Misc Camp Pics

Evan has a tradition...every year he rides to camp with papa in the truck. They haul the camper, and Evan enjoys being with his papa. This year we discovered part of the reason...Ryan said, "Evan always rides with papa 'cause he knows he'll get anything he wants!" One of Evan's favorites is ice cream, especially chocolate milkshakes from McD's. When he's with the rest of his siblings he usually doesn't have the option of getting "the big one" but when he's with papa, well, anything is possible!

Enjoying the banquet...

A few of the interesting creatures we took with us to youth camp...
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Sweetness...



One of Franfort's parks...

Playing Catch-Up

After being away from the blog world for so long, I find it difficult to know where to begin! Father's Day weekend was special. Valerie and Adam flew in on Friday night, and Greg and I picked them up in Detroit after meeting Greg's parents in Dundee to retrieve the boys. Eric, Megan, and Olivia also came in on Friday, and we had a wonderful time together Saturday and Sunday. There were two baby dedications on Sunday at church. Valerie, Dad, and I sang "We Will Serve The Lord" (thanks to the Collingsworths for the great track!), and my brother preached a masterpiece of a sermon centered around the father of the prodigal son. Mom and Dad also celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary on Father's Day. With Megan due to give us another niece in July, we knew this might be our only chance to be together for some time. These pics are random...hope you enjoy!

Camp Days...

I am in "no man's land" for campmeeting, so posting will be virtually non-existent for a couple of weeks! I have some good pics from Father's Day weekend (my immediate family was all together for the 1st time since the 3rd week of Dec.)so I hope to get those up this week. Other than that, I'll be here when I can. So long for now...

The Promised Few...

Fun field trip to Columbus Zoo...





Congratulations PCS Class of 2008! Gunner and Kerri were our 8th grade grads, and Nathan and Michael (currently in the military) were our seniors. Ahhhh, summer!




Congratulations, Amanda! Our niece, Amanda Burley, graduated from high school this month. Her open house was lots of fun, and the food (a taco bar w/tons of fresh fruit) was awesome! I regret not having more pics, but I know some others who could email me some :)...

I know...I promised...

updated pics, but I am soooo unmotivated! Anyway, a wrap on this last week...We finished out our schoolyear, and the weather then jumped to ungodly temperatures. Thank goodness for air conditioning! Last Saturday we made a day trip to Greg's hometown, Cedar Springs, for our niece Amanda's graduation party. We had a wonderful time, and left the boys to spend the week with their grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. We made it back home around 1:30 Sunday morning...yes my eyes were a little sleepy in church! This week is going to be very full. I'm trying to do some things that are a little difficult to do with 2 very active boys (such as lunches at 'girly' places, etc). By the way, I am positive that I added Patti Stamper's blog into my list many months ago, but when I checked, it wasn't there! Sorry Patti! I enjoy catching up with the events in her family...we kind of share "roots"...her grandpa was my dad's pastor all of my dad's life until college. The Russell's have always been special to us! Anyway, if you get a chance, check out Patti's blog. She has great pics of Andy and Sherilyn's wedding, as well!