Snow camp! I had a complete blast when I went with a group from Kingsway Baptist Church in Louisiana to Chicago and then to Wisconsin for camp. I made a lot of great friends--Lydia, Jay, Dill, Isaac, and David, along with our great sponsers Pastor and Mrs. Saxton and Mr. Marshall (the teen Sunday School teacher)--and I had a blast! Saw new places, met new people, and learned more about God.  I also got to see Chicago for the first time when we went to the Shedd Aquarium. Well, they say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here's a few thousand words to tell y'all about my trip.

Mrs. Karen

Lydia

Jay, Isaac, Lydia, Me, Dill, and David

Umm, don't ask

Ah yes, this is how all the little fishies learn how to read. An ABC fish!

I found Nemo!

Hmm, skydiving or scubadiving?

King of the mountain--Northland style

Are you smarter than a 5th grader? Apparently he was not.

A pancake eating contest. All I'll say about this is that it was one of the most disgusting things I had ever seen and Jay won.

Katie

Corrina and Lydia. Brrr! It was very cold and wet after we went tubing.

Lydia, Heather, Desare--(our counselor) Bonnie, and Me

This is Julia. Her family--along with our church group--stayed with the same people in Chicago. This is Mr. Peter's dog, but I forgot her name.

Frosted window panes in the van--if you look close enough, it almost resembles Spiderman.

I'm here!

Where's here?

Why, in Ohio of course!

Why are you there?

I'm on vacation. Why else would I be 1200 miles away from home?

Did you fly or drive?

We flew and I was so nervous that my mom had to drug me.

Ha ha!

Don't laugh, it wasn't funny.

What was the most exciting thing that happened after you got here?

I saw SNOW!!! And for the first time in my life, might I add. We went to the Imax to see the Polar Express in 3-D and to meet up with two of my old friends, Sarah and Steven Slawinski. They're twins. I got to see my dad for the first time in three of four months-(I've lost count because its been so long.) 

What are you doing today?

I'm going SHOPPING!!!   Not for me, but for other peoples Christmas presents.

Are you going to have a fun vacation?

Of course!

Random Thawts...

If people keep procrastinating on and on, some irritated person who is not doing so might just invent a flying pig robot.

Those people who think themselves to be so much smarter than others are usually the ones with the least common sense.

You know how old styles are coming back "in"? How come old thinking, morals, and human decency can't come back "in"?

Why is it that people think you to be so smart when you exibit your vast, selection of vocabulary words?

Why can't people just admit that they are wrong instead of explaning their actions and thinking that is enough to justify their reason?

Why can't unexplainable questions be explained?