Grandpa and Grandma came and were rock stars for the week.

We love when former students text us out of the blue because they are in town. It turned into dinner and games.

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• Teenpact was not what I expected. Honestly it was SO MUCH better than I thought it would be. Who wants to go to homeschool government camp for a week? But when I got there I met this group of lovely ladies. (There were four more girls that left early and did not make it into the picture.) Not only did I make some incredible new friends, the Teenpact staff was engaging and fun. • The classes were packed full of information and not only did I grow in my leadership skills but also in my relationship with God. • Because we were throughly outnumbered by the boys we all became closer than we would of had it been a bigger group. I am so thankful that I got to meet and hang with all these amazing women this week! • As someone who did not want to go to Teenpact, I would encourage you to go next year if you are on the fence. 😉 •  #teenpact #teenpact19 #governmentcamp#leadershipschool #newfriends

Titus got his very first deer. One shot at 2:30 pm. We are super proud of him.

There was special circumstances up at the land and the DNR needed more does harvested this spring. Bunker and Titus each got a turn to go with and try to shoot one. Cousin Luke shot one this morning.

“I remember when I didn’t have to do school…those were the good ol’ days.”

So we were talking with the girls about school and what they would do if/when they had children. In all seriousness Adie said, “I might homeschool…I might mature to a very patient woman – but – right now…not so much”

One has to never guess with this girl.

Grace and Lydia are spending the week at the capital with TeenPact.

TeenPact is designed to help students understand the political process, value their liberty, and engage the culture. Through our hands-on and practical teaching, TeenPact students learn how to embrace their call as the next generation of leaders, find encouragement among like-minded peers, and develop the skills to engage the culture.

It will be fun to hear all their stories.

Because I couldn’t trust these two hooligans to stay out of trouble while I was gone, they came with us. Chipotle is not a bad way to spend lunch.

We then went to our favorite store Midwest Mountaineering, I could buy all my clothes there, but it would cost me an arm and a leg. We did score three Patagonia swimsuits for the boys for $10 each. They got to boulder and spin the wheel for a prize. win-win

I got an amazing report form Carl that Titus and Adie were rockstars today.

On the way down to the cities, I told Jack that if he took a nap, I’d take a short cut.

“Mom, I know the ways of you adults!”

Long and short…Oliver has bitten or acted aggressively towards a few kids and we can’t trust him to be safe. We host too many people in our home for me to watch him or keep him kenneled up.

Please pray for Silas as today was very very hard and sad.

Last walk with Oliver.

We were able to give Oliver to John, a combat veteran, who is going to train him to be his service dog. There is a silver lining to the story.

They are working together to wash morning breakfast dishes. It is so sweet to hear them talk to each other.