Hi.  What a weekend!  To say we had a great weekend may be an understatement … to say that the teens were well behaved is definitely an understatement.  I am so proud of them.  To say that the  people staying beside of us probably wished they had gone camping any other weekend of the year or stayed in any other cabin at any other campground may be an understatement … 1st lesson of the weekend for our friendly neighbors … if you want to smoke you some whacky weed, you probably ought not do it while staying next to a very tired, overly protective, tad outspoken youth director, unless you want it to turn out poorly for you.  Let’s suffice it to say … we came to terms quickly and the air was literally cleared!  2nd (and far more important) lesson of the weekend, you just never know when God is going to show up in a big way. 

I took a picture or two …  I didn’t take any pictures Friday night so we’ll start off with Saturday morning breakfast.

Let me tell you, they are some bacon, sausage, pancake, french toast, livermush & egg eatin’ machines! 

After breakfast & devotions it was off for a fun filled, busy, wear melinda out, activity filled day … they started with some basketball (thank goodness someone needed to be the official photographer)!

I tried to catch all of them at one time or another …

 

This next picture is a classic … please check out the form!  The new Michael Jordan of horse shoes? 

 

 

We moved from basketball & horse shoes to fishing …

 

 

I have to tell you a quick story … Kristie took the “fisher’s of men” thing a bit literal, she was casting her fishing line and caught Anna.  As a parent, I know I shouldn’t laugh at my poor child being in pain, but I have to confess, I rolled on the ground laughing.  That was some funny stuff.  Sorry Anna.

 

It’s always helpful to splash lots of water when the boys are trying to fish!

 

We practiced our team building skills … I think we need some more practice!

 

 

After a great day of fun & play, we had a guest speaker for the evening service.  I’m not going to post about that now, but I will later this week so please check back, you won’t want to miss it. 

And then it was time … biscuits on a stick, roasted marshmellow’s and smores!  Can you say yum?

 

Brooke had her first ever smore!  I think there will be s’more in her future.

 

 

 

Somehow I managed to not get a picture of Caleb, Denise and Marty.  But they were all there, and in Caleb’s words (and I quote) “this has been the best day of my life”! 

I know you are probably tired of looking at pictures, but while you browse thru them, please remember that these kids are our future.  We cannot love on them too much.  They are each fearfully and wonderfully made. 

I do need to say a big thank you to our other chaperones … James & Lorri, Rodney & Amy, Chrisi & Jeff & David.  Thanks also to Bobbi & Kevin, Denise and Marty for coming up to help out.  To mr. preacher man and Cathy, thank you for working out the finance stuff, I’m glad we got to “book um Danno”!  And a big thank you to you parents who were brave enough to entrust your children to Richard and myself for the weekend.  Your children were magnificent, you should be proud.  To Randy and Page … I will get to your thank you tomorrow night.  If I forgot anyone, please forgive the oversight, I am whooped … to say they wore me out is the biggest understatement of the night!

until next time …

me.