The next place we went was camp Ebenezer which is the place we go for my mom's family get together! You see our family is SOOO big on my mom's side that in order for all of us to get together we need to rent an entire camp building! lol! But it is one of the MOST fun things about summer vacation! One of the most fun parts in that there is a girls dorm and a boys dorm and both are filled with rows of bunks three bunks high! Of course no one sleeps on the top bunks but the bottom and second bunks are always full! There is a big cafeteria room where we all eat and right next to it is the game room. The camp is only rented for the weekend so during it we pack as much fun and fellowship as possible. We went swimming, and had a cook out and some of the boys played baseball in the field behind it! Some of my girl cousins were brave and took a turn batting but believe this or not my mom actually did it and she hit every ball but one or two!!!!!!!! That was crazy bcuz I have never seen my mom bat before but she was so good!!! lol! Anyway of all the days we stay together the best day is Sunday bcuz we do our own little church service together. My grandpa used to be a menonite pastor so he always does the main lesson. lol! Dont worry he doesnt preach on menonite religon!!! He usually tells the story of his first wife and how loving God is. You see when my mom was still a little girl, her mom died from cancer I think. Even though I never met her I always tear up along with everyone else when grandpa tells the story of how she died and the way she looked when she left.  I won't tell it on here bcuz, well some things are private and dont sound the same through the internet. Anyway Grandpa obviously got married again to Mary, my step grandma but no one thinks of her that way!! We all love her a lot and her cooking! ;) I have a picture of grandpa and my first grandma when they were young!!! Its amazing how people change and yet still look the same when they get old!

Arent they cute? lol!!!

 We always do singing before the lesson which is also one of my favorite parts bcuz the whole Witmer side of the faily is very musical and we all sound so good together! We split up into three groups, Soprano, Alto and Tenor and it sounds great! Thanks to Arya who showed me how,  I have a video to prove it to you! Sorry I wasnt in it!

Well anyway we had lots of fun and there were 2 new babies added to our family circle! Paityn my cousin's new baby, and Aden my other cousin's new baby! lol! Both couples are fairly newly married if you count newly married as a year or two. (I hope I spelled their names right!) Here are some pics: 

Me at the pool. Julia says I look angry in this pic. Do I?

Chriss, me and our cousin Merida giving eachother advice on sketching.

My cousin-in-law Christy holding her baby Aden. He is SO tiny!

This is Paityn! She barely ever smiles but she is SO cute anyway!

Uncle Dick playing the guitar (lol) while Aunt Doris, Aunt Jeanie, and Aunt Barb sing their solo, in church. 

The Witmer sisters. My mom is the one in the brown shirt.

The Witmer sisters and their dad! Awww!

Our family pic.

Well thats all for now. Tune in once again for a post on our trip to DC and the west wing of the White House! Oh and our last sleep-over of the summer with Courtney!

~Mari

P.S. While I was at Camp I found out that a lot more of my aunts read my blog then I realized! Guess I'd better watch what I say! lol, just kidding!

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