Labor Day Weekend

We had so much fun over the weekend, that we forgot to take pictures. I only have about 6! :) So, mostly words will have to do.

One of the main reasons for this get together, besides great family time, was for all of us to meet Rebecca's new man, Jon. We all like him very much! He adores Rebecca and the feeling is definitely mutual. We will all continue to pray for God's clear direction and guidance. I am so happy and excited for her!!

I didn't think to get a picture of them until the night before they were leaving. So, this is it and they were pretty tired. I think they were operating on only about 4hrs of sleep at night. You know what it's like to be in love! ;)

Rebecca and Jon

Emily & Jason, Rebecca & Jon, Daniel, me, Hannah, and Abigail all went on a float down the Black River, Saturday. Also, Em and Jason's dog Benny came, too. It was a lot of fun! I said it was like marriage counseling trying to communicate and make the canoe do what you wanted it to do!! We were busy having so much fun, that we only snapped 2 pictures. We even brought our new underwater camera we bought for our trip to Hawaii. Oh well.

Stopped to play some Ultimate Frisbee in the water. It's quite difficult to move quickly in the water and on a rocky bottom to boot!

We did have a couple canoe tips, but only one casualty. Jason lost some nice sunglasses. :(

The girls had a blast! They moved around from canoe to canoe and everyone got a chance to experience the float with a curious little one who doesn't always help keep the boat "balanced and generally upright.". ;) Though I don't think the girls were responsible for any of the actual tippings.

Abby in her life jacket.

Daniel brought his snorkeling stuff to practice and attempt to teach me some before Hawaii. He found a quick little turtle and chased it around then caught it to bring back for Isaac to see. He absolutely loved it! He would carry it around all day if we let him. Here he is holding it.

Isaac with the turtle. He didn't want to let it go, even to eat. In fact, at one point the kids were having a donut for a snack and he really wanted one, but was so conflicted about having to put the turtle down first and wash his hands. You could see him standing there trying to decide what to do. So, his compassionate mommy offered to feed him the donut while he held onto the turtle. He thought that was a great idea!

See the joy!

He and all the kids liked it so much that we decided to bring it home and put it in Daniel's old frog tank. So, now we have a pet turtle named Genny. In honor of Gen and Waylon. (You know, the one that caught the lizard!) :)