Summer Time Fun!

We have been so busy having fun this summer!  Here are some of the highlights!

 Nana taught us a neat trick at Red Lobster

 PJ Party in Mimi's bed!

 

 Best Friends 

 Moon Dough (flour and baby oil)

The kids' first time bowling.  They didn't understand letting one person bowl twice and then letting the next person bowl so we gave up and I let them bowl one right after another.  In the end, it looks like Silas won :)

 

 Fun playdate with Kenan 

 The kids turned into cows before we got to Chick-Fil-A!  This earned us some free food!

 Playing in the mud puddle!

Hehe

Fun in the water

The twins have really impressed us with all they are learning to do in the pool.  Gabe and Eden have figured out that they can touch the bottom of the pool in the shallow end although Eden has to be on her tippy toes to reach.  Last year, Eden would not jump into the pool, get her hair wet, or allow you to let go of her while in the water.  This year she's jumping in the water and holding her breath to go under.  Gabe is learning to swim.  He has figured out how to kick himself under the water and is beginning to propel himself forward while holding his breath!  He's a little bit taller than Eden so he has an advantage to learning to swim.  Silas is still a bit too small for his life jacket so he isn't able to control his body while in the pool.  He won't let anyone let go of him while in the water.  It takes a lot of courage for him to jump into the pool.

Our Mini Vacation: Rumbling Bald Resort

At the end of the summer, Daryl's company provided a long weekend vacation for their employees to the Rumbling Bald Resort on Lake Lure.  This trip couldn't have come at a better time, right before Daryl and I leave for Mozambique. 

 We didn't really spend a lot of time at the lake because the kids loved the pool, water park, and lazy river.

Saturday was a rainy day so we decided to find something fun to do, indoors.  We  didn't realize that we were going to have to drive for an hour but we found a neat place for the kids to play that allowed them to dress up, slide, and bounce on inflatables. 

 On our way back to the cabin we stopped to eat at Golden Corral.  The kids discovered cotton candy and love it!

Daryl's company had a photo booth and a nice dinner for everyone that came to the lake.  We even won an iPad mini!

Daryl's Ordination

Daryl sought to be ordained by a panel of pastors before we leave for the mission field.  This process is quite consuming and very labor intensive.  Daryl studied, read, and prayed a lot before sitting before a panel of eight men who asked him Biblical questions.  At the end of the questioning, we were dismissed to the hallway while they deliberated.  When we came back into the room, they informed us of their decision to ordain Daryl as a pastor.

The following Wednesday, was Daryl's ordination ceremony.  John Clagett gave a charge to the church and Rob Decker gave a charge to Daryl using 2 Timothy 2:3-4.  The men on the panel prayed over Daryl and encouraged him as he continues the process to full time missions.

Those on the panel include several pastors from our church: Rob Decker, Lead Pastor, Shean Phillips, Young Adults Pastor, Jared Hoots, High School Youth Pastor, Tim Gerber, Children's Pastor, and Dick Lockheart, Care Ministries Director.  Other panel members include John Clagett, former pastor and Bible professor, Chris Byrne, Senior Pastor of New Friendship Baptist, and Scott Wilkinson, Senior Pastor of Summer Oaks Presbyterian.