This week has gone by very fast. We are busy all the time. Pretty much all our free time has been used making our room awesome every day. We won best room all but two days. The competition is getting harder all the time. The first day we won just for folding our towels cool, then we made our room look like Narnia, then we made our room into a murder mystery with clues on all of our beds, then we made our room like a peppermint forest and it even smelled like peppermint. This morning we did an I Spy room with cute little notes on every "I Spy" item. We got a perfect score, but we still didn't win. Tomorrow morning we're going to recreate the candy land game all over our floor with a spinner and everything.
I am pretty tired. There are lectures all morning and evening and every other day it's sports time in the afternoon or lectures. Karlyn and I play frisbee. We don't get to be on the same team very much because there are about five girls who play frisbee compared to like 50 guys. Frisbee has been quite fun, although the fields we play on are not very grassy. I'm missing skin on my elbow and my knee from sliding, and my pants have a large hole in them now. I will say the trees at the park are great for climbing and sleeping in.
I have to go to class now...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Life as a temporarily honorary Leander
On Thursday my mommy and Drew left me with the Leanders.
Later in the evening, we went and saw After Earth with some more friends. I got to meet Emmagene Mittelburg and she sat next to me for the movie. We talked pretty much all through the previews and some during the credits, which was very fun.
Friday morning we went to help clean the Johnson's house with a bunch of other friends. I got to arrange a couple vases of flowers to leave in their house :)
That evening, we had hot fudge sundaes, played apples to apples, and then we watched the Hobbit. (well, not all of us were awake by the end)
Today Mrs. Leander lent me a book of theirs called "Till we have Faces" by C. S. Lewis. So far I really like it. I'm a little over a third into it now.
This evening for dinner the Lanes and the Leander grandparents came over for dinner. We talked a lot about Summit and what to expect ect... Then everyone prayed for us. It was very sweet. I was very happy and excited after that.
Now I think I will go to sleep. Goodnight :)
Later in the evening, we went and saw After Earth with some more friends. I got to meet Emmagene Mittelburg and she sat next to me for the movie. We talked pretty much all through the previews and some during the credits, which was very fun.
Friday morning we went to help clean the Johnson's house with a bunch of other friends. I got to arrange a couple vases of flowers to leave in their house :)
That evening, we had hot fudge sundaes, played apples to apples, and then we watched the Hobbit. (well, not all of us were awake by the end)
Today Mrs. Leander lent me a book of theirs called "Till we have Faces" by C. S. Lewis. So far I really like it. I'm a little over a third into it now.
This evening for dinner the Lanes and the Leander grandparents came over for dinner. We talked a lot about Summit and what to expect ect... Then everyone prayed for us. It was very sweet. I was very happy and excited after that.
Now I think I will go to sleep. Goodnight :)
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Passages.......Wow. May 29th
Hello
Today Drew and Tess went "ice blocking" with the kids from yesterday's post at 9am.
They didn't end up going to the movies last night instead they went to a park and played groundies (not sure what that is)
The mission meeting I went to was great, what a neat bunch of folks. I got my hair cut, It looks strange to me, maybe it won't after I style it.
The main reason I am posting again today is because of Passages.
Tess and Karlyn will go to passages when they are at Summit camp, so they stayed home.
Mrs. Leander, Kasey, Drew and I went to passages.
It is an exhibition about the Bible. We saw pieces of the Dead Sea scrolls on papyrus paper, learned that in Egypt, part of the Torah was used to make the brightly painted mummy masks and people have dissolved the masks to retrieve the scriptures. We saw Torahs from all over the world covered in many different styles...for example the Moroccan covers had a
Moroccan look and the French and Spanish covers had very different feels to them.
We copied scripture in caves by candle light, saw a replica of the first printing press which copied a grape press. Gutenberg was an amazing man, his attention to detail and drive for perfection along with his skills amazed me. We saw copies of the first editions of scripture printed.
Next we walked through history and the battle to translate the scriptures. There were life size wax figures that talked. The figures were of St. Jerome, Anne Boleyn,Tyndall, Knox and others.
It was a wonderful way to see history and always in every room , through all of the exibits there were cases and cases of bibles from all countries belonging to several famous people. It was very exciting.
