Camille's Birthday and Outdoor Ed

 Camille had outdoor Ed this week! She left on Monday, came back Wednesday. She was so incredibly excited! Apparently she had a great time, though she is a child of few words so we don't have very many details.

I brought her home, where the YW had decorated for her Birthday:

Grandma and grandpa High got her a t-shirt in honor of Battle of the Books: Abibliophobia: The fear of running out of books

Ben and I got her some items to decorate her bedroom which is what she wanted

She requested a cake where the main ingredient was melted ice-cream and chocolate marshmallow cake. It was fun and tasty.

Here's Camille at 12 years old:

-She is still very quiet, except at home where she talks and talks and talks

-She is very competitive. She really wants to try out for competitive soccer

-She has a crush on Bodhi, and he likes her, too

-She is starting to show some sass and negative attitude. Not full on teen mode yet, but it's coming

-She is a very good baker

-She has incredible work ethic. She is great at coming home from school and getting her homework done immediately. She is very self motivated. And super smart. Really, she is brilliant- it's awesome to watch her

-She still enjoys art

-She still wants to do everything- she just jumps into every opportunity available

-Her piano playing is excellent. But her love of the clarinet and band is wanting. Probably only one year left for her, would be my guess

-She still isn't growing very much. She's several inches shorter than both Audra and Claire at this age

-Her favorite color is blue. Her favorite book seems to be The Maze Runner

-She has several "book crushes" as she calls them, most notably Minho from The Maze Runner

-Her favorite candy is Snickers

-She knocks on my door the second I turn off the shower every morning in order to come into my room and chat