To begin, this is our 100th post!!! Yipee!
We had dear friends come into town from Penn's Woods for 2 weeks. It was a fun-filled time (not to mention busy!!). Here are a few highlights of the time.
Being that we are ardent acting lovers, and having to fulfill a White family visit tradition, SJ revised/condensced a movie script of Stevo's and we filmed it. The film, called Pellington Park is about a group of modern-day children who begin a "very sophisticated" dress-up game of the Revolutionary War. We all had so much fun acting in it. Pellington Park is the 3rd movie we written, developed, acted in and filmed with our dear friends. Enjoy a few pictures of the "making-of."
We also had a Film Festival while they were here. Pellington Park wasn't edited in time, but we were able to watch some other creations. Bee, SJ, MJ, Stevo and Eli all directed some (Mom's opionion - "quite creative") films that we acted in. From the FBI to the Wild West, Civil War to Music Videos....we had it all on the big screen....literally. Here's another slide show!
Finally, we got to visit our most favorite historical dress-up site ever...Mission San Luis! The day it was officially decided we would go we made a quick (but professional) trip to Bargain Box (the best place for bargain clothing, to be transformed into elaborate historical costume) and whipped up some costumes for the White boys and Emmy Xiang (none of which had ever been to the Mission). The next morning found us driving in the Homeschool Express (15 passenger van) and the Green Car (a big suburban) to Tallahassee. We were so happy to see some of our favorite historical interpreters, as well as meet some new folks. We especially enjoyed the fort soldiers "playing along" with our games. While the boys defended the fort, the girls weeded the beautiful vegetable garden. Here are a ton of pictures of that!
The moms got to enjoy time together chatting and chatting, and the parents all went out for a lovely supper....meanwhile, all of the kids planned for the next visit....
We miss ya'll soooo much and can't wait till next year, Whites! Love, Us
-ElvenMaiden
6 comments:
WONDERED WHEN WE WOULD SEE PICS FROM THIS VISIT. :)
Thank you, thank you for doing this girls! The boys are working on clearing a large tree that fell in our back yard the other night... quite random. So I'll wait till their done to show it to them. Mr. White became lumber-jack extrodinaire, purchased his first chain-saw and cut it into moveable size pieces. He's off to working overnights again. Yuck.
We all prayed last night that God would give him a way out of working nights at some point.
On reflection, time with you all was so sweet and envisioning for me as a mom and home-maker, and the boys in becoming content, diligent, creative young men. ( I have notes out to each of you (families).) And we feel knitted back in to your lives. It is good and hard, as usual, to be with you.
We long to continue to share life with you, but know that for today, God has us here in Pa.
If we are able to come next year, I will try to come with more of a plan (a plan at all would probably be helpful) in mind, to serve you all better.
That you each would set aside so much time to be with us was so self-less,. We are thankful and were edified by the conversations and interactions.
I would never choose the path God takes me down, it's way too hard...and yet it is so very good, and my soul is so much more captivated by and dependent on Him because of the heart-aches and difficulties His path brings.
I/We love you all dearly and cherish the memories.
Hugs and kisses, Jen/Mrs. White
Beautiful Pictures, we miss you Whites!
Bee
Awe, it looks like y'all had a blast! I am glad you were able to enjoy this time with friends! :-)
So nice to see photos of my family and my other families!!!! Miss you all!!!! And love you all!!! Dios te bendiga!!!
I enjoyed hearing of your time with the Whites. You all are so creative! Have you seen Heartstrings by Hugh Moore? Vision Forum sells it. They are are a homeschooling family that makes movies and in Heartstrings they show a behind the scenes film of making the movie. It was really neat.
Love and hugs to all of you,
Cassie
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