Well, the O'Dells have been on a whirl wind tour this last week. We left Atlanta last Thursday morning and headed to Jonesboro, Arkansas to see some friends and family. By the way, if none of you have had the blessing of staying in a hotel room with a two year old, almost one year old, and a very pregnant wife - I think everyone should experience the madness! Pure craziness! But, we survived and enjoyed ourselves quite nicely! We were able to visit with some family members, David's college roommates, and our precious church family from Marmaduke, Arkansas. David was on staff at Marmaduke First Baptist Church before we went to seminary. We were able to worship with our church family there on Sunday and enjoy a meal fellowshipping together for lunch. It was so refreshing to be with these folks again. Many of them had not met Carter and Summer, so that was quite a treat! Above are some pictures of our church family from MFBC. It was wonderful to spend some time with them.
After finishing lunch on Sunday, we hopped in the "mommy car" (appropriately named by Carter) to drive to Bryant, Arkansas. David is spending this week with our home church doing mission work in Mountain View, AR. Every summer, our church goes on a mission trip with an organization called Builders for Christ. Lucky for us it was in Arkansas this year, so David was able to go. He dropped the children and me off at Gigi and Papa's house. We have had a wonderful time playing with Gigi, Papa, and Aunt Karen. They have been most hospitable and have frankly spoiled us all rotten. Carter and Summer have enjoyed playing in the pool, reading, going to Chuck E Cheese, and just spending time with their grandparents. Attached you will find a slide show (thanks to the help of my friend Hannah) of Carter and Summer having fun in the swimming pool. I am sure there will be more posts from our trip to Gigi and Papa's. Uncle Cory and Aunt Cari are scheduled to join later in the week and we are going to celebrate Summer's first birthday! I know, I can't believe she is one!
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