Professor Branestawn - Book Club

The Doty family hosted book club in their new home! 

Everyone had a great time playing funny games and eating pancakes. 

Professor Branestawn was a book I happened to pick up at a sale that looked super fun for a summer read aloud. 

Poor Mrs. Flittersnoop! It's not easy being Professor Branestawm's housekeeper. People may say he's a genius, but all his inventions always make life more complicated, alarming, and extraordinary that it was before. Bottle of cough mixture turns out to be an elixir that makes all the wastepaper in the bin come to life....and much more funny stories. 

 We played the knot game and tried to unwind everyone. 

 The littlest ones gave up and I played ring around the rosy with them.

 

 Then in the book the professor wears five glasses while drinking tea so the kids had a glasses competition. 

 Andon joined us again! Alyssa snuck a selfie with him! So cute!

 Biggest girls with the littlest girls - plus Cecily

 Pancakes

 Too much. 

 Chef Mitchell

 

 

Pennsylvania- Symone and Ken

We went to Pennsylvania for the long weekend and spent time with Ken and Symone. Loads of yummy food and swimming.

 Ken got these donuts to surprise the kids one early morning.

 Pizza Night!

 Pool Games with Grandma Moni

 Ken playing with the kids in the pool. 

Nephi and Cabella

 Symone with some of the grandbabies 

 Movie Night. Best Couch Ever. 

Coraline and Charlotte

 Charlotte got in too!

 Restaurant Runs to burn off dinner before loading up again.

Crab for all.

 

Visit with Bonnie

We took the long holiday weekend and went to visit Bonnie for an afternoon with her beloved dogs - River and Itsy. 

 Bonnie with Lotte

 

Clairana - Girls Camp

Sydney and Clairana at pick up! I was so excited that C made it all year and didn't get sick. Yahoo!

 The girls painted this! Helps that the camp director this year is an art teacher. 

 Pink Bandana in the middle with all her church girlies.

 Shooting Practice - Camo hat

 Clairana headed off to Connersville, Indiana for a week of girl's camp. About 100 girls from church that are ages 11-17 throughout the state. She had an amazing time and saw people she hasn't seen in almost a year. They painted a mural, ax throwing, creeking, shooting, archery, obstacle courses, scripture study, testimony meetings, journaling, walks, frisbee golf, and.......