Saturday, March 30, 2013

Youth Conference in Bridgeport, MI

 Enjoyed being able to be home this time to go to the
youth conference in Bridgeport, MI.
I enjoyed spending the day with these fun people! :-)
 Great to hear Kurt Skelly preach!
 Abi was "dying" because they showed a spoof of
Duck Dynasty for their skit. Just shows how much she
loves Duck Dynasty - NOT!!
 Golfing to try and win the mini I-pad!

 Love Nathan's BIG smile in this pic! :-D

 Too bad no one got the mini I-pad!
But I think they had fun while trying! :-)
 Culver's for dinner before heading back home!


What a fun, encouraging day with a great group of people!
Absolutely love my church family! :-)

Mongolian BBQ Date

 
Enjoyed a date with Pab to one of his favorite restaurants!
 It's amazing to watch them cook the food!
Definitely a talent! ;-)
 Loved the food - and the portions! ;-)

 We even got a free dessert because our waitress
forgot about us for a while... :-)
 
Fun spending the evening downtown with you, Pab!
 It also worked to go out with Dave another night
since it was his spring break that week.
It was so much fun to be able to spend individual
time with each of my "little" brothers!
They're both a precious gift from God! Just love em'! :-)

Conference in Wisconsin

 We headed over to Chicago to drop off Hannah,
Naomi, and Alyssa at Lloyd & Bethany's before
heading up to the conference in Wisconsin.
We left after church Sunday night so we wouldn't
have as long of a way to travel on Monday.
Although it was dark, it didn't stop Alyssa from
coloring! Naomi provided her with the light :-)
 Enjoyed a delicious mint shake for a night snack!
 So good to see Ariel & Britany and to be able to spend
most of the week with them! We miss you, girls!
 I had to laugh when I went back one night to get
my stuff from the auditorium & instead found it waiting
for me at the information center!
I guess I was chattin' it up too long?! ;-)
 So fun to see Tina, Stephen, and their kids there too!
 Enjoyed going to Culvers with them on Tuesday
night for dinner before going to the evening service.

 There's nothing quite like a warm drink while sitting
by a hot fire on a cold, windy Wisconsin day!
 We ended our time in Wisconsin by going to
a concert that the college was hosting.
Their hard work paid off! Well done!
 So enjoyed spending the week catching up with
my good friend Amanda! It's just too bad we
didn't have longer! Miss you! Come visit us again soon!
 We went back to Chicago on Friday night & stayed
overnight there before heading back to Michigan.
I love this picture of Makayla - and the cute MI outfit! :-)
 Fun in the play place!
 Nathan wanted me to take his pic :-)
 Love these little guys!
Carter wanted to make sure the cow was in the picture too! ;-)
Busy, fun trip!
Great to see these nieces & nephews again! :-)

Nail Date with Ems

 Enjoyed a nail date with my niece Emily :-)
 Very cute! Matches the new coat I got her for her birthday too! :-)
And, of course, what's a date without it involving food?! ;-)

Yummy Chick-fil-A!

 We enjoyed eating at Chick-fil-A with the Rains'
before heading back home to Michigan!
 Thumbs up! It's so yummy!
Wish we had one closer, but probably good we don't! ;-)
 Smiles all around! :-D


Pretty precious having these two cuties hold
the door for you! :-) Levi was the first one to
hold the door - his daddy has trained him well! :-)

Goodbye, Sanderlins!


 
Headed to Chicago to see my sister & her family
off to Cameroon after their furlough in the states.
We look happy - and we are happy to be together,
but we were not excited to see their family leave
us for another few years! :-( Of course, so thankful
for the technology we have these days to be able
to keep in touch, though! Makes it a little easier!
 Great to see Steve, Tina, and kiddos there too! :-)


 Brooklyn tried on her hoodie from Byo Grams...
a little big maybe?! It'll fit her before we know it!
 Pizza for dinner - yummy!
 Fun to have most of the nieces & nephews
back together again!
 Elena was so proud of herself that she could carry Brooklyn! :-)
 Matching scarves! :-)
 Story time with Grandma! Precious memories!
 Breakfast before heading to the airport...
 Chloe LOVED her doll from Grandpa & Grandma! :-)
 What a chunk!
(Amberlee that is ;-p)
 The group before heading off to the airport!
 Pab & I had fun going up and down the
escalators with the kids while their parents
got all the luggage checked in! :-)
 Ready to go back "home"!

It was so hard to say goodbye - especially hard
for me to say goodbye to Abby! I already miss
them so much, but am thankful that they are
in the center of the Lord's will for their lives!
Glad we can spend eternity together at least! :-)