Tuesday, September 22, 2020

August Trip to Virginia

 By: Erin

At the end of August, we took our family vacation to Roanoke, VA, to kayak, hike, and visit our family and friends there.  Due to our longer trip in June and the difficulties the virus has brought, Dad wasn't able to come with us, so we made the trip shorter.  Nevertheless, we had a ton of fun!  We always enjoy being in God's creation and are so thankful for the beautiful places in the world He has given us!

On our way to NC to spend the night with some wonderful friends!

Before having dinner (a Mexican casserole Luke prepared), we sang some songs we'd been working on.

All of us with our wonderful Aunt Emma!

The next day, we drove up to VA and spent the evening with the family we stayed with.  After dinner, we got to play with their recent litter of very friendly Labradoodle Puppies!



The next day, we embarked on our yearly kayak trip in the morning and spent the whole day on the James River.


Passing through the legendary rapid!



Enjoying the water!


Isaac brought his drone and took some pictures of the landscape above our level.



The leaves had already begun falling...


After a fun time on the river, we visited our wonderful Aunt Elizabeth and she threw a mini birthday party for everyone!


The next morning, we had breakfast with a friend we have known for several years.


Then, we went horseback riding!


Joseph and Benjamin did a great job with their horses!



Our whole crew!  It was a beautiful day!

The mini donkey babies were so adorable!

We enjoyed more visits with friends, and delicious pizza!



On the beginning of our drive home on Saturday, there were some interesting cloud formations over the mountains.

We enjoyed going to a church in North Carolina before heading home on Sunday.

"O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: 
the earth is full of thy riches." (Psalm 104:24)

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