Family Camp Program

Wow, has it been a while! I have a lot of catching up to do. I did want to post some videos from the family camp program to start out with. You can enjoy Haven's enthusiasm. 

Thanksgiving Vacation in the Dells - LOTS of pictures

Instead of breaking this post up like I normally do, I just put a whole bunch of pictures all together. So here it goes!

We started off the long van ride to travel to Wisconsin Dells. Our first time to WI. The kids did pretty good. Better than we thought they would do. Especially since we had a big long trip just a month before. The van is always pack out with barely room to move.

 The family came in waves, but the second night we got to teach Jimmy a new game. We always like introducing him to a new game he will just have to get :o) Hannah had some bonding time with Uncle Jimmy.

 It was so much fun to get to know Savannah now that she is growing up! Boy can she talk up a storm for an 18 month old. I was impressed! She is very mild mannered and just plain sweet.

 By Tuesday (I think) night we were just missing Amie. We met mom and dad at Famous Daves. Yum, Yum. This is just the best picture! Cousins Colten and Haven.

 Cousins Cullen and Levi.

 Cracks me up that Hannah is just stuck at the bottom.

 Another GREAT picture. My brothers Eugene and Jimmy.

 Okay I know they are not the most stylish, but they are the most comfortable! We did not coordinate. Great minds just think alike.

It is so nice when Grandma get to see the grandkids that live so far away.

Daddy and Levi playing football Thanksgiving morning. Where's the snow you may ask. That's what I wanted to know! It was Wisconsin, shouldn't Wisconsin have snow in late November??

Usually we spend Christmas time with my family, but since Amie had to work this year, we had Christmas in November.

The cousins.

On the last night we went to a Hockey game. Thanks to mom and dad, it was a date night for Jonathan and I. We had a wonderful meal with Jimmy, Amie and Savannah and then headed to the stadium.

The sister-in-laws. Sheryl and Amie. Can't ask for better!

It was a great evening out.

Our southern belle and Woody, oh I mean Levi. The costume for Halloween was borrowed, so I was glad when he got his very own Woody outfit.

Our October adventures....posted in December

Haven dressed up like a doll and Levi was Woody for our fall party at church. You can't call Levi Woody though. He says, "I'm not Woody, I'm Levi."

They had a sale on costumes after Halloween and Haven loves acting like she is a doggy, so we bought her a costume.

We went to the same pumpkin patch this year as we did last year. They had changed it up quite a bit, but they still had the corn box, but this year it was a barn instead of a box. Haven of course jumped right in....

....Levi had to warm up to it.

Haven was swimming in it....

....Levi finally smiled a bit when mommy was with him.

This was more Levi's speed. He rode the barrels many, many, many times.

They had a little chicken house, so the kids enjoyed watching the chickens. They also had goats and piglets, but apparently I didn't take any pictures of them. I thought I had...

Haven crawled to the top....

...but the slide was a little scary to her.

Finally he is getting into it! He just has to warm up to things.

The idea of going down the slide was a good idea, but it was a bit scary once they got up there.

Haven led the way through the corn maze.

SO far behind! Time for catch up.

For some odd reason I have not been in the blogging mood lately. Needless to say I am really far behind! We have done quite a bit since I have blogged. I don't even have Halloween pictures posted! My goodness I am three holiday's behind. Well, these are not holiday pictures, but they are random life pictures that are from October :o)

This is the one picture I have from the Ministry Team retreat we attend each October. Disturbing isn't it! 

 These next two are a few months old, but she still has the same wonderfully cute smile.

 We had not played with blocks in a really long time, so when I walked in and Haven had built this city, I was pretty impressed.

Yee Haw he overcame his fear! - Vacation Part 7

Levi is afraid of pretty much anything that moves (think flies even). So we were SUPER excited that he wanted to ride the miniature horses. Mommy had to be right by his side, but he actually did it, and had fun! Can I say again how excited we were! It made my mommy heart so happy.

 Haven is a horse lover and of course was excited to get to ride a horse again.

 Look he is smiling! A little hard to see, but it is there!

 A generous man gave our kids some quarters to ride the rides.

 Seriously, a RAT ride for kids???

 They rode these horses a few time and seemed to have just as much fun as on the real horses.