On Our Way

At our first rest stop on our long car trip. We drove for 5 hours and then stopped for the night in VA.

Testing, testing

Testing my new camera!

Happy 4th!

We went to the 4th of July parade here in town in the morning. In the afternoon, we headed to the pool to have a picnic with family. Thanks to Aunt Melody and Uncle Ken for inviting us. Adam fell asleep on the way there and had just woke up in this first pic.

The boys sat at the dessert table as if it were their own personal buffet.

It was a chilly day, so it took a little while for the kids to get in the pool. They played on the steps at first.

But, they did eventually get in. Even Daddy and Mommy got in, too.

Too cold for Mason, though.

Jackie and Mason fell asleep on the way home. They didn't even wake up when Grammy and Papa came over and set off fireworks in our driveway.

Waiting for the fireworks to start in the park.

Adam liked the fireworks, but he was more impressed with the ones that Papa set off in our driveway than the big ones in the park.

It was about 11:00pm by the time that we returned home. Adam walked straight up to his room and climbed in bed.

Another KidzGIG Pic

Our friend Kim got a good close-up of Jack while he was up on stage. Those noisemakers in the kids' hands were hilarious. They were filled with some sort of beans/rice and some of the kids' ripped while they were on stage; some of the kids started picking up the spilled rice and throwing it in the air during the songs.

KidzGIG

Practicing the "big idea" for one of the days of camp: this is Jack's scared face. Though he couldn't say it word for word the way that it was supposed to be, he did get the idea and said, "Have faith in God, so don't be scared!"

Here is Adam, enjoying the finale to the week, watching his brother singing on stage. He was not happy that he couldn't stay at camp all week. He was actually old enough, but I didn't realize it until too late...but he's a runner, as evidenced by his monkey backpack with tail "leash" that we were testing out before our trip to Disney. Highly effective.

But, if I had known that he was old enough and how enclosed they kept the preschoolers, I would have sent him.

Before you feel too bad for him, know that this week he went to the park, visited his friends Zach and Benny, played with other kids while I went to a workshop and then again at the gym, as well as getting special treats.

Jackie, up on stage, trying to adjust the microphone stand.

Jackie had a great time this week and woke me up each morning with his camp shirt already on, ready to go. I was a student ministries intern at that church, twelve years ago. It was crazy to see the "kids" whom I remember there as ADULT leaders, with kids of their own. Time is not allowed to go that quickly for my own children.