Friday June 4

The big news for Friday was the fact that ALL FOUR KIDS WERE AT ELK ROCK STATE PARK FOR A 60th BIRTHDAY GET TOGETHER FOR DENNY!!! Mandy flew into Kansas City on Thursday and Matt picked her up. When we drove the Harley to the camp site Denny was happy to see Matt and Becky there. Becky made note of how much they had packed in the truck. It took 3 times of Becky saying how much they packed before Denny actually looked in the back of their truck and saw Mandy in amongst the sleeping bags. What a great surprise!! Missy had come earlier with 3 kids to reserve 3 sites. Luke made it to the campground after getting groceries and deli meals for supper. Phillip came with canoes straight from a 10 -12 hour drive from Boundary water area. Karen drove 5 hours from Laurence. We really appreciated all the effort that was made to get there and surprise Denny. SO COOL! Denny and I had a great day prior to getting to camp. Coffee and breakfast with Jean and Arlan. When Kate got home from working 7-7 at Mercy she stopped at her folks. We followed her and got a tour of her house. Nice 2 story with a walkout basement. She loves her dog. We took pictures of the Warren county CH. Then to Polk. It was different driving in Des Moines. Congestion and traffic isn't a part of our daily lives. On to Newton CH. As we were having a great cup of coffee on the square I gave a college friend a call. Shari was home and we stopped and visited for about 45 min. SO COOL! Great to hear what God is doing in her life. On to Sigrouney We were hungry,but it was after 2 so diners were closed for lunch. At Oskaloosa after taking a picture of the CH we ate BBQ on the square. Then to Knoxville CH. They were getting ready for a motorcycle night on the square. Plus the race track looked like it was in full swing. Then North to Elk Rock. What a fun weekend was in store for us. All the kids had packed a light supper, so we jsut sat and visited. After the little ones were in bed we made a camp fire and roasted BIG marshmallows. Phillip had brought our big tent from BW and 5 cots. We set up 4 in our tent. Mandy had a little tent and cot all to herself. Both Missy and Matt had tents for their families. It did look like rain as we headed to bed.