Sat. 6/28/25, Maddy, Alec and the kids came up for the day, watched fireworks at night

Mason loved Isaac’s remote truck

Fun on the swings

Brielle loved her yummy ice cream,

Cute Mason

Peyton and Mason

Isaac and Mason

Maddy, Alec and Mason

Brielle

Rody doing a wheelie

Waiting for the Golf Cart Parade to start

Brielle picking up candy during the golf cart parade

Peyton seeing someone she knows in the parade.  Brielle next to her

Maddy, Brielle and me making s'mores

Maddy, Brielle, Bill, and Isaac walking to the fireworks in the campground.  Isaac put my bag of stuff on his Jeep and drove it there.  

At the fireworks

Group picture

I got up early and went to Jays Market in the morning and got burger for today.  Made the patties up ahead of time.  Bill got here at 10 a.m. Maddy and Alec got here around 11 a.m. 

We hung out outside, walked around and showed them the campground, Maddy, Alec, Brielle, Peyton and I went swimming in the outside pool.  It was a great temperature and the water felt great.  

We came back to the camper and Bill cooked burgers & hotdogs on the grill.  We had potato salad, baked beans and chips to go with it. We all ate in the Clam.  

Rody came up too.  We all sat outside the camper visiting.  Alec tried to get Mason to sleep in the camper.  He finally fell asleep and slept a long time.  It was good because he sure was tired.

Some of us ate sandwiches and others were still full.  We made s’mores and all had some of those.  They sure tasted good.  We got things cleaned up and  then the Golf Cart Parade started.  It came from the opposite direction this year and then went back the other direction.  Brielle, Peyton and Isaac had fun picking up candy.  They gave most of it to Brielle.

We walked down where we watch the fireworks and hung out til the fireworks started.  They started at 10:15.  They were really beautiful.  Rody, Alec and Maddy and kids left right afterwards and we all walked back to the camper.  We played dice and then went to bed.  

Friday, 6/27/25, Got up at 8, Kimmy, Eli and Adam came at around 10. The boys went on bike rides. We relaxed outside for a while, then ate lunch. After lunch, Eli, Isaac and Peyton went swimming. We got a downpour, the kids moved to the indoor pool, we quickly put chairs etc. away outside and put the awning in, we all got wet but Kimmy got soaked. Adam, Vikki, Kimmy and I played 3-13, the girls went to look at a bike for Peyton, it was a boys bike, took Eli and Isaac to look at it

VBS was amazing at our church this year.  The first day was super hot and the fire station next door brought a firetruck over and sprayed so the kids and workers could run through it and cool down.  The rainbow was awesome!  What a great start to the week!

Love this balloon tune for the kids and workers to go through to get in to the sanctuary

Lucy was a tired little doggie

Cool pens Eli made!  He let me pick one and told anyone else they could pick one to if they wanted

Oriole is always beautiful and a joy to see

Elijah

Adam was a great scorekeeper for 3-13

Isaac fixing Eli’s bike for him

Relaxing outside

Adam was hanging out with me in the camper while Vikki, Kimmy, Isaac and Eli went to look at a bike that was for sale...Kimmy ended up getting the bike for Eli for $30.  Great deal

I got up at 8 to get ready.  I was going to drive home to get a bike for Peyton, but Vikki said not to and Peyton said she didn’t want me to go get the bike.  I will just bring it back with  me Sunday.  We ate cereal for breakfast and had coffee.  Peyton tried Mocha coffee, but didn’t really like it.  Isaac loves it!  We put all the chairs and hammocks out for when Kimmy and the boys get here.

They got here and we sat outside and visited and Adam relaxed in the hammock.  Kimmy, Vikki and I had amazing macaroni salad that Kimmy made for us.  Yum!  It was delicious.  The kids weren’t hungry.  A while later I made sandwiches for the kids and then they all picked the packs of donuts they wanted from Sam’s Club, either powdered sugar or chocolate.  Kimmy and Vikki sturdied up the flat bird feeder Vikki bought so it doesn’t tip when birds get on it.  They did a great job.  The oriole was back today, so was the bluejay.  Also a a few black birds which we didn’t want.  Then we had the black squirrel return.  The last two listed don’t excite me too much.

