Family Reunion in Waynesboro, Virginia

Robin, moi, Kevin, Bonita, Elaine

   Had a fun family reunion in Waynesboro, Virginia last week. We all stayed at Robin's house. Bonita, Elaine and I flew from SLC on Tuesday. Robin and Curtis picked us up. Elaine and Bonita slept up stairs, I was in the basement on an air mattress in the living room. Kevin joined us on Friday night and slept on another air mattress in the basement in the kitchen.
We took a family portrait Saturday morning.
    We had the reunion on Saturday afternoon at the Methodist church. Curtis sister, Angie and his mom, Sarah made the meal. Fried chicken from Kroger, homemade potato salad, slaw, beans with sliced hot dogs, rolls with ham, and coconut cream pie and cherry pie.
    It was fun seeing my cousins I hadn't seen in ages. Aunt Carolyn has four boys. Steve, Bill, Hank and Mitchell,  were there with their spouses/ friends. Aunt Marie was there with her daughter Gail.

Things I Learned at Girl's Camp

                                             

Making Marshmallow guns

Wrinkle up your little nose

        THINGS I Learned at Girl's Camp

If there are no toilets around a person will have to hold it until she returns to camp or finds a bush...

A paper towel will catch on fire if left near an open flame, it will also melt a plastic plate...

If you put your feet in the creek you will cool off.

Burning sage smells like sausage.

Reading scriptures with a friend makes you want to read til the end of the chapter and then some.

Audra teaching Opera Style

Marble game

The girls learning Opera Style

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Putting the 'glow' from a glow stick on your face will make your face swell and burn.

Taking a power nap works wonders.

Don't put your meat in the same cooler as the fruit and veggies...

Reunions are fun with friends as well as family.

Spiritual experiences happen when you write in your journal, read scriptures or sing.

Girl's Camp Pranks

   Here are some ideas that have been used at Girl's Camp.

 The bees are used with "Ha, Ha, we stung you!!" and leave a candy treat.

  

Eye stickers - one leader put an eyeball sticker on the middle of each girls' forehead at night, so when they woke up they looked like cyclops and startled each other. 

  

'Heart attacks' with hearts on sticks and sayings and treats.

'Mooning'  is moon shapes on Popsicle sticks with clever sayings and perhaps Starburst candy or Moon pies.

Red Dots -  a sign that says "you have been quarantined."

The Red Army men are placed around a campsite and make a sign that says,"We have you surrounded, un huh, uh huh." and leave a candy treat or homemade book-markers...

  

Saran wrap is new since I went as a girl. Wrapping cars, toilet seats and doorways are ideas often used.

TP is the usual standard. It is fun for the girls, harmless and usually easy to clean up.

  

 The eggs are "We egged you." You can put a scripture, treat or Y W key-chain fob inside the eggs. This goes well with our Green Eggs and Ham theme this year. eggactly, eggcellent No eggcuses! 

Star Tipping is banned this year as someone fell and hit her head on a rock and had a concussion.

Saran wrapping the tents is also banned as the girls in the tent in trying to get out broke a pole or two.

Not happy campers.

                 

 So what kind of pranks did you play at camp?

Getting Ready for Girl's Camp

 Bruce tried out a recipe he saw for camping ideas. Blueberry sweet rolls anyone?

 Our theme for Girl's camp is Dr Suess, "Oh the PlaCes YOu'll Go". Like an education, the temple, the dentist, church, motherhood, etc.
Our book is Green Eggs and Ham. We have seven girls and 3 leaders. One young mom will go home at night.

I like wildflowers and sense we can't pick them when  we are at camp, I put them on the aprons. I figured polka dots were Dr Suessish and then added camping fabric, lady bugs and bees.
Thank -you Rachel Berry for the idea and help with the apron! I want to make a tablecloth to match. It looks like we will be the most colorful at camp! I am making a pennant banner on felt too.

Metal Art

 Andrew made the heron for me in shop class at the high school for Mother's day. He said he wants it back when I die... or if we move.
He made the signs for the house. One for the back yard, the 'mistake" and one by the front door.
He does good work. He will take the shop class again next year and will make more marvelous things.

Dan's Graduation

Dan graduated from Idaho State University with a Master's  in School Counseling, Pocatello, ID
He graduated from Southern Oregon University with a BA in Criminal Justice, Medford, OR.
He was 6 years in the Military with an associates degree in language, Hebrew.
Well Done!

Luke and Taylor's wedding

All the kin's men

Cutting the Cak

Eating the Cak

Out of the Temple

With the nieces and nephews

Temple doors

Spring Break 2013

 We began spring with Dan and Heidie and Coralee in Pokee.
We went to a flea market and then a car show.

We went to see  Rob, Lindsey and fam in their new home
Bruce built some back porch steps for Rob and helped our adorable grandchildren make bird houses and bird feeders.

under the bridge

under the bridge

Stonehenge

     We stopped at Stonehenge on the way to Matt's baptism. We have never stopped before. It is a fun place! It is a war memorial.
     It is officially called Stonehenge Memorial , Mary hill, Washington. The Stonehenge Memorial was built by entrepreneur Sam Hill as a tribute to the soldiers of Klickitat County, Washington, who lost their lives in World War I. Sam Hill's Stonehenge is a full-scale replica of England's famous Stonehenge in Wiltshire (see "Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England" below). Hill was a Quaker pacifist. 

 The site also includes monuments to the soldiers of Klickitat County who died in World War II, Korea, and Viet Nam. Hill's own crypt is a short walk southwest of Stonehenge on a bluff overlooking the Columbia River.

Matt's Baptism

        We went to Matt's baptism in Corvallis! There was one other 'child of record baptism". We waited in the chapel for the first baptism. Then they moved to the RS room and we had our baptism. The Bishop asked all 3 granddads to bear their testimonies. Then after the baptism, Andrew and the grand-mom's got to bear their testimonies. We went home to Ben and Lindsy's and had pulled pork and rolls, salad and a delicious chocolate cake! We are proud of our son for him to baptize his son. The  circle of life continues.

Thea in the closet

Halie trying on Grandma's shoes

Hallie trying to walk in Grandma's shoes

Best Love Stories Evah!

 Best Love Stories Evah

*Pride and Prejudice – mini series- 9.1 -1995 – Colin Firth

Casablanca – 8.7 – 1942 - Humphrey Bogart

Singing in the Rain – 8.4 -1952 - Gene Kelly

Rebecca – 8.3 - 1940 – Laurence Olivier (on you tube)

*Gone with the Wind - 8.2 - 1939 – Clark Gable

Notorious- 8.2 – 1946 - Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman (on you tube)

*Wall –E – 8.2 – 2008 - Ben Burtt

Brief Encounter – 8.1 -Trevor Howard

Groundhog Day – 8.1 - 1993 – Bill Murray

Roman Holiday - 8.1 1953 – Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn

Sense and Sensibility – mini series- 2008 – 8.1

African Queen – 8.0 – 1951 - Humphrey Bogart, Katherine Hepburn

Bringing Up Baby – 1938 - 8.0, Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn

*Charade – 8.0 – 1963 – Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn – Alfred Hitchcock

*Princess Bride – 8.0 -1987 – Mandy Patinkin

The Shop Around the Corner – 8.0 – 1940 – Jimmy Stewart, Margaret Sullivan

* we have this one

Andrew's Eagle Court of Honor

Andrew  thank -you's

Eagle cake by Jean Secl!

Road to Eagle

1940's merit badge quiz 

Decorations for cake and punch table

Eagle light

New scarf from the Stake

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Rick Isaacson presenting the award

Pin for dad

Big hug for dad!