A little Update

Hello Everyone! :D

Sorry for not updating a little sooner! :) We have been pretty busy - we went to the lake (where I left off at! :) ), which was fun! :) I will start there, I guess! :D

Well, first off, Dad, Hannah, Dani, Greg, Amanda, Samuel, and I were the only people that came! :) The rest stayed at home. It was VERY relaxing! :D The first day we got there, it was pretty late in the afternoon. We immediately got into our swim suits, and I got in a kayak and that was fun! Skimming across the water is a lot of fun... you feel so relaxed! It was VERY nice to get away to the lake for that little bit! :) Peanut came too... she was barking the whole time we were all down at the water... :( Poor thing! :) Anyway, everyone got in the water, except for me! I don't especially like the water. But, I had fun in the kayak... After our little swim, we got some dinner ready... we had macaroni salad the girls had made at home, and some hamburgers, which dad grilled for us. After our dinner, we played some card games - Greg and dad did some card tricks. That was very fun! :) A lot of laughing was involved with that. Then, Dad read us out of Fox's Book of Martyrs. Then we all zonked off to sleep! :D

Next morning, we had blueberry waffles, eggs and bacon. We let the food settle in our stomachs, and we looked at the lake's picture albums... VERY fun! :D And then we all went out to the lake. I got in a kayak again, and I was on the VERGE of getting in, but I decided not to. I liked my kayak. We had a race, we didn't start at the same point though! :) Amanda won, then Greg, then myself! :) Good for Greg! He hadn't done it before! Plus, he was in a canoe... which was a little harder! :D Well, there was an exciting happening then! Dani, Hannah, Dad, and Samuel were all in a rowboat, and Greg was in the canoe. Well, Dad and Greg got into a splashing fight, and during that, someone managed to tip the rowboat over! (On accident, of course!) So, Samuel went under, and came right back up... screaming! :) The flipflops were floating away on the water, which we caught, but it must have been quite the experience! :) A little added excitement! :D After swimming, we all went up to the cabin for lunch. Then, we sat around.... and sat around... dad took a nap, it was a relaxing time! :D Well, the Altmeyer's (the owners of the lake cabin, and VERY good friends) came, and I actually got in the water!!! :) I jumped off the diving board, and I had a lot of fun. After we all finished swimming, we went inside, and we had hot chocolate, and played card games! It was a lot of fun! :) So, that's all about the lake! :) We had a VERY good time!

And yesterday... Greg had his graduation party! Oh my! It was VERY fun! So many people came, and I just can't really describe it. Greg gave a wonderful speech, mom got up and made a little speech, he had his table with photos, and music fest medals, and and a whole bunch of stuff. And many, many dear friends came, and it was a MUCH better turn-out then any of us expected. It was fun to fellowship, and talk, and eat (Haha! :) ), and I served carrot cake! :) We had delicious homemade (sort of!) punch! I can tell you the secret recipe! :)

1 Gingerale
2 Cranapple juice

Mix those together! It's SO good! :D And today, I'm not sure what we are doing, but I hope you all have a wonderful day! :)

God Bless,
~Emily