ice cream & family

Amy came home for Labor Day weekend.  She'll leave tonight.  On Saturday night we went to our favorite ice cream place, Braum's.  

Having our cones dipped in chocolate is a favorite.  I did it for the first time this time, and I really liked it.  I think everyone did.

The potholders in the house where Amy lives at the Honor Academy are yucky, so Amy wanted me to make her some.  So I did.  Amy graduated from her first year there, so being a second year intern now, she lives in a house instead of dorms.

[I in all of this is me, Elicia Ruth Christofferson, known to most as Ellie.]

SeaWorld Trip

Recently our family went to SeaWorld with people from Clara's girl scout troop over the weekend of August 14-16.  We stayed in cabins at a KOA campground and spent all day Saturday at SeaWorld.  We were tired out and sunburned afterwards, but we had a marvelous time with friends and family!

A show with killer whales.

Sarah, Lily and Claire

Some of our group before seeing a pirate show

All of us in front of the KOA sign before we left on Sunday.

Carwash for Amy

This weekend we had a carwash to help raise money for Amy's second year at the Honor Academy.  A couple of other interns came and it was raising money for them too.  At first it was rainy, but then the storm cleared up and we were able to wash 30 cars in all.  We are now sunburned, and afterwards we were rather sore and tired, but it was fun to have Amy home and get to know her friends.

Making signs the night before

Amy holding a sign by the road

Lots of friends helped out.

This weekend for us...

Amy brought 4 of her friends when she came this weekend.

I started painting in Clara's and my room.

On Saturday we went to the wedding of some friends and afterwards stopped at a huge bookstore in Denton.

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lavender and outdoors

a friend came over to get lavendar.  

mom found this in our garden.  it's broccoli.  i think it accidentally got planted somehow.

we grew a radish!

Family Photo

We took a family picture while Amy was here.