First day of 4th and 1st grade!!

Morgan is in the second row diligently working on making her desk
neat and organized!! That's my girl!!!


What a bunch of cutie pies!!!! :) They're growing up sooo fast!!

Happy Labor Day!!!

It was a gorgeous day this 2008 Labor Day and we decided to head to Point Beach and meet up with some good friends. Another wonderful day of fellowship, sunbathing, and hangin with the kids. God is sooooooo Good!!

Our good friends taking in the sun. They're such a cute couple and great family.

Jeff decided to take advantage of this beautiful, windy, big water day and get some surfing in. As he was walking back out of the water to our area, a small group stopped him to learn more about the gospel of surf skiing.

Lauren taking a break and relaxing in the sun.

Great day of fun in the sun!!

Ice Cream Man!!!!!!!!

I remember when I was kid and the 'Ice Cream' truck would come around to my neighborhood and how I used to think how his ice-cream was sooo much better than any ice-cream you could ever buy at a store. As a kid, I truly believed, the ice cream man had only 'one-of-a-kind' types of ice-cream. And, we HAD to buy his or we might lose our chance, in case he decides not to come back all summer--- (Very Willy Wonka style type of drama). Well, fast forward 25 years later, and now I'm the mom the kids are begging money from to buy their 'one-of-kind-ice-cream'. Unfortunately, this ice-cream is no longer .50 but rather $1.50 per treat. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????
After I gulped this long drink down, I calmed myself by rationalizing that he has to pay for gas and my kids will have these memories forever. (I'm a very good rationalizer-- My husband says I can rationalize just about anything, and in this case---- I have. My rationalization for $1.50 one-of-a-kind ice-cream, (which one would never be able to find at his local grocery store for a 1/3rd of the cost), is my children will have this wonderful childhood memory of holding $$$$ bills to buy ice-cream!! (Just sayin')

S'more Summer Camping trips -2008

Some dear friends of ours rented a cottage for the summer and invited us to come and 'hang' out with them for the weekend. It was a great time of fellowship and sun-bathng. (I think this phrase must be a part of the definition of what heaven is like). Jeff and I adore the sun, and when we can hang in the sun with friends and a great dog, it is just another reminder of how much we have to be thankful for.

And still... more pics from Yogi

This campground is nothing but pure 'roughin it'!!!! Fun days of camping Yogi style :)

Couple more pictures from Camping at Yogi-2008