Girls Camp--Lake Tschida

Last week I spent 5 days on Lake Tschida camping in tents with the young women of our ward.

It was beautiful! And so nice to be away from all the busyness of life and just enjoy the outdoors.  Highlights --early morning polar bear swim, naps outside, fresh night breezes, delicious meals, singing camp songs, and hanging out with the girls. I enjoyed sleeping in a tent so much that I am gung ho to take all the kids, even Georgia our closet only sleeper, on a campout this summer.

Isle of Palms--Oh how I love you!

After the wedding we took a week to head up to Charleston and stayed at O Happy Day, the family beach house.
I love visiting this place.  The beach is beautiful and being in our old beach house brings back so many good memories. The kids had a great time surfing the waves and it was nice to enjoy the beautiful weather. We were so glad the Noel Family could come and stay for a few days. Can't wait to come back!!

Becky and Max's Wedding

One Mormon Mom of 4 who is way to old to be a bridesmaid

One Mother to be looking completely boobalicious

One handsome ring bearer, don't mind his sister who seems to have an itch

                                                                         

1 sweet and 1 not so sweet flower girl



BECKY the BRIDE, oh My!!!



Making it official



Becky and Max



The Stier Clan, the only picture of all of us on my camer

Shelly's Shower

I was  so glad to get home in  time for Shelly's shower.
We are excited to welcome the first Stier cousin.
And even more exciting is that we don't know what it is????
We'll find out in August!

What Daddy's Do Best

With late Church from 1-4 in the afternoon naps can be tricky.
We either come home and let the little ones sleep knowing we will be up late that night.
Or we try to hold them through the whininess and put them to bed early.
This is David's effort at keeping JuJu awake so we could put her to bed early.
Awesome job.

YW Sleepover

I had 10 young women from Church come to my house for a sleepover.
We had a great time brainstorming ideas for camp, eating, charading, and watching ET.
These girls are seriously the most well-behaved, sweet teens I have ever met.
I am so impressed with them.
As you can see from above, Miss Caterpillar came in handy serving as a pillow for 3.

Sister Love

This is where JuJu and Ella Joy spend much of their afternoon.
They work as a team to get this swing going high.
JuJu usually stands while Ella Joy does most of the work.
Love seeing them play happy together.