Camp Courage July 2010

The theme for Girls Camp was D.O.T.S or Depend on the savior. Each camp had to pick a knight to have their ward represent. Our girls chose Joan Of Arc. We had to make a banner and a shield to bring to all the gatherings.
Set up camp.
Each camp had to make a Knight for their camp. We had a certain amount of time and items provided to make our Knight.
Of course the girls have to prank someone so during the first night the Trailer I was staying in and the Bishop's truck got Seran Wrapped?
We played a game called "I go not dots" You play it by establishing a beat by clapping your hands, hitting your legs and snapping your fingers. While you do this you have to say, "I got no dots (or however many dots you've been given) how may dots does__________got?" and then you keep repeating it. When someone makes a mistake or says the wrong amount of dots that they have they get a dot of lipstick on their face. Lots of fun!
I'll be back with more pictures later.

Bear Lake... At the lake

I think that I'm almost done scrapping the pictures from Bear Lake. We had such a good time there to obviously there are lots of fun pictures. These are all from our time down at the lake. The kids had a great time. The water was surprisingly warm. I've always liked the pictures of families jumping in the air so I had the kids do that for me. I think it turned out quite cute. Tyler sure got some air. Well the kids thought that they needed a picture of me do it also so I gave Derick my camera. I wasn't even sure if I would be able to get of the ground but I did! Once I landed my feet slid inside my shoes and on my rear end I landed. But at least I tried!Kaitlin and her Uncle Sean had a love hate relationship at the lake. Sean had a blast dunking and pouring sand on Kaitlin's head. Kaitlin wasn't so sure how she felt about it all but she sure wasn't shy about giving it back to Sean, so she deserved what she got. It took days although getting all the sand out of her hair. Notice in the pictures how Tyler is just grinning ear to ear watching Sean torture his sister.

Richardson Family Reunion

My Mom's family was in charge of the Richardson Family Reunion this year. It is held every 3 years. We had family come from Colorado, Nevada, Montana and Utah. It was the Brothers and Sisters of my Grandpa Richardson. We held it in Leamington at the Town Hall. It was super hot that week so alot of time was spent in the water or in front of a cooler in the Town Hall.Of course there was plenty of food to eat and it was all delicious. One of the nights we cooked marinated turkey, corn on the cob, dutch oven potatoes, salad and home made Rootbeer

We arranged for the Fire truck to take the kids on a ride they had a blast and all got badges and hats.
All ages enjoyed playing corn hole. When my parents were in Ohio on their mission, there were Corn hole tournaments everywhere. It's quite a popular game back east.We rounded up tubes for everyone to float down the river. I got in and got back out. I'm such a chicken (on a side note though, I went down with the kids this week). It was a good way for everyone to cool off.
My Mom had all the instructions and materials to play the games from the show "Minute to Win it". We had a great time. It was fun to see everyone out there being silly.Watching Greg and Barbie do "Junk in the Trunk" was probably my most favorite to watch. Man can they move their hips. I was surprised to see Greg move so good!!!Even Uncle Wilber and Aunt Marge joined in the fun.All in All we had a wonderful reunion despite the heat. It was fun to see family members that I have never met or it has been decades since I've seen.