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China Camp 2015 – Day 3

Taggie photo for this trip.

After having breakfast at the hotel we dropped the girls at the last day of China Camp. Dani, Mike and I went back to the hotel to get everything packed up and then we went out to lunch before going to the closing program. We enjoyed our alone time with Dani and I know she enjoyed all the extra attention she got from Mike and I.

Special performers were a new edition this year.

Amelie made this at camp. She traced her hands and said when she grows up she wants to be a “mom, artist and fixer.”

Nadia’s artwork 2015.

They had a great time as usual and in the car on the way home they were already talking about next year because Dani gets to go for the first time 🙂

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China Camp 2015 – Day 2

We ate breakfast at the hotel and dropped all the big girls off at China Camp for Day 2 then headed out with Dani. Near the church where camp is held there is a dentist office with a train out front so we stopped for her to play. It was really cute and she had a great time.

After the train we went to try out Andy’s Frozen Custard and it was amazing!! Then we took Dani back to the hotel lunch and a nap so we could pick the girls up later.

It’s super cute out Dani tries to join in with the big girls. Once back at the hotel it was time for some swimming.

After swimming for a while we went back to the room so the girls could shower and be ready for their aunt and cousins to come down from MO to play 🙂 We went to Smash Burger for dinner and then back to Andy’s Custard for dessert.

I love this photo so much!!

Amelie wanted them to pretend to be monsters. Too bad her cousins are no fun at all 😉

They played many games of “Minion Memory” and colored.

Amelie, Gwen, Jade, Dani, Nadia

Amelie’s silly face request!

It was such a fun day and so nice for Sharon, Gwen, Jade and Karsten to come down and see us. We love you guys!!

 

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China Camp 2015 – Day 1

This photo is actually from the hotel the night before camp. Bill brought Reagan by when they got to the hotel so the girls could see each other before going to sleep.

Rieley, Amelie and Nadia at the hotel for breakfast before day 1 started.

The opening ceremony lion dance.

The girls all came to our room to play after camp and before dinner. They told us that they had fun and that there were lots of teen counselors this year. Mike and I enjoyed our one on one time with Dani. We wandered around the mall, Target and had lunch. Then we brought Dani back to the hotel for a nap before we had to pick up her big sisters.

They humored me for a group photo before dinner. It was a great first day of China Camp.

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4th of July 2015

With the 4th falling on a Saturday this year I didn’t think I could deal with the crowds for the annual parade so we decided to surprise the big girls with a treat. Amelie worked hard to stop sucking her thumb so she could get her ears pierced. She even used her tooth fairy money at Disneyland to buy earrings for when that day came. She hadn’t done it for a month, so I called and made the appointment for both girls. We didn’t tell Nadia until right before we left because she wasn’t as excited as Amelie about the whole thing. We took them to Sweet and Sassy because multiple people recommended them and they pierce both ears at the same time.

I think the girls picked the perfect earrings for their personalities and they said it didn’t really hurt at all. I think they were expecting much worse than what happened. After that we had dinner and the girls played until it was time to go get our parking spot for the fireworks.

We climbed up on the top of my Pilot right before the fireworks started. The girls thought that was so funny.