Saturday night at the lake

On Saturday evening we went to a get-together with 3 other families from our Sunday school class. The kids got to play together. The weather was beautiful, and everyone had a good time. One of the girl's grandmother let us borrow her lovely yard that backs up to the lake, porch with a fire pit, and her house for the facilities. In the far part of the property down near the lake there were lots weedy flowers growing, and the little girls had a wonderful time picking bouquets and giving them away. In the first picture Camille and Madeline are running to give flowers to their dads.

The adults made pizza pockets that we cooked in the fire pit and the kids enjoyed hotdogs. Kids never seem to eat much at these outings because there is so much else to do. I had to sit down next to Camille to make her stay and eat, and she repeatedly tried (without much success) to call the other kids to sit back down. Camille was thrilled that they had marshmallows. Earlier on Saturday when we were at the grocery Camille said throughout the store that she could "smell marshmallows." I wouldn't buy any.

In the third picture you can see Camille with a little boy who has a broken arm. He is 2 years old but tall and sturdier built than my 3 1/2 year old Camille.

Camille has taken to trying out threats on us, but they are really funny because she doesn't get the point. Often we threaten that if she doesn't act a certain way then we won't get to read her two bedtime books (which she really loves). Yesterday she was mad that she couldn't watch TV, and she threatened in an angry voice "If you don't let me watch TV then I won't read books tonight!"

Camille is getting really imaginative. Tonight she told me a story about running from a monster who was trying to give her kisses. When he kissed her she "wiped it off." She said she ran to her friend Chase and then they both ran from the monster. The story involved laughing, not fear. Interesting.