We took our Chen family vacation this year to Lancaster. Uncle Jimmy was incredibly generous to pay for all the expenses, so THANK YOU for doing that so we could all get away for a little bit together. It is such a blessing to be able to get away with family. Jimmy, we really are so indebted to your kindness and love for us. We love you dearly! (And not just because you paid for the trip.) ;)
We started our week together by taking William to the
Sight & Sound Theatre to see "Joseph." Bill was gracious to stay home with Josiah so we could watch the show without being distracted. We were able to get fantastic seats and they even had live animals on stage. I loved seeing it come to life on stage complete with musical numbers. I'm sure Joseph often broke out into song and dance during his life. ;) But it was neat to see and realize things I hadn't thought about before... like how Joseph most likely had been told firsthand by Jacob about the miracle of how his own brother Esau forgave him. In seeing that godly example, I'm sure it must have provided some foundation to help Joseph later forgive his own brothers. I also didn't think about the influence Joseph must have had as he traveled and rose through the ranks in Egypt. Through it all, he maintained his faith and integrity. This must have served as a powerful witness to those who knew him well, especially his own Egyptian family. I think some of it was over William's head, but he enjoyed it for the most part. It was neat to be able to point out real camels and ox to him. =) We didn't actually get any photos of the show, but took some before and after outside mainly...
The theatre was HUGE!
William is all smiles, as usual.
Meanwhile, Bill was having some quality time with his littlest...
Love this little munchkin!
The vacation rental we stayed at had an awesome little playground in the backyard for the boys to play in. They LOVED it. Josiah picked up the rock-climbing in no time!
And William was more than ready to join the fun when we got back...
Oops! We did some grilling and accidentally melted the siding from the heat coming out of the grill. Who would have thunk? I guess it is possible to have the grill too close to the house. This is really gonna cost us...
The vacation rental normally has a boy William's age who lives there. He left many of his toys behind, so the boys had a great time playing in the house, too. William found some letters and started building some words. I think he's into this because of a PBS show called Word World. That's his new favorite show. =P
Bath time!
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