VBS at The Shift
Wyatt, Cooper, and I volunteered to help with VBS at our church while the littles attended. Always pretty chaotic but the girls had a great time and Cooper made some new little friends.
Cooper and Titus
These are late nights
Grass
It's Growing...
Sunday Outings
Sadie is finishing up her last practices at Level One which means we have a little time to kill after church. Today we filled the time with Costco.
If you can't see that's Dog-Dog and Aristokitty hanging out the left window and Baby Yoda out the right.
Pumpkins
We found some pumpkins growing out in the pasture so the kids tried to transplant them before the goats get them.
Youth Camping Trip
Sadie, Wyatt, and Cooper attended a weekend camping trip with our youth group. While they were gone the little girls enjoyed some sleepovers on the new couch and a trip out for frozen yogurt.
The kids left Friday evening to go camping out in Lincoln City. On Saturday night we got a call saying Wyatt had been stung by a hornet and had a rash covering his entire body within about 4 minutes. They'd given him Benadryl but as this wasn't a typical reaction for him we decided to have them head towards a hospital as they were about 30 minutes from the nearest one. By the time he got to the hospital in Dallas where we meet them he was throwing up and swelling more and just feeling terrible. Thankfully they rushed him in quickly and got him taken care of. He didn't end up needing epinephrine this time but we are now owners of an epi-pen. Yay!!! Just Kidding. It was not a fun experience for Wyatt or Sadie who was left at camp really shaken up by the whole thing, but we were so thankful for the kind nurses and I think God even used this experience to strengthen and work in Sadie. He's always at work. Nothing is wasted.
Goodbye Scaffolding!!!
Can't even tell you what a great day this was. We're so excited to have the scaffolding torn down AND to have Brandon off of it. Shortly after hanging his last piece it broke free and really scared us. Thankful Brandon is done and safe.
I almost pooped my pants face. Imagine me rolling my eyes now. This ones just for him :)
Ya that vertical board was screwed into the cross section. Not leaning against the house.
Grandpa
Grandpa came for a visit this August! We enjoyed dinner together, a walk around the refuge, and some Mandalorian.
Volleyball Tryouts
Then Monday morning it was right to Volleyball tryouts which meant daily doubles Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and single practices in the evenings Tuesday and Thursday. This year was particularly stressful as Sadie was competing against on of her best friends for a position which really just stinks anyway you cut it. There were 4 setters trying out and one is a senior which means they needed 2 on J.V. and 1 on varsity. Long and short of it.... such a stressful week.
Both Sadie and Payton ended up making the Varsity team which was finally announced on Friday afternoon. I had to laugh because Sadie's not really a crier but she cried from excitement and sheer exhaustion! We are sooo proud of her and excited for this upcoming season which officially starts next Thursday, Back to School night, when they play in a Jamboree followed by a Friday trip to Redmond to play in a tournament. Full Send as Sadie says!
Celebratory Boba Drinks!
And right into getting ready for the season.
The team already had a short article published about them.
LET'S GO!!!
