I am thankful that sweet friends who have moved away have reason to come back to Texas for visits. And I am even more thankful when they have time to squeeze in a visit and playdate with us!
Baking Boot Camp
Nadia continues to tell us that she wants to be a chef when she grows up. While at a Young Chefs class a couple months back they told us about a summer camp called “Baking Boot Camp.” Nadia asked if she could go and we agreed. She went 3 hours a day for 3 days and LOVED it! They made an amazing amount of stuff over the course of three days.
Day 1 – Cinnamon Roll Apple Pies, Carrot Cake Cookies, Caramel Chocolate Chip Snails, Braided Berry Handpies.
Day 2 – Magic Marshmallow Puffs, Ciabatta Bread, Pound Cake, Whole Wheat Pretzel Monkey Bread, Focaccia Bread
Day 3 – Chocolate Eclairs, the pastry cream for the eclairs, and Pate a Choux for the eclairs, White Chocolate & Raspberry Whoopie Pies, Lemon Meringue Treats
WHEW! And we have all the recieps in her Young Chefs binder. Her favorite for the week was the Ciabatta Bread.
China Camp 2013
Click the album above to see the entire album. Alyssa and Nadia on the first day.
After our stop over in Paul’s Valley to visit the Toy and Action Figure Museum we continued on the way up to Tulsa for our 3rd China Camp. This year was the first time Amelie was old enough to attend and she was really excited to be going with Nadia. We took the girls to their classrooms and then waited for the opening celebration. The highlight for the kids is the lion dance. When we picked the girls up they had all kinds of stories to tell us about their day, but Amelie desperately needed a nap. This was the first time she had ever been at something all day long past her normal nap time.
Cousin coloring time!
At dinner time Jade and Gwen drove down to Tulsa to spend the evening with us and have dinner. We were all so excited to see them again so soon after Jade’s wedding.
Day two of China camp was a great fun for the girls. Mike and I had a great time going to the movies and out to lunch with no interruptions 🙂 After a short nap it was time for the family swim party (which we didn’t make it to the last two years).
On day three Nadia was oh.so.excited. to find out that her favorite teen counselor was staying at our hotel also – I knew I had to make sure and get a photo of them together. The closing ceremonies were lots of fun and you can check out the videos to see how entertaining they are.
Nadia’s class on the last day.
Taggie is always on our travels.
Within minutes of being home in Texas the girls had to put on a lion dance of their own. Once again, China Camp was a great experience for the girls!
Toy and Action Figure Museum 2013
2013 – We went with Avengers for our matching family shirts this year.
It’s our tradition to stop at the Toy and Action Figure Museum in Pauls Valley, OK on our way to China Camp. This year we ate lunch at Boomerangs Diner which is next door – they have some awesome fried pickles if you are ever in the area.
I bring a pocket full of quarters so the girls can ride the truck and Batmobile.
The girls went the predictable route for their costume choices 🙂
The Simpsons was a new display this year.
This was also a new display on loan from an avid cowboy/cowgirl collector.
Once again we had a great time wandering around the museum and talking about all the cool items they have. This is one of our favorite family traditions.
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