Fellowship Games Camp

I just got back from camp yesterday and I had an amazing time so today I wanted to share some memories and pictures with you because I had so much fun. This year was my favorite because I met so many new people and I also strengthened friendships with people from past years of camp.

This was my huddle, huddle 11, also called the Acrobatic Twix.

(Left to right: Kaitlin, Natalie, Martina, Zach, Me, Katie, Ben)

Natalie found a rope so after that we all walked with it to our games so none of us would get "lost." It was sure a sight and it was funny but very unique.

This is what I get for leaving my camera with my huddle...I have lots of weird selfies.

This is the day Martina and I were twinning.

We had a little impromptu water fight before dinner.

I have 11 memories to share with you now. I wrote them out and posted them on Facebook but I'll share then here also.

1. Martina and Ben smacking into each other during Capture the Flag right after two other people did the same thing. (All in under a minute.)

2. When my huddle lost a game, it was usually only by 1 point.

3. Natalie, a camper in my huddle, found a rope and we walked to games with it so no one would get lost. (See picture above.)

4. Having Martina pray for me on prayer night was amazing.

5. Wearing my I <3 NY one day and Martina running back to her cabin to change because she had the same shirt. (See picture above.)

6. When Isaac, Danny, and Seth were dancing on stage at random times throughout the week.

7. Getting dressed in a tiny, thin cloth dress thingy and parading around the camp as a soldier with baby oil and bug spray on.

8. Seeing Cassi's shirt that said My Lighthouse on it and loved it so much I asked her where she got it.

9. All of our late night conversations with my cabin mates, and accents and flashlight puppets courtesy of Aaron.

10. When Jesus came back off the cross; that will get you every year, let me tell you.

11. "Hee hee huh." Aaron and Ben know this one.

Finallly, PAAANNNNCCCHHOOO! (Pancho was this amazing camper who got blamed [in a funny way] for lots of stuff and we'd all yell his name.

"Can I get a Hoy Ya?"

"HOY YA!"

SELFIES AND OTHER PICTURES!!!

(Left to right: Jacie, Katie, Hailey, Me)

Coral and I.

Tyler and I.

Kacey and I.

Martina and I.

Kaitlin and I.

Natalie and I.

Zach and I, and Natalie in the backgroud...

Katie and I.

Ben and I.

Danny and I.

Lisa and I.

Aaron and I.

We all love each other and we didn't want to leave!!!

Five Favorite Photos Friday

And we're live with another "Five Favorite Photos Friday!" Okay...so we're not live...but I still have five cool photos for you guys. So these photos today are a bit more "personal" and they're not pictures of nature. Anyways, I hope you enjoy these!

This photo I took at a local museum. (Samsung Galaxy Camera)

This photo I took at my mom's works fundraiser. (Samsung Galaxy Camera)

This photo I took while just sitting on the couch with my mom and she was trying to "hide" from me. (Samsung Galaxy Camera)

This photo I actually took in my bathroom...matter of fact...and I put my camera on a certain setting so that the shutter would stay open and I ran some little lights I had past the camera. (Samsung Galaxy Camera)

This photo I took of me being a "twin" with a app I had. Yes, both people in this picture is me. Me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me. Hah. Yep. (Samsung Galaxy Camera)

Five Favorite Photos Friday

Hey guys! I have been very non-existent on this blog...so sorry about that...I've been very busy recently. I've been editing a short film that me and some friends worked on that took me a very long time, and I've been planning future YouTube videos and a new project for next June. If you want a bit more of an explanation, click on the link right after this word...go. (It will be up in a couple days and I will replace this with a link.) Also I have sort of a summer assignment to work on. Yes it doesn't seem like a lot, but there's other little things going on as well. Basically I haven't had time to sit down and write posts.

Well I don't want to make this an update post, so let's get to the photos!!!

This photo I took at a pumpkin patch over by my grandma's house. This goat was walking all around these little high rise planks and totally modeling for me. (Canon ELPH 110 HS)

This photo was taken at night (obviously) while I was walking back from a walk with my mom. I used a night shot thing on my camera and snapped a picture. (Samsung Galaxy Camera)

This photo I took when I woke up one morning to some condensation on my window. Yeah...that's about it. Nothing amazing...just simple. (Samsung Galaxy Camera)

This photo I LOVE! I indeed did take this myself. One winter day I went outside to the golf course by my house, and I put my camera on a small tripod, stuck it in the stiff snow, and ran out to a random spot while the camera was set on 10 seconds. (Samsung Galaxy Camera)

This photo I took while walking back to my house from my mailbox. There was a ton of branches in front of these berries, so I just zoomed in really far because it looked cool that way. (Samsung Galaxy Camera)

Illinois "Trip" Day 4

Wow!!! The last day of my mini vacation has come! Of course we slept in; I mean it's vacation... Same routine as the past 3 days; woke up, ate breakfast, and left the hotel around 10. We were checked out and ready to go home.

