Our Campfire Band

The kids started a band up at camp. They would find wood, sticks, and rocks and pretend to play instruments. One of them would be chosen to be the lead singer and the rest of them would "play" and hum along as best as they could. They did this constantly when we were at camp. It was hilarious and so creative!

Why we love Paradise.

There is a part of Mt. Rainer park called Paradise. It has amazing views! Here are some shots from there.

The CD Cover

This is a picture of the boys crashed out after our hiking up at Paradise. It's usually pretty chilly up there but it had been unusually hot and I had not noticed that they had put on long sleeve shirts under their jackets! So they were hot and tired. When we got to the lookout at the visitor's center they took a breather on the cushions. Bart says this picture looks like the cover of a cd for a boys band.

The Grove of the Patriarchs

One of the trails we went on at Mt. Rainer was the Grove of the Patriarchs. It's really amazing to see all the large, old trees. The new bridge is skinny and you can only go across one at a time because it is small and bounces a lot. That was quite an adventure!

The Grove of the Patriarchs #2

We took individual shots of each of the kids in the Grove. As you will see in the next post, Nathan challenged that idea. :)

Grove of the Patriarchs and Nathan

No, just stay, stay,
NO, just stay there!
AHHHH! :)

She can knit! Sort of......

Now, I admit my craftiness comes and goes. My mother-in-law showed me how to knit a wash cloth once. It had one long corner.............. :)
However, I found out about a month or so ago that our RS president knits socks. Learning how to knit socks has been one of those quirky aspirations of mine. So she has been teaching a few of us.
Imagine my horror when I found out I would be using not one, not two, but 4-5 needles at a time! They look like miniature bamboo skewers. (Which explains why Naomi is always trying to put our real bamboo skewers into my yarn!)
Needless to say, I restarted 4 times and had to go to my mentor for fixing 1-2 times a week, but I am slowly progressing. I may actually get to the foot eventually! I am enjoying my new skill and I after I finish this pair ( sometime next year :) I want to make some for the kids.
The other fabric in the picture is my "knitting bag." (Sorry I didn't picture it too.) It's a reversable bag I made in one of my craftier moments. I love it!