Wed., July 6, 2022, Kimmy, the boys and Claire all came up and we went to Tawas and Oscoda for the day.

Peyton, Jacob, Eli, Isaac, Claire and Adam

Jacob, Peyton, Eli, me, Claire, Adam and Isaac in Tawas

Our tradition of walking out on the dock.  I have been doing this since I was little with my Great grandma Daisy and great Grandpa Adam

The kids at the end of the dock

Kimmy, Isaac, Vikki, Jacob, Peyton, Eli, Adam, Claire and me.  This was the best pizza!  Love our tradition of going to G's when we are there my treat!  YUM!

Vikki trying to get the waitress to take the pizza tray.  She finally set it back down.

Vikki, Kimmy and I in our sweatshirts on the beach.  We were cold!  Couldn't believe the kids could stay in the water so long.

Jacob relaxed on the beach.  His suit got left back at the camper.  

Peyton and Eli

Adam and Claire

Isaac and Peyton

Eli

Claire and Adam

Adan and his best friend Claire

Peyton and me

The kids had fun on the sand hill

Eli, Isaac, Peyton, Claire, Adam and Jacob at Oscoda Park

Claire and Adam in the 60 degree water.  They stayed in over an hour jumping the waves way out.

Handsome, fun Adam

Claire and Peyton playing corn toss...Clair was Adam's partner and Peyton was Jacob's.  Adam and Claire won

Adam and Jacob

Me showing Vikki how easy I can get down from the bunk.  She took a really funny video of me.  It was the loft I got down from the other day.  This ladder has the two long poles at the top and I sure couldn't fit through them.  They other ladder is just even with the bed.  It was funny because it was so hard to get down with the ladder moving and not being able to go straight down it.  We sure got a good laugh.

I went to the RV place when it opened at 9 and set up for them to come take off the awning.  He said I could still go to Tawas because they don’t need me here.  Kimmy called for us to meet them in Standish.  Then our r3frig started beeping and wouldn’t stay on.  We finally realized the power to the whole slide out was out.  I called the RV place and told asked how m to look at that while he was here too.  We met Kimmy in Standish and Jacob, Adam and Claire all came and rode with me.  We had a fun ride talking and listening to great Christian music.When we got to Tawas, we walked out on the dock, then went to G’s for pizza, and then went to the Ben Franklin Store.  It was pretty busy, so we didn’t stay long.  We left and headed to our favorite beach in Oscoda.  The kids swam (except Jacob whose suit was in our clam).  The water was 60 degrees.  The younger kids stayed in a long time and then got out and played in the sand. Adam and Claire still aged in over an hour and had fun playing in the waves.  

We girls sat on the beach in our chairs with our sweatshirts on and hoods up.  Vikki and I finally laid on our towels in the sans and were 29 degrees warmer.  The kids played on the big sand hill, then played on the swings.  We all walked out on the pier, then headed for our campground.  We ate sandwiches.  Claire put cheese on hers, and then told us she was eating paper because the paper was still on the cheese. We all laughed with her.  Adam and Claire and Jacob and Peyton played against each other in a game of corn toss.  Adam and Claire won.  Kimmy, Vikki and I walked around the campground.  They left for home after that.  What a great day it was.  We all liked Claire a lot.  We had so much fun with her.  Vikki, Peyton and I played 3-13.  I was the winner .  I was going to show Vikki how easy I could get down from her bunk bed like I did the other day and got stuck up there for a while.  We see laughing so hard we were crying.  I told her when I was here by myself the other day, I got prayed and then got down easily.  Well, then I remembered it was the loft bed I got down from.  It’s ladder doesn’t have the high bars I couldn’t fit through lol.

Tues., July 5, 2022, swam, Vikki came up, watched a movie, played 3-13, Ate outside, Went to Walmart and Meijer, Listened to Peyton read a chapter of her story she wrote.

 

Peyton and Isaac by the pool

Nice morning swim

Peyton, Isaac and I slept in til 9.  We ate breakfast and then went swimming for an hour and a half.  We sat in the hot tub and talked to an 83 year old man.  He was really nice. He shared his whole life story with me, and also shared about hurting his shoulder here and already having rotator cuff surgery.  He also shared about just finishing radiation.  I asked him if I could pray for him and he said yes, so I prayed right then for him. 

We came back to the camper and the kids wanted to watch the movie, The Wood Carver.  Such a great movie and message.  Vikki came up just as we started to watch it.  She was so tired she went and took a nap in her bed.  She has been working so hard moving and unpacking things while she was home.  Peyton, Isaac and I played 3-13 and finished our game from last night.  

I was the winner.  We ate spaghetti outside for dinner and cleaned up the leftovers.  I washed the grill and it cleaned so easily.  Vikki noticed there was lots of water in the awning from all the rain we got last night.  It wouldn’t even close.  It ended up breaking the awning at one end.  Bummer.  I called an RV place that comes to the campground but they had just closed. Will call them first thing in the morning.  We went to Walmart and Meijer in Bay City so Vikki could get a new swimming suit.  She was happy she found one she liked. It’s really cute.  She bought cheese slices and dill pickles to munch on on the way home.  I found some things for the camper and also got a few groceries.  Talked to Bill and to Kimmy.  

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.