Saturday, June 20, 2009

Camp and Swimming Pool Time


Rachel and one of her new friends from camp

Rachel and her two counselors

The three amigos in front of their cabin

Best of friends!

Hooray, Rachel is home from camp!!! And this year she is injury free, with the exception of quite a few bug bites (no cars hitting her this year). As you can see from this picture, she had a great time. She made some new friends. And she is planning on attending this camp again next year. As much fun as she had, she was also extremely glad to see her brother who when he recognized her had a great big smile for her (as he almost always does).





Tonight we got out the pool my parents bought for Levi. He got so excited watching me blow it up and fill it. I was holding him as I was filling it with the hose. He got so excited while I was filling it with the hose that I had to put him down because I couldn't hold him anymore. My intention was to add some warm water from the tap to it as the water from the hose was really cold. Well, he couldn't wait for that to happen and crawled right in the pool while I was still filling it. As you can see, he really loved the pool. But after awhile, he decided he'd had enough and crawled out.

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My Thankful List

  • salvation through Jesus Christ
  • my beautiful daughter who is beautiful from the inside out
  • a referral of an adorable little boy named Levi
  • a letter of intent before the September 1st deadline
  • God spared my daughter from serious injury when hit by a car in Colorado
  • a wonderful year with my "exchange daughter" from Estonia - Mari-Liis
  • my faithful companion for the past 6 years - Millie - my springer spaniel
  • the peace and joy that comes with surrendering everything to the Lord
  • safety through all the storms that have passed our way
  • my supportive family
  • my incredible church family
  • a sump pump that continued to work for 10 weeks of water and sand seepage
  • birds singing and bugs chirping
  • neighbors and friends who lend a hand in your time of need
  • being able to sleep withe the windows open
  • a new deck to enjoy summer when it stops storming so much
  • the sound of children playing outside on a warm summer night
  • heat when its cold and air conditioning when its hot
  • the blessing of a great job
  • church picnics
  • chocolate
  • beautiful sunsets over Lake Michigan
  • summer vacation
  • beautiful blue skies and warm (not hot) summer days