Kansas Trip

Such a fun trip and getaway from all the quarantining this summer! I am so glad I was able to reconnect with all these friends. 

We got to Kansas at about 4 and spent the day warming up with everyone and cooling down from the heat with a swim across the lake to the docks.

 Had a delicious dinner of Kansas BBQ and Ice-Cream Dessert!

 We had an amazing FSY lesson from Mr. Matt and Mrs. Chelsy making clay oil lamps.

 Hanging in the Game room!!

 The next day we woke up and headed to the zoo! Super great art lesson from Mr and Mrs. Walker and had loads of fun including, dip-n-dots, pizza lunch, and library jail!

 Being crazy on the lake!

 Cooking dinner with Mrs. Chelsy.

 So much fun with the Fram.

The next day we just chilled the lake and had fun boating, swimming, and laughing! 

 Dinner..

I had lots of fun playing around on the violin with Alden. 

 Mr. Matt had some really interesting geckos all over!

 Early Morning paddle-boarding!

 Some intense card games..

 Hanging on the paddle-board!

 The boys had a odd obsession with fishing!

 Chillin on the lake

 Another daily dinner picture courtesy of Mom.

 Oh Flint..

 Super fun game of Mafia.

 Trip to the World War II Memorial

 and Kansas City River Market

 Cute little baby Navy.

 Another Dinner outside

 Mandatory age group pic. Didn't really like how I looked in this pic..

 Mrs. Chelsy made a "to die for" cake for me and Mrs. Heather's birthday

 Super fun glow stick Dance Party!

 Lighting our hardened oil lamps.

 Going for a walk and later boat ride on the lake when all our lamps went out. 

 Happy Birthday to me. Cereal for breakfast with a game of Sushigo

 Twins!!

 Last Framily pic.

I sure loved that amazing trip! What great friends!

Madilyn at 12

My name is Madilyn Jenkins. I am 12 years old. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! I love violin and piano. I am a first violin in the Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra! I am on the Pleasant Valley Swim Team and enjoy going on family bike rides, walks, and hikes! I love watercolor and acrylic painting and drawing! Most of all I love spending time with my family!

This year I started 7th grade!!

 I love school, especially Math and love writing for fun! I have strait As in all my subject and always complete good quality homework and class assignments. This year I got first place in Creative Writing in the Camarillo Academic Olympics and did the St. Bonaventure Math Competition.  

 I got to spend my 12th Birthday at girls camp with my mom and a bunch of amazing Young Woman!

 Madi growing up!

 I am very ambitious and have a lot of goals that I will work as hard as I can to accomplish! I know that this is my future, not anyone else, but god knows what is best for me and he will lead me in the direction I need to go on to return to him again. These are my top ten goals for life, some I have already accomplished and some I have yet to accomplish!

Madi's Top 10

1. Get Baptized and become a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

2. Study hard in school and strive for strait As.

3. Practice my piano and violin and use my talents to help others.

4. Go to BYU.

5. Go on a mission.

6.Get a job.

7. Get married. 

8. Become a loving mother and raise my children in the church and shape them into the amazing person they will become.

9. Become a loving grandmother.

10. Return to my father in heaven.

Summer Road Trip

We drove the Brewer's house in Las Vegas! We had a blast! 

Ice Cream!

They introduced us to Mario Cart! You gotta love our faces. Video Games is a unknown world to the Jenkins!

Goodbyes before leaving!

Next stop, Uncle Bobby and Aunt Amy's house! 

Settlers of Catan!

Fun with cousins!

Underground trampoline

Uncle Bobby won, as always but we had a great time!

Saying our goodbyes!

Next stop, the Allen's house!

Making cookies!

Eating half the cookie dough before the oven is heated!

Popsicles!

Clue!

Apples to Apples

Next, we drove to Idaho Falls and played with Aunt Jen at a lake!

We went to Freddie's and got a custard. It was delicious and sugary. It was a rough night for Elle and I the next night though. Dunno if it was food poisoning or we just ate too much sugar, but we spent half the night puking...

Hot tubbing at the hotel!

Next stop, Aunt Fay and Uncle Bob's house. It is one of my favorite places to go. So beautiful! Grandpa Al and Boppi came from their mission in Heber Valley on their P day to visit! If you are wondering where I am in half the pictures I was in the basement napping and resting from the rough night. I decided to come out later though!

You gotta love the view!! It is one of the most beautiful places! The hot air ballon looks fake in the sky!

I couldn't help, but draw the beauty!

Breakfast! I finally recovered and ate a bit of food. Its too bad I couldn't enjoy the goodness because Aunt Fay's pancakes are heavenly!

Riding in the hammock!

Elle doesn't always look this bad. She got hit hardest from the sickness.

On the second day we went to the lake. It was beautiful and we found a secret cove, but there was lots of dead fish...

Kayaking

Canoeing

Chilling

Playing at the park

Walking home!

On Sunday we went to church at Boppi and Grandpa Al's mission in Heber Valley! It was awesome!

How many people get to go to church outdoors!

Boppi and Grandpa Al's mission is a Girls Camp and these flags are the Personal Progress colors!

It looks like a painting!

A short hike while Boppi and Grandpa Al were at a meeting!

Next we drove to Provo UT and met up with the Harpers to walk around BYU

Next stop we drove to St. Gorge and went to the Gertsch's house. We went to a pizza pie restaurant.

Then we went to bed

In the morning we woke up and drove home! It was a great trip!