One last visit

We have had scheduled for a while now to go to Mom and Dad's this past weekend. My brother, Jay and his family were coming and Jo and Billy would be there too. Well we began to realize about Tuesday that things were not going to go quite as planned. As it turns out, Jay and family had a very close family friend pass away (if you wouldn't mind, as you read this, pray for the Conley family who lost their 14 yo daughter this past week). Then Ron ended up having a funeral as well. So, it turned out to be the kids and I who traveled down to Van Buren to spend one last weekend with Jo, Billy and the girls before they leave on the 5th of Sept.

We had a fun 24 hours. I'll show you a little in picture.

This picture was too cute. Elsie had gone up to Maddie (both standing) and tried to pull her onto her lap. They both ended in a pile on the floor in giggles!

Maddie, Elsie and Lucy - Such Cuties!
All 6 kids! (buckeye boys and denim girls - not planned)
wrestling w. Uncle Billy

Reading time w. Grandma, who by the way, is doing really well.

Uncle Billy getting snuggles from Maddie and Lucy

I love this picture. There was a break in the kickball game and so Ronnie took a seat. Next thing I know, Elsie Jayne grabbed a ball and sat like her big cousin. After a tie kickball game, between Ronnie, Nathaniel and Uncle Billy it was determined, by Ronnie, that they would play their next game in 4 years. He kept saying, I'll be 11 and in 6th grade! WOW!

Uncle Billy and Aunt Jo have been home for 8 months and finally we got to hear Uncle Billy show us how he does his Storying. He told the boys of "Blind Bartamaeus".

We were singing and praising Jesus when Maddie raised her hands up high. It was so cute. Then Eli thought he would join in the praisin'.

Lucy loved Grandma's bubbles.

Somehow this is the only family picture I got. I guess Maddie is just a bonus!

Although it was a quick 24 hours and not what we had planned, it was good to spend time with Jo, Billy and the girls. Please keep them in your prayers. They fly out of Cincinnati on the 5th for a 3 day adventure back to Uganda!