There were displays on the archeology, Holocaust and my favorite the moon.
After walking through the difficulty and amazing struggles folks went through to have the Bible and preserve it, the last display I walked through was the Lunar one.
I was tired and not reading everything any more.
The display boxes were sparse and I was perplexed why the displys started over with the same things...first the rocks that were carved into, then the Papyrus paper again and a bible here and there as it advanced through time, then the room looks like you were standing on the moon with the space shuttle off to the side and there was a case with a medallion on a black pillow.
I didn't read it at first but the caption was the "Bible on the moon." I looked for it, I thought maybe that's not a pillow but a case. As it turned out the medal was the bible the whole Bible, every word was in a space less that 2 inches by 2inches on micro fish.
There was a computer screen beside that allowed me to move the words to a size I could read.
Wow
What a walk through history and to see how we have gone from carvings on a rock to sending the whole thing to the moon made anything seem possible!
I highly highly recommend this exhibit which has been around only two years and in Co for only 6 months.
I hope this finds you well, thanks for reading :)
Carla
Today Drew and Tess went "ice blocking" with the kids from yesterday's post at 9am.
They didn't end up going to the movies last night instead they went to a park and played groundies (not sure what that is)
The mission meeting I went to was great, what a neat bunch of folks. I got my hair cut, It looks strange to me, maybe it won't after I style it.
The main reason I am posting again today is because of Passages.
Tess and Karlyn will go to passages when they are at Summit camp, so they stayed home.
Mrs. Leander, Kasey, Drew and I went to passages.
It is an exhibition about the Bible. We saw pieces of the Dead Sea scrolls on papyrus paper, learned that in Egypt, part of the Torah was used to make the brightly painted mummy masks and people have dissolved the masks to retrieve the scriptures. We saw Torahs from all over the world covered in many different styles...for example the Moroccan covers had a
Moroccan look and the French and Spanish covers had very different feels to them.
We copied scripture in caves by candle light, saw a replica of the first printing press which copied a grape press. Gutenberg was an amazing man, his attention to detail and drive for perfection along with his skills amazed me. We saw copies of the first editions of scripture printed.
Next we walked through history and the battle to translate the scriptures. There were life size wax figures that talked. The figures were of St. Jerome, Anne Boleyn,Tyndall, Knox and others.
It was a wonderful way to see history and always in every room , through all of the exibits there were cases and cases of bibles from all countries belonging to several famous people. It was very exciting.
There were displays on the archeology, Holocaust and my favorite the moon.
After walking through the difficulty and amazing struggles folks went through to have the Bible and preserve it, the last display I walked through was the Lunar one.
I was tired and not reading everything any more.
The display boxes were sparse and I was perplexed why the displys started over with the same things...first the rocks that were carved into, then the Papyrus paper again and a bible here and there as it advanced through time, then the room looks like you were standing on the moon with the space shuttle off to the side and there was a case with a medallion on a black pillow.
I didn't read it at first but the caption was the "Bible on the moon." I looked for it, I thought maybe that's not a pillow but a case. As it turned out the medal was the bible the whole Bible, every word was in a space less that 2 inches by 2inches on micro fish.
There was a computer screen beside that allowed me to move the words to a size I could read.
Wow
What a walk through history and to see how we have gone from carvings on a rock to sending the whole thing to the moon made anything seem possible!
I highly highly recommend this exhibit which has been around only two years and in Co for only 6 months.
I hope this finds you well, thanks for reading :)
Carla
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
We had a great day in "Cool"arado
I thought I'd send a photo of the kids and their friends.
They are headed to the movies.
Tess had altitude sickness which she was over by morning :)
They are headed to the movies.
Tess had altitude sickness which she was over by morning :)
Monday, May 27, 2013
staying in Coolorado
Hello all, our blogger is sick :(
We spent most of the day with the Adams in Denver then we drove back to the Leander's where there was a party going on.Tess was to ill to go in. So I gathered games and kept her company, we enjoyed putting together a puzzle of "Fancy Nancy" there were pieces of the puzzle with glitter on them :) It was missing 5 pieces but it was still worth the time.
We watched an old movie and couldn't think of secrets to share so we made some up... I'm not very good at that.
