The Amazing race (YM/YW activity)

The Teachers quorum planned this activity. The kids went in groups of 4-6 to homes in the neighborhood by using clues and then did an activity or service when they arrived and got their next clue. After they all finished they met back at the neighborhood pool to eat BBQ. The hardest thing for them was being nice about which team they were on, some of them need to work on their manners a bit!

Tuesday Update & The winners of the hats!

Ward mailbox for girls camp.

Fleece blanket gift for a friend.

Will be finished with Nick's Mission blanket tonight!!!!

Forget-Me- Not's

The Seeds seem to have all moved to one side.

Thyme

Wild Flowers

Basal

Dark cloud that caused the electricity to go out and shutdown my computer just as I was getting ready to upload these pictures. The electricity came back on instantly but I had to wait until someone could reset the modem and then it was time for lunch and Nick's Mission Physical!!!!

These are the lucky winners of a cute hand crocheted hat!!! 

E-mail me your snail mail so I can get these right out to you!!!!

Tuesday Update & First giveaway!

This week I am holding my first drawing. I crocheted these hats on the way to and from our family trip. They are a small child size 4-8. If you would like to be in the drawing leave me a comment before next Tue. June 8th. I will be drawing for each hat separately so you have 2 chances to win one of them. I will contact you via e-mail so please make sure you leave me your address

I gave these Journal Jars to the Young Woman after teaching the Lesson on Keeping a personal record.

Flower seedlings 

Herb seedlings

Nick had to mow the lawn today because it grew like crazy while we were away due to nice wet weather!

Family Vacation 2009! (Lots of Pictures)

We feel so lucky to have been invited to crash Hannah's Graduation trip! Her Mom found a great deal on a Carnival Cruise to Cozumel Mexico. We never made it to Mexico due to the Swine Flu there. We did however visit Key West and Nassau. We drove to the Port of Miami, it was a bit of a drive. We enjoyed the warm tropical rain and the beautiful sunsets over the Atlantic.

This is what it looked like behind us as the rain was coming down on the front of the truck!

Our room at the Embassy suites in Palm Gardens Florida

These are the resident Swans in the Lobby.

MIAMI & CARNIVAL CRUISE

Darren found the remote to the T.V. in our stateroom. Now we await the arrival of our luggage.

Is that guy really holding a Florida Gator?

View of Miami from our Balcony on the 8th Deck.

We are ready for the Muster drill!!!!!!

The Pilot boat guiding us out of the Miami-Dade Harbor.

Jacq & Ben hanging out on their Balcony!

A really plush Golf resort and community only accessible by a Ferry Boat.

We ate dinner at table 331 with the Richardson's and had a great view.

A beautiful evening on the Atlantic.

KEY WEST

Sunrise as we cruised into port.

After a yummy breakfast in the dining room we head out to find a beach! We ended up at Zachary Taylor State Beach. A nice family beach/park.

After a nice swim and some sun we were ready for lunch and some famous Key Lime Pie!!!

Mmm Good!!!!

DAY AT SEA

Riding the glass elevators!

Trying to hitch a ride on the Wonder!!!!

Darren wishing he could spend the rest of his life as a sailor!!!!!

Just having fun making silly faces for the camera!!!

Happy Birthday Kyle!

Families who play together stay together!!!!!!

Who says sunsets over the Atlantic are not beautiful?

NASSAU, GRAND BAHAMA

View from our stateroom.

Nick & Zachary brave the storm and get in the water anyway. Beach at Blackbeards cay off Nassau.

Messing around on the mini golf course on deck 11!

We learned some of the secrets to folding towels really cute!

Our Stateroom steward was Sammy from the philippines, he is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints and is getting ready to go home in 2 weeks. His son is 8 years old and is waiting for his Dad to get home so he can be baptized. He made a monkey just for Darren on the last night!