July

The last few weeks have flown by.  After 3 weeks we have our family together again.  The kids had a great time at "Aunt A's summer camp"  They did lots of fun things we included but is not limited to, Hiking, swimming and lessons for Little A, sewing, fireworks, museums, Colonial Days, shopping, movies, golfing.  Because I wasn't there I don't have pictures to post. However, here are pictures of the blankets that Sweet Pea and Mr. E made.

Funny thing is Mr. E didn't even realize that he picked out his Papa's Alma mater, he just liked the colors!

Sweet Pea had a blanket that her Aunt A made when she was little.  It had been so loved to death that  Sweet Pea asked if they could make a new one!


Young Women Camp: What a fun time we had.  The food was delicious, we made cute crafts, had fun activities and spiritual evenings.  Hubby's favorite part was riding the quad.  If we had the property to ride it he'd love to have one.
 

 Soda top bracelets!  So cute!                                             Personal Progress journals

 This photo is hard to see but this  is the locket we gave out to all the girls.  There were 5 charms.  The first charm a red ruby came with the locket which represented the scripture in Proverbs 31:10-31 "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies."  The four other charms were earned by spending a hour at each of the classes that were offered.  A ring for Family Search.  A bee for humanitarian, a bible for Personal Progress and a green stone for Certification.  Needless to say, it was a big hit with the girls.

Believe it or not school starts for us on Monday (for Sweet Pea and Little A).  So last Monday we went down to the Beach.  We got there early because hubby likes to get there while the tide is still low so we can see all the critters in the tide pools.  We saw some really cool things.

 Abalone: 

 Purple Sea Urchin

 Sea Anemone

Mr. E caught a crab

Pretty Shells