Journeying Through July

Hello everyone! 

July was a fun and busy month... It started with Hope and Joy going to Arizona to the branding and to see Kaitlyn. Joshua's 17th birthday, then he was off to Still Waters Youth Camp for a week.  Serenah was born while Joshua was at camp so he was excited to see her when he got back!  Mommy had a birthday at the end of July and then Benjamin's birthday started off the month of August!  Kaitlyn arrived the day after Serenah was born and stayed for two weeks so she was able to help Mommy while Hope and I went to Still Waters the first week of August!
Enjoy the pictures...

Eunice, Joy, and Micah David at the Branding...

Hope, Carol, and Shalom going for a horseback ride :)

Hope and Justin went coyote hunting one evening.

Joy and Hope brought home prickly pears and made jam.  It was delicious! 

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Thanks to stillwaterscamp.org there are live pictures uploaded every hour or so during each camp.  It's always fun to pick out the different young people you know at that camp!

Joshua loved playing paint ball

Sometimes when you don't want your picture taken, your friends grab you and won't let you go until you smile at the camera! :P

Joshua during Quiet Time.  Every day the camp sets aside one hour for everyone to get quiet before the Lord.  All the campers and staff find a tree to sit under to read their Bibles, pray, or listen to a Message.

 Still Waters Camp was closed for two years while they built new dorms, a zipline, a welcome center, and a new chapel.  Joshua was blessed to be able to attend the very first service ever held in the new chapel.

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Our sweet little sister is the center of attention and there are always willing arms to hold her!

:: sweet little toes ::

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The smiles that are captured on the live pictures just make you so happy for all the campers attending Still Waters!

Hope having Quiet Time by the lake.

Me during Quiet Time...

It was such an awesome honor to receive the girl's go-kart trophy!

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Here are a few more pictures captured around the house...

David lost his first tooth!

Benjamin all aglow! 

He did break a glow stick by accident and then he really was "glowing!" :D

Benjamin was thrilled to get beef jerky for his birthday!

Benjamin's favorite thing to do is "fix" things. (that aren't broke-until he fixes them?!)

I walked outside the other day to find him out there with his pedal tractor on the jack with the tire off!  He even had a rubber glove there so his hands wouldn't get "greasy"!!  He informed me that his tire was flat and he was fixing it.

Sergeant is such a good dog, he seems to have boundless energy! 

He's always eager for someone to throw his ball.

Joyanna made her own bubble mixture and wand thanks to Melissa's recipe.

Picking fresh flower bouquets is always a fun thing to do during summer.