Hi all,We just finished packing the car. This is our last night in Florida. Tomorrow we leave for a two day drive home to Tulsa. We're planning on camping in northern Louisiana tomorrow night and finishing up the drive on Tuesday. We're both really excited to get back to Tulsa to see friends and family. I realize we just saw everyone in February, but it's always nice to come back home.
This last week was very eventful for us. Nan's parents, Bob and Sheri, came with us when we took the girls to the beach for a day. We all swam, and rode knee boards in the waves. We even saw a few dolphins jumping and playing off the coast. And Parker had a very near miss with some stingrays (there were about 2 feet from her!). It was a very full day with some mild sun burns and tuckered out little girls.
We also went blueberry picking again, because, let's face it, you can never have enough fresh blueberries. Our blueberry trip last week yielded around nine pounds of blueberries. This week we went all out, and between Nan and myself, Bob, Sheri, and Hayley and Parker, we walked out with a whopping 16 pounds of blueberries. And needless to say, we've been eating them on and in everything from blueberry cobbler and blueberry muffins, to blueberry soda (good recipe find Michelle and PJ!).
By the way, all the photos seen on this blog entry are courtesy of Sheri Curry. It turns out, Nan and I have been really bad about remembering to bring our camera with us recently. We completely forgot to bring it with us to Delaney's first birthday this last weekend. Kara took some great pictures though and as soon as we can get some from her we'll post them here. Kara's parents were nice enough to invite everyone over to their house in Jacksonville for Delaney's birthday. It was loads of fun. We swam and ate and did some arts and crafts. Kara had a wonderful idea to have everyone at the party design a birthday card for Delaney for the next 16 years. We each drew a number out of a hat and had to design the card for her when she turns that age. Dustin and Kara will keep track of them for the next 15 years. I drew her 5th birthday and designed a card that looked very much like a 5 year old made it... Nan made a very cute card for her 11th birthday. What a great idea!I think that's all we have to report for now. We're going to miss the time we've spent in Florida, but are very much looking forward to getting on with our trip. Tulsa is next! Get ready for us!
Oh, and a quick Peace Corps update. Nan got all of her requested blood tests done and sent in. Hopefully we'll have new info later this week. Keep us in your thoughts! We have high hopes for a September leave date!
Chris
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