Fun Times Four

All four granchildren are visiting for a couple weeks at Ma and Pa's house ~ Grace and Grant, Darren and Amelia.

Here are a few pictures of our adventures this week.

Pictures at church:

Pictures at Play:

Camp out night

Our first injury, a bump on the noggin  :(
But Darren is a survivor  :)

Love this great weather for playing outside!
 

We love Imagination Station!

I'm dizzy!!!

Who needs dolls when you have the real deal!!
Grace is my Big Helper!

The kids room will never be the same!!!

 

LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER
   When Jennie was about 18 months old, her Grampa Breece was working on their refrigerator.  She's always been fascinated with how things work and what they look like on the inside.  So she was Grampa's little shadow while he worked.  Finally it came time to put the refrigerator back together.  Grampa couldn't find the screws and nuts and bolts he needed.  He insisted he had carefully placed them all in one spot.  Jennie had lost interest after the job was done and wandered off and he was sure that she must have done something with them.  You don't get much of an explanation if you ask a toddler what they have done with something and she didn't have any pockets (she loved pockets and carrying treasures around). So it was a mystery until Gramma wondered if Jennie had put them inside her one-piece sun suit in place of a pocket.  The mystery was solved when Gramma patted her little bottom and heard the "chink, clink" of metal screws, nut, and bolts.

   Amelia, Darren and Grant were playing in the garage and having a great time.  I thought I'd better check on them and found AJ playing in the tool box.  It so happens she had pockets today and I noticed a definite "chink, clink" when I picked her up.  The picture shows the treasures I found in her pockets.  The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, as they say.

ALL TOGETHER ~ HAVING FUN





Grant, Grace, Amelia, and Darren, my four Treasures!!

Darren and Grace down by the creek



Amelia, practicing her tai chi

 

Darren and Grant, working hard at playing under the big pine



A monkey in a tree? How can that be!
Gracie is learning the joys of tree climbing

AJ can go up and down the slide all by herself!



REAL QUALITY

AMELIA JANE BROWN

Things of real quality last for generations.
AJ's dress was made by Great-Grandma Roseland Breece.
Worn by several granddaughters, now a great-granddaughter.
Quality handiwork made with great care by arthritic hands,
stitched with love.

MEMORY VERSE INTERPRETATIONS

     When we got in the car to go to church, Darren said, "I'm going to say to the teacher, 'Let us do good to all people.'"  That's the memory verse he  learned two weeks ago.  Amazing!

      Sure enough, when we got to Sabbath School and it was time for the memory verse, he said to the teacher:  "Lettuce do good to all people.  I like to eat lettuce too.  And you know what?  I'm hungry!!"

 

DARREN-ISMS HEARD AT CHURCH TODAY

 

The kids were just finishing their Cheerios snack and Darren went to the Sabbath School Teacher and said, "Jesus, I would like some more, please."  I'm so glad he remembered his good manners...for Jesus!

EVERYONE who met Darren today was told:  "My name is Darren.  My police officer name is Darren but my nickname is D."  (That speeding ticket experience really made an impression, Mama.)

When talking to a friendly church lady, Darren informed her (after introducing himself, see above):  "I have a girlfriend."  The lady asked what his girlfriend's name is and Darren responded:  "Rikki.  Her name is Rikki."

Campmeeting 2012 Highlights

New hats and flip-flops, ready for fun!



 Lots of interesting things to do in class.

 

Just dropped Gracie at her class

Gracie's lessons were about the Israelites in Egypt.
She learned to walk like an Egyptian.

Bedtime, all of us in one room..... cozy! 

           The Big Book Sale

Gracie wanted to raise her hand every time they held up a book!

Campmeeting Yummies!!!

Playtime Fun!!!!

 

 

Run! Grant, Run!

 Prayer Garden and Fountain

We took some time off and went swimming.

Thanks, Nana and Grampa!!!!

Cool pool time in class

That's Gracie in the middle of the Slip n Slide!

Grant learned how to shower all by himself

All clean!

On our first day at home, Pa and I fixed breakfast in bed for

the Best Kids at Campmeeting!!!!!!