Match!

Staying hydrated:

Practicing serves:


I used an old umbrella for a parasol for all three days, which was super helpful. I was bitten only once during my three day vigil. Rachel came over to take a drink of water and I turned to say something to her and felt a painful sting inside my shirt. I pulled my shirt open at the neck and peeked down. Sure enough an ant was in there and I promptly flicked the dude out. He had bitten me on the...rhymes with Mr. Whipple...that little jerk of an insect. Luckily, I brought Caladryl with me and I discreetly applied some soothing balm to my bite. YIKES!

Still practicing serves:




Eve's refreshment for the day was strawberries:
Practicing bouncing the ball with the racquet:
My lap was good for a few seconds of rest:
Eve fiddling with her sunglasses:




Each of the girls got a shirt from the camp:

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Another layout from Vacation (last year):::::::

:::::::::::::Blast From the Past::::::

Here was one of the places I found one of the most magnificent in the world:

This is an old layout, but I just love Yellowstone National Park and was waxing nostalgic.

I hope y'all have a great weekend! :)

Old Faithful-with Eve and Aaron

The photo with my two kids has a shadow falling across them, but it is so cool to see Eve's reaction to the geyser going off!

_{Kit from Scrapartist Anniversary Bash
Meter stick by Rikki
Paint brush stroke by Michelle Coleman
Font: Artistamp Medium/sketchy/Ash94}

Aaron's Take on How Yellowstone Smelled:

_{Background paper from Sara Carling's "Authentic", Postcard elements by Kristy Ann Nerness, Pencil by Gynette, and Bandaid by MW, Font: ASH94}

Text: Dear Granny and Grandpa,

This place STINKS!
I mean it smells bad,
like rotten eggs, YUCK!
There is steaming gas in the air coming from the ground. I think this place is really neat, but we we've had to walk a lot and I got a big splinter in my finger, OUCH!

Love, AARON

Yellowstone

_{papers and elements by Sara Carling "Authentic" and postcard by Kristy Ann Nerness}

Yellowstone is one of the most amazingly diverse places I have ever been...it's true I haven't been to too many places... but I am going to stand by my statment that this place is AMAZING! I understand from reading news articles that the area is a bit over do for a horrific explosion which would annihilate the area, so I recommend seeing it sooner than later! My son, Aaron, was overwhelmed by the sulphur smell, but the rest of us were able to overlook the "stank" to enjoy the sites. I will add some additional photos as I get around to scrapping them. I have several really stunning photos.

One of the interesting learning moments for Aaron was after we told the children not to drag their hands along the wooden fencing to avoid getting a splinter. Aaron won the days Darwin Award when he got a really long sliver of wood deep in his finger. His horrific screams brought a load of Asian tourists over to where Michael had his pocket knife out working to get the sliver out in one piece. One dear lady was very worried about Aaron and kept asking me, in broken English, if he was okay. Michael finally got the splinter out and bandaged the finger.

Later that day Noah recieved second place in the Darwin Awards when he got a splinter received from dragging his hands down the fencing. (He gets second place because he was only 3 years-old). Not to be left out in the bandage department, Rachel got her fingers closed in the truck door. She screamed...of course...while Michael frantically tried to unlock the door. Here is the photograph of Les Enfants des Invalides:



_{Background paper by Katie Pertiet "Crated Tropics", Metal Plate by Jen Wilson, Staple by Holly McCaig, Masking Tape from Fhung Lie "Soul Searching", Inked Edges by Kim Hill, Fairy by Hope Wallace, Paper by Gina Miller, nurses cap and bandaids from internet.}