August was a bitter sweet month, with summer ending and being packed full of events. Summer program ended and it was hard since it was my last one with all the kids. This summer seemed to go by so fast, mainly I think because time seemed to go by so slow while James was gone, that now that he is back it has seemed to just fly. We had a great group of kids this summer, which made the summer a blast.
My girls and I
Vincent, one very funny little boy, who became my shadow
Love this picture, Jordan, she is such a character
The kids practicing for their play
Love these girls, Lily and Lynn, summer wouldn't have been the same without them
My group monkey around at the zoo
UGM White Center, Summer Staff 2010
In August we also celebrated James and I getting married. It was great getting celebrate with all of our family and friends, especially since we will be leaving soon. The weather was beautiful like we hoped, the sun poured down on us at my aunt and uncle's farm. It was a fun day, and I am so thankful for everyone who helped me prepare for it all.
Beautiful backdrop, Mt Rainier
Thank you so much Candace for all your help!
Candace, Me and Fa'ana
I love these girls!
Another big event in August, was taking 8 high schoolers on a 20 mile backpacking trip. It was an adventure, many of them had no idea what to expect, and one we (Pat, Micah and I) had to talk into going. He complained about it the whole ride up, but ended up being the first one to finish and was really proud of himself. It was a tough 3 days but it was totally worth it, the kids were very encouraging to one another and helped keep moral up by singing Mulan songs up the mountain. I was definitely not in good shape for this one, I was in so much pain afterwords.
All of us on day one, before the pain set in
Linda and I, (our 3rd year in a row) we are missing our hiking buddy Keliah.
End of day one we were so happy to finally set up camp and be done hiking for the day.
Copper City, an old ghost town we stopped to check out along the way
Day two, swimming in the lake
The last day, we finally made it to the summit.
We were told many times that we had made it to the highest point, just to come around another bend to find
another trail ascending upwards.
We also did a family outing to the Circus, it was a blast. I hadn't been to the circus since I was little. There were so many great acts but my favorite were the little miniature donkeys, they were so cute.
Kenny, my nephew, sporting his circus hat.
August ended with the YES Foundation of White Center's
10 year Anniversary Luau.
Tammy and I giving our speeches
Got some beautiful flowers and words from Pat, since I was leaving. A very nice surprise.
