The third and final leg of our Arkansas trip was up North to the mountains. We went to stay at Brooks' brothers house up in Solgohachia near the Ozark Camp Center. Brooks' dad, and his wife Juli came to the stay the week, too, while we were there. Perfect-- two visits in one! We had a blast seeing where Uncle Bran worked and lived and getting to spend time with PawPaw and Gammie.
Gavin got to celebrate his birthday the entire visit. It seemed everyday he was getting to open more and more gifts. His ultimate gift was a new camera... just for him. Hallelujiah!! Now, he'll be less likely to break our digital cameras. It's a really cool camera, too. It's child friendly, very durable, takes actual pictures, and can be downloaded to a computer and even printed. I'm having to figure out how to make the camera compatible with my mac, but once I do, I'll upload all the pictures he's been taking. Anytime Gavin sees us carrying our camera he brings his with us. Gavin also got some cool new pajamas, some Cars 2 trucks, and a million stickers!!!
We loved our visit to Arkansas and were so glad to see all the family while we were in the states. Can't wait for our next trip!!
Our time was filled with late night swims, opening birthday presents that just kept coming, watching movies, riding four wheelers around camp, eating, and even a trip to the circus! Bran's girlfriend, Kate was also there so we got to spend some quality time with her as well.
Gavin LOVED swimming with Pawpaw and Uncle Bran. They even got him to jump off the diving board, lots of times. Heck, one night when I wasn't there, they let him jump off the lifeguard stand, which was pretty high. Gavin had fun playing with all the older kids that were around (Bran was working at a camp and the staff came swimming with us). It was a treat to watch Gavin get over his fear of heights and jumping into the water. One time, he even swam in the deep end and told Pawpaw to jump into the water to him-- too cute!
Gavin got to celebrate his birthday the entire visit. It seemed everyday he was getting to open more and more gifts. His ultimate gift was a new camera... just for him. Hallelujiah!! Now, he'll be less likely to break our digital cameras. It's a really cool camera, too. It's child friendly, very durable, takes actual pictures, and can be downloaded to a computer and even printed. I'm having to figure out how to make the camera compatible with my mac, but once I do, I'll upload all the pictures he's been taking. Anytime Gavin sees us carrying our camera he brings his with us. Gavin also got some cool new pajamas, some Cars 2 trucks, and a million stickers!!!
One of the highlights of our time spent together was getting out and going to the circus. I wanted to give Gavin as many new experiences as possible while we were home and the fact that the circus was so close by we had to go! Gavin loved it and it was a great evening out. I wish I would have video taped some of his expressions and what all he kept talking about when he saw new animals and cool tricks. Of all animals that were at the circus, we saw camels-- go figure. My favorite were the elephants. They did some AMAZING tricks. Gavin loved the ninja guys who came out and did tricks with swords and fire. After the circus, we went and picked out a sword before leaving the venue. Gavin chose one that came in a case, which was perfect-- Miles had something to play with too. I'm so glad we took time to head to the circus. It was a memorable experience for everyone. Before heading home, we stopped at a local yogurt shop and topped our evening off with some delicious yogurt!
We loved our visit to Arkansas and were so glad to see all the family while we were in the states. Can't wait for our next trip!!
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