One of Mayflower's favorite pastimes...and Mine!

Yea! I got my new camera! So I decided to shoot Mayflower while she was jumping on the tramp with some major backlighting issues. I am very pleased with the "portraits". The camera's "brain" knew of the backlighting problem and her face is well-lit. I think, however it was trying to decide whether to prioritize the action or the backlighting on the other 2 shots. I am learning! .... Watch out Family Reunion! HEre I come!

Something's missing

Went to Lagoon last Wednesday.
Hiked to the "Butterfly Pond" Thursday night.
Watched a movie Friday night with Mayflower.
Saturday morning went hiking on the south side of Causey Reservior.
Tonight - FHE at the church baseball field, enjoying some batting practice.
What, pray tell, is missing!?!
PHOTOS!!
When do I get my early birthday present!?! Hopefully FRIDAY!
Wanna know what it is?

SONY Cybershot HX1 digital camera
9.1 MP
20x optical zoom ranging from 28mm-560mm.
1080p HD resolution with an optional HDMI cable.
ISO sensitivity up to 3200.

The Rock now says we need a new computer to handle all the cool pictures I am going to take:) Hmmmm. We'll see:)

Girls Camp 2009 ~ Bear Lake

Day 1 (Laurels only)
Pizza for lunch
3 1/2 mile hike to the Wind Caves in Logan Canyon.
Set up camp at Bear Lake.
Prepared Scavenger hunt for other girls.
Dutch Oven Chicken for dinner.
Played Bocce Ball on the Beach at sunset.
Smores

Day 2
Omelets in a bag for breakfast.
All other girls and leaders arrived.
Scavenger hunted for T-shirts and flip-flops.
Chicken Salad in croissants for lunch.
Prepared and performed skits (Oh, the places you'll go!)
Went to Minnetonka Cave. Had candlelight devotional.
Roasted hotdogs back at camp.

Day 3
Pancakes & bacon for breakfast.
Played beach volleyball.
Turkey sandwhiches for lunch.
Played in the water and went tubing behind the boats!
Navajo tacos for dinner.
Devotional/ Speaker/ Testimony meeting.
Started raining/ thunder / lightening / huddled under the pavilion:)

Day 4
Muffins/ Cereal for breakfast
Cleaned up camp.
Awards
Came home!

I am so glad that I had my sweet, amazing Michex there with me! It was weird having only one daughter there! She is amazing. She was so helpful and so much fun to be with. Love you, Michex!

Graduation

Yep. I am more than 3 weeks late posting these pictures. Sigh...oh, well.
Here they are!

WHS Spring Concert - Scout & Michex



Literally 10 minutes before leaving for the graduation ceremony, Scout was finishing up a painting for Dr. John Pobanz to present to him that night at her party as a thank you gift for her scholarship.

Done!

Scout's best friend from Panguitch, Karli, came up for the graduation festivities! She is always lots of fun to have around and she was a great helper for me!



After Scout's party at the Trout Farm, she finished packing for her job at Jacob Lake and then headed to the all night graduation party for her class. Karli stayed at our house, got some sleep, and then headed south with Scout at 5 am the next morning. Karli got dropped off at home in Panguitch, then Scout continued on the road (after a brief, though somewhat amusing trip to the post office in town) to Jacob Lake and a summer of hard work and adventure! She's made new friends, loves where she works, has to climb the fire tower in the forest to get cell phone coverage, explores new places on her day off, studies the Gospel, takes walks in the forest, and is having the time of her life! Check out her blog. www.thewayofscout.blogspot.com
She has infrequent time on a computer so postings may be few and far between but, hey, so are mine:)!

Sometimes the stars align

Sometimes the stars align perfectly and I am blessed with an indesribable outdoor adventure. Photos never can do the Grand Canyon the justice it deserves but I am posting them anyway.
Blessed with misty rain, we made our descent into the canyon from the North Kaibab trailhead and emerged about 13 1/2 hours later, having crossed over the Colorado River and through Indian Gardens to the South Rim. We even made a quick side trip to Ribbon falls. Worth it. Thinking of doing it again...;)

Thank You Dr. Pobanz!

This morning we had the delightful privilege to enjoy a wonderful breakfast hosted and sponsored by Dr John Pobanz and his beautiful wife, Cori. Our lovely Scout was one of five recipients of $1,000.00 from the 1st Dr. Pobanz Scholarship Fund. Thanks, Dr Pobanz, not only for making Scout's smile beautiful (and her sister's smiles, too!), but for being the kind, generous person you are and for investing and believing in the kids that you work with.

Just Because

I posted this just because I love this song. I bought Leona Lewis' CD about a year ago because I liked her single cut "Bleeding Love". But as it turns out, this is my favorite song on the album.