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Church Retreat

This past weekend, our family enjoyed some time at Camp Mennoscah.  It was our church's weekend to take over the camp, and we had a good time.  Just having a chance to be out in nature and worship with others in that setting is special.  There were games of carpet ball and 4-square, there were canoe rides (almost a first for me), s'mores, a campfire, and lots of great food and fellowship - and there might have been some score-checking on the KSU vs. OU football game on our van radio.  

We spent the night in a cabin, and I anticipated that I would not get much sleep.  I was right - I ended up going to the van during the night because Cambry kept coughing, Chelan kept snoring, and Delaney's head was butted up right up next to mine.  I'm a light sleeper to begin with, so this night in a cabin didn't help matters!  Needless to say, I was happy for coffee on Sunday morning because I didn't sleep in the van either!

Thank you, retreat planners - our family had a great time out there!



Carpet Ball
Ready for bed
Ready for bed - Delaney did NOT sleep on the top.  This is a good thing
because she did fall out of bed during the night.  Chelan had thought
ahead and placed a mattress on the floor by her bed!
Breakfast with Jake
Levi having fun on the canoe dock
Burkholder family race
Levi took good care of Delaney!
Cambry's first ride - I went with Chelan and Cambry later
Poor Kendall!  On the way out of the canoe, it tipped
and he fell in - it was a cold morning!
Kids leading actions during the worship service - "Who's the King
of the Jungle?"
I'm afraid Delaney became a bit of a wanderer during
the worship service.  She found her cousin, Addi!



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