Roughout Camp

This past week, I hopped into a big white van and headed up the canyon on a dirt rocky bumpy road and saw flags of the eight Young Women values. I got to be with my friends for four whole days. Boy was I... EXCITED! It turned out that it was really fun. We made moccasins, decorated journals, had turkey sandwiches, read stories about girls that were struggling in life, had cookouts, ate NAVAJO TACOS! (Boy was I in heaven!) Read scriptures, decorated totem poles, and slept with all my friends in a ten man tent! NOTHING GETS BETTER THAN THAT!

But my favorite thing about camp, was doing the activity called In Her Shoes. This activity helped me understand that I am really blessed. What we had to do, was there was a story and a pair of shoes. You had to step into those shoes and read a story about a girl. These stories about young girls were really sad. I felt really blessed to have a mom and a dad that loved and cared about me.

My second favorite thing that I did at camp, was when I got to go canoeing with my friend Natalie. We paddled against the wind, and all the other big things. We were HARD CORE!
Although she is really funny. She almost flipped us over! But my reply was : HA HA HA HA HA!

My last favorite part, was being in a big white van and listening to church songs. My friend Hayle had a CD in her car that I had made for her. I enjoyed listening to that all week! I had a blast! I enjoyed being with friends that I don't get to be with that often. I am grateful that I had that experience at camp.

The Echo Triathlon!

This Past Saturday, I got to spend my morning at a Triathlon. I woke up at 5:00 and got in my swimsuit, got in the car with my family, rode a shuttle bus up to the lake, and stepped into a wet suit. My mind was focused on the swim.

My mom and I were a relay. I did the swim and my mom did the bike and the run. I swam in freezing cold lake water, and the water was dark. My swim time was 15 minutes. At first I was scared but I did it!

On the bike and run, my mom brought it home. Our total time was 1:26. We did really well. I really enjoyed this past Saturday, because I got to spend time with my family. I am grateful for that experience.

After we finished, we stayed and waited for the results, fifteen minutes passed... we saw that we were first in the relays. We waited some more to see if we were still holding on. We did it . We stood on the podium and shared the big blue tall block together What a morning!

Thanks Dad, Ky, and Willa for being our cheerleaders!!!!!
But my reward, was going to get a bagel with my sisters and mom and GLITTER TOES!!!

Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. I won a new swim bag. My task was to name two of the staff members that worked and ran the triathlons. I guessed Chris and Rachel.I got it right and won a blue and red TYR bag. Boy was I lucky or what?
I had fun doing this with my mom, but next year I want to try it alone.

The Fireworks!

As I was laying down next to my family taking a picture of the moon and waiting for the fireworks to boom, I was tapping my foot excitedly.

In the middle of my picture taking, I heard this big boom and it even made my sister Willa cry. It was so FAST! But here is a picture of my favorite firework!

You can't really see the color, but it was the color purple. I enjoyed this firework with my family and friends. I am starting to think that purple is my new favorite color. I want purple glitter toes, I have purple flip flops, and so many clothes of mine are purple too.

I am really glad that I got to see the purple fireworks. I am so glad that I got to cuddle up in a warm blanket with my family. I hope that your fourth of July was great!

Celebrating Our Freedom

Happy Fourth of July! It has been a normal Saturday. It was a really quiet! But tonight I am going to hear happy joyful cries. Fireworks, Barbecues, Playing outside, Going to bed late, walking with family to the Country Club. I always love going down to my Grandma and Grandpa's. We have Hamburgers and Hot Dogs. We wait until it's dark and then we walk down the street to the Country Club.

I remember when I was little, my cousin and I would go racing up to my Grandma and say " Can We go Now?" Her reply would be " No it's not dark yet!" We would ask her every hour and finally when she said yes, we would get our parents in gear and our blankets ready. Then, we would run to the Country Club. I always loved asking my grandma.

I can't wait to go tonight and celebrate our country's birth. I also can't wait to see my extended family.

Happy Fourth of July everyone!