Vikki and I used our Codes to get free lattes for in the morning.  It rained all day.