Drew is still at the party but I believe it's just Karlyn, Hannah, Kasey , Drew and one other guy playing games now. Tess is sleeping beside me and not coughing, yay!
Yesturday we went to a church we found on line, it was just what we needed, the worship and teaching were so great. Tess and I each made a friend and exchanged contact information.
we drove to Denver late afternoon that day.
Our plans this week are to stay here in Colorado Springs. Drew would like to hike Pikes peak but with Tess unwell we might just have to drive up there,
Tomorrow night is a girls study at the Leander's we'll get to see the Adams again ;)
We hope to do a lantern tour of caves, go to a meeting for a mission trip, gather with the Lanes and Leanders to pray for the girls time together next week. we want to throw pizza with the Leander's and I mightt get my hair cut.
I plan to drive home Thursday unless Tess is still sick, I won't leave until I know she is well.
So there you have it folks.
Winding down now ;)
Have a lovely rest
Carla
We spent most of the day with the Adams in Denver then we drove back to the Leander's where there was a party going on.Tess was to ill to go in. So I gathered games and kept her company, we enjoyed putting together a puzzle of "Fancy Nancy" there were pieces of the puzzle with glitter on them :) It was missing 5 pieces but it was still worth the time.
We watched an old movie and couldn't think of secrets to share so we made some up... I'm not very good at that.
Drew is still at the party but I believe it's just Karlyn, Hannah, Kasey , Drew and one other guy playing games now. Tess is sleeping beside me and not coughing, yay!
Yesturday we went to a church we found on line, it was just what we needed, the worship and teaching were so great. Tess and I each made a friend and exchanged contact information.
we drove to Denver late afternoon that day.
Our plans this week are to stay here in Colorado Springs. Drew would like to hike Pikes peak but with Tess unwell we might just have to drive up there,
Tomorrow night is a girls study at the Leander's we'll get to see the Adams again ;)
We hope to do a lantern tour of caves, go to a meeting for a mission trip, gather with the Lanes and Leanders to pray for the girls time together next week. we want to throw pizza with the Leander's and I mightt get my hair cut.
I plan to drive home Thursday unless Tess is still sick, I won't leave until I know she is well.
So there you have it folks.
Winding down now ;)
Have a lovely rest
Carla
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Air Force Academy, Olympic Training Center and Cave Dwellings
This morning we dropped Tait off with Aunt Fleenie and Uncle Bill at 6:45am. They were going to take him to the airport to fly home and spend a week with Dad and Creighton. It has been so fun to have him with us. The time with Tait has flown by so fast.
After we said goodbye to Tait, we met up with Uncle Danny, Aunt Debby, Austin and Noel to tour the Air Force Academy. We were there before it opened so we threw a frisbee around and played cards while we waited. Austin saw an earless rabbit (a prairie dog). After we perused the sites, we said goodbye to the Crocetti's.
We went to Chipotle's for lunch(which was very yummy), then we met up with Aunt Gina and Uncle Ken. We car pooled with them in their red rental car and went to the US Olympic Training Center. There were a lot of athletic looking people walking around.
After we finished the tour there, we weren't sure where to go next. We drove around the Garden of the Gods and went in the trading post there. We found some fun sunglasses in there with mustaches.
Then we saw the Cave Dwellings and Manitou Museum. My favorite part about the cave dwellings was that everything was my height. The rooms and walkways and everything was very small and cozy. I liked that. In the museum, one of the cool exhibits was all about the history of the cave dwellings as a tourist site. They had postcards from a hundred years ago.
Aunt Gina is my mom's little sister. I'm not sure why, but somehow whenever Aunt Gina and I are both around my name becomes Gina to mom (not on purpose). I've gotten used to responding to the name when we're with them now because it's so consistent. We had a lot of fun today.
This evening for dinner we went to "My Big Fat Greek Restaurant" with Aunt Gina, Uncle Ken, and Aunt Maria. We had so much fun! The food was delicious and the waitress was sweet and friendly. At one point a few of the waitresses did a Greek dance all around the restaurant and there was a guy who blew fire out of his mouth a few feet from our table, then at the end of the dance they broke a plate and yelled "Opa!". We sat at the table and talked and laughed for 2 hours. It was a lovely eveni
After we said goodbye to Tait, we met up with Uncle Danny, Aunt Debby, Austin and Noel to tour the Air Force Academy. We were there before it opened so we threw a frisbee around and played cards while we waited. Austin saw an earless rabbit (a prairie dog). After we perused the sites, we said goodbye to the Crocetti's.
