GIRLS CAMP

This week was girls camp and it was so much fun! The girls learned how to make emergency shelters with a tarp, some twine and trees. I can't believe these two got in there- that tarp smelled really bad!
Brianna was one of our ward camp directors. She introduced us to "Hiney Writing"! Something I will never forget! SO funny!

This is Mary. SHe was our other camp director. She introduced us to " The Snorts"! Also something that I will never forget!

This was one of the best water fights that I have ever had!

We made magnet boards for our stake craft.

Our "Matchmaker, matchmaker make me a match" skit was INCREDIBLE! (Of course)

The girls are trying to see how many of them can cram on one little carpet mat here. It was really fun to watch!

Jenny and Brittney came up Thursday and brought up ice cream, root beer and doughnuts. We used some of the dry ice that was keeping the ice cream frozen to make a couple of bombs. This big one was SUPER LOUD!

Here we are waiting for it to explode. It took a few minutes before it went boom!

These are the pieces that were left after it went boom! What a great week at girls camp! It really was a "BLAST"!

Rapelling With My Fellow Leaders!

We always go rapelling the day after hikes up at girls camp. I'm so happy that they let the leaders do it too! I love it!
Mary, Brittney, Brianna, Jenny and Me are the leaders from our ward that came down the rock. We're pretty much "ROCK"STARS now!
Does this harness make my butt look big?-- Don't answer that!

Mary was hillarious coming down the rock! The screams started at the top and didn't stop until she touched down at the bottom. It was great!

Brianna coming down the rock!

Brittney coming down the rock!

Jenny coming down the rock- Woo Hoo!

WHAT A RUSH!!!!

Ryker's NEW-ish Chair

So my mom gave me this little chair a few years ago and I re-covered it, only to have our new puppy at the time bite a hole in the arm of it three days later! Frustrating!!! So since then we have been living with it like that! It has been in Rykers room (hiding the hole from being seen) since we moved into this house! I finally decided that I had better re-cover it again. (Before Ryker got too big to sit in it!)Here are all the pieces of micro fiber that I cut out to make this into a chair. Doesn't look too promising now does it?!
Here is the before of the un-covered chair. (Notice the big chunk taken out of the arm!)

Back shot for your viewing pleasure!

And here's the finished product!

Ryker is going to have the almost best seat in the family room! (We all know that Stan's recliner is the most comfy!)

Girls Camp Lounge Pants

Next week is girls camp and I just couldn't go without making a comfy pair of lounge pants to wear!

I let the boys help me pick out the material, (which is why there are crazy little creatures all over them!)

First Time Fondant

Tonight there is going to be a cake auction at our summer reading program party. I signed up to bring a cake and thought it would be fun to try fondant for the first time. This is what I ended up with. Not bad for my first time with the crazy stuff!
I really had fun making this. I can't wait until the next time I need to make a cake!

ps* Thanks Annette for helping me make the fondant and for all your great tips!

Yellowstone Park with Grandma and Grandpa

On Saturday, the boys and I went to Yellowstone Park with Grandma and Grandpa H. We had so much fun. It was the perfect day for a visit into the park! We went to watch Old Faithful erupt first thing.
How lucky are we to live so close to somewhere so amazing!

The natural beauty of this place still amazes me no matter how many times I visit!

We love to visit the Old Faithful Inn.

This is the Crows Nest. Bands used to play up here back in it's hayday! How awesome that would have been to experience!

Grandma, Kyler and Ryker taking a little stroll.

Corden couldn't stop talking about how thirsty he was. So Grandpa gave him a little talk on patience! Persistent little bugger!

With no nap, Ryker started getting a little bit sleepy!

So much fun hanging out at the Inn!

The fountain paint pots were always my favorite thing in Yellowstone Park. Corden says they're his favorite too! This was our last sop before heading back home. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for packing us up in your van and taking us with you on a Super Fun trip to the Park. You are the best, we love you guys!

Boise Baby!

This weekend Kyler, Corden, Ryker, and I got to go on a little trip to Boise.
We left Friday morning and came home Saturday evening.

Look at Jack with his beautiful blue eyes!

We ate lunch with Jefferey, Victoria, and Jack at The Cheesecake Factory on Saturday before heading home.

Saturday morning we went to the Discovery Center. The boys loved it.

This is a giant bubble toy. Corden LOVED it!

Kyler was really into this little invention. It is a rubber band spinning, powered by two C batteries. He just loves inventions!

They all got to make homemade Kazoos. They made the most beautiful music in the car on the way back home!

There was a Discovery Market for the kids to do their very own shopping. Cashiers checkstand and everything. Corden and Ryker had so much fun! (Kyler did other stuff with Jefferey while they shopped.)

The tornado maker!

This was pretty cool. They got to watch the twister form then they put their hands in it to make it disappear and then watched it form again.

Corden and Ryker loved playing with this little gadget. It blew air and kept the beach ball in the air.

If you bent the tube slowly, the ball would stay in the air to the side. But if you bent it quickly, the ball would drop. Corden took full advantage of this and dropped the ball right on Ryker's head! They both thought it was hysterical!

I think Jefferey and I liked the chair pull the most! You pull yourself up using the rope and when you get to the top, you let go of the rope and go back down, stopping before you hit the ground.

It was really fun! On Friday, we went to Roaring Springs Water Park. When we got there my camera batteries were dead- so no pictures of that to show. But it was a blast! Everyone should venture over to Boise and do that sometime. It is well worth it! So much fun for kids and adults! Thanks for hanging out with us Jefferey, Victoria and Jack! We had so much fun!!! Can't wait to see you again!