Camping, Capming, and more Camping

The theme for this summer...CAMPING!!! We started out this summer going camping with the fam up in Arkansas at Lake Catherine State Park. It was early summer, June, and we took a long weekend and headed north. Mom & Dad, KC, Joel & Val...and the kids (Savannah & Burke)...me & David...and a select few of the puppies puppies...Coco, Josey, & Peyton. It was really a fun weekend. We hiked up a woodsy mountain with streams running down everywhere. ON the other side the trail led us to a series of waterfalls and cliffs to jump off! It was super fun....me & Savannah & Burke were the only ones that would jump! (I wonder how I always end up with the kids?? :))

July was consumed with WyldLife! The begining of the month the WL leaders huddled at our house weekly and did a GREAT job of recruiting kids for camp! This really set us up good to have strong numbers for camp when our bus pulled out of Carrollton on July 16th. We went to Carolina Creek and had an amazing week! It actually raided 3 days at camp, which kept it nice a cool. I was extremely grateful, as I had fractured my ankle the week before and had a beautiful black cast boot that I got to drag around with me. I took 5 student leaders with me to camp and I just have to say that I was so so proud of them at camp. They did an amazing job and the Lord really worked through them. The jr high kids just adored getting to spend time with the leaders and it was cool to see the leaders love unselfishly. I have posted some great pictures from camp below.

This week we went camping at Richland Chambers Lake for the McCann family reunion. Cameron brought his friend Ryan and we spent the weekend in a cabin that could fit in our living room...camping with 3 boys and 2 dogs was pushing the envelope but it was so much fun!!! BOYS ARE NASTY!! So....I tried to spend as much of the weekend as possible on the lake. I LOVED LOVED taking all the "little people", mom calls all the kids in the family, out on our new tube! I will have to upload the video I have showing Cameron and Ryan screeming like little girls!!!

So, our camping summer is over and we are now gearing up for Fall semester. Usually, this time of year the only thing we are focusing on is planning a semester of YoungLife/WyldLife/Younglive, ect and trying to get our Holiday schdules solidified. HOWEVER....this year is a little different. We are trying to get a Senior in High School ready for his last year! Senior pictures, Two-A-Days, Class rings, Letter Jackets....the list goes on and on. Most parent have had 11+ years of "getting ready for school" but this is our first time. IT IS EXHAUSTING!! We are excited about being "Football Parents" and have our Mustang football season tickets waiting on the frig for us!

Look for pictures to come soon. Love to all...Kelli