Happy Birthday!!

OK. Today is someone's birthday. Take a guess who this is....... This one isn't too hard. Happy Birthday Greg!! No wonder our kids are so stinkin cute!! We just wanted to let you know that we love you and that you are the best dad and husband in the world. Love, Anna, Megan, and Seth.

Crack Me Up

The other day Seth was singing the B I B L E song. He was kind of saying something for a while and you couldn't tell what he was saying and then he would say, "Bible." He loves music and singing. Today Mom was getting after Megan for something and I think she told her to sit down and Megan said, "Would you just be patient with me?" I am trying to be patient right now while kids are climbing over me and trying to put a blanket over my head! What a blast. Oh, I guess I should tell you that Seth can drink by himself now from a cup without a lid! He started doing it last night. He is holding the cup and everything. I got a pic but I haven't downloaded it yet.

More This and That

I can't believe that I forgot to put Trenton's pic on here! He had a blast driving the jet ski. This is Rodney's oldest boy.
We promised Meg before camp that if she would let us get rid of the cats that have shown up around our house that we would get her a little pool after we got home. Here it is. Seth just wants to play on the outside. I have tried to get him to get in but he isn't real sure about it. I hope to get to go swimming in Grandbear's pool when we go to Philly. I hope Seth will like it when I get in with him.
Here are the kids eating breakfast after they got the pool. They were anxious to get outside so this was the only way that I could get them to be interested at all in eating. (I don't know where they get that from.)
Megan playing with her new neighbor friends. We are so happy to have them for neighbors. All four of the kids are so good. the other two are older. Even the 15 year old will get down on the floor and play with the kids.

Brookville Lake

Last weekend Trenton and Benjamin were at mom's house for a few days. Last summer when they came over Greg and I took them camping. We all had a good time so we said that we wanted to take them again this year. Well, we weren't able to take them out very long. We just went out for one night but we did have a nice time. Rodney and Melinda met us there and stayed with us. We are wanting to do it again before the boys have to go back to school. I hope we can squeeze it in. Here are a few pics that were taken.
This is the long train that we had going to Brookville. Greg did a great job pulling it all.
This is Megan directing her daddy while he parks the camper after we got home. He told her where to stand and told her the hand signals. She did a good job.
Here she is telling him to come on back.
Here is her stop hand signal.

This is the cubby in the front of the boat. It is actually a bed but it doesn't get used very much. As you can see that is where life vest get stored. Seth hadn't had a nap all day and it was about 6:00pm. He crashed. It is a nice place to get them out of the sun. There is also a place where you can open the door to let air blow through.
Greg and Seth on the wave runner.
Rodney is the first one to dump the jet ski. Here he is getting back on. Yes, Benjamin still wants to ride even though his daddy dumped him.
Rodney and his boys swimming around the boat.
Dad on Jet ski.

Rodney and Benjamin. On the jet ski.
Trenton, Meg, and I Swimming around the boat. Megan didn't care for that too much. She ended up getting back in the boat.
Greg and Seth on Jet ski.
Meg and I.
This didn't last long because we didn't have enough room for every one's hands.

New Neighbors

The house that my brother had built next door to us was up for sale. I had some concerns of who our new neighbors would be. I was praying that someone would move in with good kids who would play with our kids. The house sold and we gathered that it was a single dad with four kids but he only had that kids every other weekend. The good news is that he and his wife are getting back together this summer and are going to get married again! I am not very good about going over and introducing myself to someone and just start talking. Well, Greg has talked to the man several times out in the yard but I have never had the courage to do anything other then wave. (what a dork) The other night Greg was over talking to them and the woman was there with the kids. They asked him if we wanted to come over for birthday cake. The oldest girl was turning 15. We went over and had the nicest time. Of course we had no card but what 15 year old doesn't like money. The whole family was super nice! Megan and Seth had a blast and really didn't want to go home. They have a boy 4, girl 6(she and Meg hit it off very well), girl 12, and then the oldest birthday girl 15. We are wanting to take the kids to VBS. The mom acted like it would be great. This is an answer to prayer.

Alexx

Alexx is a boy from the community that came to our church camp. He is a really neat kid. He turned 15 while we were there and no one in his family even told him Happy Birthday. I went to town and got him a present from Greg and I. Mom also had me pick up something from her. Our selection of stores isn't much around the camp so I headed to good old Walmart. He was wanting some long sleeve shirts so I got him a couple with matching ties. He was really happy with them. He has called us 3 or 4 times today. He loves the Lord and is trying to serve him. Please keep Alexx in your prayers. He is also known as Double X because of the way that his name is spelled. He was looking forward to going to youth camp this week but he called us this evening to tell us that his dad wasn't going to let him go. He was really bummed out about it. I felt so sorry for him. He really needs your prayers.
Alexx opening his gift from Greg and I.
Alexx with the women that he had nick names for. My mom, Alexx, Sis. Dicken, and Angie Dicken.

Church Camp

Ok here are come pics from chruch camp andsome from before church camp.

This is of the Kids program. Megan is in the front beside the mic stand. Pig tales and white shirt.
Kids program> One of the best children's workers.

Megan and Emma on slide.
Seth playing with his 4th of July head set from Uncle Tom and Aunt Bev. (Not really Aunt and Uncle but we claim them)
Pic in lunch line.
Getting ready for program. Meg in white T-shirt with red sleaves.
Marching up to stage.

Chrisopher, Jennifer, and Jessica singing. Christopher and Jennifer were the singers this year. They did a nice job.
Aunt Teresa giving Seth some candy. He thought that every time that Aunt Teresa gave him candy that he needed to get down like her.
Meg on playground.
Kids in camper. Too much church camp.
Megan and Seth teaching the bird how to say a memory verse. That was so cool!

Sis Manley, Sis Faith, Yvonne with Andrew's Baby.
Andrew Manley Family
Seth singing in church
Seth with Greg's new blue tooth.

This is not a real razor.
I love these pics of Seth "shaving."
Shaving with daddy.
Seth with my blue tooth.
Prayer time around the alter.