Tennessee

After the wedding, a few of us drove back to Tennessee

 with Deborah & Rebekah for a visit.  We will be here 

for the week.  They still have to work/ counsel, but 

it's fun to hang out around camp and see the 

different things they do here at the ranch. 

We had a fun trip from Wisconsin to Tennessee.  The nine
hour trip turned into twelve hours due to traffic and
Abby's "detours" to miss the toll booths. :)  We added
about three hours onto the trip, but bless
her heart we didn't pay a toll.

We listened to a few sermons on the way. 

Abby & Joanna were quite convicted and

 decided it was a "hankie wavin" moment. :)

We stopped at taco bell for a quick bite.  Joanna, like usual

had a question about every single thing on the menu.

(She usually takes about 15 minutes to look over the menu

only to order a soft taco. :)  She was asking this helpful

young man quite a few questions.  He did a good job of

acting patient.  He told her about this great "faller" burrito

they had.  Joanna (after looking over the menu

for a picture of this faller burrito) asked the man what a

faller burrito was.  The man looking quite disturbed

answered, "I said 5 layer burrito."  Joanna did all she could to

keep her composure and told the man she needed a few minutes

to think things over.  She walked into the bathroom laughing

so hard she was crying.  It's a good thing the man didn't

get too upset with her not understanding his "accent" or she

wouldn't be with us today.  He was HUGE!

We finally made it to the ranch about 1:00 am.

We did our best to keep quiet while unloading the car. :)

Deborah does a great job playing her violin, singing in 

different groups & signing for the deaf services.

Rebekah is counseling for a deaf group

that CJ & Sarah brought from New Jersey.

It's so fun having a few of the sisters together 

for the week.  It's like a mini family reunion.

If you look carefully you can see the water coming from the cup.

Tab meant it as a joke, but accidentally ended

 up getting Deborah quite wet. :)

We have to go around in disguise.  

We might get kicked out otherwise. :)

could this be why...? :)

Adam & Katie's Rehearsal and Wedding

Adam and Katie's rehearsal was Thursday evening.

Adam couldn't stop smiling! :-)

Josh and George livened up the rehearsal. :-)

Mr. & Mrs. Adam Burtt

Both Burtt Families.

Welcome to our crazy family, Katie! :-)

Forget the little bells and clinking the silverware. 

We decided to have some fun! :-)

The guys thought they'd have a little fun and

surprise Adam and Katie by decorating Josh's

old car as their "get away car".

After having a little fun we really surprised them with a limo.

We jumped in Josh's car so we could follow 

them and honk.  We forgot our car said

"Just Married" so we had people honking at us. :-)

After all the time and money that goes into 

a wedding, it's over in just a few hours.

After a long day, we all got a little slap happy. :-)

Fun With The Webbs

  The Webbs came for a visit a few weeks ago.

 They decided to come a day early and surprise us. 

 What a surprise that was!  Let's just say they

now know us for who we really are. :) 

Even though we were quite shocked,

 we enjoyed having them for an extra day.

We played a fun game of kickball. 

 We were having so much fun we played

 right through a huge rainstorm. :)

Dad sent us all to the basement because

he claimed there was a tornado warning.

We realized after a while that dad never came down.

We think he just wanted some peace and quiet. :)

We went to a nearby park for the day and had fun

kayaking.  Thankfully no one fell in but we had 

several close calls thanks to Spurgeon! : )

Steve was kind enough to let all of us come

out to the lake for the day. We made it through

with no broken bones and had a blast!!

Dinner at Olive Garden

Hangin' out downtown.

We went out after church for 1/2 off appetizers at Applebees.

We had lots of fun around the bonfire. 

Joanna & Spurgeon attempted to play the guitar. 

Jacquelyn & Abby did some crazy Indian dance.

(Abby thinks she knows how to do the real thing. 

 We all try to humor her. :)  Dad & Mom kept us

entertained with their jokes. Mom is the best

at jokes if anyone ever needs one. :) 

The week seemed to fly by!  It was a fun, crazy packed week. 

 Even though we hardly had any sleep, we would do

 it all over again. :)  We miss you guys!