Fun, Fun Summer Days!!!!!!

          Hi All,  We have been nice and busy this Summer(of course doing fun things).  We are starting to settle down to things for the fall though.  Brayden and I were in Hansel and Gretel this past week.  It was a lot of fun and Brayden said he loved it.  I have pictures of that coming soon.
      Also I owe a apology to everyone. I failed to mention on my last post that Mom and Dad had their 20th wedding anniversary on the 3rd of July.  So happy very belated wedding anniversary.
      Garrett and Dad got back from Scout Camp a week ago.  They went to the new camp in West Virginia call the Summit.  I was quite jealous.  They had a lot of fun I heard.
      Some of the fun things we've been doing are swimming in the river, playing in the yard with our dogs, working in the garden, playing at the playground with friends and being together as a happy family.

                                                                             Our beautiful garden!

                                     

A over shot of the river

  

Two very cute boys.

We got a little silly(that's me),

Actually we were really silly,

We were even a little scared,

But we were really just crazy,

So we jumped right in,

We have a great home school group and we enjoy getting together with them. 

Swinging.

Brayden and his friend Matthew.

Me and my friend Hannah.

So we butchered our first chicken.  Mom was so proud. 

         

In the middle of the process. 

                                                                                 

The finishing project.

 
I have grown these beautiful sunflowers.

                                                       

Tyler enjoying the great outdoors

 
FLOWERS!!!!!!!!!!!!

MORE!!!!

                                                                  

Here are more sunflowers that I'm growing.

  
Here is a chicken that we had.  Unfortunately she was killed by the dogs.
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But we still have this cute chick.

Everyone enjoy your summer and Have a great day.
Love, The Watson Family.

Fun in the Summer!!!!!!!!!!! :)

                Hi!!!!  Sorry I haven't been here in awhile.  First Happy late Father's Day.  I have been gone for a week and a half.  Garrett and I went to Kirtland, Ohio 2 weeks ago with our church.  It was a lot of fun.  Then this past week mom and I have been gone at our church's Young Women's camp.  THAT was a lot of fun.  We stayed at a Boy Scout camp in northern Virginia.  We learned how to play ukuleles, give first aide, and CPR.  We hiked 3 days in a row.  On Monday all the 15 year old girls went on a 5 mile hike to water falls.  Then we went on a 10 mile hike Tuesday and on Wednesday we were in charge of taking all the other girls at camp on a 5 mile hike.  Also our last day mom had to leave but I got to stay.  We did a COPE's course.  There was zip lines, and ropes courses.  It was so much fun.  My favorite was the pampered pole.  I had to climb up a pole and stand on top of it.  Then I had to do a superman leap and catch a bar(trapeze).  I did catch it.  And of course I was on ropes so if I were to fall then the people would catch me.  Here is a picture of some friends and I on our 5 mile hike on Monday.

Elizabeth, me, and Emily(we are wet because it rained on us)

  
               Last week while mom and I were gone,  Garrett stayed home and held down the fort. Brayden and Tyler went to see the Grandparents in Richmond and Dad went to work.  While the boys were there they went to the zoo and the playground with Maw Maw and Pop Pop Semple.  Also they went to a big, fun indoor playground and putt putting with Grandmom and Granddad Watson.  Then they had a b-day party for Granddad Watson.  Here on some pictures of them at the playground................

                            

So also I have some pictures of Brayden, Tyler and Dad when they were at the Home School Conference.  They went to a playground, a zoo and a old  railroad station.  

Brayden at the playground

                                                       
                                                                 A cute baby baboon.

Brayden and Tyler with elephants and tigers, oh my!!

This past Sunday we finally celebrated Garrett's b-day.  I have been baking a lot lately, so I made a yellow cake with chocolate frosting(Garrett's Favorite).  Also a couple of weeks ago I made these amazing chocolate crinkle cookies.  For Brayden's b-day I made the best chocolate cake.  Here is the link for the chocolate cake recipe.The Best Chocolate Cake  So here are the finishing results.

Happy 18th