Botanic Garden Photo Shoot

Girls Camp

I was so lucky to get to go to Girls Camp again this year. Once again I was a camp cook, and once again I had a terrific time. I love the women I served with this year. We laughed, we cooked, and we stayed up late doing what girls do best... talking.

I just love being able to serve the young women in this way. It is so much fun and so fulfilling. I am so thankful for the lovely ladies that watched my little ones so I could go play for 5 days. I am also so thankful for a husband that encouraged me go.

And now for a few pictures of my week at camp....

Summer, having a ball at craft time.

Amberlea and her gorgeous art work

Becca nice girls don't eat their poop.

Unless they poop tootsie rolls of course!

Rachael Hanson

Terri and her daughter Susan.

Callie Rae (ha I got one!)

Miss Lacii, a great ward camp leader.

Yency and her Honeydew

Kelle dishing up dreams.

Terri serving up Banana Pudding.

Valerie, and potato salad galore!

Anyone hungry for a TUB of macaroni salad?

2 month photo shoot

Babies grow too fast, and Carmella seems to be growing faster than all my others have. So as her two month birthday is next week I thought I should document my little cutie. I just love her little smiles, her searching eyes, and her peaceful expressions. I want to catch them all!

I paint, I craft, I have fun

After my school gets out I get 3 glorious weeks before the big ones get out of school for the summer. This is my play time, my fun time. This year I have been painting rooms, and making a few decorations to go in them. I started with our back bedroom. My brother Paul started painting it for me before he left in February, but ran out of paint to finish it. In my pregnant state I was way too lazy to finish what he started then, so I decided to finish it now. I wish my white wall was actually the yellow I thought I was getting, but it will do for now. It is even growing on me a bit.

After painting, the walls looked awfully bare, so of course a couple decorating projects were in order, and I moved my crafting stuff in. For that I needed a little organization, and some jars I had came in handy for that.

From there I moved into the kitchen. That room has been woefully in need of a paint job since we moved in, and I'm happy to say that after 3 years I finally got it done. I love it too! We also put on a new faucet, and Jason is currently out getting some led lights for under the cabinets. Hopefully this summer we can tile the back splash, and really finish things off.

Bedroom

I painted the shelf green and lined it with mason jars filled with crafting goodies.

some inspiration

Las Vegas Temple

Both projects together only cost me $5, and I love how they turned out!

another view of the bedroom, on the bookshelf you can see some work from my clay class.

Kitchen

Kitchen view two