Happy Anniversary....

Well here we are at another milestone in out married lives together....today marks another year of wedded bliss. I love you honey. We have been through a lot and accomplished many things together. Many of which I would not have been able to do without you by my side. I love that you are not a quiet and timid wife and that you speak your mind. You are a great wife and a terriffic Mom. You are everything to me. I love you!

Memories....

So have you ever just seen something and have a flood of memories come rushing in at you? Well that happened to me today on my way into work, as I got on the 215 from the 15 I looked up and saw this...

The instant I saw it my mind took me back to my childhood and the Hot Air Balloon Festival and the Cheyenne Campus of CCSN. I blinked and could see all the balloons lined up in the fields and the booths set up, the carnival food, and how they would light up at night. I could see all the colors so vividly in my mind like it was just yesterday that I was standing there looking at these things for the first time. I remembered spending the night with my Grandparents the night before so we could wake up really early to watch the balloons take off for the races and staying all day watching them do the different games, like dropping a dye marker on a huge bullseye target on the ground while they are drifting high overhead. Before I new it my eyes were filled with tears and I didn't even realize it. I realized how much I miss doing things like this with my grandparents and basically how much I miss having them here with me. I wonder what happened to this fevstival and why it isn't held in Vegas anymore.

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Scout Camp...

Well another week at Circle X Ranch in Lake Arrowhead, CA has come and gone. It was a great week with no casualties. The 14 boys from our troop ended up earning 75 merit badges during the week. It was a little warm for being up in the mountains but definately not as hot as being in Vegas. This was my fourth year in a row going to camp at Circle X and as each week comes to a close I get a little nervous thinking that this my be my last year going as a Scout Leader, I really do enjoy my calling and love the boys that I serve. This year was a little bittersweet as Stu B. was recently called to the 11 year old Scouts...but you never know maybe next year we will have the 11 year old scouts join us on our week long camp adventure. Stu was a great leader and cared for the Mommas Boyz (that is our Patrol name), it will be different not having him with us on a weekly basis. Well here are a few pictures from the week at camp.....I can't post them all because of the motto, "What happens at camp, stays at camp!"

There were a lot of uniform inspections, one every night.

How could such a sweet and innocent looking boy go from this...

to this Abercombie & Fitch model pose....

oh yeah, this is how he did it...boys will be boys!!!

There was a lot of these lil' cat naps taken during the week as well!

Lake Mead Overnighter....

Friday night was our monthly scout overnighter for the Deacons. We decided to go to Lake MEad and go out on a boat. Overall it was a lot of fun, but if you break it down there were some not too pleasant moments. Like the 20+mph constant wind blowing up the cove picking up sand and pelting your face. Or not eating till 9pm when the pizza was bought at 5:30pm...hence this first picture. Who says you have to go to the Jensen's home to get wood fired pizza?
Well since it was so windy most of the boys only got a few hours of sleep, I know of at least one that didn't sleep at all and they were all up well before 6:30am. After having breakfast and letting the boys swim and play around in the cove, they wanted to go out boogie boarding. So we had them break down camp and get ready for some fun. All the boys tried it and had fun being pulled around on the board behind the boat. (They all tried except for Aaron who was sick.) By the time we got back to the cove from boogie boarding they were ready to load up and make the two trips necessary to get everything to the dock and loaded. After getting the boat back on the trailer and all the equipment loaded back into the trucks we pulled out. After about two minutes of pulling out this is what the back of my car looked like....the only one not sleeping was me and the one boy using my phone to take the pictures. (Thanks Austin, you did a good job taking the picture for me.)

Trey and Richmond

Kyle

Parker

Whale tail...

Just for you Lisa...after reading Lisa's last comment on my last post I thought I would help her out with the definition of "whale tail" so here it goes.

Whale Tail: [weyl teyl] Derived from a whale's tail sticking out of the water. (See photos below)

1. the whale tail is the shape formed when a g-string rides up high over a womans trousers
   Oh my gosh look at that butt, her whale tail is showing so High!!!
   
2. A fashion boom popularized by Britney Spears and Anna Korinkova incorporating hipster jeans and high riding thongs.
   This restaurant does not permit tie-dyes or whale tails.
   
3. A thong/g-string riding up the back, usually while wearing low-rise jeans.
   Whoa, check out that whale tail! Pull your camera out!

Lisa, I hope this helps. If anyone needs any clarification on others terms, please let me know.

Soccer over....

Well Alexa had her last soccer game of the season a couple of
Saturdays ago and it was a bittersweet day. I was happy because they
won their last game and the sportsmanship medal for their division,
but sad also because that means no more pics like this one. Seriously,
you can't tell me you don't feel the breeze or that your shirt is up
higher than your pants! Although I have to give her credit for not
having whale tail...but I gotta give her props on the tramp stamp! On
the bright side both Makenzie and Alexa signed up for the next season
that begins in a month or so, so I will be spending time at the soccer
fields with my handy camera waiting for the perfect photo op. (Thanks
goes out to Stephanie D. For spotting this photo op and getting me!)