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A few VERY special pictures taken on our trip to be with Gran and PawPaw. Keith and Jacob took turns reading PawPaw his devotion books at night and picked up 246 sticks in the yard for Gran. Kara enjoyed doing a fashion show with all the good deals Gran found at a yard sale and teasing PawPaw with the new nickname he gave her, "Honeybun" (since she fit a whole honeybun danish into her little tummy). Simon enjoyed PawPaw's lap & eating as many meals as possible right next to him. He also became very fond of a cuddly, singing bunny Grandmother shared. (of course, those are just a few highlights - there were many more special moments :) The kids also worked hard on a scrapbook of memories and presented it to PawPaw on our last day there. We are SO grateful we got to go!

Weekend projects: wash Dad's car after his MANY miles to visit new campers & new weed block, edging, and wood chips for the flower beds... The tulips just finished with their beauty, but the peonies are going to burst forth any day! Everybody worked hard, and we had fun being a team. It's been lovely here the last week or so, and we are getting more and more excited for summer and camp - outdoors ALL the time :)!

My tough boys!
Jeff is coaching the boys' in outdoor soccer, now. It can still be a bit cold on Wednesday nights, but their having a blast. Keith's team is playing full pitch this year (just learned that word tonight :) - it means they use the full field). Jacob's been making lots of goals - he's so thrilled!