Camp Kickoff 2011

Best Skit EVER! We did "America's Next Top Camper"

 

Celeste wearing her mom's prom dress and high heels. Definately not in the running to be ANTC.

Lexi - no cards allowed. Jess... please... no sleeves?? Rebekah - HYDRATION - and Celeste... you are so cute, but it just doesn't work.

Melyssa & Alex - the judges. They were fierce.

Holy PJ's!

Rebecca's the winner!

These YCL's did an AWESOME JOB! -- Love you girls!

Girls Camp - Day 1

From the get-go, the YCL's had one of the toughest jobs (FYI, a YCL is a Youth Camp Leader, they've gone to girls camp 4 years, and now kinda run the camp... Lindsey Peterson & I were the YCL leaders for the Stake).

We had to get up there about 4 hours before the wards showed up to set-up our tents (no luxury cabins for us!) help the stake unpack the tons and tons of food, decorate etc.

Everyone's here and ready for dinner! Look how clean everyone looks! Compare to the last day pictures!

Here's Bishop Johnson, Courtney, Brooke & Allison.

Megan, Aubs, Bethany & Sis. Decker.

Aly - you've come a long way from last year hiding every time the camera came out! Aly - Jess & Sis. Galbraith - such pretty girls!!

Sis. McAdams, YCL Jessica, Addison, Alicia (hiding... ugh!) Meg & Aubs.

Girls Camp - Day 2 Sunday

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The J.S.'s (Jr. Staff - 1 yr. older than the YCL's) had a bucket for each YCL and filled them each night with something cute and/or spiritual. They were awesome.

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This is a smaller version of the hole in the YCL platform that I fell through the first day. Luckily the tent we were setting up broke my fall slowly but I still ended up with a bruise the size of my hand. It hurt for many moons.

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Yeah. Thanks for the warning. It was SUUUUPER helpful.

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We were with the YCL's most of the time, but we were able to go hang out at Cabin 3 with our home ward a bunch of times.

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Aly during the Colors of the Wind Program.

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Sporting our white bows for the day! (Crystal, Becca, Celeste, Pamela & Lexi)

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More colors of the wind...

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The 2 Besties.

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Megan, Aubrey & Sis. McAdams...

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Melyssa & Alex - Cabin 3's YCL's.

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Becca & Lexi

Girls Camp - Day 3 - Monday

On our way back up the STEEP hill from our "clap out" of the 4th years. MOUNT MEG! How cool is that!?!?

YCL's Jess & Beka

Workin' hard on her BOM...

One of the crafts was mod podging fabric over mini BookS of Mormon to take on the trek. They turned out super cute!

YCL Melyssa - Kickin' booty doing certification.

Alicia learning knots for certification.

Beautiful YCL Alex - Love you!

Weee!

Jessica & Jessica watching the zip line.

Oh yeah, we're awesome. We don't wear capes for nothing.

Sis. Peterson getting ready for the "Wahooooo!"

Pamela Jamela! Look at all those certification books she's gotta sign off!

Sis. Peterson having a little intervention during certification - helping ot keep the peace and quiet. :)

Celeste & Pamela - can you tell we're running out of steam?

These women are vicious.

Don't get in a water fight with those big guns!

Sister Donner & McDaniel cooling people off on the zip line. It was like a water park!

Yeah, what did I say about getting in a water fight with them?? You'll lose.

YCL's Crystal, Rebecca & Sara

"G. C. = Girls Camp" They're so cute.

Girls Camp - Day 4 Tuesday HIKE DAY!

Okay - who's excited for the hike!!??!?!?!

Between the tutu's, the tie dye shirts & the capes.... we rocked girls camp. Thanks Sis. Johnson for the capes!!!

Eating a good healthy breakfast - I'm proud of the YCL's they all went on a hike. Woot woot!

Look at these rockstars. Totally ready.

Post Hike - Post Showers - it's Carnival time!

The Portuguez family - these guys are awesome.

Snow cones! GRAPE IS FAVORITE!!!

Sister Peterson running the fishing pond.

Someone got sprayed!

The Collins Sisters - they are the BEST!

This game was my favorite to watch - very silly!

And check this out, I'm almost completely over my fear of caterpillars from 18 years ago at my own girls camp!

Weee!

It was Flag Day - and Brother McFarland gave a very moving history of the American Flag. This guy is incredible. He can do anything.

Skit Night - Our ward did the story of Ruth ( :) ) and Megan was Ruth and Aubrey was Naomi. They did an AWESOME job.

Then we all got sent over to the Ramada because Sis. Galbraith (left) and Jessica (center) who were up at their cabin during skits saw a BEAR going through the garbage at the cabin next door! So, Tuesday and Wednesday nights both we were confined to the Ramada after dark because both nights the bear came back.

I'm glad I had Megan there to keep me safe and fortected. :)

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And even though some of the YCL's were skeered too, they did an AWESOME job of distracting everyone from the scary bear by singing a ton of camp songs. Screaming camp songs really loud was a good outlet for the fear I think. But, because of that dumb bear, we sang a kagillion camp songs and by the last night, everyone was a little tired of them. But we kept trudging along anyway!

It was an adventure!