Camp Stix

To start off I am sorry I have been so behind on my blogging

I have been busy busy busy

Back up all the way to July !

To start my long train of blogging:

CAMP STIX

I was at Camp Stix for diabetic children volunteering as medical staff

It was a BLAST

It was themed mysteries unknown

SO: Gnomes, Wizards, Magic, Chuck Norris, etc.

Embracing my inner child.

I was working most of the time so not many pictures...

{I will get more pictures once the photographer gets them to me 

& I will probably do another blog}

 Hanging with my Gnomies

 Galaxy pants for UFO day

 At camp all of the medical staff and support staff get "camp names"

Mine was: Duchess

It fits :}

We loved dressing up for every meal!

 Playing on the water toys were a BLAST!

 This slide was the BEST!!!

 Climbing the igloo was harder than I thought

 I was being laughed at 

Because apparently I look the a Velociraptor when I am getting into the water.

It was COLD!

 Doing limbo at the dance!

 

 Me getting "blobbed" 

This was extremely painful and not fun haha

There is a video on facebook but not on this blog.

  Me & YoYo

Champion!

 Sliding down after I climbed all the way to the top

Overall, it was an amazing time & I cannot wait to go back next year!

I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse. Florence Nightingale

out in the backwoods

This past weekend Casey & I went out to Amanda's parents house

They own 18 acres up north of Spokane

It was b-e-a-utiful!

We rode dirt bikes, tanned, saw wild deer and turkeys, and lots more.
We just had a good time out in the wild.

 Amanda & Todd hard at work, while we play

 I finally blew up that pool of mine Casey got me for my birthday 2 years ago.

 The next two pictures are from fishing.
We have been exploring Spokane area for good fishing sites
Nothing too amazing yet :[

And this is the only picture from the 4th of July.
The 4th is one of my favorite holidays
However, this year was quite different
We did not have any distinctive plans
So we went downtown to watch the fireworks
However, we arrived three hours early to get a killer spot
That "killer spot" was a terrible choice
Once the fireworks started we could not even see them
We watched them as we walked back to the car.

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail 
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Envisage

A canvas lie in front of thee

Empty and pure it troubles me

From corner to corner I stare

I want to start, but where

What to do with a clean slate

Only I control its' fate

So much thought and vision

How can anyone make this decision

Starting without a clear end

Suspenseful and scary I apprehend 

The best is created by skillful hands

Not always having definite plans

Sometimes colors are not what you expect

But that does not make it incorrect

Challenges come up once in a while

But that is what makes us versatile

Parents create art every day

Kneed and work their piece of clay

Three masterpieces have been designed
By two hands intertwined


So much work and dedication 

Proud, I am one creation

Three pieces of art complete

There is not one thing I would delete

Dedicated to my mommy & daddy

Happy Mother's & Father's Day!