My mom wanted to be home by 6:30 p.m. or soon after, so we needed to leave by 1:30 p.m. That left us about 3 hours to hangout with the family for the rest of the time we were there.

We ran to Kroger's just to look at the healthy aisle (by my mom's request) and found a pop that is the same as my nickname that my mom calls me.

She calls me Izzie. (Eye-zee.)

We drove around to pass some time, and looked at some really huge, expensive houses just to admire them and say what we liked about them. A GREAT way to pass time huh? Hear the sarcasm? What wasn't so fun is I was stuck in the backseat with my 10 year old cousin, and the back isn't very big. I had to turn sideways just so my knees would't hit the seat in front of me. There was 7 of us in a small SUV, and that was pretty uncomfortable. :)

After "house judging," we decided to go out to eat one last time for lunch before my mom and I headed back. We ate out quite a bit because it would have been too hard to get food and prepare it for 7 people with 2 young kids who get impatient. (I am not one of the 2, I can control myself.) I seriously do not want to go out anywhere else for a LONG TIME! My family normally goes out only on special occasions, just because it can be unhealthy and adds up, so we normally eat in and eat healthy. So not I am like just sick of restaurant food. UCK!

Avanti's!

Anyways, after lunch we ran back to the hotel to get some ice for the cooler, said some quick goodbyes, and hopped in our car. My mom and I had a 5 hour drive ahead of us. My uncle, aunt, and their 2 daughters were leaving the next day, and they had an 8 hour drive so I guess I can't complain too much. My mom drove for about 3 hours and I picked up the other 2 so she could sleep. It was a long 2 hours and I was sooo happy when we pulled into our driveway.

The sky on the way home.

So many clouds!!!

Overall, my time there was awesome and I enjoyed it greatly, but I love being home, like all the time, I just find being at home so comforting and relaxing. Well, I better go, I hope you enjoyed these blog posts, and the link to the corresponding vlog will be added as they are posted on YouTube. Check out the blog post for Day 1 tomorrow (July 7th) because the first vlog will be going up.

Illinois "Trip" Day 3

Day 3, the last night here. It was a chill day, but it was still a fun day

We met up in the morning and went to this train/car/history museum, and it was really interesting and cool. There were a ton of old cars and old train related things. There were also old furniture items and little old nick-nack things. My favorite thing was a section with vintage cameras. I seriously want either a real or fake old camera for decoration; they're just sooo cool!!!

Mom and Bree having some tea!

Old train!!!

After touring the whole 4 buildings of the museum, we headed out for lunch at a really amazing place called the 50s Diner. It was a diner...that looked like the 50s. Checkered floors, milkshakes, barstools, and Marilyn Monroe made up most of the restaurant.

Mom being a wacko.

Chicken sandwhich!!!

We then we back to my grandpa's house for a while and we were just kinda lazy since it was raining outside

Closer to dinnertime we went to a pizzeria, but I couldn't each much, I was still full from lunch.

We had some time between then and "bedtime" so we rented the movie Jack Ryan from the Redbox. It was a pretty good movie honestly.

Now I'm in bed like the end of every night, and tomorrow will conclude the series! See ya tomorrow!

Illinois "Trip" Day 2

Hey guys, if you haven't read Day 1 go read that real quick because this is Day 2!

We did a TON today and I am super tired right now. Its 11:42 p.m. and my mom and I are watching some House Hunters show.

I woke up later than I wanted to and went down to grab some breakfast and then went back to the hotel room. I showered and got dressed in 4th of July attire.

We met up around 10:00 a.m. with the rest of our trip people/family and drove to this place called Kartville. We rode the dune buggies and rode the go karts for about an hour and a half. It was lots of fun and the dune buggy ride was extremely bumpy. My cousin Bree liked to drive and was pretty crazy.

This dune buggy ride was sooo bumpy and my cousin Bree liked to drive very crazy.

Here are the Go Karts we rode on.

Just a quick selfie I snapped while me and Bree were on the dune buggy ride.

After that my grandpa, mom, and Bree and I came back to the hotel cause me and Bree wanted to swim. We swam for about 2 hours in the hotel pool before we got tired and hungry.

We showered up quick and went to Texas Roadhouse for a late lunch/early dinner. It was delicious!!! I got some BBQ chicken. The buns and butter were as good as always, and we all had a fun time.

