She's up too!!

Jillian is skiing now too!!

I got up too...



...and then down.

Even though I didn't stay up on I learned how to drive the boat!

HIT IT!

She's up - on her 4th try!! Kelsey learned to water ski thanks to her boat driving dad and Neal Gaalswyk by her side in the water. She tried again a few days later and was up on the first try and went around the lake twice.

Greg joyfully told Neal the next best thing to leading someone to Jesus is teaching your daughter to water ski. Did you notice that she is over the boat wake? Jillian is sharing in the excitement too!

Grandma Carlson joined us in Minnesota last week and has enjoy witnessing everything both from shore and from the boat. We are enjoying this special time with her.

Pre-Camp training!

While all of Josiah Venture is well underway with summer long English camps, our family completed our own "pre-camp training"right in the driveway . We came away with 12 very important steps guaranteeing an enjoyable camp experience. In a few days we're heading out to South Dakota to do a little sightseeing in a tent camper. Jillian and Neal are demonstrating one of the most important steps - unlatching the camper before trying to crank it open.

Another important step is adding the braces for the sleeping areas. Next is pulling out the sleeping areas which you see Jillian and Kelsey doing with Neal's help.

Finally the finished successful result!! Hopefully we'll have the same result at the campsite without Neal's help!