A few weeks ago, our family enjoyed a wonderful weekend away at Young Life Family Camp.
Here is a little recap instagram style. I hope you enjoy it!
Welcome to Windy Gap!
Weaverville, North Carolina
Enjoy the beautiful scenery and soak in the goodness!
Sleep good in your cozy cabin.
And may your children sleep good too. They will be super tired!
Enjoy the hilarious and uplifting entertainment.
And while you're here....squeeze in a little work to earn your keep!
The Infirmary will be open 30 min after each meal. Be sure to visit the nurse then if you have any minor injuries...or need a band aid...or tylenol.
She will have a very important looking walkie-talkie radio...just in case you need her at another time. Like if you chip your tooth or bust your lip or break your arm. Yikes!
We are equipped to handle more serious injuries, but only while we wait for paramedics.
We have a great KIDS program with responsible teenagers to hold their hands.
The same teenagers that will be serving you and cleaning up after your meals.
The Gift Shop is awesome. You are sure to find a fabulous keepsake!
The CLUB sessions are fun, entertaining and encouraging! And there are always a few really great surprises too.
If you are chosen for the "How well does Dad know the family" Skit ....don't choose the wrong answer or you be dunked in a pool of Jello!
Don't be afraid to try new things. Climbing walls and super swings....horseback riding too.
The Sweet Shop stays open late. You will love the ice cream pie!
Enjoy the best family get away ever. You will want to come back year after year. Play, share, talk, snuggle and reconnect! This is what it is all about!
And since it is Mother's Day weekend...don't forget to celebrate your Mom. She will be soooooo very surprised to get that awesome ipad. She was totally expecting a Young Life ball cap or a t-shirt!
Emily was brave enough to be in a crazy skit for the final night of Family Camp.
She is a nut! Really! She is playing the part of the Mother!
We are huge fans of Young Life! To learn more, you can check out their website here! They have camps all across the country for Middle Schoolers, High Schoolers...and Families too.
There is something special about getting away....they get that. We needed it and feel blessed to have been able to go.
Happy Tuesday! 3 more days 'til Summer!
I'm linking up here with 52 Weeks of Happiness.
And on Friday...I'm here at InstaFriday!
We had a big birthday bash!
It was a beautiful evening!
I took a great group of girls to have some pictures made!
This was one of my favorites!
More to come!
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I found this photo of Emily and her friends at her fifth grade graduation. I cropped it down to the image you see here. Like this...it has huge meaning for me.
A blurry image...because it is so hard to remember this little girl, all of 12...wanting to be so big.
Kissing the elementary years good-bye! Heading off to middle school.
Blink!
And now....again...kissing the little girl in her good-bye!
She dreams of being sixteen...and grown....and free.
Last week, she announced " This is last Thursday that you will have to take me to work!" and "Next time I go to the orthodontist, I can drive myself!" and so on. I remember the freedom and the feeling of independence.
I am so proud of who she is....and what her being grown up will really look like one day.
Sixteen is a milestone! One of many more to come!
She is growing up ....but she is not grown up yet!
So.... our trip to sunny Florida was anything but sunny.
Try rainy, cold and windy.
We did not come home with the suntans we had hoped for,
but we did come home with something else...something better!
A fancy trophy and 13 Gold Medals!
First place! 1 out of 25 teams!
Woot! Woot!
Happy Monday!
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Volleyball players love pancakes...and not just the ones slathered in butter and syrup.
If you know the game of volleyball, you will understand. If not, let me give you a little bit of info. In volleyball, once the ball hits the floor, the point is over~ won or lost. It is the goal of the players to keep the ball from hitting the floor on their side of the court...and of course, hitting the ball to the floor on their opponents side. Got it? Now.... If the ball is going down and the player cannot get to it in time to pass it or hit it....it is possible to lay a hand on the floor and allow the ball to hit the top of the hand and bounce up to be set or hit back over the net by another player. That is called a "Pancake!" Any time someone gets a pancake...it is a big deal.
This weekend in Emily's tournament, she got 2!
What a thrill!
The first (above) I caught on my camera, thanks to a photog volleyball Mom who adjusted the settings on my camera! Yay! The pic shows the ball on it's way back up after it bounced off of her hand.
And the second one, we captured on video.
The video is of the entire game...so to see the pancake, skip to 9:00 seconds...and watch until 9:17.
If anyone can send me the link to instructions for posting only a portion of a video, that would be awesome!
Did you see it? Super fun, right? Thanks for letting me brag a little.
Happy Tuesday and enjoy your week!
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Jonathan has had the best time playing flag football this fall. Several of his good buddies are on is team and that means that several of our friends are on the sidelines.
Last week, the coach sent an email letting us know that he would be out of town on the day of practice. The boys still wanted to practice, so it was soon decided that the Dad's should join in for a Father-Son game.
Only a few of the boys came with their Dads. I suppose those other Dads don't play football. Anyway, what a great practice. I stopped by to snap a few pictures. It was so much fun to watch. All of the boys were super competitive. The final score was 56 to 56. Perfect, right? I mean the dads were not going to let the boys have it, but they didn't want to crush them. Seriously...they were really trying!
Loving the game...and the boy and his Dad!
We absolutely love the NC Mountains. It is surely one of God's best playgrounds...and we are all like little kids!
Emily had a volleyball camp to attend at Appalachian State University..... and we decided to stay a few days for a mini vacation!
This year we found a new spot to explore! We had heard about this place for several years, but it is about a 45 minute drive from where we normally play when we are in the area. It was absolutely worth the long and winding drive to get there. You will surely agree!
The water was super cold! I don't do cold water! And I also don't do swim across...or climb up...or jump!
But maybe next time!
If you are super brave...or super crazy...you can jump from the top of the waterfall!
It has been done many times....but not the day we were there! To see for yourself, check out the last 5 sec of this video!
I do not recommend this! At all!
If you are planning a visit to the mountains of NC, let me know. I'll give you the directions...and maybe we'll meet you there!
Have a great day!
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