Moran Family Fun

Last Sunday I was really ambitious and did all the girls hair (except for Madison's because she won't let me without some sort of bribe or threat) and my own as well. Most Sundays I am happy if everyone has brushed their hair and that's as for as we go, so this was a big deal. That's a lot of hair to style and I'm not so great at doing hair, I never have been. It was tricky to get everyone dressed and get their hair fixed up before it was time to leave for church, but we somehow figured it out. Some of us had pretty simple styles, but some of us had hair that was a little more complicated. Abigail is going to be like Madison. She has the gorgeous, thick, red hair but she really, really doesn't like to have anything done. She'll say "Mom, I brushed it, okay. Isn't that enough?" I tried to keep it pretty quick and easy for her to minimize the complaining. Just two ponytails with a little funky part in the back. Oh, and some matching hair ribbons...

For the first time since we've lived here Jared did not have to work security on the Fourth of July, so we were able to celebrate the Fourth together. The base puts on a big carnival and fireworks show each year with rides, games, food (funnel cakes, yummy!), live music, face painting, and, to end the night, fireworks . We got there in time for dinner and a few rides and then it was time to stake our claim for watching the big show. We were lucky enough to find a spot close to some a few other families from church so we all sat together and were able to visit until the fireworks began. Here's some pictures of the night! Samantha and Natalie, especially Natalie, were looking forward to cotton candy all day. Natalie really, really, wanted to get to the "celebration" so we could get some. The entire day she kept pointing out how good she was being and asking if good girls could get cotton candy. A little patriotic peek-a-boo And still enjoying the cotton candy during th...

The theme for girls camp this year was 'We seek after these things' from the Thirteenth Article fo Faith. Each ward had to choose a value and our ward chose true. We talked a lot about being true to ourselves and what we believe. We also talked about enduring and being true throughout our lives. Our ward camp director chose those russion babushka dolls as our symbol because we all want to be little old ladies who have been true for our whole lives. I love to say babushka, it's so fun - babushka, babushka, babushka. The first day of camp was really warm and I got the smallest, tiniest sunburn. It was just a little circle on my neck. I must have missed that one spot when I put on my sunscreen. Once we got to camp we started setting up our tents. We all slept in tents with our years so the second years were all together in one tent. The first night us 2nd years told scary stories and my story was the scariest. Sister Wiedel, our camp director, brought two big canopy tents to ...