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Saturday, July 26, 2008

Tonz of Good ol' Fun!

Our wards awesome Activities Committee &

Primary put on the funnest pioneer party!

The kids decorated their bikes. Then went on a parade!They decorated and decorated and decorated! They had lots of games.... Cookie decorating.... YUMMMMMM!

And the best food! We have amazing dutch oven cooks!

Even ducth oven spare ribs! 'Lishious!

We had a ball! It was a fun Saturday! we also watched the movie Legacy and then the kids had fun launching balloons!

Friday, July 25, 2008

She'S HOME!

Abby got home from girls camp on Saturday!

WE were so darn excited for her to be home we waited at the church for an hour before the buses arrived...

We made her this bag as a welcome home surprise!

She always says I make everyone else things and not her, so I made her one!

Missing her was BEYOND words!!!!

But when she got off the bus yelled mom and ran over to me and hugged me as tight as she could(carrying her stuff) she began to SOB...saying...

" MOM i LOVE YOU! i LOVE YOU! I MISSED YOU! i LOVE YOU!"

She didn't let go and had tears streaming down her little cheeks!

That was a moment I will cherish forever!

She loved girls camp and her testimony has begun!

That little woman is a spiritual giant in my eyes!

She WILL accomplish great things!

I am sooooooooooooooooo glad she is home!

She received her first year certification and received the award for the

"Beautifing with Bows" award!

Does this surprise anyone!

She brought everyone little bows for their hair to wear on testimony night! She thought that they might not feel so pretty by friday and wanted to give them all a little something to help them feel pretty!

I HAD NOT ONE THING TO DO WITH THAT! SHE DID IT ALL ON HER VERY LONESOME!

This was a day we went to the pool last week.

I HAD to take a picture to remember the moment!

I asked Emma to get her shoes on so we could go to the pool...

these were the shoes she choose.

I told her those were not shoes for the pool and her response was,

"Mom don't worry I will only be a cowgirl tell we get to the pool then I will take them off and I will be Emma in the water...so you see, I can wear them."

She also wanted to wear a hat like mommy!

What a dolly!

Thursday, July 24, 2008

A GINORMOUS! thanks to our great friends! We would NOT be done for another week if they hadn't come to our rescue! We love you all for the sacrifice of your time and your support! We all worked, not to mention smelled like dogs! It is done and I love you babe! Thank you for building me the most fabulous fence! He drank over 48 bottles of Gatorade! He worked his tail off and it is beautiful!

OUR FENCE!

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Phase 3 and Update from Shalom

Phase 3Scott and Emma worked hard digging the post holes today!

Emma thought it was fun to climb into the hole!

This is the stubborn roots of the rose of Sharon....

The Boyz hauling in all the posts....

The placement of the first posts...It IS happening...Scott just came in from picking things u[p for the night and said the most awesome thing is you can't see anything from the sidewalk! Yeah! Privacy ...hear we come!

Update from Shalom...Abby is sleeping with bats...YES! real bats at the top of her cabin....But the priesthood leaders said that she is a brave little solider.

Phase 2 and Princess Trooper

Phase 2 of the fence...getting the roots out! Uncle Tyler came and used his truck to yank them out. Only 1 gave way! The others aren't giving in that easy!

Dallin and Emma wanted to make home made soft pretzels....They had fun rolling out the shapes.

I thought they did a GREAT job!

Their tummy's enjoyed the outcome!

Today Emma had to go to the dentist and have some work done...She was a real trooper. She now has a "Princess Crown" on her tooth.

We love our Dr. Dehart. We get to go back in another 10 days to finish....

Emma went dress shopping with Aunt Glenda. She loves to look at dresses. she did not hesitate at all to get in the window and pose with the pretty dresses...Oh Dear!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

3 Tears for Mom

Well, she is off! I let her get on the bus to go to camp Shalom.

20 years ago this same week...NO JOKE!...

I went to camp shalom for my first year at camp!

It feels like yesterday!

My baby is growing up and moving on to great things and I am struggling with the thought of running out of time!

Me and two other moms were the only ones left in the parking lot....crying!

Jenela said that time just goes to fast.

She just had a daughter get married this past summer and

she felt like she was just putting her on the bus!

IS IT JUST US!

Does anybody else struggle with letting their babies grow up?

This is SO hard for me... I did let her go!

I hope she has the time of her life! Abby and Skotie! BFF! The First Ward Campers heading off to B.O.O.T. Camp 2008

"Building Our Own Testimony!

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Mom sneaking on the bus to snap a picture!

It was comforting to watch her wave through the window until she just couldn't see us any more.

When we got home we found notes to all of us on our pillows and fridge telling us how much she loves us and that she hopes we have a great week....so if I wasn't a basket case and missing her already ... that did me in!

I will survive!

I just adore my babes!

Twas' the night before girls camp & Phase One

We decided to go out for dinner and do our monthly grocery shopping stop since Abby needed a few things so she could leave for camp in the morning.

While we were at Arby's her very good friend Callie and her family came in.

Such cuties!

When we returned home it was time to do the camp hair do.

One that can handle not being washed for the week.

Well because it was so much fun watching big sister get her hair done....

Emma wanted her hair done in a crazy way...so this is what I did.

Last night was PHASE ONE of our fence project!

Scott started moving sprinklers and tree number one came down!

OH WHAT FUN IT!

It has been 6 years in the waiting! Yeah so by the end of next week..only invited guests will be able to see what goes on in the backyard at crazily.