Mixed Nuts: Day Two at the Lake

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Day Two at the Lake

Day one at the lake is just an arrival day for us. We can get into the house around 4pm, and we use that evening to go grocery shopping and settle in and unpack. So we only took a few pictures on that day.

Day Two for us this year was a Sunday. We started the morning off with Mat's sister Jess and her husband, Tom taking the older kids down by the lake to look around. Arlington, being Arlington, was sitting on the deck kicking her feet and slide further and further until she.......fell in. Of course. She was fine, but upset because she was in her clothes. Jess and Tom panicked a little, but were able to reach in and grab her out of the water. Arlington can swim fairly well, but I knew she would be upset she fell in. We had a good laugh about that one. Arlington told us she wanted to be the first one in the lake.....so she got her wish.

That afternoon, Mat and I had the chance to spend time with another LCA RDH12 family - the Priors. They live right across the border in South Carolina, so we had made plans to meet up at the local children's museum and spend the day together.

I am so glad we had a chance to get together. They didn't have the chance to meet us in Philadelphia when we presented the check to Jean Bennett, so I am glad we got to see them and catch up. This was the first time our kids had a chance to meet each other, and they had a great time.

We had a great time at the children's museum. My kids are at a great age for a place like that, and they ran around for hours exploring.

So it was a great second day. We were home in time for dinner and to spend the evening with the family, so it worked out great.

Enjoy the pictures from our second day.

Finley built a whole little house: