Day 104, Sunday, 6/28/2020, Went home to go to church, made brunch, watered plants, came back up camping

My roses are beautiful right now

Peyton eating her drumstick

Isaac eating his drumstick

Bruce, Jack and Evan swimming

Hailey and Jack

Jack and Evan in the pool, Max and Bruce on the deck

Evan and Hailey

Jack

Hailey

Cute picture of Eli, Grandma Russell, Noah front row, Back row...Andrew, Adam and Jacob...grandma is looking shorter in every picture for some reason

I think the detail and gold dots are beautiful on this Monarch Chrysalis.  

Peyton and Isaac in the hammoc 

Peyton and Isaac letting the butterfly go...it's on Isaac's hand

Vikki and the kids went outside this morning for about 10 minutes and came in and the butterfly was out already

Peyton and Isaac both lost a tooth on the same day!  Twins for sure!

Papa, Isaac and Peyton relaxing around the fire

Bill and I got up early and went home early to shower and get ready for church.  Vikki, Peyton and Isaac went to the campground church and so did our neighbors.  Right when I got home I went outside to look at the deck and it looks amazing.  Bill and all of our wonderful family helpers did a great job!  I worshipped and prayed before we went to our church service.  We are all  sitting just with family and 6 feet apart from others.  Great to be together again.  Wonderful message today!  After church we came home and I made brunch.  I watered all my inside and outside plants too since it’s been really dry out.  Bill drove the motorcycle backlog and I left 10 minutes later in the car.  We visited with our neighbors and found out they were leaving in the morning around 10.  We sure are going to miss them!  They told us we could have their big pile of wood.  They also gave us some Reese’s Pieces to try in our s’mores because the pastor said they were the best during his message in the morning.  Bill and I walked around the campground.

Day 103, 6/27/2020, Bruce, Max and Bill worked on Deck, Max got to go for his first swim in our pool, Fireworks at Outdoor Adventures

They are connecting the two decks

Bruce and Max working hard on a hot day

Bruce and Max working on the bottom deck

We are so thankful for all of their hard work and wonderful help. 

Putting the steps on...I love Max's smile in this picture

Silly face picture

Nice picture of Max, Bruce and Bill

Melissa and Bruce

Looks like Bruce wants to throw Missy in the pool

Max cooling off in the pool after a hard day's work

Love seeing pictures of his first swim in our pool

Peyton with her cute picture she drew

Papa made it up for the fireworks

Peyton and Isaac eating their drumsticks

I gave Peyton some lemonade in a Tim Horton's cup

Made bacon, eggs, ham and hash browns for breakfast.  We went for a walk, went to the beach and sat on our own chairs while the kids swam and played in the sand.  Not a whole lot of people there. The pool opened but it was packed.  We are avoiding areas with lots of people.  Bruce and Max helped Bill with the deck.   Vikki and I made chicken hobo dinners.  Peyton saw her friend Kallie and they were so happy to see each other.  They were besties last year.  She’s leaving tomorrow so it’s good they got to see each other for a while.  Bill made it up for the fireworks which made us very happy.  He was very happy that we had a hobo dinner already made for him.  We watched the golf cart Fourth of July parade in the campground and then got ready to watch the fireworks from our campsite.  So weird not to have our whole family here, but we just found out this morning the fireworks were tonight.  Kimmy, Jared and the boys are in Indiana visiting Jared’s parents.  They aren’t giving out any day passes, but they gave Kimmy one for the whole time so she could come for them if she wanted to.  Our camping neighbors, Gayle and Tim Jones came over and sat outside at our campsite with us.  We shared testimonies of the great things God has done in our life and then watched the wonderful fireworks.  Such a fun night. I love it when God brings us together with people who instantly become family because God is our Father!  Amazing night!

