Fun times playing at our friends pool. So thankful for Kelley and Tyler and their kids who share this beautiful place!
Charlie lost another tooth while he was sleeping! Can't really see it, but it was one of his baby canines.
my gorgeous rose bushes!
the first weekend in August we went to Family Camp with our chuch. It was a blast - the kids thought they were in heaven. We have incredible families at our church and the older kids couldn't be more kind to the younger kids and they all just go off and play. Such a blessing to spend extended time with these families!
we had some short chapel times led by different families. Here is our pastor - Carey - holding up 5 to get everyone to be quiet. ha!
Ellie and Claire working on their Bible journals.
Every night there were games that the kids played together. This is one where they Youth pastor - Andrew and his helper Micah would drive around remote control cars and if you get hit you are out. The kids loved it, but I think the drivers loved it even more. Every dad was chomping at the bit to try it out.
we had to spend some time recovering after family camp and thankfully the olympics are on. Loving the dark, cool, lower level and the big screen!
Another Schmitt baby is here! Mary & Elliot (Bill's sister and BIL) had their little girl - Jane Esther Robia on August 12th. We are so excited we get to meet her in 2 weeks when we go back!!!
August 12-14th - we went camping with about 8-9 families from our church. We had 50 (!!!) people at this campground. I don't have all the pictures from that so I will post those later.
As if that wasn't enough - Bill took off Monday and we took the kids to Silverwood the amusement park and water park about an hour away from us. Charlie had been begging to go because they get a "free" ticket from reading at school.
We started off in the water park area. The kids could have played here all day! But we had rides to go on!
there were beyond excited running around like the 3 amigos!
We did a few bigger water slides. A couple of tube rides and then the big family tube ride. The lines - even on a monday - were long!
After lunch, we headed over the amusement park part. After making a loop we decided to just wait and go on Tremors first. It is one of the biggest rides there and the girls could go with adults.
If this doesn't make you nervous I'm not sure what will. The sign behind them is warning the kids not to stand up or you might be decapitated.
Charlie is a champ and went with another girl that was in the line ahead of us. Look how little Ellie was. The seat belt was SOOO tight on her lap.
after the ride - Charlie and Ellie were stunned! Claire and I went in the ride behind them so they waited for us.
Claire said it was scary, but she didn't cry and we kept talking about it being fun. Hope we didn't scar any of them. It was definitely not an easy roller coaster!
After the intensity of Tremors - we let the kids go on the Elephants. No line was a plus!
While the girls and I got snocones for us all - Charlie and Bill went on the panic plunge. Charlie loved it!
What a fun and busy August! We have much ahead with Auntie Suz's wedding and then spending 10 days in Hudson with family it feels like we have a lot of summer left. So thankful for the late start of Sept 19th so we can soak up as much of summer as we can with the kids.
