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| Along the way, we stopped at a rest-stop to eat our sack lunches. We had meatloaf sandwiches, bananas, pretzels, and cookies. Then it was on the road again! |
We were very happy when we finally arrived at our grandparents’ house! Since the weather was good, and rain was forecasted for Saturday, we decided to do some outside work before dinner. We worked for awhile cleaning out some of their flower beds, picking up sticks in the yard, etc. I’m afraid I didn’t get any pictures of the work! I was too busy working! J
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| Some of us went grocery shopping and picked up dinner for the night: pizza and breadsticks! We had a nice evening catching up with our grandparents. Then it was off to bed! |
After sleeping in Saturday morning, we enjoyed a breakfast of muffins, oranges, and cheese. Since it was cold and rainy outside, we spent the day inside working on projects, cooking, and relaxing!
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| Josiah has been building “Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction,” and he built a penny bomb this weekend. But before he set off any bombs, he made sure he had safety gear: a pair of head phones, and my purple sunglasses. J |
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| It worked! The cap paper wrapped around the penny puffed with smoke when he threw it on the ground. He was quite pleased! |
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| My project for the weekend was planning my garden! I brought along my well-marked gardening books and planned out what I’m going to plant, and how I will arrange things in my garden. I’m trying some companion-planting techniques this year that will hopefully improve my produce and reduce pests. But more on that another time! |
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| Josiah and Mom looked at some of the items on sale at Vision Forum while we were there. Josiah especially enjoyed looking at the LEGO sets for sale. J |
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| Ben and Dad vacuumed the screens in the windows for our grandparents. Now they can enjoy the fresh outdoor air whenever the weather decides to warm up for good! |
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| We girls cleaned the basement a bit by dusting and vacuuming. |
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| This photo probably looks a bit random, but there’s a story behind it! This is everybody’s favorite cabinet: Grandma and Grandpa’s snack cabinet! They always have it stocked with cookies, granola bars, crackers, hot chocolate, and other goodies we don’t normally have at home. We enjoy having some “special” snacks while visiting them! J |
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| Anyway, where was I? Oh yes, Saturday afternoon. The kids watched “Mr. Bean’s Holiday” in the basement. |
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| Roma also made a pan of walnut brownies to go with our dinner. |
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| Mommy made her delicious Crock Pot Pork with Vegetables, rice, salad, and Cuban Bread (recipe coming soon!) |
Sunday morning we had a delicious breakfast of cinnamon rolls, cantaloupe, and scrambled eggs. Grandpa came with us to church that morning. For the sermon, the Pastor gave a dramatic monologue on Judges 11. In his monologue, he tells the story of Jephthah from the perspective of his brother. He did a great job! He then talked about Jephthah’s vow to sacrifice his daughter, and how it was unnecessary. The point of his sermon was how important it is for us to have a solid understanding of scripture. If Jephthah had known what the Torah said about redeeming vows, he wouldn’t have sacrificed his daughter. It was a great sermon!
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| We returned to Grandma and Grandpa's and had sandwiches for lunch before heading towards home. We’re always sad to leave our grandparents' house, but we look forward to seeing them again soon! We love them so much! |
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