FINK day, June

We had our monthly get together, which has come to be known as "FINK day", at Dad and Sherri's house this weekend. It was the first time we got to use the pool this year, since it was pretty cool outside the last time we got together in early May. Julian and Evan have lost any fear they had of water - they jumped and splashed and had a really good time. Kathryn did a great job also. She laid on a noodle the whole day, swimming from one end of the pool to the other. She would not let that noodle go for anything! Baby Vivian was able to join us for a little while outside of her nap time, and her cousins gathered around her like bees to honey! She seemed to enjoy them as much as they enjoyed her.

Unfortunately, we had sunscreen failure, in spite of lathering it on pretty thickly. We used "No Ad" SPF 60 on shoulders and back and Water Babies SPF 30 on their faces. Their faces did not get burned; their shoulders got REALLY burned. I'm tossing the bottle of No Ad, and getting another bottle of the Water Babies (since our bottle didn't make it home with us...). Julian's shoulders are SO burned (and Evan's too). We put Sarna on last night until Jason got back from the grocery store with aloe and gave him some Tylenol. Poor little guy, I guess he'll just have to go shirtless for a couple of days until the soreness goes away. Somehow Kathryn didn't get burned; she just got really tan. It's frustrating because we're so careful about sunscreen. The bottle of No Ad was from last year, and I remember hearing something, somewhere that sunscreen only lasts a year. I didn't believe it, but maybe it's true???

Anyway, we had a great time at the pool, and a nice visit with Randy and Emily after. After getting all the kids in bed, Randy and Emily introduced us to a card game called NERTS (I have no idea if that is spelled correctly). We visited Westminster Presbyterian on Sunday morning and really enjoyed Emily leading the "contemporary" praise music. We also enjoyed the sermon, which was about serving God where He has placed you.


(We were convinced we would get a call while we were in Charlotte that baby Jackson was on his way, but unfortunately Courtney is still waiting. Today is her due date, and boy do I hope today is the day - I know she is more than ready!)