Thanksgiving and Tubing

After the beach we went back to Oriental to visit with Kevin's family again. On one particular day we went tubing behind a boat and celebrated Thanksgiving all in the same day. I guess those two don't normally go together but hey it sure was fun and the food was great!

Kevin's dad doing a little fishing.

Kevin's mom before we went out on the boat.

Grandmoma and Justin on the tube.

Zach and Justin did some fun tricks while we were going pretty fast.
They were really making us laugh.

Hannah and her Aunt Joannis setting the table.

that sure is a big spoonful of mashed potatoes.

Shopping and eating out!

Yes, we are going to have to go on a diet when we get back to Zambia! We have really enjoyed all of our favorite places to eat out and shop. Here are a few pics. We will begin our journey back to Zambia on Monday, Aug. 3rd and will arrive Tues. night around 9:00pm. Please be in prayer for us as we travel and get settled back into our life in Zambia. It is always a little tough the first couple of weeks back-not just for us but I'm sure for our families we have left behind in the states as well.

Hannah at CiCi's pizza with her grandmoma in the background.

Target was a blast!

One thing we really enjoy while in the states is fountain drinks and Free REFILLS!

While we were at the beach we had Krispy Kreme donuts and they were delicious. The sign outside said "hot donuts!"

I hear my elliptical calling me!

Memories of the beach

Here are our last pictures of the beach. Sorry there are so many but it was hard to choose which ones to put on here. We will always cherish the memories we have from being at the beach with our family.

We only had one small umbrella so everyone was trying to squeeze under it so they wouldn't get too much sun. Kevin is sitting directly behind my mom.

Zach in the lazy river.

this man was out on the beach every day creating something new in the sand. I only had my camera twice. One is of a camera and the other is of a whale.

me, my mom and sister

Suzie's mom and dad

Kevin

It doesn't get much better than this...

This is Zach and his Uncle Mike riding the waves. I took this pic. from our balcony.

putt-putt fun

Gram french braiding Hannah's hair.

This is a pic. of the storm that came up on our last day.
The clouds were beautiful.

On our way back to Kevin's parents house in Oriental we stopped by to see the Conards in Jacksonville. They used to serve alongside of us in Zambia. Mark is now a chaplain in the Navy. We had a great lunch and visit with them. It was great to catch up with them all.
left to right is Mark, Isaac, Stacey, Grace, Ben, and Katie(and then Digger the dog).

Beach Fun!

We had great weather during the week. It only rained our last afternoon there and it wasn't so hot that you couldn't stand it. We are so thankful for the week we got to spend at the beach. Thanks Mom and Dad!

Since we had such a big group we split in two. Kevin and Mike tied with the same score.

Zach and his Gram

Michaela and Hannah coming out of the water.

Justin enjoyed going out on the boogie board.

Macey and Gram enjoyed walking looking for sea shells.

Hannah enjoying the ocean.

Mike catching a wave.

Zach with the girls.

Mike and Micaela

swimming in the pool was fun.

building sand castles

playing putt-putt with the dinosaurs

Angie, Macey, and Michaela