Flying High

This is a picture of the plane Elliott flew today! He and some friends from church went on an outing at an airfield. Each of the boys got their own plane (and pilot of course!) and up they went. He got to fly for a little bit and had a great time. He was supposed to go a couple of weeks ago but he wasn't going to make it because of another competition he was in and then the weather turned bad so they postponed it - it worked out well for him.

This week the kids were off so we went shopping one day with friends at a giant mall about an hour away (we do this every spring) and then shopping again with the same friends plus one at a closer shopping area. We don't buy much of anything of course but it is a fun time. Ashleigh even initiated a home cleaning day and really cleaned up a lot of clutter (of course most of it was hers and Elliotts!).

Today it was in the mid-70's so we went to a friend's yard sale. We wound up buying a large oak entertainment center similar to the ones we have now but for the basement - on the promise that Lucie will organize down there. And we got a really nice Mikasa nautical themed dinnerware set. Finally we will have more than four matching plates! It is really nice. The friends were selling off some estate items so we were happy to bring some of their stuff into our family. Afterward, we came home and cooked out and hung out with friends. We all found we got a little sunburned too! On TV there was an hour long Royal Caribbean special about a cruise on the ship we were on so that brought back some great memories.

Tomorrow Lucie brings her Kid's Church program into the sanctuary for the adults (about 400 of them!). It is quite a production and something everyone looks forward to every year.