SBR Family Camp, Part 4

Madison and her new friend Patty tubingThis was Madison's first time to go tubing!Tubing was Aaron's thing he did with his nieces, here he is tubing with HannahIt was Hannah's first time also (and by the way, they said that water was cold!)Amy riding on a very pretty horse named "Stormy", she got to ride just about every dayOur cabin-the Texan.The woods next to our cabin-very pretty.As you can see, the weather warmed up again. Luke loved to swing on the swingsLast day, Bonner Family pictureSickles Family PictureAnd all together
BONUS: these were on our way home, crazy dust storm!

It didn't last very long, but it was notable.
Thank you very much for making through all our pictures from camp. We had a good time. The best part was getting to spend time with family.

SBR Family Camp, Part 3

Aaron and Luke, watching the go-cart races a bit closer-so cute!The crowd.looks fun doesn't it?Every family from the winning team got a trophy...our team didn't win, but we did pretty good.Luke and Aaron playing basketball-Luke is no longer content to just watch.And he's pretty good!But however much he wants to be-he isn't this good, yet. But he tried.Luke swinging with his friend PhoebeAnd playing a new game-Tether ball
Part 4 to come.

SBR Family Camp, 2

As you can see the weather got cooler (and chased away most of those pesky mosquitoes!), here is Luke looking all handsome in his 'fishing vest'Another speciality breakfast, this time the Logger's Breakfast. We are down by the lake getting blueberry pancakes made for usLuke playing Putt-putt with Aaron. According to Aaron, it isn't much fun to play putt-putt with Luke right now-unless he can have all the balls!Luke playing the fun bean bag game (its rules are similar to horseshoes)One of Luke's favorite things to do at camp! He would say, "Ready, Set, Go!" and then run up and down this ramp at the entrance of the dining hall.It wasn't too long before everyone could see that this was SO much fun, and Luke had his friends playing with him!One of the family activities was with an old car! You had to decorate it with spray paint first. Madison and Hannah had tons of fun with thisAnd as you can see, they weren't aloneThis is all the kids from our team who helpedLuke really wanted to help, but he couldn't. And when Aaron was helping Luke was pretty distraught-in comes Michael Scarb. to the rescue! Our car completed.Team number 1!

Keep a watch for SBR, 3.

SBR Family Camp, 1

vAaron was asked to be the speaker for a week long camp in Wisconsin. The camp's name is Silver Birch Ranch, and the week we were to go was a camp for families. And, by God's provision, Amy and her daughters were able to come with us!
I am going to attempt to share with you some of the highlights of the trip-a slew of pictures to follow! Enjoy.

Aaron as the speaker.
Madison going up the climbing wall

Aaron coming down the wall

Hannah on the climbing wall

The rock wall climbers!

Aaron and Luke on the swings

Luke watching Jonah in his room

a view of the camp from the dining hall

a hayride on a *gasp* TRACTOR on the way to one of the speciality breakfasts, the Buckboard breakfast. We had eggs and potatoes and fried PBJ's cooked by our "Wranglers"

One the way back from the Buckboard breakfast in the woods, driven by the horses-so exciting

Keep your eyes peeled for Part 2!

Excuse or Reason? Reason or Excuse?

Thanks all you patient folks out there! (Remember, patience is a virtue and a fruit!)
I was sick with a short little flu-bug, but then I got better. Amy (Aaron's older sister), Madison and Hannah came up to go to Family Camp with us, and Jane came along to get in a quick visit with us before and after her visit with a good friend who lives up here. We (Amy, her daughters, Aaron, myself and Luke) drove up to Wisconsin for a Family Camp vacation all together and had a lot of fun-and took a lot of pictures!
*I will post about that-patience, remember*
Well, at camp I started to get a bit worse with my sinuses and allergies. Full blown sinus infection, with fevers and everything. It really settled in there. When we got back from camp, I was hoping I would feel better, and I did-at first. But then my body just gave up the fight. SOO a few days of doctor recommended rest and antibiotics later, I am blogging now. Just to let you know why I haven't been lately. I am feeling better, but I'm still on my way. So prayers please. And stay tuned for some posts!