August 31

Today we logged 68.8 miles commuting to Bess' school.

Thanks to the Grand Prix closing downtown 

and redirecting traffic to the route we take,

we spent nearly four hours in the car.

Just the drive to school this morning took 1 hour 19 minutes.

But...we had some wonderful tunes, 

she made it on time for homeroom,

and we were together!!

So today I am thankful to God for great family time on the road!

August 30

Such fun making cookie bars with my sweet girl after school!!

August 29

~Embracing and thoroughly enjoying new routines~

Also, this is a very yummy addition to dinner.

August 28

Who knew organizing binders could be so fun?!?

So very, very proud of my SOPHOMORE!!!

Wasn't this sweet girl just putting on her

Winnie the Pooh "pack-pack" and going to preschool?

Loved all of her First Day stories!!

August 27

So proud of my sweet girl!!

She handled her first day of high school with courage, grace and maturity.

And she had some pretty cool stories to tell about life inside these four walls.

Way to go, Ballerina Bess!

August 26

New pencils...we're big fans!!

Big sis helping little sis prepare for her first day of High School!!

This is the stuff Mommas love!!

August 25

My ID badge for the next nine weekends :)

August 24

Yay, Emma!!!

So proud of my girl for getting her permit today!!

Let's see how quickly she can log those 60 driving hours.....

August 23

Loved New Student Orientation and buying my girl's "uniforms"!!

August 22

Having such fun exploring with Emma

August 21

Learning my way around town

and running different routes to BSA.

I think this week is as much for the parents as the freshmen.

August 20

Thankful for a week to dance before classes begin.

August 19

~Nertz~

Thanks, Emma for teaching us this fun new game!

August 18

~Near perfect weather for a wonderful day of hiking~

and laughing...lots and lots of laughing!

August 17

Love listening to a summer storm

August 16

~Rehearsal Night~

Looking forward to singing this one that Bess chose for Sunday's worship

August 15

A very fun evening shared with good friends!!

We're going to miss you Marjory!!

Belhaven University is getting a gem in you!!

August 14

Our girls joined some friends at the airport to welcome home

a great group of short term missionaries from our church family!!

August 13

~Late night errands with my Emma~

Definitely the highlight of my day!!

August 12

Loved seeing all these beautiful smiling faces as they returned home!

A huge thank you to Mrs. Della, Jill and Gabby for a fabulous Girls' Retreat!!

August 11

Today I got some cool, new shoes for next week's camp...

and I did my first party by myself....

August 10

This little guy did a great job reading our map!

And he told me, "You're the most beautifulest".

Not a bad way to end our Eco-Explorer Camp week.....

August 9

Practicing adding backdrops to the Green Screen Wizard

August 8

Pond Exploration Day

August 7

Got to go "onsite" and see what our booth looks like for Renn Fest...

Pretty Cool!!

August 6

Preparing for my Renaissance Festival responsibilities...

learning the "ins and outs" of the photo printer!!

August 5

~Family Game Night~

A lovely way to end a busy week

August 4

Thanking God for being with us and our 40 campers this week

as we sang, danced, learned drama and puppetry and 

put on a full production about a pretty awesome treasure quest!!

August 3

One of my favorite parts of each day of EOJ

was telling the Bible story to the Jr. Campers.

Today was extra special getting to share the "Treasure Box"

and the week's theme verse...

"...the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure"

Isaiah 33:6

August 2

Emma worked hard getting the camper collages ready...

can't wait to hand them out tomorrow!!

August 1

We were all excited that our super cool camp t-shirts arrived!!