Vikki cut up the watermelon I brought for us.  I was so thankful. She did a great job.  It was really a good tasting one.  Peyton, Isaac and Eli went swimming at the  outside pool.  Adam, Vikki, Kimmy and I decided to play 3-13 and Adam was the scorekeeper.  It didn’t start off too good for Adam, but started out great for me.  Then it quickly reversed.  I got stuck with lots of points and decided I might as well try for 3-13.  We had a downpour, so we all ran outside to hammocks and move chairs under the clam.  Kimmy started closing the sides of the clam and got soaked.  We were wet, but not like her!  I put in the awning because Bill didn’t have it tilted and I didn’t want it to collapse.  I was going to put it back out but the girls said to wait.  Good thing because it downpours again.  The kids moved to the inside pool when it first rained.  

Vikki took Kimmy with her to look at a bike for Peyton.  When they got there, it was a man sized boy’s bike.  They came back and got Eli and Isaac to look at it.  Kimmy wanted to get it for Eli.  Eli liked it and Kimmy got a good deal on it.  I looked at it when they came back and it looked really nice.  Adam decided to go for a swim.  He was still swimming when Kimmy and Vikki got back.  They stayed for a little while longer and Eli rode his bike.  He liked it.  All the kids went down to the dock for a while.  Kimmy and I were going to go down there after we found out Peyton who we were looking for was with them too, but Vikki let us know that they were back at the camper.  Kimmy and the boys left shortly after that.  It sure was a fun day.  Adam and Hope might come up tomorrow.  He is going to let me know. 

We had Fergie’s pizza for dinner and breadsticks.  It was so good and is my favorite pizza.  

On our way home, we saw the eagle pictured above.  There was a dead fawn on the side of the road and we figured it must be going to go eat it.  Peyton took the best pictures of the Eagle.  We sat outside for a while and a Grossbeak came and ate off the feeder.  It was beautiful. We were tired, so we came in and Vikki played the Bible and she and the kids followed along in their Bibles.  I had already did my Bible reading, but listened to theirs.  They all prayed and then we all went to bed.  They do this every night which I love and I am so thankful for.  I talked to Melissa a few times tonight.  

Thursday, 6/26/25, Slept in, had eggs and sausage for breakfast, relaxed in hammock, went to Northwoods, the dollar store and a grocery store, hung out outside, played 3-13. Cool day mostly in 60-s and low 70’s

Isaac sleeping quite soundly while the air mattress he is sleeping on that papa patched yesterday has lost most of its air

Isaac is having a lot of fun with his Jeep

Peyton keeping the fire going

The oriole came back today, even when we were siting really close

It rained some during the night.  We slept in until 9.  I made eggs and sausage for breakfast and we had orange juice with it.  We relaxed outside in our hammocks although it was pretty cool outside.  

We went shopping to Northwoods, The Dollar Tree and Dollar General, plus a nice grocery store.  We got a paper towel holder which Vikki hung up for me.  It’s nice not having it down in the cupboard.  Our ice maker in the refrigerator started making the ice.  It can be cubes or really finely crushed.  The crushed is amazing!   

We came back and ate lunch.  Vikki and Peyton had PB&J sandwiches and Isaac and I had Jack’s oven roasted turkey and cheese.  We all had chips too.  We walked to the Camp store afterward and got some fire starters.  I got Isaac an ice cream cone too as he didn’t have one last night when we did.  We came back and relaxed in the hammocks again and watched the birds.  I fell asleep and took a good nap.  Isaac played with his remote car a lot.

Isaac made a fire.  The wood was wet so it took a while for him to get it started.  We all ate s’mores and then came in the camper to finish our game of 3-13 we started yesterday.  Peyton won!  Melissa called and they are coming for the fireworks on the 5th.  Kimmy texted me and they are coming then too.  Yay!  Jacob let me know Abi’s parents got to Jamaica safely.  I was happy to hear that.