It's So.....Quiet

Normally I would like this, but it seems rather eerie, today.

This morning was "leavin' day" for the van Wichens, from New Zealand.

Time to break camp.
Carolyn, Ethan and Nolan truly enjoyed sleeping in tents for the first time in their lives.

Amidst all the packing-up hub-bub, some napping occurred.
I'll let you decide who put who to sleep...

Wow. Everything has to be packed, "just so."
This reminds me so much of Bruce (Laurel's father) packing up the back of their rental van, when they visited our house in Indiana, many years ago.

There were a few last minute shenanigans amongst the cousins.


Estelle, holding Hendrick, as the van begins boarding.


They all got off, and then we noticed a nice water bottle/thermos had been left in our kitchen, so we called and they drove back, heh, heh.
It belonged to someone with the initials, "Robert van Wichen."

Here is the whole crew, standing next to good ol' Iowa corn.
Starting from left, and alternating: Conrad, Ilse, Annamarie, Rachael (back), Laurel (mum), baby Hendrick, Robert (dad), Estelle (down, in front), Daniel, Jonathon.

The general atmosphere in the household is one of subdued apathy, with bursts of blah-dom, permeating throughout. Tomorrow Jason will leave, and then we'll slide further into our depression. And when Kendra leaves in another week, we shall quite likely sink into despair, with the realization that our "fun" summer is over, and we must needs get back to...real life.

Pity.
 

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