Sunday, May 25, 2008

Memorial Weekend 2008





Wow! After such a fabulous time last year on a float/camping trip with friends on Memorial Weekend we decided to go for it again!


This year we were able to reserve a fabulous camping spot at Blanchard Springs. It was beside a bluff with a cave that the kids loved! They were always on the lookout for a caveman.


Our float day started out questionable. Just as we started to shove off the rain started coming down. The guy who drove the van to drop us off let us jump back in the van and wait it out for about 30 minutes. Once we got on the river it clear up and although still cloudy it was a wonderful day. That evening we went down to the court square again for some pickin' and grinnin'.....I kept my mouth shut this time and did not request a blue grass song of a folk band. I did hear a new song that I will request next year called "Chicken Truck". Can't explain....you'll just have to go to Mt. View and experience it yourself!


We had a wonderful church service on Sunday morning at the ampitheater. Samantha Rangel and her friend Meg Kelley led us in worship and then my Steve lead us in a devotional/discussion time. After that we found a great swimming hole and the kids were happy skipping rocks, catching tadpoles and crawdads, and swimming.


We've already decided to go back next year .....does three years in a row make it a tradition?

We'll get the group camping spot again so we've go room for more friends....come and join us!

2 comments:

aunty and gracie lu said...

chicken truck
chicken truck
just my luck

chicken truck
chicken truck

on highway ????

you can take the girl out of arkansas, but can't take the arkansas out of the girl. didn't wade black write that song??

patti said...

I wish it was a quick drive so we could...looks like a great spot.

it's highway 64 and that one group in clarks vegas really did have a song they wrote...i remember it from the street dance!! oh yes, it was that group he was in...and danny hefley maybe??