Idlewild!

 

Rebecca's family went to Idlewild this weekend! Taking photos was hard, since it kept raining and I didn't want to get the camera wet. So there aren't many pictures.

 

Rebecca and her dad took turns riding with the twins, since they aren't tall enough to ride by themselves, and Joshua and Hannah were buddies for the day. I tagged along with whoever had room for me.



Hannah and Joshua

We rode on several of the rides, and then it started raining again. Only this time it rained pretty hard, so we ran for the pavilion. We grabbed our picnic stuff from the back of the Suburban, and dashed back. By the time we finished lunch, it had mostly stopped raining. So we changed into swim suits and headed for the Soak Zone.

 

We played in the water for several hours. Rebecca took Hannah and Joshua up the four big slides. Two were body slides, one was a tube slide, and one was a mat slide where you raced down on foam mats. I lost track of how many times we went down the slides!



 Mom and the twins went to Raccoon Lagoon, which has rides for younger kids. Meanwhile, Rebecca, Hannah, Joshua, and I waited in line for the Wild Mouse roller coaster. It was thrilling, but not quite worth the forty-five minute wait, in my opinion. While waiting, I saw this tree:

 

 

Yes, that tree is covered in layers and layers of who-knows-how-old gum that people waiting in line have stuck there over the years. It was oddly intriguing.



Levi and Rebecca, hanging upside down on The Spider.

 

Rebecca and I shared this container of Dip 'n Dots. They are the most marvelous, delicious sweet things in the world!

 

I also discovered that amusement parks at night are very beautiful.

OK... That Happened... July 18, WV

 

So... last night at VBS, Olivia decided it would be fun to paint a mustache on my face.

 

 

The church had rented inflatables for the last night of VBS, and about thirty minutes into the fun of racing through the obstacle courses and jumping in the bouncy house, it started pouring rain. But we didn't stop! It turned the inflatables into giant waterslides! It was tons of fun, and we got soaked to the bone.

Once we all looked like drowned rats and were drying off and shivering in the pavilion, our friend Olivia decided to paint this handlebar mustache on Rebecca! Then this morning, it wouldn't wash off! So she has looked like this all day. Hopefully she won't still look like this for church and the church picnic tomorrow....

At the Beach!

 

A few weeks ago, Rebecca and I went to the beach for a week-long family reunion. We had an awesome time, as always, and I took some photos for you all.

It was a five hour car ride the second day, so we stopped at Sonic.

Traveling

 

There were about 45 family members staying at the beach house this year.

 

The ocean was pretty rough this year, since a small hurricane was coming. We still found ways to have a good time:

 

 

 

 

Down at the beach!

 

 

 

Although I've seen thunderstorms that did more damage than "Hurricane Arthur" did, it washed up some interesting things Friday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The rest of the time, it was gorgeous weather. Although the ocean was so rough, we could only really play in it one day, we still had fun playing in the sand. As usual, Wednesday night all of us younger cousins got together with butterfly nets and flashlights and caught enough crabs to fill four buckets. When we let them go, we didn't give a warning that we were dumping out the 50-some crabs and the aunts and older girl cousins shrieked and screamed and did this little jumpy-dance thing like a jig. It was fun to watch. ;)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kitten Hunting-- WV

Back in WV! Yesterday, I helped Rebecca accomplish one of the things on her summer bucket list: kitten hunting.

 

Blackjack and Dale, who were born in early spring.

When I say kitten hunting, I don't mean with guns-- I mean we're searching around Rebecca's friend's house for hidden litters of kittens. This is the second time I've gone with them, and it was so much fun! We waded through boxes and old junk in the garage to find them.

There were four litters this year. Three of the litters are already too old to be held (they're wild barn cats who hiss and spit and bite). This is the youngest bunch, who just opened their eyes yesterday morning:

Sugar and Spice, Rusty and Sunny

Rusty

Sunny and Spice

"What should we name them?" Asked Rebecca.

"Rusty, for one of the orange ones."

"Yeah, and Sunshine for the other one.

"How about Sunny?"

"OK. What about the white ones?"

"Sugar! But the other white one..." They were quiet for a moment. Then,

"Spice!" they said together, then burst into giggles.



The creatures have accepted me as one of their own.

I will be posting again soon-- Rebecca is going to the beach and then straight to Youth Camp, and I'm going with her to both! I am excited.

June 9th -- Rio Rancho, NM

Well...the play is over. Time for me to travel back to WV again. But before I go, I'll send you off with one last cry:

                                                                  FOR NARNIA!!!

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair Trailer 2

I thought that all you readers (Hi Rebecca!) might like to see Trailer #2 for TSC!!!

April 30, 2014 -- Rio Rancho

Here is another picture from a rehearsal. This scene is in Underland, with Jill and the Queen of Underland. (The Queen is in partial costume)

Thanks to the stage manager for taking this picture!