The second half of our Texas trip was spent at the Bowyer house. Also like family, the Bowyer’s have been close to our family since I was three. Devin graduated from highschool this past weekend, which is why we made our trip to Texas. I am so upset that the few pictures I took with them didn’t turn out. I always fail to get photos with them. Ugh.
Last summer, I was assistant girls’ dean at ASI Youth for Jesus for the month of July. A majority of the girls I deaned happen to be from the Keene area. I miss them all, and decided to pull together a last-minute lunch with as many of them as could make it. Here’s me with 6 of my lovely ladies at Joe’s Pizza and Pasta, a family favorite.
Some of the energy I thrived on last summer…
A Joe’s tradition: when Dave and I were younger, the cashier would give us a quarter after every meal to get a gumball out of the machine. Now that we are older and aren’t given quarters, we use our own to carry on the tradition.
As I mentioned previously, the rest of our weekend was a whirlwind of graduation events. Dedication Friday night, potluck Sabbath, and actual graduation Saturday night. Justin and Devin left early Sunday morning to work at summer camp, leaving us with a day to spend at their house without them. We met Kim, the girls, Dale, Ryan, and Marlise for lunch at… you guessed it! Joe’s! Then, the girls came over to Bowyer’s house to swim. When we first got into the pool, Shaylee could not swim. Miss Karen and I worked with her the majority of the time we were out there, and by the time we were done, she was swimming like a little fish. Still needs some practice, but can swim by herself now! Yay, Shaylee!
While we worked with Shay in the shallow end, Brenna dominated the diving board.
Momma Kim watches on from the sidelines…
The diving board is twice the fun when David jumps off of it with you!
Shay eventually got brave and ventured off the board herself
The lovely swim instructor and her pupil
Kenzie had been sick up until Sunday, so she took it easy with us in the shallow end. She still managed to have a good share of fun, though.
Swimmin’ by herself!
And now for my final photo from our Texas visit. I was downstairs working on the computer when Mom sent me a text message. To expedite the process, she soon appeared at the office door. “You’ll never guess what Decker’s doing!” she exclaimed. Decker, my stuffed bear, had been left sitting on my bed upstairs. “Come see!” she instructed, before racing ahead of me up the stairs. As soon as my eyes caught sight of my teddy bear, I burst into laughter. “He’s been getting into the Cheetos,” Mom said with mock-disapproval plastered on her face. We both spent some time in hysterics before removing the temptation from the poor bear. Probably would have been better for us if we’d just let him finish them! Mom, you’re too funny! Thanks for making me laugh!
Again, Texas was a treat. After being gone for two weeks, however, I was extremely relieved to walk into my precious bedroom. Nothing is quite so comfortable and dear to my heart as my down comforter and fluffy white pillows! I’m a busy woman and will be traveling more soon. But for now, this is goodbye!
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Very cute! Love the swim pics. I guess we missed Dave jumping off the diving board with Brenna on his shoulders. Shaylee is so excited that she is swimming. She is loving looking at the pics.