bam! it's summer!

from cold to cool to HOT!

last week i made bank with all my many private swim lessons!

i love teaching swimming! except when they scream and cry in my ear....ouch!

the family is signing up for the "alta canyon sports center midnight moon run" on august 27th.

it is a 5k run. mark and add are already talking smack to each other over who is going to win.

oregon/washington trip was perfect most of the time.....

flew into portland.....my bag didn't come.....lost in the abyss of tsa inspection zone

sunday......try to buy clothes for church......have security tag on my shirt.....get it taken off.....security tag on mark's clothes......didn't beep through the door at the store.....mark had to find something in his bag to wear.....took back his clothes.

sunday.....went to nick walter's mission homecoming.....over to his home for scrumptious food....haley walter made this yummy cake......ate too much.......oh no i am feeling sick to my stomach.........head to the bathroom.........feeling is stronger.......yep, lost it all in the porcelain throne! head back to the hotel so that no one knows that i threw up!

okay.....now that i got that over with, the rest of the week went great!

we had beautiful weather.....great company......made a "how to" video for the stanky leg dance move......we rocked at that!

went to mount st. helen's.....what an amazing site.....ashley got her pic taken there in her mt. st. helen's costume that she wore in 3rd grade

headed up to the bair farm in ephrata, wa.

spent a few days there just hanging out with jay and trina, allison, kim, ben, ellen, kyle, necia, jens, marin, and jillian.

played a mean few games of wallyball out in their racquetball court. yes, they have a few toys on the farm to entertain themselves. it was too cold to go waterskiing.......dang!

went to applets and cotlets candy factory......then to leavenworth......which is a little bavarian town.....did some window shopping there.....and then headed over to seattle.

spent the day in seattle at the pikes place farmers market; a science fiction and music museum; the mall and then flew out late saturday, july 3rd.

flew over mt. rainer on the way out of seattle, wa.......wow!
saw some fireworks as we flew into salt lake city airport.

home for a few days and then headed to girl's camp.....more like girl's retreat!

we spent 3 1/2 days at a cabin at bear lake.....

we had so much fun!

time at the beach......time in the freezing water......crafts, games, devotionals, testimony meeting, dancing, more games, "chirps", yummy food, and quiet time at the cabin....and did i mention there was lots and lots of delicious food!

we had almost all of our girls there.....only missing one girl and one nonmember girl.

the most amazing part was that there was no drama!!!

i have never been to girl's camp and not had drama!

everyone.....girls and leaders alike all got along and had some good fun and bonding time at the bear lake girl's retreat!

p.s. "chirps" are little nice notes that we put in everyone's birdhouses at camp.

p.s.s. the theme for girl's retreat was S.O.A.R.........

find your strength in........

S. the savior

O. serving Others

A. aspiring to go to the temple

R. rejoicing in your blessings

scripture is Mosiah 26:12..........yea, i know that i am nothing; as to my strength i am weak; therefore i will not boast of myself, but i will boast of my god, for in his strength i can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever.