Everyone is gone, my house is quiet, and kind of cold and empty. (I mean, it won't be a permanent have everyone gone, more of a most people are gone until tonight thingy...)
But Thom, Mom, and Dad left early this morning to go to the MTC and I have no idea when they'll be home, Thom I won't see for two years and I am going to miss him like crazy! I mean, he's only been gone for two hours and I already miss him!
Val left Monday night, Chuck left Tuesday morning, Dieuwke and the kids left today....I'm feeling extremely alone. I don't like being alone.
The preceding days to Thom's departure have been very very fun though! On Sunday afternoon we did stick pulls and leg wresting and had games. (Chuck TOTALLY kicked butt on the stick pull for males but I would like to proudly announce that I was the female champion for teh stick pull!) Monday was the day he got set apart and we had a huge dinner in his honor afterwards. Then on Tuesday of course he couldn't be left alone since he was officially a missionary so he just did odds and ends to get ready to go.
And now? He's gone....it's so odd!
Now for viewing pleasure (because I personally love seeing pictures on other people's blogs) the pictures!
Thom, Chuck, and Lance stick pulling. Thom and Lance were using both of their arms, and Chuck was using his...4 against two, well, the 4 won.
Getting prepped
I believe Aurora was champion over the kids- of course they didn't really understand the concept so Ethan was always losing on purpose because he thought that was winning
And they wanted to stick pull against the adults too- of course they won all those!
Me versus Aurora. (While it was with the kids I didn't really feel the need to change out of my skirt, but once it got serious with the adults I quickly switched to sweats)
Dieuwke vs. Val- they were quite evenly matched
Heehee, Lance wanted to go against me to see how strong I was. Look at his face!! He is so obviously toying with me and I was trying so hard!!!
Me vs. Mom-- she's freaking tough!
All three girls vs. Chuck- you want to know the sad thing? 6 arms versus 2 arms, and we still totally lost
Lance vs. Chuck
Lance and Thom, :D Look at the strain on their faces!
3 comments:
Ah! We'll miss Thom too! I can't believe we missed his farewell! :( Oh well Bonnie I would be there with you right now if I could. I absolutely would! :( The pictures are cute! I love them! :) I like the "Bonnie vs. Aurora" one. It's so cute! :) Hey, thanks again for coming to see me yesterday. It really made my day so much better! :)
Looks like it was tons of fun! Glad you could enjoy the last few days even if they were somewhat crazy on even on the messy/sandwichy side. Keep trying to adjust - that's how your house is going to be - even more so - for the next couple of years.
Hey kiddo,
I'm still here for ya! Its you and me eh?
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