Volleyball at Lowell

Speed volleyball slow motion:

Friends Over

It was great to have the Stephanie and the Rardin Family over for a night of fun, food and fellowship in October. 

Playing volleyball in the hayloft. :-)

 Singing and playing games around the campfire is always fun.

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Table Games!

Since the Rardins moved to Texas this month, it was especially special. They are wonderful friends, and we all will miss them.

~ Let us Smile ~

The thing that goes the farthest

Toward making life worthwhile,

That costs the least and does the most

Is just a pleasant smile.

 That smile that bubbles from the heart

That loves its fellow men,

Will drive away the clouds of gloom

And coax the sun again.

It's full of worth and goodness, too,

With manly kindness blent;

It's worth a million dollars,

And it doesn't cost a cent.

Annual Fall Campout at Arnolds

We missed having Jack and Matthew there, but it was still a lot of fun!

Games in the tree house

 Nikki, Dree and Emmy

(Thanks to Luke for taking all the pictures)

Friends At Church

The last couple weeks the weather has been so beautiful, I had to get some pictures with some friends! :)

Brianna, Amanda, Nikki, and Emily

 Stephanie and Me

Alexis and Me

This evening, the weather was perfect, so I grabbed my camera for a few impromptu shots of some of my siblings.

To see a few more pictures from the shoot, head over to my photography blog by clicking here.

Iowa

After Revival meetings, we stopped for a day at my Grandparents in IA.

Grandma's beautiful flowers!

Kirsten, Grandma, Kaity, and Emily Marie.

It was nice that Laura and Melody could come spend the day with us. :-)

Abbie just couldn't figure out Grandpa's mustache! 

It was wonderful to see and talk with Grandpa Eddy. I enjoyed spending some time with him. I love you, Grandpa! 

Bellevue, Nebraska

More traveling with Brent and Kaity

The scenery was beautiful while we were driving.

Cotton Fields! 

Our amazing driver, Brent.

Supper Stop! Kaity and Emmy

I so enjoyed traveling with Brent and Kaity for a couple of weeks. They have been an incredible blessing to me!

A pretty neat looking bridge

And then the Revival meetings started.

Kaity and I ran the children's meetings again. 

Our class for the week

With new friends Debra and Serena.

Some beautiful flowers right outside the Pastor's home.

Sweet Abbie and I.

And of course we had to get a picture of the two Emmys! :-) 

A peaceful evening stroll on the beach...

You can check out a few more pictures from the evening at the beach over at my photography blog.

Trip to Florida

Flying to Florida to travel with Brent and Kaity for a couple weeks.

Before meetings started, I got to spend a few days in FL... getting ready for meetings, shopping, & having fun in general. :D

Kaity and I at the "Drowsy Poet" coffee shop. So thankful for an older sister like Kaity!

Emily & Emily

Practicing. Little Emily decided to sing along. ;)

I got to go to a couple classes at PCC with Hannah Phillips.

Also, that same night, I went back to PCC and got to experience rock climbing.

I love my nieces!