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China Camp 2015 – Day 2

We ate breakfast at the hotel and dropped all the big girls off at China Camp for Day 2 then headed out with Dani. Near the church where camp is held there is a dentist office with a train out front so we stopped for her to play. It was really cute and she had a great time.

After the train we went to try out Andy’s Frozen Custard and it was amazing!! Then we took Dani back to the hotel lunch and a nap so we could pick the girls up later.

It’s super cute out Dani tries to join in with the big girls. Once back at the hotel it was time for some swimming.

After swimming for a while we went back to the room so the girls could shower and be ready for their aunt and cousins to come down from MO to play 🙂 We went to Smash Burger for dinner and then back to Andy’s Custard for dessert.

I love this photo so much!!

Amelie wanted them to pretend to be monsters. Too bad her cousins are no fun at all 😉

They played many games of “Minion Memory” and colored.

Amelie, Gwen, Jade, Dani, Nadia

Amelie’s silly face request!

It was such a fun day and so nice for Sharon, Gwen, Jade and Karsten to come down and see us. We love you guys!!

 

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China Camp 2015 – Day 1

This photo is actually from the hotel the night before camp. Bill brought Reagan by when they got to the hotel so the girls could see each other before going to sleep.

Rieley, Amelie and Nadia at the hotel for breakfast before day 1 started.

The opening ceremony lion dance.

The girls all came to our room to play after camp and before dinner. They told us that they had fun and that there were lots of teen counselors this year. Mike and I enjoyed our one on one time with Dani. We wandered around the mall, Target and had lunch. Then we brought Dani back to the hotel for a nap before we had to pick up her big sisters.

They humored me for a group photo before dinner. It was a great first day of China Camp.

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Hand Camp – 2015

At the end of April, Nadia and I joined Amelie at the Hand Camp that Scottish Rite puts on for upper limb difference kids. I was so happy that we got a spot to attend because I thought it would be so good for Amelie. Little did I know that they have breakout sessions for parents while the kids are off doing some of the stuff. I was so encouraged that we are doing the right thing for her. We don’t let her little fingers hold her back, we just expect that she will find her own way to do things like tie her shoes and climb rock walls. I am so glad that we went and really hope that we get a spot in 2016. Here are some photos from our fun filled weekend.

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Colorado April 2015

Jessica bought all the girls Batgirl tank tops. So cute!

The original plan for the stop in CO was to surprise Jess for her birthday. But a couple days before we came Randy realized that she would be totally stressed out if we just showed up and the house wasn’t ready. He knows her well and so he told her. She was totally excited and happy that she could get the house ready and have fun. HA! We had a great time with the Peterman’s like we always do. The girls play around the clock and the adults talk and laugh.

We went up to an adorable town called Louisville on one of the days. We had lunch at Lulu’s BBQ and then dessert at a place called Huckleberry and the food was great at both places. The girls played at an adorable park while the adults chatted.

There was a tiny bit of snow to play in so Dani wanted to investigate.

As always we were sad when it was time to go, but I am glad that we snuck in a trip.