Group 91 & Friends Retreat @LPBC 2012

It's 1:30 in the morning and I've been a packing fool. But, I can't go to bed without a quick update from our wonderful weekend. This also gives me another chance to test post from the iPad.

I was honored to coordinate the third annual retreat for our first China travel group at Luther Point Bible Camp in Grantsburg, WI. This is the camp I grew up attending and also the place where I spent two summers as a counselor, so it is hard for me to even express just how precious this place is to me. I welcome you to my happy place. I took these pictures quickly on Friday night. I was afraid I missed the sunset, but I was able to catch a couple shots.






Here are just a few more highlights from the weekend.
~ Spa Night ~


Group Pic - Right Away Sat. Morning






More from Saturday
























Sunday












The Girls of Guangxi...get the giggles. :)


One of our last "family of three" pictures???


There are many many more pictures and I'll have to find time to send some individually to families. We really had an amazing weekend. It was exactly what we needed (well, for me anyway). My emotions are running high and right on the surface right now. I can't believe that in just one short week we'll be holding our little boy! Anyway, this weekend did so much to just take my stress level right down. There is nothing like time at LPBC with family and friends.

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Special Hope Day

Hope and I started our morning with swimming lessons just as we have for the past week. This morning though, guess who jumped off the diving board!!!!! Check it out!




















After lessons, we went home to take care of the puppies for a bit and then hit the road to pick up Amy and Olivia for an afternoon at Como Town. A month or so ago, I purchased a 2 for 1 wristband pass on line and told Hope she could pick a friend to spend the afternoon with as sort of a birthday gift since we decided to forgo the 'friend' birthday party this year. We had such a great day! Hope even said, "Mom, you're so cool." I'll take it. *SMILE* Here are some of the highlights.
















We found a sprinkler by the sidewalk here. SQUEAL!




This one makes me smile. Don't you wonder what they're up to here?












It was the perfect day for the splash zone!




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Let the Packing Begin

I started gathering medications and gifts together. So I'm wondering after we pack all of these things where our clothes are going to go??? The good news is, after all of this is out of our luggage, we'll have space to pack gifts for the trip home.

These are the gifts we're planning on bringing so far. We have some Bath and Body goodies, a couple lovely WI photography books, WI postcards, candy, the bracelets we made, and a some wonderful American made MagLites. For the children we'll see, we have sidewalk chalk, crayons and paper, animal crackers, some board books, stickers, and doodle drawing boards..








We also started to gather a small pharmacy to take along. We almost never use medication at home, but we don't want to be on the other side of the world and need it. So alas....YIKES!



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Location:Let the Packing Begin

Test Post

Just trying a new blogging to see if this is something we can use for our trip.




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New Pups

Meet Lola (..."she was a show girl") and Moe (a.k.a. Moses and MoeMoe). Yes, what are we thinking? Well just look at those faces. We had to bring them home. :)

This picture is pretty typical.  They can really race around the yard and Lola is always trying to catch up to Moe.

Happy Lola

Content Moe

After 1st Bath

Wet from a Dewey Morning

ATTACK!

They love each other.

Devotion Time

Devotions with Moe, too

Moe is a toy hog.

Life is Rough

Hope Sees Luke for the 1st Time

This is the other video that goes with the one I shared last night.  You'll enjoy this one.  I'm so glad we took the time to set up the camera to capture these moments.