Jeremy + Camera = WEIRD!!! HAHA

Jeremy played with my camera on the way to have dinner with Greg yesterday. I think Greg is wearing off on him! LOL

Brandy at Camp!

FINALLY!! We have Brandy back home! Here are some camp photo's to start with.

HAHA! GO BRANDY on the slip n slide!!
Yellow Team!
Brandy and Haven...

Brandy is the eyes behind the hand putting on team face color! HA!

Here they are awaiting instruction.
Sorry that this one (and possibly a couple more) is sideways. CHEER!

Of course you cannot miss Brandy! She's the one standing on top!
HA! Are those Top Gun sunglasses? lol
Brandy with Jeff her youth Pastor, another girl, and Haven.

She hit the plastic pole holding the ball.. hmmm...

Here we are, ready to pick her up from camp. It was a long walk from the hall to where the baptisms were taking place (and to pick up our teens).

On the way, Jeremy found a cute little butterfly chillin on a small scale sunflower. (I do not know the technical flower name)

Before we took Brandy to camp, she learned that she would have an opportunity to be baptised. However, she was very head strong about waiting until her 16th birthday. We talked about not limiting God to speak to her heart about such an event. If she feels in her heart that she was going to wait, then that was ok, but not to limit the baptism to a certain age, but to stay open minded to when God puts it on her heart.

When we got to camp, we learned that she had in fact decided last night to be baptised. She was the only girl in her group who was baptized. It was amazing to see her heart change, and staying open to God and what his word teaches us to live by. It was also amazing the incredible cheers from her team when they called her name. Also the tears from her team leader. Here is the event.

Afterwards we were on our way to have Brandy change her clothes and Greg snapped a shot of her while Jeremy made his faces at the camera.
It was a long walk, and a very HOT 100 degree's out. There were a few people who called on a radio to bring a golf cart to pick us up because of the lengthy walk and I was starting to feel very tired. What a blessing!
Jeremy found a stick in the shape of a cane! Although you cannot see the whole thing! LOL

What an amazing camp! I don't remember these being talked about in my day!



Brandy states she had a wonderful time, and can't wait to go back next year. Her camp team leader said that Brandy was such a blessing and loved to just talk about anything. It's hard watching your baby grow up into a teenager, the reality of it is setting in. How awesome is it though to be able, as parents, to still be cool in front of her friends! LOL

We also learned while riding back to the car that the church has family camp too! Where for a week the parents and kids sign up and have an awesome time at camp! (The parents aren't working at the camp either!!)--Family Camp starts this Fall, and this next Spring. All the girls stay in their cabins, and the guys in theirs! How fun!

Today's Job Accomplished!

Today's job was to organize Jeremy's room from top to bottom. It took 3 hours to do it. (well, 4, but we eat lunch and took a break).
Here is part of the disaster!
At this point we are only 1/2 way done.
Finally, the closet was completed! Lets just hope it stays this way! I even found missing school papers stashed behind the shelves in the closet!

FINALLY! DONE!

Everything was dusted, baseboards were cleaned, and everything had it's place!

Mission Accomplished!

More pictures

Ok, I should have put these in Jeremy's blog for his camp pictures, but too much effort!
Here are some pictures of the camp that Greg took while he waited for Jeremy.

AWESOMENESS! :)

Brandy's turn at camp...

This week is Brandy's turn at camp! She is totally excited! She also has a friend whom she invited to ride with us out to the camp as it is 3 hours away from our house. Here is Brandy and her friend Haven.

Once we got to the camp, we unloaded all their bags and put them on a trailer to be transported to their cottages. Then, we jumped (not me of course haha) on a hay ride over to sign the girls in.
Greg of course likes to take pictures, but I took this one, and Jeremy likes to show his tongue. :)~

Here's the area we walked through to get to the chow area to find their group.

Here is Brandy and Haven right before the big goodbye (for a week). They were pretty excited to be there, and were awaiting for the rest of their group.
Here is the group of girls so far in their team. There were a few more to come, but instead of sitting around for their dismissal, we decided to just grab a quick picture before heading over to the gift shop to look around.
If you missed it on Jeremy's blog of camp, you can go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVgtFgGwEHY

to view the video put together of construction of the camp! It's awesome!

Just in three years...

The kids have grown up soooo much!! Karin, my sister in law, made a comment on our facebook photo from Christmas 2 years ago. I was thinking to myself, I should post a picture from 3 years ago and one now. WOW!!!
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