Wow! The last two weeks have been AWESOME! We went on another surprise trip to Milton this past weekend and stayed Friday through Monday. It was BUSY BUSY BUSY! Lots of stuff to do! I really missed seeing the Curdys, as they were out of town, and the Carnleys and Kellys as we were too busy, but it was fun nonetheless! I got to spend an exhuberant amount of time with my close friend, Sarah, and her wonderful family. We also got to see the Graham Crackers and Whites. It was SO good to see them again! We spent the first half of Saturday hanging out with them. We had a good time!
After hanging out with the Whites and Graham Crackers we went to Fort Pickens with Sarah’s family, who we were staying with, and some friends from church. I had never been before and anticipated the visit. It was AMAZING! Gorgeous!
Mrs. H, Sarah’s mom who is a fellow photographer, and I were comparing photos, taking notes, and enjoying the awesome photography chances as we strolled through the many tunnels and such with the group. Sarah and I trecked where no one else would, such as into this pitch black and seemingly endless tunnel.
Thank goodness for my camera flash that made it possible to get this picture admist the blackness! 
It was really cool! Not only were there neat tunnels and scenery to take pictures of, but also pretty flowers!
And, of course, cute kids!
Mrs. H took this one.
It was SO much fun!!!! That night Sarah and I stayed the night at Victoria’s and had a blast. The next morning we were picked up and taken to church with our families(though this could be singular as we are practically one big family now 
). We stayed at church talking to our friends until around 2:30 or 3:00. After that we went home and prepared for the Graham Crackers to come over. After they arrived, we went to the park and played around for a while and then we went home to have some yummy barbequed chicken and macaroni. YUMMY! We stayed up late and enjoyed the Graham Cracker’s company.
Getting to bed late, Sarah and I anticipated sleeping in a bit the next morning, but our wishes were discarded when the next morning we were awoken at 7am to someone wanting water. Unable to fall back asleep, Sarah and I got out of bed and joined the few people who were up in the dining room. Us two teens gulped down a cup of coffee and struggled to wake up all the way. We went through 3 pots of coffee that morning, as all of the adults were tired from the night before also.
Eventually, once breakfast was getting made, we finally woke up completely and set to helping Mrs. H make breakfast. It was CRAZY! 3 of the Graham Cracker kids had stayed the night, so we had 15 kids all together. That’s a lot of hungry kids.
Needless to say, after a lot of hecticness, we got pancakes and bacon made for the entire group.
We ate some crickets, which you can hear the story behind and watch the video here, and then Sarah, Gabe, and I went with the Dads to Walmart. That was a fun trip. Dad wore a wig that made him look like he came right out of the 70s. It was epic.
We got home, hit the volleyball around for a while, and then it was time for us to leave for the Smiths. We said our farewells to Sarah’s family and thanked them for their hospitiality, telling them we’d be back in just 3 weeks.
We went to the Smiths and hung out for a while, enjoying Mr. Smiths delectable fried chicken, fish, and french fries.
We enjoyed fellowship and at around 5:30 we pulled out.
It was a TON of fun! I can’t wait to return in 2 weeks!
Taylor J.
Hi there!
I’ve learned this new game that is quite addicting. It’s called ‘Nim.’ You take 16 objects (I use cards) and put them in rows of 1-3-5-7 in a pyramid shape like so:
1 – Row 1
3 3 3 – Row 2
5 5 5 5 5 – Row 3
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 – Row 4
Grab someone to play with, and take turns taking as many cards from a single row as you want. For example:
You take one card from row 1;
Partner takes three cards from row 3;
You take all of the cards from row 4;
and so on. This continues until someone draws the last card. The person who draws the last card loses.
There is a long wikipedia article about it, as well as several mathematical theorems for the game. But you can easily, by playing several games, develop your own strategies, scenarios, and theorems. This game was introduced to us my one of our teachers at school two weeks ago, and has spread like wildfire across the student body. Not to brag or anything, but I have gotten pretty good at the game (because I play it all the time!), so I expect to be challenged by you all if you visit us!
admin
Wow sounds like an interesting game! We’ll definitely have to try that! If you have your mom email or call mine, maybe we can get together Saturday night, the 30th!
Taylor J.
Well, that’s not gonna happen. Saturday morning I’m going to a Yearbook workday, that afternoon my family is going to a friend’s house for a lunch get-together thing, and that night we’re going to our church’s fall festival. So…yeah. It was not meant to be.
admin
Well ain’t that depressing. We’re driving over on Friday, will be there Saturday, and are busy all day Sunday until we leave. Maybe next time we visit(which will be approx. 2 weeks into November)!!