Friends!

What have I been doing this past month?
Enjoying a social life!

Hanging out with Ryan and his family

Meeting up with Sarah for Lunch

Catching up with Amanda as she crashed our JA reunion

I was blessed to spend I think just about part of every weekend with the beautiful Jenn

I loved hearing how God is moving and working in Megan's life.

Fun times with Freda (aka my sister Kristen)

Sunday morning pictures before church with my other family the Ringgers

Praising God for a few hours to catch up with Sadie one Sat. afternoon and meet her husband for the first time.

Loved my time with Meg and hearing about her ministries! What a blessing!














This is where I would have put the picture of me and Janice IF we would have remembered to take one.:(

And there were many more... I just didn't have my camera with me or those visits were posts themselves:)

Praise Jesus for Great Friends!

The Lakes

After spending the weekend in Leo catching up with friends and going to Blake and Tashi's States Wedding Reception I headed up to northern Indiana to hit the Lakes with Matt and Tamara (and her family). I first went up to the lakes last year and it has become a place I look forward to going to now. Its SO relaxing! No expectations just lay around the water, or go out in the boat... do what you want to do... Its Fabulous!

I got there Monday afternoon and after hanging out with the Rabers for a while we headed out in the boat.

Tamara showing her skills while her nieces and nephews watch

After we took the boat out Tamara and I took the kayaks out. Later Matt and Jessi came by on the jet ski. I had my camera with me so thought 'perfect Matt can get a picture of me and T'. While I was trying to give my camera to Matt the hand off didn't go very smoothly and I ended up in the water tipping my kayak. I got it turned over but then Matt wanted to get the water out of it and the crazy process began:)

Jessi and I trying to be a counter weight while Matt lifts up the kayak on the jet ski to dump out the water that got in....

all of us now in the water then when that didn't work:) I was laughing so hard I was NOT much help at all.

Finally we got the water out, I got back in, and T and I took off back to the cottage.

Monday Night Blake and Tashi, Brad and Kates came up. Tuesday morning they were up early and out on the boat wake boarding. I stayed back at the cottage. Tashi was still sleeping and I was MORE then okay with taking my time to wake up. Plus I am a weakling and it was still to cold for me to go out on the boat:)

I was so thankful for a quiet morning to wake up slow, and catch up with Tashi.

We then walked down to Toms where we met the rest of the group coming in to grab doughnuts after a few hours on the water. We then all jumped onto the boat to enjoy a beautiful day on the water.

Tashi and I enjoying doing nothing while we float on a piece of foam:)
SO RELAXING!

I loved getting to spend time with these girls. I love them so much!

Thank You Jesus for perfectly relaxing days with Great Friends!

Great Wolf Lodge

One of the first things I did upon my arrival back to the states was head up to Wisconsin to go on a family vacation. We met my Aunt, Uncle, Cousins and their kiddos there and it was so fun and great to see them.

Lots of stories read while hanging out in the condo.

Kensley was a babe and did great through the weekend.

Jax enjoying the pool.

Colton Loving the water

Jaxon showing me his 'guns' :)
Love It!

Colt being a little model. I'm surprised the kid stopped long enough for me to get this.

Praising Jesus for Great Family Time!

Back in the States

Last week early Tuesday Morning we got up, loaded the bus, picked up Bunny our driver then held on and tried not to get sick as he very quickly drove us to the airport in Mobay. This was the only picture I got of the gorgeous morning. I put my camera away before I got too car sick trying to focus on taking pictures while Bunny was driving:)

This little stud was waiting with my Dad and Ryan at the airport when we arrived. What a fun surprise to be met by Jax, and it was fun listening to him chatter all the way back to Goodfield.

I also got to meet Miss Kensley for the first time and as you can see I was VERY excited. She is such a good baby and I have loved the time to hang out with her.

Colt has changed so much and its been so fun to play with him and see all his new tricks. This kid is so stinking smart and almost impossible to get a picture with. Especially when I am trying to take it when it was just us two... but in a cuddly moment I was able to quickly snap one!

Praising Jesus for Nephews and Nieces!

FYI

Tomorrow is my last day on the island before flying back for a holiday in the states. I fly out Aug 2nd and will be around for most of the month. Let me know if you want to get together. I would love to see you all!

Friends

For the last few weeks with all the wedding stuff that was going on I was thankful for the opportunity to hang out with friends too.

Me and Kates

Tamara, Matt, and I

There were lots of other friends... but these were the only ones I got pictures with. Janice that means me and you in Leo:)

Thank You Jesus for a few weeks of having a social life!

Meeting Sanjay

I had never met Sanjay (knowing of him only through what Blake had shared with me about him.) but knew him instantly when he showed up to Blake and Tashi's reception with grandpa's guitar. My heart smiled seeing him, but I wanted to cry as I thought of how much I miss my grandpa. Sanjay is blind but has taught himself to play both the piano and the guitar and I LOVE that he is getting good use out of grandpa's guitar. Sanjay played a beautiful song for Blake at the reception. I praise Jesus that I was there and able to listen to him play myself. After Sanjay played for Blake I was able to talk with him some and tell him about grandpa before we snapped a pictures together. As Sanjay played for Blake in my mind I could see grandpa sitting right there, I knew what his reaction would be as I could hear his laugh, see him slap his leg and say 'look at that!'

Thank You Jesus for this opportunity!