Be Still, Have Faith, & Teach On!

We have been really busy this past week! Lots of great experiences! We stretched outside of our comfort zones this week and learned a lot! Monday the kids had a 4H meeting where they were supposed to go play Frisbee Golf and have a picnic, but I was not feeling well so we stayed home. I was bummed that they had to miss it, but sometimes those things happen.  Dad took Savannah to 4H practice Monday evening for district competition. Tuesday was District Competition Day. We got up early and took off to the school where it was to be held.  We have never been. There were way more people there than I imagined would be. Logan's area was crop and seed identification.  He placed 1st. Savannah's area was Fashion Review Dressy Constructed. She placed 2nd.  I am so proud of both of them! They both worked very hard on their projects! Wednesday Logan and Savannah got to go give a talk, along with others from one of their 4H groups, to our local Rotary chapter....

This week we tagged along with Dad again for another week away.  I keep telling him we can't count it as a vacation, but it really was. I dislike going to the city very much, but it was a week away from cooking, cleaning, laundry, and chores. The kids had a great time. We stayed in a nice hotel with a nice pool.  The kids and I stayed in the hotel most of the time, we went to the fitness center and pool each day. We also worked on some school work and 4H competition stuff. We did get out some.  We are up to the Civil War in American History, so we went to Reed's Battelfield and a museum of military history. We learned quite a bit about the Civil War in Arkansas. We also went to Pinnacle Mountain State Park. We went to the visitor center and museum.  We also hiked a trail.  They had several paved trails to choose from. I guess the thing that stuck out most to me about this trip was ...

This past week, we got to enjoy some time in the mountains.  I know I have mentioned it before, but I love the mountains!!  It was a great week.  This post will be mostly pictures, but I did want to say how thankful I am to have gotten to spend a week with family and friends at Petit Jean Mountain! We had a great cabin.  Everyone was so nice! Our first hike to Cedar Falls. Our friends and us stayed in this beautiful pool, alot! Overlook at the Arkansas River Valley and possible gravesite of Petit Jean. Inside the museum/nature center CCC monuments At the lake. At the Museum of Automobiles with JFK, Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, and Elvis. A stop by a Pioneer Cabin.. At a class on bears in Arkansas. At the sunset tour overlook spots. Taking a virtual tour of some hikes we didn't get to...