Our Joyful Journeys

This was the camp of the hot dog buns! We had an overabundance of leftover buns from a fundraiser back in April so we froze the buns and used them at camp. We had chili dogs and garlic breadsticks from the buns, but the girls protested at the idea of hot dog bun French toast sticks. Instead, our fearless camp director was presented with a hot dog bun lei at the end of camp.

My camera has a pretty powerful zoom lens. With it (and a tripod), I was able to capture this tender moment between two sisters at camp.

I was the self-appointed, unofficial photographer for our group at camp. I made it my mission to capture evidence of every girl enjoying herself at camp. This photo, of two of our younger girls, almost in silhouette, captures the innocence of childhood for me.

Packed for Girls Camp; I was asked to be a leader this year.

Out for a morning walk before getting ready for church.

H, like many toddler boys, is obsessed with cars, trucks, and moving vehicles. When the library had a “Touch a Truck” event, we knew we had to take him. As it turned out, H was more nervous about meeting real monster trucks in person than we expected.

Another photo assignment. This time I was supposed to take a photo of a single subject using every setting on my camera. This took a long time, since my new camera has lots of settings. One of the settings is called, “Impressive Art” and I like the humor of seeing our Piggy Bank labeled “Impressive Art”.

Another photo assignment. This one was to take a photo of my favorite room in my home. I don’t really have a favorite room in this home, but this is the room with the most light and where the clutter is most manageable. Therefore, I deemed it the most photogenic.

H, the artist, in his blue period.

I was trying to complete an assignment from a photography lesson when it started to rain. The expression on S’s face may seem to some to communicate, “Mom, can I come in from the rain now?” but in actuality it does not. What S was really asking was, “Mom, can I stop standing still now and play in the rain?”