Swint family throws off all remaining hints of pre-children life and succumbs to a minivan (and reluctant female driver is now trying not to cry)
Great minivan acquisition takes place and is pulled off within seconds of deadline for family camp departure due to husband's ability to laugh at risk in the face (more story to come)
Upon return from family camp, Swints fear they have been hosed by a used car dealer.
No, the oil cap was just loose and that's why there was a puddle of oil in your driveway. Indeed, the van is in perfect shape.
Family camp is 100% blast, all Swints sad to return home to normal life.
Youngest Swint charms masses by busting out his best dance moves...with vigor...during family camp song time. Youngest Swint also baptized in Echo Lake, Maine!
Blonder Swint attempts to charm ladies (usually 1-2 years older than himself) by forcibly holding their hands during various family camp events. When denied this pleasure, grabbing them around the wrists and holding on for dear life suffices.
Unthinkingest Swint (aka Mommy) makes giant blunder by buying tent today and promising yard campout with son on night of tropical weather likely to hit. Extensive disappointment on horizon.
Mommy gets record 21 mosquito bites on foot while unloading van after arriving home. Night of 1.25 hours sleep...THAT'S IT!!!...follows. Ick.
Well, that's just a taste of what we've been up to. I'll put some pix below. Turns out we took hardly any pictures during camp. Most of what we have are from the daily family small group meetings where we reenacted various Bible stories and made comic strips out of the pictures (the year's theme was superheroes of the Bible)
Elisha, Gehazi, and the Shunamite (sp?) woman...of course!
Owen with one of his girlfriends (there were several), Lily:
Any ideas...? Umm, I wasn't at this meeting (Reuel was), I have no idea. Which story has a human sacrifice by crazy people?
Hmm.
Baptism!
Sharing our story.
Pastor Kris wields the plastic camp pitcher.
Asher on one of his many tears across the gym floor. This is a social child...understatement!! He LOVED the meetings. Family camp is great because kids are not expected to sit still. They dance, run, etc, etc.
I'm guessing here...praising God?? Or wait...receiving manna??
End of family camp ruckus...sad to leave.
**Gross alert** Can you believe this?
New tent! Played all day in it.
To bed with me. This isn't much detail, but at least I got something down before it's too forgotten!
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3 comments:
We're holding our breaths for what is to follow! Thank you for loving me with your links to my mixed-blessings-blog. You do know that mozzies only go for those with not only the sweetest but also wisest hearts - and "foots"!
Your boys are adorable - what can we expect with the parents they have! Ok we agree it's grace, but you are great parents! Sorry to make this long, but as a PS: our church has a group of dads of babies and small children called "who let the dads out" - and annually the dads take their babies and toddlers on a camp - in rainy England to give the moms a break.......just a thought! Love ya.
Wow!! So glad you had a great time, your foot looks miserable, though.
That baptism was so special and awesome!
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