Haupt Homestead
Hello everyone, It has been a very busy summer at our house. The Dance festival in June was super, and the kids did great. Everyone had a great time and will remember this forever. My fingers were sore from sewing and my voice from yelling out dance steps but it was great fun. Hannah was really a great help to me with dance step and helping with equipment. She is a real leader. The girls listened to her and followed her and she reached out to those who didn't know others.
One week after dance festival we got Reuben off to his mission and took him to the mtc. The whole family was there and we got a great picture for Christmas. He is doing great minus some water problems or the lack of water at his apartment. He is writing on line so we can share his thoughts with all.
The week after that G/G Haupt came to visit and we had a great time with them visiting. David was so busy it was great to have Dad visit and keep him company. Cathy and I spent time getting me ready for girls camp and we took the girls out to the movies and that was fun. They also got to see David come in from his 206 bike ride. He made the best time ever, coming in around 8:00 and starting at 4:45 am.
After G/G haupt left the girls and I went to girls camp for 4 days/ I helped the girls make earrings, scrap books and pendants along with decorated flip flops. We had a great time and Rebekah got to be one of the junior leaders. She did a great job and liked to lead others in songs.
Two weeks after that David and I and 3 other couples took off for Victoria British Columbia. We had a great time riding our bikes up to Butchart gardens and around Friday harbor in Washington, and then around Orcas island. We decided to test our skills and biked up Mt. Constitution about 2400 ft up. It took about 1 1/2 hours to go up and only 30 minutes to come down, that included stopping so our brakes could cool down. We didn't think we could do it but we did. Besides riding I think I like riding the ferries the best it's really fun and relaxing.
The weeks before school started I painted the front rm with the help of David and the kids and we finished laying some cement pavers to extend our eating area in the back yard. Jordan took apart our old picnic bench and got new boards and sanded them and stained them and sanded the frame and repainted it as his family and self merit badge for scouts. Along with a few pots if looks great. We need to throw some barkdust on and it should be finished soon but David is going to install a couple of post lights and then it will be finished.
We also went to the coast on Labor day weekend and climbed this great big sand dune with the Aguair family and had a great time just 3 day before school started.
So that is what the Nancy/David family did this summer.
Last week Rebekah received her Young women's medallion and we had a great surprise party for her. The family was very supportive and Robert and family came along with Brad and his girls (others were sick) and Great G/G Emmett showed up along with about 50 members of our ward and several of Rebekah friends from the stake. There was plenty of food, all in value colors and we are still eating cake. We are so proud of her and are excited (really frightened) as now she can get her license to drive.
