Memorial Day Weekend

In Sumter every Memorial Day Weekend, there is a Swan Lake/Iris Gardens Festival. In the two years we lived in Sumter, we never made it to this momentous, city wide event! But this year, even though we were in Myrtle Beach, we made a date with our friends the Habberstads and Williams to attend. There was a parade that day too with a lot of Shriners, so we went to that too. It was a pretty hot Saturday, but we had a great time and lots of laughs.

Craig is a BUSY GUY!

One day while we were looking around, we saw a sign posted for the campground that said they were looking to hire. We have met a few people who were working on the campground as Work Kampers. From the beginning of this adventure, Craig has talked about working a few hours at various campgrounds. Anyway, he talked to the manager of Willow Tree and she hired him! He'll only work part-time for four weeks but it gives us a little bit of extra money and keeps him busy. He mainly does outside maintenance and odd jobs. It's another way for us to meet people and to show Jesus love shining through! Of course in my opinion, Craig works soooo hard that I think they've found a gold mine. As a matter of fact, they've asked if we want to winter here! We said no thank you.....we've got places to go and people to see!

Mother's Day and Motorcycles!

This weekend was the Darlington Nascar Race about an hour and a half from Willow Tree. Roger and Dot Allen and Doyle and Carol Rossow planned a little trip here to Myrtle Beach so the fellas could go to the race and the girls could hang out. They got in on Thursday night and on Friday morning we went to the beach outside Rossows hotel. We loved dipping our feet into the water (it was quite warm!) and picking up shells from the beach. We also went to a place called "Broadway At The Beach". There were lots of little shops to explore. The whole place had water through the middle of it, so we took a little boat ride and watched some Mallard ducks and their babies and lots of big mouthed catfish.

Unfortunately, the race was rained out on Saturday and postponed until Sunday (Mother's Day). Being such terrific wives, we sent the guys to the race on Sunday and went out to dinner at the Olive Garden. We had a great meal and afterwards, I took the ladies to the trailer resort where we played games, talked and laughed. We really did have a wonderful time with Allens and Rossows and hated to say goodbye to them. We will see them in July (Lord willing) when we visit Michigan for the month. We are so thankful for their friendship and caring for us. God is so good to give us friends in so many different places!

Another event that was going on that weekend and the following week was "Bike Week" at Myrtle Beach. There were hundreds of motorcyclists that poured into town. That in itself was quite the spectacle to see. I've included a few pictures for your enjoyment!

Animals Sighted at Willow Tree and Beyond!

I can't help but open the blog today with this:

"I will thank you, Lord, with all my heart;
I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done.
I will be filled with joy because of you.
I will sing praises to your name, O Most High"
Psalm 9:1,2







We like animals!(except for snakes!) All shapes and sizes and kinds! I look at animals and am again reminded of the creativity of God. Each one is amazing in it's own right. I could never have even thought about so many different kinds and their unique composition! Anyway, here are some pics of some of the animals we've seen while living here at Willow Tree RV Resort. Most you probably recognize, but I thought the turkey buzzard and the fox squirrel were rather unusual.

I just threw these animals in for the fun of it! We saw them at the San Diego Wild Life Park in March with Emma, Sarah and Matt!

Willow Tree Resort

This is the entrance way to the campground where we are staying. It is a beautiful campground offering lakes, pools, fishing, boating, and mostly peace and quiet! We like it so well that we've decided to stay two months instead of one.

Everyday we try to ride our bikes around the campground and lake. Craig even tried to ride his bike backwards! The lots and walkways are all paved. We've seen all kinds of animals. (That will be the next posting!) There are suppose to be bear in the woods too, but so far they've stayed hidden. I know I am going to be sad when we have to leave this place.