Some fun pictures taken this summer

Jessica's Birthday

Jessica turned 11 on August 7th and got an ice cream cake complete with horses on it. She has been asking for an ice cream cake for some time, and horses are one of her favorite things. What more could a girl ask for? Love ya Jessica!

One of the things you can see in the photo album are pictures from a game of "photo tag" where Martha chased the kids around the yard attempting to take pictures while they tried to escape getting their picture taken. (Something I usually try to do anyway ;-)

Regional Summer Camp

This year our scout troop was invited to a regional LDS scout camp that was held at Camp Buck Toms about an hour away from Knoxville, Tennessee. It was a great experience where the boys were able to do all the regular scout activities: hiking, working on merit badges, swimming, eating in the mess hall, flag ceremonies and hang out around camp.

In addition, there were some pretty cool LDS activities that occurred culminating in a fireside which featured Larry M Gibson of the General Young Men's presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Brother Gibson gave a great talk on how scouting and the Aaronic priesthood establish a foundation for the young men build a life of service. Not something you would experience at every scout camp.

Pictures of Carolyn!

We had a friend, Destinee Blau, take pictures of Carolyn a couple of weeks ago. They are SO darling! Check her photography blog out for an overview (Carolyn's pictures were posted August 17):
http://www.destineeblau.com

Or you can go directly to the slideshow:
http://www.destineeblau.com/carolyn.html
(You have to install the viewer, but it was pretty easy for me to do it.)

They are so beautiful! Thanks again, Destinee!