Alex goes to camp, Josh goes to the zoo!

Alex had his first experience away from home

overnight at camp for a whole week!!!

Everyday, the rest of us at home searched

the pictures on the camp's website for a

glimpse of Alex! This is a picture we saw

one day while he was gone.

He had a good time except for the fact that

half of his cabin got sick with a stomach flu.

At the end of the week, there were only 5 left

from his cabin! He went with two friends, one

got sick and had to go home. Alex threw up

one time during the night when many others

were sick, but was fine the next morning

and had a big breakfast!

Josh spent the night at his friend's house, then the

next night they came to our house.

We took a few pictures to send in letters to

Alex, while he was away at camp.

The camp has a moose head in the dining hall;

if you get three letters in a day you have to

kiss the moose! Josh had a great time

with his friend, but also missed his brother!

Another day during the week, Josh and a

different friend spent the day at the zoo!

Here he is petting a chicken.

Eating a snack in the polar bear den!

Two crazy kids and bears!

Ride 'um, cowboys!

Alex loved his counselor, "Tonka".

Everyone that works at the camp has a

camp name. We have 4 or 5 high

school and college ages kids

from our church who are working there.

One of our good friends has the name

"Weia" (pronounced waya) because Josh called her

that when he was little. How he got that

from Lindsey, we aren't really sure?!

Alex and a friend from church that didn't get sick!

Playing a game the day that we

picked Alex up. He was dirty and very tired!

Alex and another friend from church!

It was a great week for us all, doing different things,

but we are so happy to be back together again

as a whole family!