August 10th, 2021
Due to the pandemic (online school) this is Rachel’s first time actually going to school on campus at Westwood Middle School. She is entering 7th grade:
Lizzy is off to High School!!
August 8, 2021
Rachel has been learning how to bake and she decided to try out cake baking with Dad’s help:
Nice job Rachel!
August 7, 2021
A Family of Five Outing: we took Patricia with us on a fun-filled kayaking adventure:
Lizzy let Rachel use her kayak so she hung on to mine:
We had a nice adventure at Lake Wauburg!
July 20th – July 24th, 2021
Although Lizzy go to go to a quick overnight girls camp last year, this was our first big Girls Camp experience. Mom is serving as our Ward Camp Director (as well as counselor in the YW Presidency) so she went too. And, Patricia came to camp too!
Mom was one of the leaders in Rachel’s cabin. The girls and one of the leaders slept in these bunks on one side of the cabin:
Mom slept on the other side where it was a little tiny bit quieter so she could go to sleep way before we did!:
After we all got settled in we went to the lake to have our first fireside:
We sang some camp songs:
The schedule was packed:
Each cabin made up their own song that we sang for everyone:
The girls got to go swimming, kayaking, and tubing behind a boat!
There were some beautiful sunsets by the lake!
Mornings at the flag were fun, especially if you won the golden plunger and the mobile commode (this was the prize for having the cleanest cabin)!
They also had a fun competition to make a fashion outfit using only items they found in their cabins. Each cabin was decorated to go with a different country (the different countries to go with the Olympics).
Patricia’s cabin went first:
France had a Rock-N-Roll Theme:
We also did some skits:
And we had our own Olympic games!
Lizzy went on a hike and a bear ran off with the Gatorade cooler!
Lizzy’s Cabin performed their song:
Patricia’s cabin too:
Girls camp was AWESOME!!
July 3rd, 2021
Our friends, the Barnetts, told us about a place we could park to watch the University fireworks show. We found the spot near the Barnetts and enjoyed the show (without the crowds):
July 4th, 2021
Happy Fourth Of July!
The Lewis’ and Haden’s family invited us over for some fireworks (across the street from our house):
We each got to light some!
We lit up the street!
After the fun with fireworks we played laser tag!
Happy Fourth Of July!