1623

1623. Camping with the family.

1622. A clear night and beautiful weather.

1621. Teaching my daughter what the big dipper is.

1620. Playing putt-putt with kids who don't care about the rules.

1619. Eating donuts for breakfast.

1618. The people in the next campsite who helped us out when the wood we bought turned out to be too wet to burn.

1617. Jonathan deciding to go to bed all by himself.

1616. Walking Bethany around the campsite and singing to her until she fell asleep on my shoulder.

1615. Then sitting around the fire with her for a while, snuggling her and listening to her breathe.

1614. A nice fire to sit around with Paul... and Lainee, who just wanted to stay up.

1613. Getting time to myself at the fire after everyone else went to bed.

1612. The sleepiness that comes at the end of a full day.

1611. The lady that let Bethany pet her dog.

1610. The skunks we saw.

1609. The geese.

1608. S'mores... with kids who don't realize that, at the time, the fire wasn't hot enough to roast any marshmallows. They just ate and were happy.

1607. Paul getting up with Bethany at 6 am and entertaining her for two hours until I got up.

1606. Manual labor - helping do the landscaping at church. And seeing the results of it.

1605. Waking up with the kind of aches that remind you that you did something worthwhile.

1604. Serving.