April 2018

Here are some photos of our wonderful and crazy busy April!

 April 1, it was still spring break at GBS, so we had Rose and Danette staying with us, and Gabby joined us for Sunday dinner and afternoon. We went on a walk at Pride Park and enjoyed the spring that is coming to life.

Daddy, Mother, and their girls

We played a fun game of tether-ball at the park.

After we got home we played Chicken Foot.

 April 3-4, our dear friend and sister Joanna got to come visit us with her friend Ray. Mother was excited to give Joanna the quilt that she made specially for her.

Ray and Joanna went to SWSE class with me, and then we went to the Ark Encounter.

Ray and Joanna

Joanna and me - best friends since we were 7 and 8, when my brother Randy and her sister Joy started dating!

All of us in front of the huge Ark.

When Mother and Daddy got off work, we all went out to eat at Cracker Barrel.

 April 7 - was the wedding of Amy Weddle and Jonathan Kline at our church. I didn't get to go because of work, but my family attended.

That night, we enjoyed keeping the Meltons in our home, who were here for the wedding.

Elizabeth and I enjoyed playing games with the boys.

The Melton boys are very well trained and sweet.

 April 8 - after church we had Danette and her family and grandparents, who were visiting from MI, for dinner.

Danette and her family

 April 12 - I captured some beautiful blossoms.

Against the beautiful blue sky!

Daddy and I started building the platform for our shed. Because of how our yard and concrete is sloped, we had to build something level for the shed to sit on.

Daddy is so smart! God helped him figure out how to do it.

We got a new barbecue! We haven't had one since we moved from Colorado.

 April 15 - Sunday dinner with Danette, Anna, the Glicks, and a high school friend of Mother's who was passing through, Kent Thelen.

Playing Ticket to Ride with the girls.

I was so excited to get this photo in our backyard!

 April 17-19 was IHC in Dayton Ohio. Mother and I went with our friend Retha to help her transport the things for her booth. Jason was there representing GBS, and Randy was for Faith Bible School in SD. It was good to see both of my brothers!

Our pastor, Darrell and Regina Stetler singing.

It was fun to watch the Stetler's grandkids during the services. They're so cute!

Some of the crowd.

Our dear friends, Derold and Kim Hunt.

Retha and Mother at Retha's puppet booth.

Talking with an old friend that we finally got to meet!

Mother with dear friends, the Thompsons

The Dickinson ladies got to sing and play for Women of Worth on the 2nd day.

All the girls. They did a beautiful job!

Visiting with these dear friends, the Fergusons in the lunch line.

It was so fun to get to know Rachelle!

More of the crowd

Retha gave a couple puppets to these missionaries who are going back to Honduras.

God's Bible School and College choir and orchestra one evening service.

Bro. David Spivey spoke a penetrating and wonderful message to the youth on the last day.

 April 20 - beautiful spring around GBS

This was on VIP day at GBS.

Eating ice-cream with friends Kimberly and Katie.

Elizabeth took this photo of me at GBS with my violin.

 April 21 - Actually putting the shed together!

Mother and Daddy did most of it till they had to have another set of hands!

Then I got home from work just in time to get to help put the roof on.

April 22 - it was fun to take pictures after church of the Harms family!

After lunch that day, we went to Doe Run Park for a walk, and it turned into a hike pretty quickly.

We found so many beautiful things, like these blue-bells in a clearing.

So thankful for my parents, who love each other faithfully every day, even more now than 35 years ago when they got married.

Elizabeth sitting by the creek

Spying someone kissing, through the trees!

So gorgeous.

Very interesting rock layers.

April 24 - Daddy painted our guest room, and fixed holes in the walls.

This spring was so amazing, I'm telling you. I tried to drink it in as much as I could.

Lilacs

Wisteria

April 27 - supper out on the deck

Daddy and Mother got earth boxes to have a little garden in.

Planting tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, and flowers.

The guest room all done and ready for some guests!

April 29 - Sunday dinner with Danette, the Asbells, the Harms, and Kendra.

Little Kaden Asbell

One last photo with Kendra, as she will be moving back home soon.

  Our Sunday afternoon walk with Danette and the Harm parents.

An iris with water drops on it.

Steve and Korin trying to play their horns dandelion stems! :)

April 30 - Kenny and Vicky Thompson got to stay an evening and night with us. Daddy and Mother have known them most of their lives.

Mother and Vicky

One last flower picture for ya'll! See ya next month!