Friday, July 30, 2010

July, July, July

Where did the month of July go? We played hard, had fun, spent a lot of quality time together as a family and feel so blessed to be surrounded by good friends and family.

We started off the month by spending some time at Diamond Lake with the Carney Family for the 4th of July. It was a little chilly, but that didn't stop us from playing in the water, fishing, making sand castles, watching Abigail go tubing for the first time and enjoying some great fireworks. Nikki even got the kids some cute patriotic gear to wear during the boat parade. Thank you Nikki, Shawn, Anna and Sophia!














Another highlight of July was Lutherhaven Day Camp/VBS at our church Prince of Peace. Andrew was at camp all day and Abigail had her first "school" experience. She was so cute getting ready on that first day of camp, thinking she was such a big girl. The art and craft cabin time was Andrew's favorite and Abigail was singing camp songs all week!






Before heading up to Pend O'reille Lake for a week at the condo, we spent a couple of days on the River with our friends the Bauernfeinds. Even with her bright pink cast and broken arm, Abby was a trooper and went tubing with both of the kids. One of our highlights was watching Matt and Luke ride bikes off of the dock into the lake. Cheap entertainment! Thank you Pete, Karen, Luke and Abby!





Ahhh! One of my favorite places...I say it all of the time! Pend O'reille is a special place to me and whether it's sunny or stormy, we make the most of every minute. Our days are filled with swinging, playing in the sandbox, swimming, relaxing, bubble baths and watching beautiful sunsets. On our last night there, we witnessed the biggest storm I have ever seen on the lake. We even lost power for a few hours. Matt and Andrew were the Frog-O-Rama Champions with 22 frogs. Andrew is still saying, "I can't believe we won!" It's a pretty big production and the boys have shirts to prove their victory! Thank you mom and dad for sharing your time and living quarters with us all week. We love you!