In the midst of selling our house and going to 2 family reunions out west I was also the Stake Girls Camp Director for the third year in a row. It was a blast! I am going to miss it this year. Where are the Super Heroes? was kind of the theme. As you can tell, we had a lot of super heroes in costume make appearances at camp. It became a super hero training camp. Even our kitchen staff brought their capes!
We finished up the Reunion trail with fireworks on the Fourth. One of the best American traditions ever! And yes, I am neurotic and made my kids wear matching 4th of July stuff.
A couple of photos here show us hiking the back of Timp. Then we were on to Boise, ID where we had another reunion with the Robison's and it was a great reunion! (Thanks Robyn!) Water fights, good food, swimming and the best... adult Mission Impossible were all part of the shindig.
Cascade Springs hike, the Olmpic Park, matching dresses, training on the bobsled run and carrying the torch were just a few of our activities in Heber. More to come...
We had a nice drive up to Heber (there were those of us that probably didn't enjoy it as much due to some vehicular malfunctions). At any rate, one of the traditional (right Cho?) activities at a P & L reunion is, of course, a dance off. We are divided up into groups of 3-6 (grouped mostly by age, as to not give one an advantage over another) and we... dance. So many styles and non-styles, lifts and interpretations, one cannot describe the experience in words.
Our kid's newest travel uniforms include Things One through Four. Everyone knows my kids belong to me and Les (We wear Thing One and Thing Two visors to be identified as the parents to all the Things). It really works well.
As you can see, we are a very formal, having-a-spiritual lesson, and serious- discussion-kind-of-a-group. Really, we just hope the kids keep some clothes on and don't fall in the pond. The key is to feed Loren candy, keep Super Grant and Les from breaking one of the kids' limbs, and keep plenty of costumes on hand for Tessa and Rachel. It always adds up to a fabulous night with those ingredients on hand!
Sometimes it was hard to choose between the parks and just the pool - especially on a hot day (as they all were). Breakfast on the pool patio every morning was great, except we had to keep a constant watch on Evan who loved to feed his Mickey waffle to the ducks.
We loved the rides and shows at Hollywood Studios. Of course Star Wars was a big hit with the kids. However, Evan was pretty upset that he was not big enough to go on that ride. Some other favorites were Indiana Jones and the Stunt Show (big explosions and high speeds are always enjoyable). Evan also takes his driving very seriously on Planet Endor. I believe he could keep up with the Ewoks.
We went to Disney in April during Track out and took Grandma and Grandpa with us. These are photos from Animal Kingdom. We loved it! We stayed at the Polynesian and they had a great pool and rooms, etc. I would stay there again! It was also right on the monorail line and across the lake from Epcot. Great location!