Bishops Night!

David and I always have such a great time at Bishops Night up at YW camp - David because he loves being bishop and me because I get to hang out with all my young women who I adore. Some of the leaders weren't too fond of me taking pictures, ha ha!

But my young women were great at posing for me.

David got some of the young women to help him prepare the Dutch oven desserts.

While they were cooking over the fire...

we had lots and lots of singing.

We finished off the evening with yummy desserts...

boomerangs, and a great devotional by David. Love hanging at camp...but only for an evening!

A Pennsylvania Adventure

I always accompany David to YW camp for Bishops Night but this year he would driving from New Jersey and them heading right back there when the evening was through so I decided it was time for me and Noah to have another adventure! We headed up to Pennsylvania Thursday morning, grabbing some Jersey Mike sandwiches on the way. Our first stop was Lititz, a cute little town that several friends had mentioned as a cute place to visit.

We ate a picnic lunch at a park in the central part of the town...

and then walked around, checking out the sights.

The Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery was one of our stops. We toured the bakery and even got a lesson in pretzel twisting!

We're official!

It was a beautiful afternoon and we had fun checking out this quaint little town.

One last stop for chocolate before we were on our way!

Every time I have driven to YW camp, we have passed by this crazy looking elephant and seen the sign for Mister Ed's Elephant Museum and Candy Emporium yet have never stopped. Well, Noah and I decided that today was the day!

What a crazy place!!

Inside we checked out the incredible elephant collection...

the massive amounts of candy and treats, some not too appetizing...

and some silly little features.

After grabbing our sweets, we wandered around the gardens for a bit. They were quite whimsical!

I loved this little teapot shed that housed some very unique teapots.

some of my favorites...

And look who we found!

The first day of our Pennsylvania adventure was a ton of fun! Noah is such a great adventuring companion!

Little July Moments

Party time with friends.

Their home has a beautiful view of the bay.

Helping mom prepare dinner.

Even Cleo got in on the action.

The boys were so upset that the library summer reading coupons didn't include a free McDonalds sundae so we actually had to pay this year, ha ha! They sure do hang tight to certain traditions!

Hitting the theater to see the new Spiderman movie!

Young men activity - kayaking in the bay. Turned out to be quite a muddy experience for Xander.

Lots and lots of drawing.

Lunch with my sweet friend Lauren.

Cleo cuddles.

A wonderful date night to Philly! The temple...

and delicious Mexican food.