What an awesome weekend we had! Despite the thick smoke in the air due to the wild fires, the weather was beautiful and we had an extra ordinary weekend. Friday we didn't do too much since Gracie had quite a cough but Saturday we woke up and headed out on the boat. We took Papa's boat (thanks Papa) since gas has become too expensive for us to take our boat out. Not long after arriving at the sandbar, we met up with a few families from church including Peter our Pastor and his family so this was a lot of fun! Honestly, I felt so relieved when I saw them because I knew it meant that Josh and I may actually get to relax. Peter and his wife Terry have two daughters, Taylor and Shelby who are so good with the kids and especially love Fletch since he's the baby. They also have a 13 year old son Andrew who is the son every parent dreams of. He instantly took Colton and away they went to go have fun. Sarah and Will also from church were also out there with their parents and they too made sure that the kids had a ton of fun. All five of these teens are truly amazing kids that we are so blessed to have be a part of our children's lives. We couldn't ask for better role models for our little followers. Then a little bit later, we ran into a family from our homeschooling group who we know well and who have two sons and a daughter who Colton happens to be good friends with. So now his day was better than perfect. One of their sons Lucas was one of the boys at Colton's birthday party and has become one of his best buddies. Then a little while later, we couldn't believe our eyes when we ran into the "famous" Crowder girls. I say famous because ever since they moved next door to us about four years ago, my kids have worshipped the ground they walk on. Colton and Abby have been saying for years that they are going to get married and it was so cute how while out on the sandbar, someone asked Colton where he will live when he gets older and he and Abby instantly both looked at each other. Aww, childhood love! I think they are getting a little bit more modest though because now when someone asks about their "relationship" they get embarrassed and won't talk so openly about their feelings. I couldn't believe it but we wound up being at the sandbar for 7 hours!!! It was a long but extremely fun day filled with lots of swimming, collecting crabs, and tons of fellowship with some great people. These are the days that get us through those tough and stressful days of business ownership and parenting so we are ever so grateful to have days like these. I prayed deeply before we left for things to go well for us throughout the day and God certainly didn't disappoint me. Even more specific things happened that I won't get into, but was the perfect evidence that God is listening!
On Sunday after church we went to visit my Grammy and Pop Pop. We had a really nice visit with them and were pleased to see how well they are doing now that Grammy is back home. The kids were on their best behavior which was a big plus because a lot of times they tend to get a little bored and find their way into trouble when we visit them. Thank goodness for the wheeled walker and the easy reach grabber tool that always seem to occupy them while they're not getting back scratches from Grammy. She always was the best back scratcher in the world and still is!
After running home to drop off Josh and Fletcher, I took Colton and Gracie to the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory play put on by the students of Martin County High School. The very talented Jack from our church played Willy Wonka, and did an amazing job! All the students did. It really was a great play and a perfect ending to a great weekend!
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