Memorial Day Weekend

For Memorial Day weekend, we headed over to a local state park for some fun and fellowship with several other homeschooling families.  Although I ended up spending a lot of one-on-one time with my biology textbook (finals coming up in two weeks!), I did get to take part in a few fun activities.

Benjamin hiding behind his book during the trip up.

 

Poor Timothy - hemmed in by all of our luggage.

 

 

Waiting for the ferry

 

Although it was raining, we had a beautiful sunset on Friday night.

 

We brought Pepper along this time!

 

At the bunkers

 

 

 

Catching crabs down by the beach

 

 Papa and Mama

Looking off into the sunset - last day


Memories...
- Beautiful sunset despite the rain
- Friends helping us set up our gear in the rain
- "I forgot the cooking stove!"
- The kindness of various families sharing their stoves and fuel with us
- Getting a jump for our car from the C--- family after our car battery died on the last day
- Encouraging conversations
- The rain stopping just in time for Sunday morning worship and sharing
- Sharing wisdom across generations
- 'God is in control, and we're not.'
- The unity of the body of Christ
- Catching crabs and ice-cream by the ocean
- Scared senseless by a bird!
- "Can I call you 'Jo'?" (asked by a 4-year-old)
- Sending in an online assignment via the voice-text feature on Papa's phone (I forgot my laptop)
- More time with my camera :)
- Standing in utter darkness, echoes reverberating off the stone walls of
the bunkers as we sang praise to God


Photo-shoot!

While our cousins were over visiting, we decided to take a few minutes for a photo-shoot of Benjamin and Arthur sporting their speech and debate clothes.  After much laughter, we eventually ended up with several nice pictures, and a boatload of hilarious ones.  Here are just a few of the results.

B- smiling craftily at Rosie's camera

A - trying desperately not to crack a smile



 

 



The contortions we find ourselves in when straining to gain

just the right perspective for a great shot.

 

Great statesmen?

 

Or models for a line of men's clothing?

 

(after several 'epic' photos)

Rosie - 'You guys need to smile a little.  You look so serious!"

Johanna - 'Remember, we don't want them to not be serious; we won't get anything useful done.'

Benjamin and Arthur - *laughter*