The last weekend in August we attended the annual St. Louis Mennonite Fellowship retreat at a nearby state park. It was a really beautiful setting with lots of activities for kids and adults. The girls and I traveled to a nearby creek with some of the other families (Ben was crawling through a cave at the time)
I was amazed at Phoebe's bravery when walking through the water, even after she fell in face first! Her bravery may not seem that momentous but she often claims to be scared of things like riding in a stroller if it does not have a bar across her lap and won't walk off the porch without holding someone's hand because there is a two inch drop. We are going to have our work cut out for us as we encourage her to explore her world... we will keep you posted on how that goes!
Audra also surprised me with her willingness to catch minnows, crayfish, and water bugs. If you look closely you will see a small fish in the net - yeah its dead.
The "little friends"
We all made new friends during the weekend and deepened our relationships with others but Phoebe and Audra won over Matt and Jen (a super cute couple just a bit younger than Ben and I). Phoebe often tried to convince Jen to share her treats with her - as you can see she was able to finagle an ice cream cone and proceeded to finish it herself.
We can't wait to go again next year!
2 comments:
Sounds like fun! Just wondering if you told Audra the fish was dead. I laughed, and would laugh even harder if she thought she had a live fish. :)
Oh she totally thought she caught a live fish. After carrying it around for a few minutes one of the boys told her it was dead but she still did not want to put it back in the water.
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