June 2017

Here's how June has gone:

Matt and I have been going on some pretty fun dates!  One weekend we went biking and paddleboarding at Stonewall Jackson Lake.  So fun!

 The next weekend, we went on the "Strawberry Moon Kayak Tour" at night down the Buckhannon River.  It was so magical!  The clouds covered the full moon, but our way was lit by millions of tiny fireflies!  The tour took about 2.5 hours, and we were soaking wet by the time we got home!  Worth it!

We love our Sunday evening drives.  One Sunday, we drove way out to Indian Camp road to the "Normal School" that was built in 1918!  100 years old!  The door was unlocked, so we got to wander around among the original school desks and pews.  The original outhouses were even still out back!

We've been putting our free time to good use by going on lots of hikes!  This one is at Audra State Park:

We got to see a lot of family over Father's Day weekend. Noel brought her baby home to meet his Great Grandpa!

Joel and Matt headed off to a very cool Aaron Priesthood Encampment at the Summit Bechtel Preserve in southern WV.  There were 2500 boys there, not counting leaders!  The place is huge though, with room to house 40,000 Boy Scouts!

After Girl's Camp and Aaronic Priesthood Encampment, it was time for our big trip west!  I drove the kids by myself this year so Matt could spend the most days on our actual vacation.  The kids were great and the trip was fine!