Ah – such a splendid nine days these last have been with Joy and Katelyn! As promised, posts and pictures are on the way for you all to see. But first, our weekend:
Last Thursday 7 of us packed a few suitcases, overnight bags and games into Homer, and were off to Virginia to visit Jason and the gang – Dad was to join us on the following day. We stayed for three nights, leaving in the afternoon on Sunday, and let me assure you that our weekend was filled with lots of activities, relaxation, games (of course!), conversation and sweet fellowship!
Angie and I had much to anticipate for Friday since our dear friend Emily was to sleepover that night and remain with us until the following afternoon (upon which she went with Jason and Karlyn to a wedding). We had an absolute blast! After a half viewing of the Princess Bride (no time for the rest!) and a few rounds of “Apples to Apples”, Nate joined the three of us downstairs before we went to bed, and there we played many games of Catch Phrase, laughed ourselves silly, and in the end were a very hyper group indeed! (but perhaps I should only speak for Nate and myself:-) Us girls talked late into the night before we finally went to sleep at about 2 A.M. It was great!
Karlyn and I share the same birthday, so we held a double celebration on Saturday evening – cakes, ice cream and all! It’s been many years since we’ve been together to enjoy our special day together, so it was lots of fun.
There were of course, a variety of many games going on during the weekend. At the request of our nieces and nephews we brought along with us “Settlers of Catan” and “Killer Bunnies,” and played rounds and hands of Hearts, Spades and O’heck. We love card games! (just in case you haven’t noticed yet)
On Sunday we all joined Jason and Karlyn at their church and enjoyed a lovely morning of worship and teaching, as well as catching up with friends we had made during our stay in Virginia. It was great to see them again! And after a lunch and many goodbyes and hugs, we traveled back home in time for dinner, and a warm bonfire that night. We had a simply splendid time!
!["Kasie! Take a picture of my bubble!"](http://blog.thewilli.com/wp-content/gallery/whirlwind-of-a-weekend/007.jpg ""Kasie! Take a picture of my bubble!"")
!["Kasie! Look at my bubble too!"](http://blog.thewilli.com/wp-content/gallery/whirlwind-of-a-weekend/011.jpg ""Kasie! Look at my bubble too!"")
![Lampy. "Dance with me Lampy!" (from a Larryboy video)](http://blog.thewilli.com/wp-content/gallery/whirlwind-of-a-weekend/026.jpg "Lampy. "Dance with me Lampy!" (from a Larryboy video)")
-Kasie
