Smith Mountain Lake

Last week we took a vacation to Smith Mountain Lake. We stayed at a lake house belonging to a family in the church, and it was a wonderful getaway.

The week allowed for fishing,

and all three kids were successful.

Cole especially loved fishing every day!

 We also got to paddle board and kayak.

And we swam, rode the jet skis, and pulled the kids on tubes.  (I even took a tube ride myself one afternoon!)

One morning we went to the local beach and played in the sand for a few hours.

We're so thankful for our time away and are very appreciative of such generosity shown toward us.

Mead's piano recital

Summer is flying by, and I've barely taken any photos to capture what's been going on!  Here are a few pictures from Mead's piano recital back in early June.

The recital was the day after we moved, and Mead did wonderfully, especially considering all the transition we had going on and the little amount of time she was able to practice while our piano was being moved!

Miss Patti had a great group of students - this was only half of them since she split the recital between two dates.

I'm proud of Mead for her hard work in learning piano, and I'm looking forward to hearing her music again this fall when lessons start back up.