Missouri Trip - Day #10

21 March 2018

Our last day with Josh/Holly's family...Last day of camping...

Emma needed a blessing...Around 5:30 in the morning...Garvin

and Josh administered to her...Josh being the mouthpiece.

Later, we met up with Rick and Fran - who took all of us

out to dinner in Jamesport.  Wonderful food!

Fran took Holly, Adam and I to a darling Candle and Country Store...

I got a few candles and got one for Adam...He loved the 

"Blackberry" one.  Holly got a room spray...one for the house...

"Cherry Almond"... What was nice about these candles...is 

that they are made right there in the store...

Unique...combinations of candle aromas...

Garvin and I left Josh and family...drove till

10:30 p.m. - getting a head start for home...Good thing we

did...for we had no idea...what was coming the next...

that delayed us "4" hours in getting home.

Garvin and I camped in Indian Cave State Park...Nebraska...

Final pictures of our camping together...

Getting warmed up...first thing in the morning...

 This was one LONG WORM...

 Each of the children pitched in to

gather wood...and finding ways to

have "fun" at it, also...smile

Michael heaving a log on the pile...

 Esther, Timothy, and Seth...

decided to have some fun

walking on this log...smile

 Timothy adding his contribution to the

wood pile...

 Michael...

Esther...

 Seth...

 More for Esther...

 Michael and Esther

 Matthew

 Timothy...

Michael and Esther brought out their bubbles...

 Seth managed to get some good size bubbles...

 Putting out the campfire...

Got everything all packed up...

and ready to go...

But, before we left the property all together...

had a little target practice...

 Matthew

 Matthew (front) Michael (back)

 Josh choosing which gun to use...

Josh showing Timothy how to handle the gun...

Nothing like tall grass...to play and

hide in...(Timothy)

Missouri Trip - Day #9

Missouri Trip - Day #9

20 March 2018

Camped all day on Josh/Holly's property. It started to rain

and got quite C-O-L-D!!!

Rick and Fran Miller came out in the early evening...

and spent a couple of hours with us.  

Played a card game - "Phase 10" with Josh, Adam, 

Emma and I.  Had to end the game early due to dinner...

After dinner - we set off "fireworks"...

 Results of the "out-of-control" fire...

a few days earlier...smile

Adam and Timothy getting warmed up...

first thing in the morning!

LOVE CAMP FIRES!

smile

 Emma, Matthew, and I went on an

early morning hike...

We found the skull of a "deer"...

 One of the casualties of the fire...

"baby snake"...

 Papa and Josh...

clearing and cutting up whatever they can...

I don't care how old one gets...

"Bubbles" are always a great idea!

smile

 Seth working hard at making a 

"BIG" bubble...Michael observing...

What is a camp-out without

"games" to play!??

 Michael and Timothy

playing a game together...

 Seth, Timothy, and Matthew

playing "Pokemon"

Josh, Esther, Seth, and Adam....

 We all "relax" in our own way...smile

Holly with a book...and Josh...a well...

deserved "nap"...

There is an equation associated with the 

"Smith" family and fireworks...

one never knows...what the 

outcome will be...smile

Fortunately..."most" went straight up...

and some...did not...but,

we didn't have to worry too much...

Josh already nearly burned everything

in sight previously...smile