Sunday, May 3, 2009

Making memories...

For those family members who read to keep up with the Bell family happenings, we wanted to updated you on Little League and inform you that Isaac received the Game Ball on Friday night! He had an awesome hit to center field and played an excellent defensive game behind the plate. We're so proud of you Isaac! Way to hustle!

Abby is so proud of her brothers!
Jonah had a great game as well, stopped the ball several times and hit a single!

We also had a great weekend camping...when we told the boys that daddy was going to take them hiking in the RAIN, their eyes got as big as tennis balls...a little boys dream come true! They were gone hiking for two hours on Saturday as they made it to the top of the mountain. The most exciting story they told when they returned was of the time daddy lost his footing and "hugged" a tree to get his balance again. They were so muddy when they got back, but they were the happiest I had seen them in a long time. They actually came running back to the campsite to tell me all about it. Abby and I went on a "hike" too. We went walking on the edge of the woods. We looked for things that God made and she was truly fascinated with the trees, flowers, moss, ferns, rocks, and she proceeded to tell the park ranger, "We've been hiking! We saw everything that God made! Do you wanna go see what He made too? My mommy will take you!" We had a blast in the camper. Fun times and memory-makin' definitely commenced...

Love grows best in little 'houses!'
Thanks to daddy for making this happen!

The biggest hit was riding scooters and the 4 x 4 Dora Jeep through the water holes for HOURS! They had a blast splashing each other, getting dirty, chasing each other, racing and being free-spirited.

Isaac found some kids to play catch with.

My favorite time was settling down at night, counting our blessings, turning the heat on in the camper, snuggling in and going to sleep...being so thankful for all God has blessed us with. We were all thankful for precious family time prior to
sending daddy to Haiti in 6 days on mission
.

1 comment:

Angie said...

Ok, this post even makes me want to go camping. Never thought I'd say that. I understand that sometimes it takes getting away (even if it's just a few miles up the road) to feel like a family and enjoy each other.

 
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