Vacation Continued

Wednesday, we went to the North Carolina Aquarium at Port Fisher near Wilmington. It was neat! It was a big place that had sharks, jelly fish, puffer fish, Morey eels, snakes alligators, etc.

Then we took a ferry to the South Port.

After we toured around the town we stopped in at the Maritime Museum.












Then we went on to Wilmington & walked along the historic water front section of town.





















Later, we drove around & looked at the pretty homes while the traffic cleared.













Then we went to old The Cotton Exchange building where there were all kinds of shops. My favorite was the Fire & Spice Gourmet shop, because of all the neat hot sauces they have.



















Then we ate at Sticky Fimgers rib joint before we headed back to the beach house. Mmmmm, mmmm, it was so good! They had different flavor of sauces we could try, & I like the Memphis Original sauce the best.

Thursday was the last nice day of our time at the beach, but it started out cold! We started out the day with pancakes.















Then we joined our cousin hunting for shells at the bottom of the island while my Dad did some more fishing. The picture of Aaron & I is the one Robyn took of us. Mom couldn't hike
that far.

This is what we got.

Then we all went fishing again that afternoon. This is my catch.










Then later Moose & I helped Dan dig a deep hole on the beach.

















Then later that night we all went over to celebrate my cousin, Joshie's birthday.




















Friday was our last day at the beach. It was soooo dark & stormy. But our hole managed to survive.









We cleaned & packed up so that we could leave first thing Saturday morning. This is how we left the beach. Now on to Dave & Carissa's place in Lynchburg, VA.

Catching up - part 2

DEEP CREEK

In the beginning of August we went to my grandma's place at Deep Creek. The day we got there, we decided to go over to the Garrett County Fair which was right next to my grandma's campground. It was cool seeing all the animals, tractor, & eating the food there. Here are some pictures of the day.

We were walking through the pig section & they were all sleeping.

Then we went to the sheep & goats building. They liked to stand up on their cages. Some were up & around others were sleeping too, like these 2.

My favorite were the cows. This one was being dragged to get his picture taken.

Then after we ate, we went to check out the tractors.

After that we went to the buildings with the artwork & contests in them.

Then we headed back to Grandma's place for dinner. We were tired so it was nice just to chill. It was a good day though.

SWALLOW FALLS

The next day we went to 2 state parks with small lakes. But since my mom forgot her camera we got no pictures. Then the next after that we went hiking up at Swallow Falls. Instead of going the normal way we usually go, we hiked the trail across the river. We hiked all the way down to where Muddy Creek meets the Yough river. We climbed all over the rocks & found a huge spider that was the size of a CD. Afterwards, we found, in a pool, a sucker fish trapped. It was so still that you could touch it & I did. Then we hiked back for lunch. After lunch, we went over the bridge & hiked down Toliver Falls trail to Swallow Falls. We sat there for about an hour watching people. After dinner we headed home.

FALL YOUTH CAMP

The next event was camp. Friday, Brittini spoke at the afterglow & then my mom did a foot washing service. I helped with the water. It was for us to have unity during the weekend. This is the building & room we used for our meetings.

The next day, we played football, went swimming, and had fun. That night Jimmy Kotow had a prayer meeting. Sunday, we went to a nearby park & did dramas & outreach. When we came back, we did the ropes course to

bring unity to the group. That night Kalyn spoke about God's will at the camp fire service. Monday, was the last day. Pastor Ken

Huhn came and taught about the Goliaths in our lives.

This was our dining hall.

Saturday was Stunt Night

Later we cleaned, pack up and went home. I thought it was a great camp and God really moved.

Catching Up

I know its been a loooonnnngggg time since I've posted, but I'm here now. Let's see....
After the wedding, we took care of Parker while Dave & Carissa were on their honeymoon. It was the 1st time to actually know what it was to take care of a dog & it was fun! He would have Bible study with us as you can see in this picture.

While he was here, our cousin's family came for a visit. It was so nice to see them for longer than a quick "Hi!" & "Good-bye". They only stayed a couple of days, but I felt like we caught up. I actually got to know Tavi & Nayah instead of just seeing them in pictures.

The kids were afraid of Parker at first, but then they got used to him. Here they are all packed in their SUV to leave.

That Sat. we went to Jeremy's graduation party at Brent & Natalie's. We had fun playing kickball, football & basketball.

Later Dave, Carissa, Sarah, & John came back and stayed for a little while, and we went to Ohiopyle hiked around, we had a good time. This is the last time the whole family is going to be to together for a long time!










At the end of July - beginning of August, we went to Aunt Vicki's. We had a lot of fun going to their youth group with my cousin, Brianna. We had fun swimming & just hanging out. The last night there, A. Vicki took us to the river front park. The next day we headed home.

















As we were coming home we stopped at Buckeye Lake for a family reunion. It was such nice weather that day. Last year it rained.






























That following Friday evening, we went to a thing called Praise in the Park. Our youth group did dramas & were the opening band. We had a great time hanging out! Surprise.... Moose won the grand prize - a Nintendo Wii!!!!

















The next day, Dad, Moose & I went to the Steam Show while Dan returned to the Praise in the Park to do more dramas.














We saw all the old machinery, I learned a lot about the way they worked. While we were there we had a great chicken dinner!














They also had an antique car show there too, so this has been a summer of anitque cars in one form or another. They also had 1 of the biggest oxen teem I've ever seen. They were HUGE!

So far this summer had been a good active summer, I still have more to tell but have run out of space & time. I'll tell you more tomorrow.

the wedding

David and Carissa got married on Saturday, July 5 2008. I'm not putting picture up because others have posted them. If you want to see them go to the side bar & click on the last 2 link to my cousins' blogs. My mother still hasn't posted hers either, but she plans to.

Dave brought Parker up the Thursday before & then we headed on up to Detroit area. We got to see fireworks all over as we pulled into the motel. The next day we went over to Carissa's parents' house & helped set up for the garden party. We worked hard to get the place ready. Then before you knew it it was time for the rehearsal. So we all got changed & headed over to the church. They had a lady who helped organize the wedding. All I had to do was walk people down then open the doors. Andrew walked the parents down. I didn't have to do as much as I did with my sister's & that was fine with me.