Before we left Moffett Field, Trek was awarded the Armed Forces Meritorious Service award for his outstanding work doing 7 different jobs there at Moffett Field. It was very nice for him to be recognized for his hard work there. I kind of love him.
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Girls Camp 2018
It killed me not to be the 1st year Certie at girls camp again this year. The movers were coming the day after girls camp ended so there was no way I could spend an entire week up there, but I was still able to go up for one day which was a blast.
Cadence was a 4th year this year & got the opportunity to do the 4th year hike. It was a 3 day 20 mile hike through the Santa Cruz mountains. I knew it was going to be hard, but she actually ended up really enjoying it. She had some great girls in her group & her leader was amazing. She had a blast. I was very grateful to her leader for sending me a ton of pictures from her hike.
The stake asked me to teach the girls about disney animation since I used to draw when I was an imagineer for Disney. I put together a one hour class to teach the girls how to draw some fun disney characters. Here's some of the pics I drew up to teach them.
It ended up being a whole ton of fun. I had about 25 girls in my 2 classes including both Cadence & Lorien & we had a blast.
Lo was a second year & in the Moana group at girls camp. She was also with a fun group of girls. She was having fun.
But it was SO fun to teach all the girls how to draw.
Cadence loves to draw so she had a blast learning some new characters.
I was only up there for one day. Trek got to go up on Friday for the bishopric dinner & testimony meeting. He's never been to girls camp before so it was a totally new experience for him. He enjoyed being with his girls.
The Potter "Quiet Game"
As we were trying to get things squared away for the movers, the kids were driving us nuts. Their toys were packed up, there really wasn't much to do, & they were definitely getting stir crazy. Trek & I knew that they were itching to walk down to the new Moon Mart on base to buy candy bars or slushes, but they had no money. So we gave them each a dollar & told them they had to hold it up to the wall using their noses. The last person standing got to keep ALL the dollars.
Let's just say Trek & I got a LOT done that evening. ha ha ha. We actually ended up walking to Moon Mart as a family & all got slushes. It was fun.
Last Day of School
I know I'm 2 months behind on my blog, but we're finally settled in our move from CA to AL & I can start catching up.
The last day of school was bitter-sweet for my kids. They absolutely love the schools in Mountain View, but they are also excited for their new adventures in Alabama.
It's amazing to see how much they've grown this year.
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| Lorien officially finished 7th grade & will start 8th grade in AL. |
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| Cadence was SO happy to be done with her Freshman year & can't wait to be a Sophomore. |
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| Bladen finished up 3rd grade & will be a big 4th grader in AL. |
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| Taya finished 4th grade & will be a 5th grader in AL. |
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| Little Craiger finished up 1st grade & can't wait to be the BIG BROTHER in 2nd grade. (Canyon starts Kindergarten in AL) |
The kids love making candy bar posters for their teachers every year. They did a really great job this year. Their teachers loved it.
Another year come & gone & many adventures await us in AL.
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