As you can see, we have an abundance of stuff...we even removed the back seat and can still barely fit it all in! The van was jam packed from floor to ceiling-Yikes!
We stopped around the corner for lunch after church and before pushing off for the Poconos...the local 5Below had a grand reopening and sold 5cent hot dogs--so we fed the whole family for less than $1!!...(nice face, P)
A rear view once we arrived...don't touch a thing,L...it might trigger an avalanche!
The 'back window' view from our campsite'
The other side of our back window 'view'
Mrs. V even didn't even get a day off doing hair...what a blessing she is to lots of little girls and their moms!
Voila! A new creative 'do' for Mercy while roughing it!
G's hair stayed like this the entire trip!
We took a 'young kid' friendly hike...you can't see it but behind everyone is a beautiful view of the Lehigh River~
At the lake, Daddy takes a minute to explain the stock market to L :)
Two year old Kenzie has a real hankering for her Mercy...these 2 were often seen together!
Picking blueberries!
Papa K and M having an early morning chat...Daddy impressed the crew with his culinary skills this trip...no burned bacon and the oven mitts remained intact (ie: they did not catch on fire!!)
We typically had extra mouths at mealtime :) I plan for it and love the visits from the kids' friends!
And since the big boys had their own (borrowed) 6 person tent across from our own, there was a new boy (or two visiting) with us each morning!
I love a man with dishpan hands!!
One evening we all gathered at one of the campsites' for a feast!! Everyone brought their fixings...we had ribs, chicken, steaks, burgers, hotdogs, tons of salads...it was scrumptious!
Miss Felicia had an impromptu 5th birthday party at her campsite'
The youth had fun playing card games LATE into the evening! ... 
L on his 'thinking rock'
No camping trip is complete without at least one wiffle ball game!
A fitting way to end....A beautiful sunset~
2 comments:
I had a few minutes and clicked over to see what your family has been up to the past few months. I love reading about how God is blessing your family and the many ways that you are involved with your church family. I hope the church up here in Reading gets to have some of these experiences some day in the future - it would be wonderful to have our own building, homeschooling group, and camping trip! But for now it's nice to still be able to dream about the future and be thankful for the abundant blessings God has already poured out on our congregation :) Thanks for sharing!
Keri
Thanks, Keri.
I was just thinking the other day how exciting it will be when the Reading church announces land and building plans!!
And the other activities have sort of morphed over the years...once someone in the congregation owns one of these activities and heads it up, it sort of takes off and becomes part of church life. I do hope your church gets a homeschooling coop as this has been a huge means of grace to all of us who participate :) Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment :)!!
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