Camille's Graduation Trip

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June 13-18

Lived

-Tuesday I Found out I had pink eye. Really? How do I get pink eye? Well i got on antibiotics ASAP and became overly obsessed with washing my hands. I'm literally thanking the Lord Leighton didn't get it.

- we packed up Wednesday and headed to Logandale for the night sp our drive to Lake Elsinore wouldn't seem so long. While we were there Sarah discovered Katie's watermelon patch. Holy goodness we were in shock. This planter has been in our backyard since our family moved to logandale 12 years ago. Every once and awhile one of us would attempt planting seething in but nothing ever grew. Katherine is one determined little girl though and grew these all from seeds. When she first planted them I kind of laughed and told her goodluck and not to let Sarah near them. (she raked my watermelon plant up when I was little. Obviously I'm still upset about that.) I am so Proud of Katie for getting these to grow, it couldn't have been easy.

- Thursday we set off to Lake Elsinore making a pit stop in Hemet on our way to pick up Bronco parts. Kaden was pretty excited about getting them. So excited that he convinced me to leave the stroller at home so they would fit into the car. Guess what we bought Thursday night... thats right, a stroller. It's alright though we needed a smaller one that we could take places. Thursday night we did some shopping with Susan and went to dinner with her too.

- Friday we headed to San Diego and explored Coronado Island. It was nice to just walk around and relax. Then Friday night we met up with Susan, Cami, and Alex for dinner. We ate quick so Cami could try to get some sleep before the very early morning graduation the next day.

- Saturday morning bright and early we headed to UCSD for Camille's graduation. It was so neat and almost surreal to see her graduate. How are we old enough for this already? (funny how I have a baby and think that.) I feel like every time I'm with cami I should be 12 years old again writing out our life plan on a chalk board for our Sunday school class. Instead those plans have drastically changed for us and we are both leading different but successful lives. The student speaker at her ceremony spoke about how everyone needed to remember they were still kids and just starting their lives. I had to laugh because at a SUI graduation that would never be said the majority of graduates are probably married there and already onto the adult stage of life.

- After the graduation we went to an amazing lunch at the cutest place called urban solace. Then we headed to La Jolla to spend the day with Cami and Alex. Before meeting back up with them we made a stop at the Temple. It always feels very special to go to the San Diego temple since that is where my family was sealed and where I took out my endowments. When we were done taking lots of pictures and talking to the missionaries we met up with Cami and Alex for a little window shopping. We walked around checking out stores for awhile and had dinner at a little taco shop.

- Sunday was Amazing! We got to sleep in, eat an amazing breakfast, and go to Cami's bridal shower. Susan, Shana and I had been planning the shower for the past couple of weeks and had so much fun working on it and putting it together. And honestly it turned out to be a beautiful and perfect afternoon.

Learned

- this week I feel like I have really learned to appreciate my friendships more. I think I learn this whenever I get to spend some time with any of my close friends. They really lift me up so much and remind me of so many things that I tend to forget. Like how to enjoy being around people, how to laugh, and relax. Close girl friends are the best! And how special is it to know that i have friendships that have been growing through every part of life.

- I am so excites to graduate someday. Not just to be done with school bit to have that piece of paper that proves I have accomplished something great,

Loved

- I love, love, loved spending so much time with Kaden, Leighton, and Sarah. We had such a fun time on our trip and only wish it could have lasted longer. Kaden and I got a long so well and really needed this break away from Cedar to focus on us and our daughter with out all the extra stresses. It was so nice to have such a laid back adventure together for the weekend.

- I absolutely loved watching Kaden with Leighton. It truly was so sweet for him to have endless time to spend with her. Kaden loved carrying her, playing with her, and bundling her up all weekend. He is always so concerned for her and makes sure she is happy all the time. I can't wait to watch those two together as Leighton gets older. There is such a special bond between fathers and daughters. Laden admitted to me today that he Loves waking Leighton up so he can cuddle her and see her sleepy smiles. How sweet is that? He truly is an amazing dad!