James Spartanburg Wrap-Up

James got home yesterday from Spartanburg, SC where he was helping with a kids camp with a team from our church. 

We were able to watch him on t.v. with our Roku.  

We took some pictures of him on the screen, haha!

He went out to dinner a lot. 

And enjoyed being part of the camp.

On the way home he had another layover in Atlanta.  

He was bored

so he made a video to share with you.

Atlanta

He finally got a window seat and had a good view.

Pretty!

He had such a good time and may be able to return next year.

4 Months

Grace is four months old already.  

She's so much fun! 

She sat up on her own the other day .

She's laughing and smiling all the time and the kids are really enjoying her.  

Hello!

Giraffe on the buns.

With Daddy!

She's such a sweetie!  

A Battle, a Baby and a Beard

Part of the fun of downloading pictures from my camera to the computer is finding surprise pictures that the kids have taken.

Such as documentation of a battle between Hulk and War Machine. 

Even though technically they are on the same team, they must have been having some kind of beef with each other.

Having "words"

Hulk takes him down.

War Machine is unable to recover. 

Hulk wins!!

In other news . . . 

Gracie is STILL cute!

She got a box of new clothes from G&G Berg

So pretty and tasty too!

And finally . . .

Matthew had blueberry pie and ice cream.  Blueberry Beard!

The End

James' Trip to Spartanburg, SC Part 1

James was invited to go along with a small team from Salvation Station to Spartanburg, SC for a kids camp.  

He flew out early on Wednesday and sent back some pictures of his trip. 

He was pretty excited.

Victoria and James

They went from New Orleans and they had a layover in Atlanta.

Where he picked up some breakfast.

Yum??

Then they boarded a second flight to Greenville, SC.

James and Victoria

Airport

They drove to Spartanburg, had lunch and rested at the hotel before the first evening service. 

We tried to watch "live" but there were problems with the streaming. 

James took a picture of the tent canopy they are under.

This morning we watched "live" and it was a lot smoother.  

We took some pictures of James on the screen.

Part of Salvation Station's worship team and Pastor Mike

 It sure was fun to see him online.  

I will give updates as they come.

Happy Father's Day!!

Happy Father's Day to both of our fathers! 

Enjoy a couple of pictures from the past.  

Love and miss you both and hope you have an excellent Father's Day! 

IKC 2014

Last week 6 of the kids went to IKC - International Kids Conference (Camp).

Registration was early Thursday morning.

We had to wait in line.  

Andrew and his friend.

Peter was old enough for camp this year

He's ready  - not sure they're ready for him though.

(check out Andrew and his friend in the back with the bunny ears - classic)

The line was long and we got a little goofy.

Gracie fell asleep.

Checking in.

Peter and his friend Maria.  

So, after dropping off six of the kids, I took the remaining two to Target. 

I got Matthew a slushie and we did some shopping. 

Kids Conference is different now in that the kids sleep at home and the activities and services happen during the day.  In order to provide more of a "camp" feel for the boys we invited Jon's friend Zane to stay at our house during conference.  

Each morning I dropped them off and then returned at night to get them. 

Early morning - ready for camp.  Peter is still going strong but some of the others are looking tired. 

James played the piano for both worship services each day.

Mrs. Tara photobombing - she coordinates the Salvation Station worship team. 

Peter.

Alyssa was a C.I.T. this year (counselor in training) and she had a small group of girls to look after. 

One of the girls with Alyssa.

Matthew was a big help around the house while everyone else was gone.  

He discovered an unusual talent for rinsing the dishes. 

The last night of camp was Saturday night.

Lots of kids were at the altar this night.

Andrew

Friends.

Each kid gets a camp t-shirt and on the last night they sign each other's shirts.

They even got Pastor Mike to sign for them.

Peter and Laila!

They all had a good time!  Can't wait until next year!