Monday June 19, 2006

I Told You The Bus and its Crew Would Be Back!

This time everyone’ s overnight host brought them to our place to get the bus on Sunday morning.  (My brother thought maybe we are starting a bus terminal!)

I had prepared breakfast for our Maine family, plus a few others. 

It was a beautiful morning to enjoy the outdoors.

Our daughter Diane, Me, and my stepmother Velma.

While the adults packed, the younger set played games.

After the bus was ready, some of the men joined the fun.

L. to R.: Mark, Hezekiah, Lydia, Diane, Abigail, Josiah, Hannah, Elizabeth, Me, Cerwin

Someone suggested that we take a family picture in front of the tree we planted in memory of Elijah, Mark and Diane’s son who died twelve years ago at the age of five months.  (It’s difficult to see the tree, because it blended in with the rest of the trees.)

Everyone is on board.

After prayer for traveling mercies, they were on their way.  (If you look closely, you can see everyone waving to us.)  It was awesome to have this short time with our family and friends. 

Visiting Great Grandma

 After being challenged by an excellent Sunday morning sermon, we enjoyed lunch, and a few hours of rest before taking three grandchildren to visit Mother Hershey.  

Mother, Cerwin, Jordan, and I enjoyed a game of Scrabble.

Jana and Gloria had fun with great grandma’s toys, then enjoyed ice cream cones before we took them to their respective homes.