Congratulations Mom and Dad!

Mom and dad have been called to serve in the Honolulu Hawaii mission as employment specialists. Congratulations on the mission call!

We Survived Scout Camp

Check out these pictures from Camp Woodruff in North Georgia. Glad to be home, but we had fun. Stephen and Killian ended up rescuing a kid who had fallen into the river just before the rapids.Lunchtime. Feeding 1300 people didn't take as long as I would have thought.
Stephen Mountain Boarding. After a couple of crashes he seemed to get it mastered.
Basketry Merit Badge. Stephen made a stool for Jacob, a salad bowl for Caroline and a cup for Kappy.

More Scout Camp Pictures

The last night of camp we had a bonfire in the ampitheater. Stephen is wearing his Indiana Jones hat. The teepee of logs behind him became the bonfire.
The archery range.

Sitting on our tail ends doing a good turn daily. Actually, on that hike we took a wrong turn and ended up hiking an unnecessary two or three miles up the mountain. I was worn out. I guess that's why the motto is not "Do A Wrong Turn Daily."

Stephen is becoming a herper like his uncle Robby. He loves snakes and while the other boys were getting the watersports merit badge, Stephen chose reptiles and amphibians.

The first merit badge day of camp some of the younger scouts wanted to squeeze in another short merit badge class in the afternoon. This was basketry. It was a lot harder than it looked.

They did it. Stephen made a stool and two different sized baskets. He gave them to his brother and sisters when he got home.

Young Women's Camp

Next week is Young Women's Camp. This year the camp is about 3 1/2 hours away near Macon, Georgia. For those who don't know it, Macon is above the "gnat line" in Georgia. I was a Priesthood chaperone at the same camp for a day last year. The camp is located on a big lake and has a dozen or so small out building to sleep in. Some of the buildings have electricity (the adults get those) but most don't.

The YCL's have to arrive by 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday to get ready for their Guinea Pigs on Wednesday. Since Aim is the Young Women's President she is taking the girls up and staying until Friday. I am driving the canoes up Tuesday morning.

Good luck Albany, Georgia Stake Young Women's leaders. You'll need it.