millers treks, triumphs and trials: July 2009

Friday, July 31, 2009

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The Braces Are Off!

Ethan: "This is the life!"

(Thanks to Dr. Dhane for the awesome goodie basket!)

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Monday, July 27, 2009

Sunday, July 26, 2009

port orchard play-time...

ethan, mattie abby and biz with some big wooden fishing man...

ethan looking at the birds...

noah and colton looking at the ships across the harbor...

cole checking out the boats...

abby and biz...

cole and mattie...

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

BFF

Abby's Poem to Biz

We will never part
Friends from the start
Forever in my heart

Saturday, July 18, 2009

We had never heard of Upward basketball and cheer camps until Centerpointe Church, a church plant here in DuPont, offered the camp (completely FREE of charge) at the DuPont Middle School this summer. It was completely amazing! The kids were all able to attend and had a fabulous time. They learned about basketball and cheerleading, but also had Bible studies and the gospel message was shared every day to many, many unchurched kids.

Mark and I were so amazed that not only was the camp free for the kids, but they also received a ton of free stuff. Abby received her cheer top, pom poms, a megaphone, a backpack, a basketball, a water bottle, and a duffle bag. The boys each received reversible basketball jerseys, water bottles, basketballs, and duffle bags. The camp also offered a free bbq meal on the last day of the camp for the kids and their families, and is also making a highlight DVD that they are hand-delivering to each home that had a child attend the camp.

What an amazing way to show Christ's love to our community! Going above and beyond what is expected, and asking nothing in return.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

'upward' basketball and cheer camp...

abby and biz attended the cheer day camp...

noah, colton, ethan and cole attended basketball day camp...

(will post more pictures later)

Monday, July 13, 2009

swimming lessons 2009... day 1

noah has done a great job improving over the last year... he is so ready for lessons...

abby, ethan and cole all jump into the water ready to start learning... their friends are taking lessons at the same time so that makes it extra special...

fishermen: uncle james and ethan

ethan has been asking his uncle james to teach him to fish for months now... and this weekend it happened... we went out to anderson island for a family get together and uncle james made time for lesson #1...

ethan hooked his line on his sweatshirt( a couple of times)... our friends let us borrow their canoe for fishing in the middle of the lake...

ethan learned to cast...

ethan learned that patience is required...( i think he thought the fish would immediately hook themselves to the tasty treat)

ethan learned that baiting a hook meant putting a LIVE worm on to a sharp hook...

but... at the end of the morning; which included thunder, lightning and rain... ethan reeled in his first(of many hopefully) rainbow trouts... 12.5 inches long... we think he was proud...

: )

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Abigail Margaret Miller

I know I'm her mom and all, but...tell me she isn't amazing...

Friday, July 3, 2009

Beautiful

Once we got back from our little beach vacation with my parents, Abby and Grandma got busy on their project of sewing some new pillow cases for Abby's room. I don't sew (though I so wish I did), and my mom is an amazing seamstress, quilter, embroiderer (is that a word?), etc., etc., so I was thrilled that she was willing to give Abby a sewing lesson. Abby did so well, and her new pillow cases are beautiful. But even more beautiful are the memories that were made.