Friends at the Beach

Today was retirement home day.  It was a rare treat to get to meet the residents at the park and share a meal together.  God gave us beautiful weather for our get together and Kayak Beach was a perfect meeting place!

We shared a meal in the shade.

And hung out in the sunshine.

Then we went on a walk with our friends.

There was a great turn out of residents and it seemed like everyone had a nice time!  One thing that we did this time that made it really fun was each child kind of buddied up with one person.  They had lots of time to talk to their resident and get to know them.  The gentleman that Jacob is pushing was so touched by the children that he wanted hugs when he left and was crying and asked when we would see him again.  He was very sharp and talked to Jacob in detail about his pigs.  He talked to Stephanie about his growing up in Montanna on a farm working horses and raising animals and about his life as a firefighter.  He also served in WWII as a safety officer.  I feel so blessed that my children get this time to visit with these people who have so much history to share.   We promised Lester, Jacobs buddy, that we would send for him next time we were there.

After the residents left the children got some time to swim and play on the beach. 

There were some fish and critters under the pier.  Leave it to these guys to find them.

It was a fantastic day with good friends! 

"Nathan, us guys without brothers gotta stick together..."