What a wonderful Petit Jean trip this year! This is a trip we've been taking since I was a little kid, and it was so much fun to bring Analise along for her first year! The fourth generation of Petit Jean-ers. :) We had the normal activities: eating and conversation and game-playing, as well as the annual hike to the bottom of the falls. My heart is always the most full during our worship service on Sunday morning. Gram and Papa bring the hymn books, and we all pick songs we want to sing (in 4-part harmony, of course!). Papa then imparts to us some of his wisdom and we take communion together as a family. This is what family is supposed to be: the older generations teaching God's wisdom to the younger generations, the whole family serving God and each other, the whole family worshiping God and sharing in communion together. I am so blessed to have such a family and am so excited to raise Analise within this tradition. All praise to God.

Here are a whole bunch of pics!


We stopped for a night in Searcy so that Analise could meet her great-grandmother for the first time:

Analise was excited to meet her great-grandmother!

Uncle Mike and Aunt Kristina

Papa and Analise

Cleaning up after yet another feeeeeast!

Ah, the relaxing!

The overlook

Daniel is the champion: hiking down the mountain and back up again with an extra 15 pounds strapped to his chest!

Heading down to the falls

Analise's first waterfall!

Our sweet little family. This is the waterfall where Daniel proposed to me...how our lives have changed!!

Dan and Marnie

Mike and Kristina...awwwwww! (His ooowie-wooowie)

Analise is discovering what a rock feels like!

The annual group picture by the falls.Aunt Marnie

Gram and Analise...storytime!!

Papa and Analise

Out for a walk

Giddyup!

Uncle Dan

Four generations!
Our family