Grandma Elaine Memorial and Campout.

Well I know it is a couple of weeks late but here are some pictures from our recent trip to Washington DC, Maryland and Marblehead for camping. On Friday we went to the DC Temple in the morning and then went over to Spencer's Air Force Base to participate in his sports day. The weather was perfect and playing basketball and softball on the bank of the Potomac River was a great way to spend the day. It was also nice that we won both games and did so quite convincingly.


Jennie and I in front of the Washington DC Temple. The weather was quite different from the first time we were there. No snow flying horizontally in front of us.


Nolan holding the program for Grandma Elaine's memorial service. It was a very nice service and great to hear all the stories and memories that people have of Grandma Elaine. She was a great person and touched many peoples lives. We are glad to have been a part of her life and will miss her very much.


Addysen, Kenzie, Brynnley and Brooklyn sucking down some Diet Coke in Uncle Ken's backyard. We are grateful to Ken and Helen for opening their home for everyone to hang out for the weekend. It was nice for all the kids to spend time with their cousins and aunts and uncles. There is never a dull moment when everyone gets together.


A family outing wouldn't be any fun without some smores.


Abe, Brooklyn, Maddux & Nolan at the cemetery where Grandma Elaine's service was held. What a good looking group.

After spending the weekend with everyone in Maryland we came back to Ohio and headed up to Marblehead to go camping. All of Jennie's brothers and sister were in town with their kids and weren't sick of each other yet. Despite a couple of minor delays due to weather and some malfunctioning lights we finally made the trip to the banks of Lake Erie and continued the fun. Due to some other commitments, Jennie and I actually never camped out but the kids were able to spend 2 nights with all their cousins. Jennie and I thank those that watched over them and made it possible for them to spend time with everyone. I know they had a ton of fun. I think the highlight of the trip was the setting free of Angie. You had to be there to get the whole story but the kids were given a mission to help set a little girl, who was tragically killed years ago, from the evil spirits. They got to go on hikes, hunts and various other missions to help set her free. It was a lot of fun for them and kept them quite busy. Outside of the bugs it was a very good trip and something that I wouldn't mind doing on an annual basis.


All the grandkids (minus a couple of babies and Emmy) at the boat dock into Lake Erie.


Brooklyn trying to make the biggest bubble that she can. These kept the kids quite entertained during the day.


I love this picture. This is during the kickball game and I turned around to see where Payton was and she was laid out on the towel taking everything in. I couldn't have staged it any better.


Nolan absolutely loves the sand and spent the whole time at the beach rolling around in it. It didn't seem to phase him at all as he had the time of his life. I love the expression on his face. He is such a character.


Payton and daddy on our nature walk. I just wish I had someone to carry me around on their shoulders.

Even though it was a very busy week it was great to spend time with the whole family and get out and do stuff. We are so fortunate to have such a close family and treasure the times when we can all get together. We just wish that everyone lived closer so we could get together more often. Thanks to all of those that helped make the week possible. We had a blast.