Knock your sox off - I'm back!!!

Hello long lost blog audience! Please forgive my absence...many things have been occupying my time in the last 2 months.

Our summer has begun in the midst of the busyness and this one is for the record books. We have begun to camp. Yup! Old fashioned tent-camping. This picture here is the morning after our first adventure. Boy, was it! We had a beautiful evening setting it up (thankfully as we really didn't know what we were doing) but as soon as we said our bedtime prayers thanking the Lord for his calm provisions, the wind took off. It would have like to blow us to Kansas like little Toto in the Wizard of Oz! It was a time of character and growth. Missy cried real tears and simply wanted to go home. Sissy, on the other hand, began to pray. 5 minute prayers at a time. Needless to say, we survived unscathed and have even gone again! What fun!

Another delightful thing this summer is the visit from our darling cousins. Seen here with Missy & Sissy are Ash & Pay from Texas. Their mother just celebrated her '29th' birthday and we have so enjoyed having them in our midst! We all would enjoy it if they lived closer but are truly thankful for the time we have when they get to come and visit.

Ash and Pay got to spend the night and would you believe (yes, I know you would) that those 2 older girls were up until after 2am! I'm sure they have solved all the worlds problems by now!

The little ones had a great time entertaining one another, too. Even tho Pay didn't plan on staying, it was the best thing in the world! Sissy says Pay is her 'summer brother'. Augh!!!