Cape Henlopen 2014

Our family loves camping and bike riding so Cape Henlopen in Lewes, Delaware is the perfect place to go with friends!  We invited Mark and Kayla to go along with us and there also happened to be a very special visitor from Arizona here too :)  One morning we went to watch the sunrise on the beach...it was a little cloudy but we still got to see the colors come up through the clouds.

 We drove down on Sunday afternoon and headed straight for the water

 Hope and Mark about to get pounded!

 Joshua rides a wave in...

 Somebody didn't like the sand on his piggies :P

 Kayla buried Mark in the sand with a little help...

 Taking a rest from the waves...

 

We came back to the campground and set up camp before we had a bonfire

 roasting our hot dogs...

 Monday morning we were supposed to go deep sea fishing but because of the choppy water and stormy weather our boat trip was cancelled.  So instead we went for a ride around on the bike trails to the Nature Center and Fishing Pier.

Watching the waves...

We also climbed WWII observation tower #7 on Monday morning.

Fort Miles was built during WWII to defend the Delaware Bay. The growing use of long-range missiles brought an end to harbor defenses in the U.S. and by 1958, Fort Miles was no longer important to the defense of the region.  In 1964, over 500 acres of the base were returned to the State of Delaware, creating the heart of Cape Henlopen State Park.

At the nature center there is a touch tank where you can feel shells and horseshoe crabs...

 Walking out the fishing pier

 We also spotted some dolphins from the end of the pier...

 ...and someone kite surfing!

 We went back to the beach on Monday afternoon to play in the waves a bit more...we sure looked like the beach bum crew with our boogie boards, cooler, life-jackets, shovels, and chairs being carried on our bikes to the beach!

David had fun flying a kite with the help of Dad :)

 

 Lillia getting pounded by a wave!

 We brought our lunch with us and had a picnic on the beach...fresh watermelon is always a treat.

Of course where there is food the seagulls are always attracted!

 

 Joshua and Mark digging in the pit

 Mark's sand lion art--created with a shovel!

Some of us walked down to the rocks to look for shells and watch the ships pass by...


Searching for shells...
(I took this one on my phone so its a little fuzzy)

 

 We were planning to stay until Tuesday but the weather was calling for rain all Monday night and all day Tuesday.  We packed up on Monday evening just before it started raining and headed home.  But not before we completed our trip with a stop at Grandpoppy & Grandmommy's for dinner.

 

The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters,

yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

 

Psalms 93:4

God Has A Plan For My Life - Creekside Camp 2014

Uncle Steve and Aunt Jennifer recently hosted "Creekside Camp"
at the Bomberger farm for the children ages 3-12 at church.

 

 Sunday afternoon after church the parents and children made their way to the Bomberger farm where they ate lunch then played relay games, all with the construction theme.

 

 

After lunch there were many fun relay games...Uncle Steve demonstrated how to do each one.

 

Each one had a "construction" theme...

 

 

 

After playing games the kids went down to the pond for some fun in the water...

 

David has never kayaked before but he took to the water like a pro.

 

Concentrating so cutely :)



Elainah used her kayak for a diving board!

 

Hope and her friend Lily took a ride together...

 

Elainah, Genia, and Bethany had the same idea :)

 

 Once everyone was worn out from swimming they came back up to the garage for a few more fun activities.

 

Uncle Steve led the children in some fun songs from Still Waters Camp

 

Then Carpenter Grandpa came and talked to them about how important it is to have a good foundation for your life.

 

The evening was closed with hot dogs roasted over the fire and a sing-along.

 

 

The 8-12 year olds got to camp out on the farm Sunday night and the 7 year olds were welcomed back on Monday morning for some more fun activities.  A big thank you to Uncle Steve and Aunt Jennifer for all their hard work and planning to make Creekside so memorable for the children.  Also thank you to Bro. Dave and Sis. Linda for allowing it to be held at their farm.

 

 

*Photo Credits - Mom

Posted by Kaitlyn :)

 

Where did August go?!

August was filled with many fun activities for us.  A few weeks ago we went on a field trip to Herr's Chip Factory and visited our great-grandmother.  We also went with our Keeper's group to Indian Echo Caves for our first meeting of the year.

 

Our sweet little boy is such a joy to everyone...

 



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Mom and the children went to see our Great-Grandmother one day...
 



 David was telling Ma all kinds of things :)

 

Joshua took Benjamin around to say hi to the elderly people in the nursing home while we were there. 
It was so sweet to see their faces light up when Benjamin would smile and wave to them.

 

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 Mom and the children went for a tour of the Herr's Chip Factory after they visited Ma.

 

 

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One of our neighbors gave the boys a rabbit and David loves it :)

 

He's a cute little fella

 

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 The first Keeper's meeting for this year was a field trip to the Indian Echo Caverns, which is a limestone cave.

 ::cousins::

The first visitors to Indian Echo Caverns were the Susquehannock Indians.  It's believed that they used the caverns as a refuge during inclement weather because of the constant 52° temperature inside the caverns.

     The first non-Native American explorers of the caverns were probably French fur trappers. Most likely they discovered the mouth of the caverns as they traveled on the Swatara Creek. These explorers wrote about their tales in the caverns attracting more and more explorers.

 The Caverns were first opened to the general public in 1929. Mr. John  Bieber realized that many people wishing to visit the caverns might be put off by the treacherous, uneven terrain that nature created. He undertook a massive commercialization process, in which all of the pathways in the caverns were made safe for travel, as well as opening up many rooms closed off because of huge mineral deposits.

 Thanks to Aunt Melissa for choosing this field trip!

 

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Have a wonderful day!

God bless,

Kaitlyn, for the Sanger family