Monday, September 7, 2009

Family Weekend

My parents and my niece and nephew came for the Labor Day weekend. We had an enjoyable time spending time outside and being together. I'm glad it was such nice weather that we could be outside a lot of the time.


On Saturday morning before my family got here, Levi climbed into Rachel's lap to watch the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse show.




We went to the Lock and Dam that is just a few miles from our house and watched a large barge come through the Locks. Actually, Bret and dad stayed to watch the whole thing but the kids got bored after a little bit so we left and went to the park.












The kids had fun playing at the park. Levi loves the slide and the baby swing.


On Sunday we went to church in the morning. The children were all dressed in plaid shorts so we had to get a picture. We didn't even plan this.






My dad and Bret put in a fire pit so that we could have a campfire. When we originally planned it, it was just going to be our family. Then, Rachel asked if she could invite a few friends over. That turned out to be 10 or 12 friends. Then, Bret suggested we invite our neighbors. So, it turned out to be a quite the party.
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MamaOfTwo said...

Family time is awesome - special moments of memory making that last forever. Glad you had a great time. Looks like fun was had by all.

M.

September 8, 2009 at 3:46 PM

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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