We went to Chipotle's for lunch(which was very yummy), then we met up with Aunt Gina and Uncle Ken. We car pooled with them in their red rental car and went to the US Olympic Training Center. There were a lot of athletic looking people walking around.
After we finished the tour there, we weren't sure where to go next. We drove around the Garden of the Gods and went in the trading post there. We found some fun sunglasses in there with mustaches.
Then we saw the Cave Dwellings and Manitou Museum. My favorite part about the cave dwellings was that everything was my height. The rooms and walkways and everything was very small and cozy. I liked that. In the museum, one of the cool exhibits was all about the history of the cave dwellings as a tourist site. They had postcards from a hundred years ago.
Aunt Gina is my mom's little sister. I'm not sure why, but somehow whenever Aunt Gina and I are both around my name becomes Gina to mom (not on purpose). I've gotten used to responding to the name when we're with them now because it's so consistent. We had a lot of fun today.
This evening for dinner we went to "My Big Fat Greek Restaurant" with Aunt Gina, Uncle Ken, and Aunt Maria. We had so much fun! The food was delicious and the waitress was sweet and friendly. At one point a few of the waitresses did a Greek dance all around the restaurant and there was a guy who blew fire out of his mouth a few feet from our table, then at the end of the dance they broke a plate and yelled "Opa!". We sat at the table and talked and laughed for 2 hours. It was a lovely eveni
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Driving through Kansas
This morning we started driving pretty early in the morning. Nothing very eventful happened this morning or afternoon besides a nap time stop...and seeing a semi truck with it's face in the ground.
We got to the Eisenhower Library and museum about 30 minutes before everything closed. We didn't have time to see the museum, so mom and I toured the house where Dwight Eisenhower and his family lived growing up, while Tait and Drew looked at the Library. The house was very sweet and little. 9 people lived there. There were 6 boys, Mr. Eisenhower, Mrs. Eisenhower and Grandpa. The house seemed like mostly bedrooms and not very big ones. Mrs. Eisenhower made 30 loaves of bread every week in her little kitchen. Everything in the house was cute.
After that we continued driving. For dinner we stopped at a restaurant called "Made From Scratch". We noticed the "Welcome Scratcher" just outside the door looks like it has probably been used, and took a picture. It was not one of our favorites as far as restaurants go, but we had fun just sitting at a table together. There were a couple of southern speaking older gentlemen sitting not too far from us. They were a funny pair. One of them was very animated, talkative and not very quiet and the other was quieter and just nodded his head offering little comments every now and then. It was pretty entertaining.
I took a picture of the sun shining through the clouds because it looked very fancy. The picture doesn't quite do it justice, but you get the idea.
We'll keep on driving till mom gets tired. We plan on being in Colorado Springs tomorrow sometime.
We got to the Eisenhower Library and museum about 30 minutes before everything closed. We didn't have time to see the museum, so mom and I toured the house where Dwight Eisenhower and his family lived growing up, while Tait and Drew looked at the Library. The house was very sweet and little. 9 people lived there. There were 6 boys, Mr. Eisenhower, Mrs. Eisenhower and Grandpa. The house seemed like mostly bedrooms and not very big ones. Mrs. Eisenhower made 30 loaves of bread every week in her little kitchen. Everything in the house was cute.
After that we continued driving. For dinner we stopped at a restaurant called "Made From Scratch". We noticed the "Welcome Scratcher" just outside the door looks like it has probably been used, and took a picture. It was not one of our favorites as far as restaurants go, but we had fun just sitting at a table together. There were a couple of southern speaking older gentlemen sitting not too far from us. They were a funny pair. One of them was very animated, talkative and not very quiet and the other was quieter and just nodded his head offering little comments every now and then. It was pretty entertaining.
I took a picture of the sun shining through the clouds because it looked very fancy. The picture doesn't quite do it justice, but you get the idea.
We'll keep on driving till mom gets tired. We plan on being in Colorado Springs tomorrow sometime.
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