This fall Lucy and her crew sold 180 pounds of acorns to wildlife enthusiasts. These acorns were collected, cleaned, steamed, packaged and delivered to white tail hunters who enjoy feeding the deer. All in all she made $260 after deducting out her expenses (she employed some cousin and sister labor).
We just dropped Clara back at “Queenies” which is the place where she lived last year as a missionary. She’ll stay the night here and then tomorrow visit Everest Academy before catching a ride in the afternoon headed for Canada 🇨🇦. She’s been gone from “Queenies” for about two months which is long enough for them to re-decorate some of the rooms and walls. On one of the walls there were several photos of last year’s girls and one or two of them included Clara. So - she’s officially left her mark in a sort of way on this place in Michigan. Now onward to Canada.
Clara is heading out of town soon so we've been trying to soak up the marrow of having her nearby. Last weekend Chris suggested that we snap a family photo while we were at Camp Michaels together. So we did! Here's the photo of the kids, our whole family and some tomfoolery. This time feels like it's fleeting because of the ages our kids are at right now. Chris is preparing to finish college, Clara is about to head into her second year as a missionary, Sabrina is a Senior and the other two are right behind. Anyway, enjoy the photos!
Christopher hit a milestone this month. For his 21st birthday we went out to Montgomery Inn for dinner and then a week or so later we hit the range with a couple of buddies to practice our hand at shooting. It was a great time and hopefully we’ll be able to get out again soon to try shooting at moving clay targets with the guys.
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We traveled to Red River Gorge for a family hike on Sunday. This was our Father's Day event and it was awesome. We hiked to Whittleton Arch and climbed around on the rocks. The weather was just a touch humid but otherwise lovely. We ate at Miguel's Pizza for dinner then had some ice cream before heading back home to spend some time on the new patio furniture before the rain forced us inside after dark.
These days with everyone together are fleeting and very precious when they happen.
Lucy went to her 8th grade formal last night. Adam wasn’t there to see her as he was on a silent retreat but doesn’t she look lovely? Aunt Sarah and Cousin Charis came over to spend some time while Molly helped her get ready.
We posed for a photo at the National Museum of Natural History this morning during our visit to DC.
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Sabrina was kind enough to pose for me at the National Archives today. If you look closely you can see Annette, Lucy and Molly in the background viewing the constitution.
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We went to VA on our way to DC and stayed with Cousin Melanie on Monday. She was very gracious with allowing us to crash at her place and we’re grateful for her hospitality.
