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Friday, June 11, 2021

Blood Mountain

Last weekend we went on a backpacking trip to Blood Mountain along with Spencer's cousin Scott (and his puppy Missy), Papa, and Uncle Travis. It was our first time as a family to hike in with all our gear and set up camp along the way. It was tough at times but everyone did great and made some wonderful memories.


Walkie talkies were the best idea ever. The girls could run ahead on the trail and still stay in communication with us. They all earned trail names - Longlegs, Pinto Bean, and Oscar Bravo Oscar. Also, Spencer became Shortlegs and I somehow became known as Big Mama.



















 

More pieces.

One time during a spelling lesson I learned something new about Owen. I discovered that he hates the "th" sound. I never knew this about him until he refused to spell the last part of "both."


Life.



Claire got second place in a tennis tournament!



AK got to see her sweet friend Gaby baptized!



I got a few opportunities to speak at some different events this spring and I was so proud that this girl wanted to come with me to every one of them!



The sweetest friends I could ask for.



This sweet lady used to babysit me when I was an infant, and I'm so glad God has brought our paths back together.




Snuggling little John Evan.



Our Essentials (4-6 grade kids) did an awesome job giving first-person speeches as some of America's great historical figures this year at our Faces of History event.



Claire was poised and ready as Katherine Johnson from NASA.



Owen had a great baseball season.








He hit well, fielded well, listened well, and even made the All Star team. As I write this, we are getting ready for his All Star tournament to begin tonight.


Summer days call for plenty of water time.










And sidewalk (driveway) chalk.





Sometimes Spencer plays more than one instrument at the same time at church.



 

A weekend in April.

One weekend in April, we decided to get away.

We spent a day at Dauset Trails, exploring and mountain biking.




It was exhausting.




Then we camped in Pine Mountain and hiked a long way. We saw huge trees and rocks and waterfalls and loved being together away from the stress of everyday life.