This past week we came back home after a 17 day vacation in New York! We had an awesome
time visiting our families and miss them already!
The first week we were there we spent time with the Maulucci’s. We surprised Mom M by bringing Elisabeth home from college with us. (She and Dad M were planning to drive out to our house that Monday to get her.) 
Since we were there on Memorial day we had a nice picnic with the family and a bonfire afterward. Also while we were there we went out on a boat..which broke 
down. It was 
still fun to sit out on the lake for a little bit while we waited a man from a local Tiki Bar came and tow us back to shore. While we were there we made dinner of stuffed shells for the family. It was fun to cook together in the kitchen. It was a busy time for Grace Baptist Church while we were there too! On Thursday they had the Hyles Anderson Singing men there 
for a special service. They did a great job and Bro. Anthony Collins brought a great message. On Friday there was a home-school graduation for 2 of the teen men in the church. It was a beautiful ceremony and a great time of fellowship afterward. It was a really fun week filled with many memories.
The second week we spent with the Broughton’s. Since Mom and Dad B were having their bathroom totally redone we spent the first couple nights with Grandma B and Chuck. It was
nice to go out to eat and be spoiled a little bit by our grandparents. We were also able to spend a little time with Josh’s aunts over the weekend. We love hearing them tell stories from the past. On Monday we joined the family at Aunt Jill’s trailer to camp out for several days. We stayed in a tent right outside the trailer…the first night we nearly froze to death but the nights after that were actually nice. It was so much fun being able to have a camp fire each night! (Lisa loves camp fires) We roasted and cook all kinds of things over 
the fire. While we were camping we were also going to Faith Bible Baptist Church each
evening for revival meetings with Bill Lystund and Doug Fisher. They were great meetings and a great blessing to us. Thursday we left the camp ground and spent the rest of the day at the Broughton’s house. Friday we went to Lisa’s cousin’s graduation ceremony. It was a special ceremony, we were happy to be able to attend. Saturday we went to Letchworth State Park with some friends. It was really hot out but we still enjoyed hiking to the lower falls and spending the time with friends . In the evening we took a ride out to Batavia to meet up with some of Lisa’s friends, Anna and 
Jay, for dinner and ice cream. We really enjoyed our time with them. We packed up and headed home Monday morning.
We were happy to be home after a long vacation filled with many memories.
(I asked Mrs. O’Mara to plan December’s dinner due to I will just be getting home from my honeymoon and trip to Chicago to see Josh’s family!)