The Lake

Our friends Mercedi & Rob came for a vist last weekend. If you don't remember their story check our their blog. We warned them before they came up that our kids were still getting over their colds. Well the weekend turned out to be a whirlwind of sickness for all the kids. We had coughs and pink eye going around like wild fire but we still had a blast and thankfully all the adults stayed healthy. And of course I forgot to take my real camera anywhere so here are a few iphone pictures.

We took them to the museum one day and then drove up to the Lake of the Ozarks where we rented a log cabin for the night.

It was beautiful!!

Down a long set of stairs from our cabin was the beach and a huge playground.

The kids picked up seashells and threw rocks and were so happy to be in nature.

Ashton's close up at sunset.

David couldn't get out of his course early so he drove up after work right as the sun was setting. We made a fire and roasted hot dogs and made s'mores. Then we put all the kids to bed and stayed up talking for hours around the fire. Seriously, the fire kept going out and mid conversation we would go and find more wood to throw on to keep it going. It was such a fun weekend. And watching Rob up close for several days (just 18 months post stroke) was amazing. He is a walking miracle I was in awe. Thank you Hales for coming up we had a blast!!