Saturday, June 27, 2015

Girls Camp and Elk Ridge City Celebration

Before we moved I was helping with camp in our old ward and because it was a year for ward camp my in-laws were nice enough to let us use the Wales house for it.  When I found out we were moving I absolutely insisted that I still come to camp. Luckily the leaders were nice enough to let me do it! 

One of the girls brought me this on the first day.  Her mom and my friend had found it.  Always a good way to start Girls Camp!
 Once we got there we rearranged a few things and got everyone set up. It was amazing to see that they all fit!
 Doug was home taking care of the kids and I kept getting awesome texts like this.  Man did I miss those guys!
Girls Camp is not complete without a flag ceremony
 And selfies of the girls on the leader's phones!
 More texts from Doug. The eyes on this little boy! They kill me!!!
 Girls Camp is not complete without crafts either!! We made these awesome lanterns with the YW symbol on them
 And had a cake decorating contest.
 More selfies!
 We did baptisms for the dead in the Manti Temple when we were there and went to the Manti pageant.  The last day we were there we went to Palisade State Park.  It was a pretty good time and the water felt so good!
 After Palisades we headed home.  It was fun to have one last hurrah with these girls but also hard to say goodbye one last time!!

It was good to be home though and to be welcomed by these crazies.
 Yesterday consisted of riding bikes (for some reason I can't get enough of him in his helmet) and
 we went to check out a new park up Hobble Creek Canyon with a little reservoir.  It was fun but very crowded!
 Last night we went to our City Celebration parade.  It was so fun!! I was helping to direct traffic so my kids got to be walkers and bikers in it.  My girls are in the very front holding the Mayor's banner.
 Last night they had a movie in the park and showed Paddington.  It was fun but we were all tired by the end!
 Today we hit up the booths and got some fun jewelry
 and got faces painted! So far it's been fun living here and it was fun to celebrate with the city!

1 comment:

Melissa said...

That looks like it was awesome!!! I'm glad they found you a Joanna too!! I want to go to Palisades again!! Maybe we should take the kids to Whales!