Girls Camp 2009 {a lil late}

WOW! Girls camp was about a month & a 1/2 ago... but.... BETTER LATE THAN NEVER! I have been putting off doing this post due to how many pictures I took & I have not been on the computer much anyway! BELIEVE IT or not- I only posted about 40% of my camp pics!

To get Harmony Park all giddy about girls camp, our CAMP LEADERS would get us pumped with things like these:

I prepared a little before camp, too....

It started EARLY on May 27th!

I was the leader for HARMONY PARK 1st YEARS! {woo woo!!}

(Rebekah, Jaycie, Samantha, Emily, and Kylie)

The girls rode the bus up while the leaders drove cars...

Our leaders were so awesome! When we arrived at camp- all of the tents were already up! {LUCKY}

OUR tent smelt like {maple} syrup.... I wonder why? (Fatty town)

The first few hours we set up & handed out even more STUFF!!

{Presentation is 1/2 of it ya know}

Since Steph Romney couldn't come- she prepared all those scotcharoos & perfectly wrapped the campers pillowcases! SO SWEET.

We made their hair flowers before camp... EVERY WARD happened to have flowers in their hair that 1st day! It was pretty cute.CAMP was at TAYLOR RANCH!

{memories, memories from all of my years as a camper}

Look at how fun our STAKE STAFF was:

OUR STAKE DIRECTOR: (SISTER SHEPHERD)

& Her lovely assistant: (SISTER BLOOMFIELD)

They did such an amazing job at camp this year. WOW!!!!

1st day: Get the "hard" part over with..... THE HIKES! ha ha

(I am pretty sure the hike was about a stroll around the block or so.... but whatever. We had a good time.)

This years camp theme was "LIGHT KEEPERS". IN HP Ward- each year had a name. Ours was the "BUZZ LIGHTYEARS" - to eternity & beyond. Each tent had to make a mail box:

What's GIRLS CAMP with out:

certification?...

BRAIDED HAIR...

SOME ADVENTURES...

Time to relax with friends...

The rock wall brought back some memories...

(Go Kaylee Glover- coming down)

Here are just a few more pics of girls from our ward- they were rockin!

(Rachel)

(Jaycie)

( Just sing the words "THE CLIMB" by Hannah Montana in your head...ah!! Emily Shepherd made a camp video & had that song playing during the rock wall pics- I LOVED IT!)

(Rebekah)

(Emily)

Check out that face! Priceless.

(Jamie)

(Samantha)

Some girls were totally afraid & did it anyway! They were so brave.... and STRONG!

Oh, & some adults, too!!!!

O.K.!!!!!

Do you see something wrong with this picture? If not look closer! ha ha

Sister {Jennifer} Hall was quite the competitor during STORM the CASTLE.

She would HIDE the BALLS... or do whatever it took! She is so funny & adorable.

HP playing Storm the Castle!

At camp there was plenty of time to just hang out... so why not paint some finger nails..

Our "hang out".

planning our skit)

More STAKE STAFF.. the YCL's!

Amy & Becky - you 2 rock!

CANOEING- a new experiance for me.

Jamie- you look so DRY!

LOL!!!!!

YES! AMY & JAMIE TIPPED. A little rock in the boat WILL do that.... ha ha

What happy campers anyway!

and soaked... nevermind it was really cold water...

MY awesome 1st years w/ BRO. JARVIS! What a TROOPER & HELPER he was the WHOLE trip.

... doesn't mean he didn't spray a couple girls w/ Sis. Horne!

As we waited for the cars.... HP played "ELEVATE YOUR BODY"!

Check out the moves.... NICE Sis. JARVIS!!!

Ahhh JAMIE! When we got back- Jamie didn't even realize she had a FLAT tire... a very flat tire!

SIDE NOTE: On the way up to Taylor Ranch Jamie also ran out of GAS!

THIS was STRIKE 3 for her.

At the end of camp she bore her testimony about her experiance(s) & then likened each thing to our daily lives. I really loved her testimony- as always. She is so sweet.

Each girl made 2 ribbon hair clips as a craft up there - they all turned out really cute.

SERVICE or BUST....

We must be from the city... ha ha

In the middle of the day or night you would hear the most annoying sound.. ended up it was the PEACOCKS!

This bull wanted to charge the girls. They were teasing it & acting like a TORO or something.

It didn't like toro's much either I guess. {wink wink}

My mom was the "NURSE - slash WITCH DOCTOR" up at camp. {a good witch}

Whenever someone wasn't feeling good, she would get out her YOUNG LIVING Oils & help them feel better. THANK GOODNESS she was there for MANY reasons!!!

