Girls Camp!

Clairana and I went to girl's camp!

 I was asked to be the head cook for around 120 people. 

They did lots of fun activities including hikes, crafts, games, lake day, bishop's night, dance party, faith walk....

The theme was Born to Wear a Crown. 

 Coleman girls (Camp Director)

 Hayman Girls

Levi came one evening to lead a devotional and play games with the girls. 

Walmart run in our camp get up!

Teresa Miskin was the camp nurse and made gluten free meals for the 4 girls who needed it. I was so thankful not to make them. 

Each cot had the girl's lanyards, shirts, and bandanas for when they arrived. 

 They slept in 'families' and not wards this way they got to know others but still had a mix of familiar faces. 

 Dance Party Night.

My Assistant Cooks staying up way to late being silly. 

Marcy Manor where we ate together.

 The leaders did a faith walk one night that was so sweet. The girls would hear a short story from each leader and then reverently walk to the next location. 

 

Kittens!

 

Tyra

This sweet spirit mama passed aways this week. 

I met Tyra a couple years ago when they were what I thought the new young couple to move into our ward (I later found out most knew them already.) 

She attended Purdue med school and I will always remember her talking about babies and loving on our little people during church. She was so sweet and kind. Truly. 

I remember them sitting beside us in the pew one Sunday loving on our kids and Levi leaned over and said maybe you found someone you trust to watch the kids so we can go on a date. 

If you know me that is a big suggestion especially years ago... my overprotectiveness has calmed over the years. 

She was driving with her little ones and was in a car accident that took her life and their youngest is in the hospital. The 3-year-old was unharmed. 

This life is hard. 

I am off to squeeze my people a little longer and keep her husband and children in my heart and prayers. 

 

Cousin Abbi Visit

Cousin Abbi came over to hang out for the evening. We went over to Jack and Jane's pond for a swim and hotdog roast. We were completely spoiled with food and smores. 

 

Book Club!

The Westing Game - Book Club!

This may have been our very first mystery book. Anne hosted at the park, and we set up chess for the kids to play. Clairana and Nephi have just started learning to play so this was such a fun treat. Monica was so patient in helping them understand. Now they want to play all the time. 

Sunset Towers is a new apartment building on Lake Michigan, north of Milwaukee and just down the shore from the mansion owned by reclusive self-made millionaire Samuel W. Westing. (Despite its name, Sunset Towers faces east – into the sunrise.) Sam Westing was a wealthy businessman who made his fortune in paper products. He was very patriotic and never smoked, drank, or gambled.

As the story opens, Barney Northrup is selling apartments to a carefully selected group of tenants. He claims that chess is not allowed in the building. After Sam Westing dies, at the beginning of the book, it emerges that most of the tenants are named as heirs in Westing’s will. The will is structured like a puzzle, with the 16 heirs challenged to find the solution. Each of the eight pairs, assigned seemingly at random, is given $10,000 cash and a different set of baffling clues. The pair that solves the mystery will inherit Westing’s entire $200 million fortune and control of his company.

Even the mamas joined in on the fun.

I brought popsicles which I thought would be fun until the morning was cold and raining. Oh well the toddlers were entertained. 

 

Bees.

We had a swarm of bees in the backyard that Levi and Nephi boxed up so now we have three hives if they make it! 

 

Pond Time

Coraline had her date with Jack and Jane and caught lots of fish!