At 5:30 p.m. we went to a baseball game in Peoria, to watch the game and stay afterward to watch the fireworks set off on the river. The game went by pretty quick, but I was pretty annoyed with these 2 girls who went back and forth in and out of seats and kept leaving about 25 times, no joke. They were polite and saod excuse me, but my gosh please just sit down.

All my pictures had the net running through them because we sat behind home plate, so that was a bit annoying but at least we were safe from the baseballs!

A woman had a baseball umbrella...

Anyways, after the game there was a really nice firework show, with synced music on the side. The stadium tuned in with the radio station broadcasting the program so we heard the music.

Once the show was over we waited in the car about 45 minutes trying to get out of the parking lot.

We finally got back to the hotel and here I am now typing this. Talk to you tomorrow!

Five Favorite Photos Friday

Welcome back to another Five Favorite Photos Friday! I hope you enjoy these five photos I have picked for today. I am currently with my grandpa and family in Illinois, but I pre-wrote this so we're good! These photos are still in my older days of photography when I had my first camera. We haven't gotten to my new camera yet...in a few weeks we will!

This one I took at the same lake as last week's sunglasses picture, and we were on a boat and the clouds looked pretty against the sky, and the houses and water just sat there nicely. (Canon ELPH 110 HS)

This one was taken on the same boat ride as the one above. There was a little thing to put the rope around on the top deck, so I stuck my camera into the center and snapped a photo. I have one where the sunset is in focus and the metal stuff surrounding it is out of focus but I like this one better. (ELPH 110 HS)

This one I quickly snapped on a walk with my parents. Someone had some flowers just down the road from us by their mailboxes and they were really pretty! (ELPH 110 HS)

Another flower picture! Another pretty sight. This one I just took outside my house. (Canon ELPH 110 HS)

So I may have lied a little bit. :) This one I took with my second camera...but it's the only one so I'm just addressing it now. I LOVE how this has like a cinematic look with the dew drops on the flower and the colors are SO vibrant! (Samsung Galaxy Camera)

Thanks for reading and looking at these photos! Come back next week for another set of 5 of my favorite photos I've taken! Have a nice day/night. :)

Illinois "Trip" Day 1

I am titling these upcoming posts Illinois "Trip" Day (1,2,3,4) because I am going to see my grandpa, aunt, uncle and two cousins with my mom, and we will be spending a weekend with them over the 4th of July.

As you can see by the handy-dandy date at the top, today is July 3rd, and we are going to be leaving for Illinois today! I will not tell you exactly where because I don't want people being creepy and coming to stalk me. :) Not that ANYONE on the internet would EVER do that. Hehe, okay, back on topic...

I'm soooo excited to be going! I only get to see this grandpa usually once a year, so I always get pumped to go. We will be there the 3rd through the 6th. I actually had my last class of Driver's Ed this morning, so we didn't get to leave as early as we wanted to, but that's okay!

I am going to be vlogging everyday while I am there, and I have already started Day 1's vlog for my YouTube channel! If you didn't know I have a YouTube channel called "Isaac's Page" where I post quite frequently. The vlogs will be four days late because I have no laptop so I will be editing the day I get home and posting them then. (Sorry about that.)

I will also be blog posting after each day is over, so you can read AND see what we do, and I will leave a link at the end of this post when the vlog that corresponds with the day is uploaded. I believe I can edit these after I post them so you'll be able to watch the videos. The blog posts will be up the same night as the day happened, cause I can type up a post quick on my phone. I want to tell you some highlights of the day and just random stuff that I happen to think about while I type up the posts.

Alright, enough with the long introduction, now here'e what happened today!!!

July 3rd, the first day...

Well I had to go to my last driver's ed class this morning at 7:00, so I was up early and on my bike and at class. I came back home to find my mom had slept in (cause she had worked late the previous night) and she had nothing packed. So we bustled about trying to get stuff done and finally got on the road to Peoria at 12:43 pm.

My mom drove for the first 2 and a half hours or so, and then I got to drive for awhile. It was very scary to be driving on a busy interstate. After a while I was too nervous and scared so my mom took back over.

We came into Peoria about 6:00 pm, and spent a few minutes at my grandpa's house saying hellos and catching up.

A while after that we went to Olive Garden for dinner, and had a lovely time eating dinner and talking about the past 2 years and what have been happening.

After dinner we came back to my grandpa's house and had a piece of cake that I made.

It was supposed to look like an American flag...it sorta did...

It was really good and was fun to see them enjoying it too. We talked a lot and played ball with my cousins.

Right now I'm laying in the hotel room watching some creepy murder investigator show...ugh.

Tomorrow we're doing some cool stuff so come back tomorrow for a Five Favorite Photos Friday and Illinois Trip Day 2 blog posts!