June has been great with time spent planning and leading Camp Jr at Trinity Pres. Each summer our church puts on an amazing CAMP experience for kids 6-12 years old in a neighborhood called Young Terrace. In this area of project housing, 70% of households fall below the poverty line, 56% are single mother households and 50% of the population has less than a high school education.
We have a relationship with this community and the CAMP is just one way we can foster this relationship. While 100 volunteers are serving over 260 kids at CAMP, 50 volunteers are back at church ministering to over 115 campers aged 0-5 at Camp Jr. This was an incredible (and hard) week filled with laughter, dancing, arts and sports, snacks, hugs and sharing that "Jesus Loves You even when you are different, afraid, and feeling left out".
(for privacy of kids and families, I only posted a large group shot)
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| The Stage, done by Linda and team |
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| Large Group time! |
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| J loved Ms Becky, Timmy the Turtle and Bible time |
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| All Creatures of our God and King! |
When I have not been planning Camp Jr, we have had lots of family days at the outdoor YMCA pool! This gem came to Norfolk last year and we decided to bite the bullet, re-join the very expensive (but amazing) Y and we have certainly enjoyed our choice! Jackson loves the 2 foot kids area and we have recently convinced him that swimming is more fun (and safe) with his life jacket on. We also have a TON of friends from church who go to the pool and enjoy seeing his buddies there.
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| The petting area at the zoo is FINALLY open!!! |
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| Enjoying a great visit with Grandmom and Pop Pop |
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| lovely flowers to adorn the kitchen counter |
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| It's World Cup season...every home needs a cardboard goal |
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| "I'm going to Camp. Where is my motorcycle and phone? I want to hang with Lincoln." |
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| Post-Camp Jr car ride to Deleware |
On Friday after the end of camp, we packed the car and headed to Dover DE for Sandra and Jim's wedding! We love Jim and are so glad that he is the newest addition to our ever-growing family. Jackson got all dressed up for the occasion courtesy of a friend who owns lots of bow ties. He has this new expression of surprise and delight that is the cutest and very hard to capture on video or camera but the picture below gives a small idea
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| Handsome man |
J had a great time running around the sanctuary during photo time with my cousins who we are calling his cousins to avoid lots of confusion. Look at those cute and sassy girls. J adores them and it kept them all busy for an hour!
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| The flower girl and J's best buddy, Riley. |
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| 27 weeks |
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| early morning run behind the hotel |
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| playing with Riley |
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