~ Junk or Treasure Part II ~

Sorry....just have to share again!!!! So, once again, we went to another junk night....Tonight was HOT...it was on the second floor of a building no air and about 151 kids in a little sectioned off part of the gym....All that being said, we have Kid Treasures to share!!!!!

So, God is amazing!!!!

Let's start at the top...the Nerf Gun....Mommy forgot Andrew's at home..He was really bummed. I did have his two darts in my purse!! Go figure! Well in tonight's junk....Lo and Behold the same gun that he has at home! (It works too! I tested it out after the kids were in bed...:0)

Squirt guns! Well, I have been meaning to pick some up at the store. It is hot here and squirt guns would be really fun to have on the weekends since the pool is closed. Well, they were in the "treasure pile" tonight! They work as well!!! Only, the kids and one of the staff members tested them :0) God is good to provide even little things for us!

The kids also get the privaledge of handing out the awards at the end! Enjoy the pics!

Helpers!

Emily handing out the ribbons to the kids!

Finished with his task...ready for the rest!

I'm glad that they have something fun to do with the kids! Too bad that they are so shy!

Continue checking back as I should be able to update almost daily!!!

~ Junk or Treasure ~

I'm sure you have heard the saying many times, "One Man's Junk Is Another Man's Treasure!" Well, I have a few things that people considered junk, that I considered a treasure!!! As I have stated we go away for part of the summer. Basically, I have to set up a whole house all over again. This year, I went to some garage sales with my Mom. I was so excited. There were a few things that I had told her would be nice to find to make our "other house" a little easier to deal with!

A coffee maker...Yes, this is a needed item. The tune of $3.00!!!!! SCORE

I hated having to pack up ALL of my kitchen things. We go home for a few days in the middle. It isn't fun having to pack, pack and repack. So nice to have things that I can keep packed for each year! $1.00!!!! SCORE AGAIN!

Silverware. Yes, I always had to pack up the silverware drawer as well. After two weeks, pack it up to take home. Then after 5 days, pack it up to bring back!!! No more of that for me!! $2.00....OH YEAH

So, the floors here at the college are disgusting...I mean disgusting. At the end of the day, the kid's feet look like they have been playing  out on the pavement. BLACK...filthy, dirty, BLACK...(I always wear slippers!!). Last year I had a little shop vac. So, I vacuumed the floor on my hands and knees. This was sucha  blessing...DRUM ROLL....$2.00!!!! God is so GOOD!!!

KID'S TREASURES

JUNK NIGHT

Every Sunday night, the kids here at the camp are presented a pile of junk. (All has been donated by the staff memebers that come in each week to help out.) They take turns between about 9 teams going and choosing different pieces of junk. In the end, they are to build a product with the "junk" that they have accumulated. They then present their product with a commercial to a panel of judges. It is a neat experience for the kids. It helps them to see who the real leaders are, as well as, how well their group is going to work together. Maybe what one person's strength is and another's weakness is. I usually take Emily and Andrew down to watch. It is neat to see what the kids come up with. This year, Andrew and Emily ended up coming away with someone else's junk...however, it has become their treasures!!!

Little People Airport (Free from Junk night!)

School House, bus, etc (FREE from Junk night!)

The Inside of the School House

Emily Enjoying the new treasure!

Hours of fun for the kids...FREE

Andrew having fun!

Everyone getting picked up from the airport!

The neatest thing is, we have little people galore at home and I also brought a bunch with us. So, it helps to build their sets!!!!

Remember something that may be useless to you may ben something useful to someone else!!!!

I am very thankful that our Heavenly Father sees the value in us! He sees our TRUE VALUE. He doesn't just use us for a time and then dump us to the JUNK. He is continually washing us, cleaning all of the gunk out, and causes us to be even more useful!!!! We don't lose our value...It increases in His eyes...As long as we continue to allow Him to work on us, we can always improve and be of more value! He doesn't see us as Junk. He sees us as

His TREASURE!!!!

What Treasures have you found lately?



~ Visits from Friends ~

Saturday, we had a wonderful visit from some friends that we haven't seen in a few months. Dinner...well, it was a little loud with our husbands talking above the crowd...How embarrasing. Makes one want to crawl under the table. Then, a daughter who is over tired adding to the noise....I was very happy to be outside where noise didn't matter! We went for a nice walk, and had a very enjoyable time!