4th of July Golf Cart Parade at the campground

Beautiful fireworks we could watch right from our campsite

Day 102, Sat., 6/26/2020, Fri.,6/26/2020, 3rd day camping, First time Swimming in our new pool, Kimmy and family went to Indiana

Peyton looking so cute

Peyton and Isaac

Jacob, Bill and Adam going for a swim

The deck is looking so nice

My sweetie Bill

Adam and Jacob working

Nana and Isaac

Lucy pretty comfortable

Jacob and Adam worked on pool deck with Papa.  At around noon Kimmy, Jared and Eli picked Adam and Jacob up and headed to Indiana to visit Jared’s parents.   I ate oatmeal and then went outside the camper and read my Bible.  Isaac got up right after I did.  I went for a walk and then Vikki and Peyton were up when I got back.  We all went for a walk around the loop. It was a beautifully sunny day.  We ate our lunch, talked to Kimmy  while we packed to go to Marie and Roy’s.  We spread mulch down . Roy helped shovel it off the truck and dump the wheelbarrow.  Marie helped spread it around and supervised. She gave Vikki a couple of nice rose plants and blumeria plants.  We went and helped Bill with the deck afterwards.  It is looking beautiful.  Peyton and Isaac went for their first swim in our pool.  I went for my first swim too.  I was hot and it felt so good.  Rody came to see the kids.  Isaac made Raman noodles all by himself at our house.  Peyton and Papa ate noodle soup.  It looked like a bad storm coming.  Vikki and the kids and I headed back up north.  We stopped at Cracker Barrell for a to go order.  They were super safe there and really doing good to keep people safe.  Vikki and I ate our yummy dinner when we got to the camper, after heating it up.  We missed the storm that was supposed to come. It sprinkled a little, then we went for another walk.  I talked to Melissa a couple of times.  We played dice with the kids before bed. Another great day!

Day 101, Thursday, 6/25/2020, Camping Day 2, Kimmy and the boys came to visit, Jacob and Adam helped Papa with the deck

Isaac loved fishing

Isaac and the bass he caught

Eli and Lucy

Clam set up

Peyton, Adam, Lucy and Jacob

Isaac, Eli, Peyton, Jacob and Adam

Jacob and Adam got up on the loft

Isaac, Eli and Peyton

Jacob

Me and Jacob

Peyton

Eli

Adam and Jacob

Peyton

Eli

Peyton and Isaac

Adam and Jacob were a huge help to Papa making the deck

Adam, Bill and Jacob

I got up at 7.  Isaac got up shortly after and he warmed up by the fireplace, then we ate breakfast.  Vikki and Peyton got up a half hour later.  I read my Bible and then we went for a bike ride around the campground.  Vikki had low air in her tires, so we didn’t go far.  Isaac and Peyton went fishing and caught some fish.  Isaac caught 14 fish including a big bass. He loves fishing.  Vikki got air put in her tires.  Kimmy and the boys came to visit.  We visited  while, Eli, Peyton and Isaac went for a bike ride.  Kimmy fixed the nose piece to my glasses for me.  Great job Kimmy!  Thank you!  We went for a walk, played 3-13 (Vikki won), and the younger three kids went swimming in pond.  What a fun day with family I love!  Bill was working on the deck by himself, even though Kimmy and Jacob had told him to call and the boys would help.  Kimmy took the boys there after she left the campground to help him. She said he looked whipped out  and said he couldn’t lift another board.  Good thing the boys were there to help him. He told me on the phone they did an amazing job and did so much work, it would have taken him two more days to do.  He sure appreciated it.  Me too!  They went to get ice cream, but everything was closed.  They went to pick up contact solution from Rody’s porch for Jacob, as the boys were spending the night to help in the morning!  I am so thankful for them wanting to help their Papa.  Vikki and I went for another walk.  Isaac and Peyton went on their bikes!  Isaac made a great campfire and we had s’mores.  Vikki and I played 3-13. I won.  I got 11,000 steps.  We played dice after that and she won.  Fun day!