Pineview '08

I can't believe another Pineview trip has come and gone! We had a wonderful time this year...Mommy wasn't pregnant and Ruby isn't mobile yet. We are so lucky to belong to such a wonderful family and have a tradition that we love as well. We were in a new camp ground this year, and except for a little trouble with some tall weeds, it was great. The kids loved the sand and the water, the boys enjoyed tubing behind the boat, (thanks Uncle Lamar), and we enjoyed watching it all from the shady beach.

There was delicious food every meal- we all really have cooking for 70+ people down to a science! The t-shirt painting (Spencer's favorite) was kicked up a notch this year and we did tie dying. Thanks to Grandma, the girls and Jack have darling shirts.

One of the best things for me was that my niece Kennedy was able to come. She's so helpful and a lot of fun. Corb's family was extremely hospitable and by the time we left she felt like one of the cousins!

The last night Uncle Clay coordinated a "talent" show that the brave and the silly participated in. Spencer performed a short dialogue of his own making using a funny voice, Penelope (terrified) sang the clean up song from Dora Saves the Mermaid, and all the little kids sang a few primary songs which Jack reluctantly joined in on. Other kids did or sang silly things and a few of the more grown up cousins sang as well (Aunt Amy and Uncle Mont did a particularly beautiful and touching song). One of the funniest performances came at the end when Kennedy and cousin Whitney sang a song and Aunt Amy and Aunt Julie 80's danced to it! It was so funny!

We are all looking forward to another year...