Beach Week 2023

 

35^th Schoeffler Beach Week

 Crystal Beach

Bolivar Peninsula

June 9-15, 2023

 

Left side yard

 Right side yard

 

 

 

 

Knowing the first cookie cake was long gone, 

Melinda and Brad brought a surprise when they came.

Melissa printed t-shirts to tie-dye

 to celebrate 35th Beach Week

Chad designed decals

 

Debbie and Larry's Family

 

Scott, Mary (10), Daniel (8), Abby

 

Brad and Melinda

 

Lori, Chad, David (12)

Della (6), Ryen (10), Sawyer (8) 

 

Robin and Kirk's Family

 

Jordan, Adam

Josiah (10), Eli (12)

Josiah, Kim (Jordan's mom and our dear childhood friend), Eli

 

Melissa, Andrew

Lena (7), Amelia (6)

 

Micki and Mark's family

Amy, James, Sarah, Charles, Mark

 

Kevin, Amy

Charles (5), James (3)

Kevin is Youth Minister at church and 

was at camp most of week

 

 

Mary and David's birthdays are in August, 

but it's tradition to celebrate at the beach.

 

 

Birthday snow cones

Chad made snow cones every day.

 

Birthday cupcakes

 

Lena was a one-leg mermaid because

 the left leg had a jellyfish sting.

 

Lots of pitching and hitting

 

Amy played high school and college softball - pitcher and 1st base.

 

Waiting to water slide

 

Andrew brought a new game to us - Crokinole

 

The loser of a particular card game sported 

this "hat" while playing the next night.

 

Coloring hair with chalk

 

We lost electricity one night.  Jordan found a solution.  

She turned flashlight on phone, put water bottle on top 

of phone,  and it illuminated the area! 

 

The youngest and oldest

 

LOTS of CRAFTS!

Tie dying t-shirts

 

Making bracelets, anklets, and necklaces

 

Robin teaching Mary to cross stitch

Sarah brought diamond art kits and decals.  

The adults enjoyed it as much as the kids.

 

Rock painting

 

Painting on canvases

 

Sarah gave Daniel some painting tips.

 

 

The sand may brush off.

The salt may wash clean.

The tan may fade.

But the memories will

last forever.

~ Tonya Gunn

 

How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!  Psalm 133:1

 The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.  Psalm 126:3

Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him.  Psalm 127:3