S.E.W. & Reap Weekend

A couple of weekends ago, we had our annual S.E.W. (spiritual enrichment weekend) & Reap weekend with our teens at church. We sent the kids to Granddaddy and Grandmama's house for the weekend because we knew there would not be a lot of sleep happening! This year we invited Brad (and Kasey) Perry from Peace Church in Wilson to be our guest speaker. He did such an awesome job and we thoroughly enjoyed our time with them! We met Friday night and went to White Oak for dinner. After dinner, we went back to the church and played some group games and had a time of praise and worship. Brad brought a message about service and how we can serve. Around 10:15 pm, we left the church and went to Garner FWB Church where they were having their annual Rapture House. They did a really good job and we really enjoyed our time there. After Rapture House, we came back to the church and played the Wii, Guitar Hero, Spoons, another card game (I can't remember the name of it) and ate some chocolate and popcorn! Finally, around 3:15 am, we decided we should go to sleep so we could get some work done in the morning! Saturday morning we were supposed to go into some of the surrounding neighborhoods and volunteer to rake leaves, clean up yards, etc. but we woke up to A LOT of rain. So plan B began with Bryan going to Dunkin Donuts and we sugared up on coffee and doughnuts for breakfast! We then decided we would do some work for the church since we couldn't go anywhere else. We cleaned out two of the closets in the church, cleaned the storage building, helped Cindy in the preschool building, vacuumed, etc. We got a lot done and the teens worked hard and did a really good job! Finally, around 3:00 pm, everyone went home and Bryan and I crashed at home. (We had planned to go out on a date, but because of the lack of sleep the night before, we had a date at the house and went to bed early!) It was a really good weekend and I am already looking forward to next year! Here are some pics from the weekend:

Playing a game before our service

It was a really crazy game!

Brad teaching us about being a servant!

Kasey was REALLY listening well!

Brad's Words of Wisdom

Brad leading us in a "pretend" hymn!

Nice shirt Colton! (Is is yours?)

Brad and Kasey Perry :-)

Brad and Kasey loving their baby girl!!!

Waiting to go to Rapture House

Playing Guitar Hero

Jared doing a bad impersonation of Moses playing Guitar Hero!

Brad and Bryan showing the boys how a REAL guitar is played!

Kaitlyn was loving Guitar Hero!

I even became addicted!

Jared and Kyle boxing on the Wii!

Playing Spoons!

Still playing Guitar Hero!

Here is a little proof that we actually did some work. (We were so busy working that I didn't get any pictures other than this one. If you could have seen the before, you would know how much we really did get done!)

Brant's 4th Birthday at the Fair

Brant's birthday was October 20th. Bryce was out of school that day, so we decided to all go and celebrate Brant's birthday at the fair! We had a great time and just enjoyed spending the day together as a family!

Ready to check out the fair!

Brant and Bryce with the robot Oscar (Melia was afraid of him!)

This was another robot, which was really tall, and Melia was completely terrified of him!

Bryce, Melia and Brant waiting for the poodle show to begin.

Bryce and Brant riding the tea cups!

Bryce loved it, but I think it made Brant really dizzy!

Me and the boys on the carousel!

Brant wasn't too sure about it!

Melia and Bryan on the carousel.

Brant on the BIG slide! (He really liked this!)

We all rode the ferris wheel together1

Melia and Bryan enjoying the ferris wheel!

Bryce enjoying the BIG slide!

Tired and ready to go home after a great day at the fair!

Myrtle Beach Trip

Bryan and Jason took a camping/hiking trip in the mountains, so Angela, the kids and I decided to spend a couple of nights in Myrtle Beach. We had a really good time and it helped to pass the time while our "men" were gone! It was a little cold and rainy the second day, but we went to the indoor pool and still had a good time together! Here are a few pictures from our weekend.

Jarred and Melia hanging out under the table!

Logan and Jarred after a long day!

Brant and Bryce ready to get some rest!

I think Melia was a little tired!?!?

Bryce, Brant and Logan enjoying some Wii time!

Bryce lost his second front tooth! He was sooooooo excited!

Logan and Bryce showing off their lack of teeth! (I pulled Logan's front tooth on Friday night and Bryce's on Saturday. They were so excited to be twins!)

Melia and Brant being silly!

Logan, Melia, Jarred, Bryce and Brant

They were really good and we had a great time together!