Our vacation adventures continued this month as we wrapped up our time in Wisconsin before heading to Illinois. We enjoyed a fun new playground, frisbee golf, and ice cream on Lake Michigan. We also enjoyed squeezing in a few more games that included just a little bit of family competition.
Once we arrived in Illinois, the boys geared up to help with strawberry picking. It was so neat to see the operation in progress and the boys enjoyed getting to pick again this year. There is truly nothing like the taste of a fresh picked strawberry that is sun warmed and juicy! We also had tons of family fun playing games, riding horses, and cuddling sweet baby Asher. It was great to be with family if only for a short while!
Coming home we jumped back into the world of swimming and Jeff began the kids' bathroom remodel. The boys participated in their first meet of the summer and did awesome! Our club hosted the event so it was all hands on deck at the pool. It was a great meet and a good time was had by all.
The bathroom was quickly demolished and the rebuild has begun. As of the writing of this blog, the plumbing under the house has been replaced, new flooring from the subfloor up has been replaced, the closet wall has been moved, and the toilet is back in (hallelujah).
The kids have also been busy with church activities. The boys had several days of work projects with their youth group. This is an event they do each year called Kingdom Worker Week. They bless members of our church and the community with all sort of service projects. Anna and Eden had fun at a day camp hosted at church. Marie is looking forward to camp next month.
June isn't complete with celebrating Dads. Jeff is an amazing Dad and we celebrated with cinnamon rolls, strawberry shortcake, and tools. We also got to celebrate with Papa. What a gift to have such Godly men in our lives!
Papa and the boys had an adventure this month when they went to the Arkansas Air and Military Museum in Fayetteville. They saw some cool aircraft and military transport vehicles. A highlight was getting the opportunity to climb inside the cockpit and pretend to pilot one of the planes. Eli said he didn't think he would ever be a pilot because there were way to many buttons, switches, etc on the instrument panel and he would never be able to remember what they all do!
Nana, the girls, and their cousin Livi had an adventure this month when they went to the Alma waterpark. Marie and Livi paired up and rode all the waterslides. Anna and Eden also paired up. The girls had a great time and were completely tuckered out that night. Kuddos to Nana for being willing to take this crazy group of girls to the water park!
The boys had their kidney check-ups this month. While Thad's kidney function continues to remain stable, Eli's has decreased significantly. The doctor is changing some things but ultimately we are trusting in our sovereign God for whatever the future holds.
As we wrap up the month, Jeff is in Little Rock teaching a camp for AP Chemistry students, the girls are doing VBS, the boys are finishing up the month of swim, and I am working on the start of next year's study for BSF. We are also squeezing in as much friend and family time as possible. Thank goodness for long summer days!
We hope you are enjoying some summer fun w/ family and friends. See you next month!
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