Girl's Camp

This picture pretty much sums up girl's camp (July 30 - Aug 3). I spent my time thinking about, hanging out with and mothering these 24 girls (1st year YCL's, ages 15-16). Girl's camp was a break from parenting a two-year old, but teenagers are a whole different ball game and they kept me on my toes! We made it through the week with only a few "dramatic" moments (for my journaling purposes to remind me later, I'll just use code words - "secret sleepover" & "the disappearing vans").

We went to Camp LoMia in Pine, AZ (near Payson) and it was very comfortable camping, so I was pleasantly surprised (especially since I was nearly 30 weeks pregnant and a little nervous). I slept in the stake cabin (leaders only - ya hoo!) and it had bathrooms and showers in the cabin. The cabins all had lights and electricity with bunk beds and twin mattresses. They don't cook as a ward, there are stake cooks called and the food was amazing! It was so beautiful and the weather was perfect - it also poured rain a couple days, which made for some exciting afternoons. I especially enjoyed getting to know some of the other ladies in the stake - they were amazing women and I learned a lot from them.

I missed Brandon and Rachel a ton, but I was able to call them a few times which was nice. And it was also SO nice to have my mother-in-law, Nancy, stay at our house with them so that Brandon didn't have to take off any time from work. I was thrilled to hear that Rachel didn't hardly miss me at all :) - too much fun with grandma and daddy!