(What's Young Living Oils? - Ahhh, you have to find out! They are so amazing! Natural Oils to help you. My mom, sister Auburn, & I are all now distributors because we love their stuff so much! We'll have a get together soon if you want to come & learn more about it for FREE- e-mail me if you are at all curious: suzycummard@msn.com!!)

The last night was probably my favorite night!

We had BISHOPS NIGHT!

We played Capture The Flag...

and our wonderful Bishop {Bishop Chiles} gave a great devotional & then we had some really special things with everyone in HP... and ended with testimonies.

The spirit was strong & it was a perfect night!

Thanks also to Sis. SKELTON & Sis. Raine who were over Harmony Park Ward. They were so much fun & made sure everything ran as it should.... ALSO thanks to all the serving leaders & campers who made this such a great year. I loved being a part of it!

You've Gotta Go Here!!!

My {fav} cousin Krista had been telling me that she spotted YOGURTLAND off the freeway- so we just had to take a lil trip! So Candace, Krista, Shalae, Noah & I planned a Saturday to go.

First we went next door to JERSEY MIKE'S SANDWICH SHOP next door & then got our yogurt.

BOTH of these places are amazing!!!

I felt so bad that I didn't take Ellie, (she loves frozen yogurt) so I took her out there, too.

MMMMMM

Just looking at this pic is making me crave it.

The last couple times I went, they had fresh bananas cut up- YUM! I love the fruit, but mostly I love the TOASTED COCONUT yogurt & the white chocolate syrup to put on top.

Also when Lance, Ellie & I went last they had "ROOTBEER FLOAT" yogurt. It was exact!

Ellie approves!

These shops are right by ASU!

202, exit Scottsdale Rd., It will be the 1st left! (Right by IN & OUT)

YOU HAVE TO GO!!!

Graduation (Preschool - College)

CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!

Ellie & Noah had a busy last week of preschool. They had their last class performance for the year. Of course it was way cute. (Yellow Submarine, etc.!!)

Next the cousins had preschool graduation with Grandma Cheryl's 6th graders.

(Elle's "buddy")

The kids who got to be apart this year:

Then Ellie & Noah had their graduation ceremony.

This is Noah & Ellie with their awesome teacher - Miss Rebeccah Arnett! We would suggest her to anyone looking for a preschool.

They performed letters & numbers songs....

All the kids got to say what their favorite thing of the year was.

Most of the kids said "water day" which had only happened a couple days before.

ELLIE said "I loved everything about preschool".

THAT was so TRUE! She loved her teachers, friends, the games, the learning... just EVERYTHING!

Noah of course said "My favorite thing was going to Krispy Kreme"... HA HA

If you knew his MOM- you know he came from her... that's all I'm gonna say.

They had some snacks & root beer floats after... and told their friends & teachers bye.

Ellie with the assistant "Miss Lauren".

We will miss the days of that awesome preschool class.

Ellie learned so much & is definetely ready for kindergarten! She is spelling out words to read & write.

THANKS Miss Rebeccah & Miss Lauren!

Not only did we have preschool graduates, but we also had COLLEGE GRADS in the fam!

Lee & Sarah both graduated from BYU!!!

To us, those 4 years flew by.
(We've loved having them around for the summer.)

CONGRATS AGAIN!

ALSO- Alisse & Scott graduated from college!
My parents & sisters (& Scott) all went out to hear Alisse speak at her ceremony with her class at Phoenix College. She did great.

Of course we had a party!!!

(Aren't these invitations that my cousin made so cute?!)

CONGRATS AGAIN to all those graduates.

What a great feeling that must be.

Dance, Gymnastics.. and Stunting

Ellie had her first {& last} mini meet as a "Shooting Star" at the gym. (She is now a "Rock Star")
She did pretty good... nevermind she is a little bit crazy & spacey once in awhile... BUT SHE IS 5!
She has been learning her handstands & cartwheels on the {high} beam.

She did her handstand flat-back on the vault..

she did great at her floor routine..

This was part of her bar routine- handstand...

She was so excited!

This is one of her coaches- Coach Karie.

Later that night we went straight to see Ellie & the rest of company at Higher Ground perform at a benefit concert.

I loved this number!

"Hit Me!"

The Suns Crew & Suns Gorilla was there- it was awesome!!

Ellie, her cousin & friend Alyssa w/ the Gorilla...

and of course with HER biggest fan... NOAH.

ALSO- Ellie loves stunting.

at the gym or in the pool... she loves it all.

(and Noah, too)