Saturday, July 29, 2006

Paint Day for the Nelson's


I can't begin to explain the fun we had today painting the apartments.
First there was a little competition between the sexes:

The Boys: (Josh and Bruce)

The Girls: (Alisha, Cory, and Grandma)...The girls won


The Supervisor: (giving orders, making sure no one spilled an ounce of paint, being perfect-it's all part of the job)


The excitement really started when Bruce decided, "Forget the walls lets move to the floors!" (of course that didn't go over well with the Supervisor and poor Grandma was left cleaning up the mess)


At one point everyone was crammed in one room, Bruce was picking on Grandma, and there were some good laughs...It was a fun filled activity!

Monday, July 24, 2006

Bre's doing good!


Saturday, July 15, 2006

My sell for B.L.


You blink and you miss it and for most that’s a bummer,
I’m speaking of the three months of the year we call summer.
But before it’s all over there’s an event you should see,
At a camp with old cabins having beds stained with pee.
The kitchen we cook in is a home for some mice,
And the showers we bathe in are not very nice.
It’ll probably be hot while the AC is warm,
And the mosquitoes will usually attack in a swarm.
The lake is all green with a bottom that’s mucky,
And if the waterslide works, consider it lucky.
The things that we’ll sit on are not very great,
If you don’t have a cushion “bench butt” is your fate.
The bed you will sleep on is a crudely built bunk,
And the water at camp… well, it smells like a skunk.
Now I know these conditions do sound rather bleak,
Especially for those who stay for the week.
But don’t let that stop you. Please don’t be “that one”,
Who, because of the accommodations, misses out on the fun.
We’ll all get together to laugh and to sing,
And eat lots of GREAT food when we hear the bell ring.
After breakfast we’ll hear some good Biblical teaching,
And late in the evening some old fashioned preaching.
For some there’ll be softball and volleyball games played,
And for others they’ll chit-chat on a bench in the shade.
Trips to the Wall-Mart send some hearts a flutter,
While others hit the links with a driver and putter.
You ask yourself; why should I go to this place?
To spend time with our family richly blessed by God’s grace.
So here are some words to the bank you should take,
Join the “Martin Clan" for a memorable week at Bass Lake.

By, Uncle Jeff

Thursday, July 13, 2006


RYAN
TURNS
TWENTY (20)
TODAY!
JOIN US
IN WISHING HIM A
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Monday, July 10, 2006

Mark and I would like to thank those of you who provided nice comments about our wedding pictures and prayers. These are pix of our honeymoon at Caneel Bay, St. John, V.I. What a beautiful place - so relaxing. We snorkled and ate, snorkled and ate, etc . . . We both came back about 10 pounds heavier. Anyway, we both had a blast. Hope everyone is doing well
-Mark and Karen





Honeymoon Pictures

Mark and I would like to thank those of you for your nice comments from those wedding pictures and prayers. These are pix of our honeymoon at Caneel Bay, St. John, V.I. What a beautiful place - so relaxing. We snorkled and ate, snorkled and ate etc . . . We both came back about 10 pounds heavier. Anyways, we both had a blast. Hope everyone is doing well
-Mark and Karen





Saturday, July 08, 2006

HANGIN OUT ON THE TOP DECK
MEETING OUR FIRST BARGE!

BEACHED FOR THE NIGHT
THE CREW
THIS IS THE LIFE~
We all had an amazing time!
There are hundreds of pictures between the 10 of us
so be prepared to see them and hear all the details
at camp!!
We are again reminded how important family is, and
that we need to spend time together while we can.
What a Blessing it is to be part of a family that desires
to be together and actually enjoys one anothers company!
God is so good to us!

Friday, July 07, 2006

It's been a fun year!


A little past the actual date but I figured we still needed to acknowlege the One Year Birthday of the Martin Blog! Through this blog we have been able to keep in touch (with those willing to blog), share memories, and get into loving, family arguments! WHAT A GREAT YEAR IT HAS BEEN!!!!!!

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Karen & Mark -- The Big Day!