Girls Camp

Still playing a little catch up...

Last week we had girls camp in our ward. It was a lot of fun, but it was a lot of work to get there. It seemed like things just kept falling apart before we got it all put together. But, alas, it happened and we had a good time. We went down to a place called "Lake Hill" near Ephraim, which is really pretty.

Here are some pictures:

This is our camp site at Lake Hill. We actually had pretty good weather, for the most part. We had 8 girls 3 leaders and 2 priesthood. The site was plenty big for us.

Just another shot of the camp.

This is the lake of Lake Hill. It was right by our camp. It was pretty, but small.

Katie Biesinger doing my favorite girls camp craft... friendship bracelets.

The group working on Memory Boxes. They are boxes for the mothers who lose their babies in the hospital to put the memorabilia's in. It was a good service project. You may wonder if Katie Barnes (the one painting the box) knows where the camera is... I don't think she does, I don't know who she is smiling at. She was great to come down though, she's not in YW anymore, but she helped out big time. Thanks, Katie. Also, classic Sarah glare (front, red shirt).

Girls setting up the fire.

It started pouring on us Wednesday afternoon, so we decided to pack up and go home. We were going to go home Thursday morning, so it wasn't that much sooner. Plus the girls were complaining that their sleeping bags were starting to get wet. It worked out for the best because then we got the entire bishopric and entire YW presidency there for testimony meeting, which we held in one of the ward members back yard at their fire pit.

A view on the way down the canyon.

Save Second Base

Well, I'm a little behind, but here goes...

On June 6th, my friends Regina, Malinda and I went up to Logan to ride a bike ride for breast cancer, Little Red Riding Hood. It was 46 miles on a relatively flat course. It is an all women ride, so that was fun, in and of itself.

The scenery was amazing and the rest stops were unbeatable (FOOD!) The first 20 miles of the race were quite enjoyable, it was a slight decline and I think the wind was to our backs. After spending a good half an hour at the middle rest stop (chatting with other riders, restroom breaks, and eating) we got going, and so did the wind. Just in case you don't know this, riding in the wind SUCKS!! There was a time that Malinda asked me how far we had gone since the last time she asked and I just had to respond with "don't ask" because what seems like miles is only mile.

But we made it through, and looking back, I do realize it was a lot of fun, despite the wind, and I would do it again.

We had some pretty cool shirts, on the front it said "Breast Friends" and on the back "Save Second Base." We had a lot of people tell us that they liked the shirts, people took pictures, and one lady asked if we had a patent on it. One lady told us that she thought we were mistaken, and we meant "first base." We then explained the "bases" to her and Regina gave her "the talk"... "When a man and a woman love each other..."

Here are some pictures:


The front of our shirts


The back of our shirts


Regina braiding Malinda's hair for the ride


Malinda and Regina


Us before the ride


Malinda and I at our 1/2 break/reststop

Malinda and I finishing the race? Where is Regina, you say? Well, she is taking the picture because she finished an hour before us.


At the finish line
Us at the end with the big, bad wolf.

At the end.

Lance and Brendan (Malinda's husband and son) surprised Malinda by being at the finish line. There was also a chocolate fountain there and Brendan is here eating some.