Bob's little fans

Bob spent an extra day with us at the camp ground, before going back to work. He decided to do a little carving while he was sitting around.

Here he is, working a little man.
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He wears a Kevlar glove, while he is carving to protect his fingers. You can see the man taking shape, but without a face.
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This little guy is from the Revolutionary times. Take note of the 3 corner hat and the ponytail.
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You can see the front of him here. He is almost done and ready to be painted.
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The girls were quite interested in this. They would be out on a bike ride, then stop by to see how the carving was going. I know Bob enjoyed having them around and he had some fun conversations with them too!
Left to right: Shaelyn (Terri's) and Arianna and Halle (Cheri's)

It was a great week!

I spent the last week camping with my sisters, on the shore of Lake Michigan near beautiful Grand Haven, Michigan. This campground is only about 20 minutes away from where I live, so the husbands were able to come out for the weekend. The older girls were able to spend a lot of time with us, although they each had to work a little throughout the week. Here are a few pictures showing you how we spent some of our time.

We didn't do a lot of campfires, because it was quite warm, but we enjoyed the evenings we did have them. Of course we had some good campfire treats too!
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We had a lot of really nice weather, but there were a few periods of this:

This storm came on Wednesday and it looked like a small river was running through the campground! It only lasted a short while though, and then we saw this:

I love rainbows, and the promise they portray.
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Laura and Aaron spent Sunday afternoon and evening with us. Here they are standing on the Gazebo overlooking the lake.
Left to right: Heather, Bob, Laura, Aaron
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While we were standing in the gazebo, Bob got a call from Andy. Heather, Laura and Aaron went for a walk on the beach while he was talking.
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I love to watch the sun set over the lake. Here are pictures from a few different days:

This is the walkway to the beach, lit up in the evening.

The campground is landscaped beautifully. Everywhere you walk there are different flowers blooming.

The gazebo near the lake is used every weekend for weddings.

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We took a walk down this trail and enjoyed the woods surrounding the campground.

Here's one last picture of Lake Michigan. We had a great week, spending time with family and relaxing.

We're back!

We are back and a good time was had! Before I tell you about our week, I have to clear something up. A few of you commented on how brave I was to camp in a tent... I have to tell you, that I don't camp that way. Bob says that what I was doing doesn't count as camping, but it works for me. I got the chance to use this beautiful camper, by bidding on it at our church's mission auction and winning! (Thanks Nate and Brenda!) It has hot and cold running water, a bathroom and... air conditioning! Now that's my kind of camping!
I'll post some pictures from our week tomorrow.