On Saturday, August 1, Seth left for a missions trip to Alaska with our church. They went to work at a kid's outdoor camp there (in a remote part of Alaska)--a lot of manual labor. The kids were saying goodbye to daddy (without the full realization of how long he'd be gone).
The team...
While Seth was gone, the kids and I headed to Roxbury to stay at the cabin with my grandparents, Michelle and the kids and my cousin and his family. This worked out super well because I love going there and it fell over the time Seth was gone so we didn't have to be home alone for 8 days.
The kids were VERY busy for the 5 days we were there--barrel train rides, tons of bike riding, kids church, the playground, giant sand box, exploring, "fox" and "raccoon" hunting, camp fires, kids carnivals and so much more. They were TIRED.
That sure is a lot of kids at the cabin kitchen table at lunchtime!
Peanut relaxing on the porch...
After a trip to the gift shop for some balls, flashlights, sweatshirts and other fun things.
Addison and Kenna taking a Frozen movie break!
It worked out so well. Addison LOVED the little kids' church (i.e. a glorified nursery) which allowed Carter to come with me to hear the speakers at night. We sat outside each night (just me and him; the others sat inside) and it was so great. He worked quietly on his workbooks and I actually got to listen this year! HA!
We brought the toddler bed mattress which perfectly fit in the little space at the end of the bed. They took turns sleeping in it each night (and the other one got to sleep up in bed with mommy).
The cabin kitchen
Quite the bike line-up :)
We had a great, chaotic time and we were TIRED when we got home (and still had many nights before daddy got home). It was the first time in several years I was able to go to camp for more than just an overnight or a weekend, so I really enjoyed being able to go. And, it actually worked out REALLY well because cell signal is rough at camp and Seth had absolutely none where he was in Alaska so it made not talking easier (though we had no choice anyway).
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