Arkansas Spring Trip 2013

Joel and I on Rich Mountain

Well, Joel and I took our usual spring trip to Arkansas during Memorial week. Usual it is somewhat of a relaxing time period for us. The start of the trip however was a little rough. I had a horrible earache that would not go away. 
   After suffering enough of the pain from my ear I caved and went to the walk in clinic in Mena, Arkansas (where some of our family lives).I so wanted to cry. Come to find out I had a severe bug bite that was infected all the way down into my ear canal. They had to take a needle to drain some of the puss off.
  Joel was a trooper while our Grandma took me to the walk in clinic. He was keeping Grandpa Bob entertained, or as Joel says, "I babysat Grandpa." It is neat to see our Grandpa and Joel have fun together. Those two laughed and laughed so much over the week. Grandma enjoyed Joel as well because he never failed to have us on our toes. 

Joel's Picture Taken on Rich Mountain overlooking Lake Willamena

  One of the days we went on the mountain as usual to just have fun. Even though we have been on the mountain numerous times it is something Joel enjoys. Joel and I usually take a picture together, and we take turns taking pictures of the scenery. Joel is getting better each time he does it. I actually been thinking of entering his photography in the county fair, and maybe a few of mine. 
   One day we had talked about having a picnic lunch somewhere just for the fun of things. The day was hectic, and plus we heard the weather may not play nice. So, we changed our minds of going anywhere. Then Joel got a brilliant idea. He told us there was no need to go out for a picnic. Instead we had a picnic in Grandpa's Man Den. We turned on music, and had so much fun.

On the way hope we decided we needed to stop and just take in the scenery. Plus Grandpa was need to rest. Joel, Grandma Lil, and I decided to tour Precious Moments Chapel. It had been a couple of years since Joel and I had been through there, and our Grandma hadn't for quite some time. It was fun just to walk through again. After we got done touring we decided to eat lunch in the picnic area.