Note to us...place the husbands next to each other :0)

Cori and Liz

Emmy and Daddy...Look how happy she was...LOL

Liz and I

~ Laundry Time ~

Of course there is laundry to do wherever you go, but I am very thankful for a very nice facility in the apartment complex that we are at!!!!

I also am thankful for a cool place to have some fun with the kids while the Laundry is going!

Emmy and Andrew playing with the Princess ball. This room is where I stood to take the picture of the Laundry room!! Very convenient!!!

Andrew giving the rules for the next game!!!

We played some dodge ball!

Andrew was way too good at Dodge Ball!

We played one bounce, two bounce, jump the water (all of the white was the water!), soccer, One hit, two hit...and anything else that Andrew made up!!! We had a lot of laughs and it helped to pass the time :0)

More posts to come!!!!

~ A nice walk ~

Last night, Jeremy had to work from 3-11pm....It can make for a very long evening. So, we make the most of it and just try to keep busy. The kids and I went for a walk after dinner. We first stopped at the playground:

Emmy swinging away!

We then continued on. I wanted to see if there was a schedule around for an orchestra or something in the park. I never found one :0( I want to go watch a live orchestra. A couple of years ago, the kids and I had the pleasure of listening to a live orchestra do the 1812 Oveture. It was breathe taking. They even had a few live cannon fires. It was a amazing. Hopefully, I can research online or something and find a schedule!

Did I mention, I love LIVE Orchestras?!?

It's empty :0(

I love trees, their green leaves, the different barks, all of the life that is in them, and the shade that they provide!

There are so many gray squirrels around here. It is fun to watch them!

Or chasing them!!! Below is the reason that I couldn't get a picture of this little guy!!!

It was very funny! Andrew would go around the side of the tree, and the squirrel would come around to my side by the bottom. Andrew would run around the tree and the little guy would fly up to the branches. They "played" with each other for quite some time! It was so cute! Andrew had a great time! He saw a few other squirrels. He saw a smaller one. He said, "Awwww that must be a baby and a Mama!!". Once he saw another one, he decided it had to be a family...of 4!!!!

We came home. I made them peanutbutter chocolate milkshakes. Time for showers. Then, off to bed they went!!!!

It was a beautiful walk!

~ Activities Away~

There is a very nice park not too far from the apartment. The park has a pool, playground, a lot of beautiful trees, Tennis courts and at least three baseball fields.

There was a little league baseball game.

Andrew wanted to take pictures!!

He did a pretty good job with this one...Thankfully, there was shade!

LOL...Andrew liked the Orange Team. He saw this lady and was like...I want a picture of her shirt...*click* In the background, you can see one of the other fields.


Chilling in the grass!!!!
Stop back tomorrow for another glimpse of our activities!!!

~ Arrived Safely! ~

We arrived safely at our destination!!!! We all had a wonderful time with family this past weekend. It was amazing! I got to spend some time with my cousins that I hadn't seen in about 8 years! We had many laughs and good memories made!!!! I will have to share a picture of us at some other time :0( I forgot my camera...so I will be waiting for her to send me the pics!!!

Now that we are here, I do have some extra time. So, I will try to update a little at a time while here.

I thought I would try to share a little of our activities every day. If I post pictures from one day, you might see what we do here and be bored. So, I will try to post something that keeps us entertained while we are at our other house!!! Hope that you enjoy!



I picked up a couple of paint with water coloring books from OLLIES!!!! It has been great! The kids love it. Emily has a little difficulty not putting holes in the paper as she continues to pain the same spot over and over, but hey! It keeps her busy, and she has fun!

Emily paining her first work of art! Piglet no longer had a nose at the end of the painting session!

Andrew hard at work with his piece of art!

I love his little tongue as he is really concentrating on what he is doing!

Enjoy!

~ Arrived Safely ~

Singles & Youth cookout!

 I love campfires!!! The coals glistening, the logs flaming up, the warmth....to me it is so relaxing!!!

Just haning out!

Friends

Awwww!!

These "kids" are all growing up...what happened to the babies?

Playing with some fire!

Smile!



Jeremy just relaxing!

"sigh"