Wednesday, August 27, 2008Yeesh! Sorry, it's been a while since my last post! For those of you wondering, nope, no baby AJ yet! Although, he's quickly running out of room, so I can't imagine it'll be too, too long! I've been to two doctors appointments up in Seoul already and am getting ready for my stay up there beginning next week. Meanwhile, I thought you'd all enjoy some baby shower pictures, curtesy of my friend, Bernie! She did a fantastic job! I'll keep you all posted on the stork drop!
Monday, August 11, 2008Yesterday on my way home from church I realized that this will be my last Sunday lesson I teach until October! The next Sunday I would have taught is the day when Elder Bednar will be in Seoul for a Youth Fireside and so our branch is holding a two hour block that Sunday to give families travel time (traffic can get crazy here!). The week after that, I'm headed up to Seoul as well until our new little addition to our family decides to make his world debut! Wow! I can't believe how quickly time is flying by! So, happy teaching to all of you YW teachers out there! I'll see you in October! :^) Jess
Story
“Some years ago the president of the Sweden Mission related an experience when he was on a boat going out through a number of small islands toward Finland. As he watched the boat plow out into the sea, he noticed the meandering course of the pilot among the various islands. He wondered, Why doesn’t he take us to that more interesting island over there instead of this dismal place over here?
“He said, ‘As I sat there watching and wondering, I noticed what appeared to be broomsticks bobbing up and down in the water ahead. I then realized that someone had mapped out the safest course in these waters and had put out these guidelines to guide us safely.’
“Then he brought out this lesson: ‘Just so, God’s engineers have charted the safest way to us, and that safe way is written in the gospel of Jesus Christ, just as unmistakably as our ship was guided through those dangerous seas out into the safety beyond” (“Find the Answers in the Scriptures,” President Harold B. Les, Ensign, Dec. 1972, p. 3).
Question/Discussion
1. In what ways can the scriptures guide our lives?
2. Do you have a favorite scripture that has helped you meet challanges in your life, or just a favorite scripture in general that you'd like to share?
Case Studies
One way we can look for specific answers to questions in the scriptures is by using the Topical Gude and Index. Presented are some young women who need to find specific answers to their questions. Let's take a few minutes (I gave them about 7-10 minutes) and help these YW find the answers they're looking for.
Shauna was struggling with her faith in the power of prayer. She felt that she was not receiving answers when she prayed, and she was beginning to doubt the faith and beliefs of her childhood. Her Young Women adviser asked her to compile a notebook on prayer using only what she found in the scriptures. Find some scriptures that you think would help her regain her faith in prayer.
Marie was aware that Layne, her fourteen-year-old brother, was lying more and more frequently to her parents about where he was going and what he was doing. Marie had tried to talk to him about it, but that only made him angry. He insisted that his little lies weren’t doing any harm. He just wanted to spend more time with his friends. Marie’s father assigned her to give the lesson in family home evening the following Monday. She decided to give it on the importance of being honest. Find some scriptures that might help Marie teach Layne about the value of honesty.
Sarah’s mother had just died of cancer. Sarah was brokenhearted. Why had the Lord let this happen to her beautiful mother? She was so good and so young. The family had prayed fervently that she would be healed, and the bishop had helped her father administer to her mother. Using the key words of death and resurrection, what scriptures can you find to comfort Sarah?
Quote
“I fear that many of us rush about from day to day taking for granted the holy scriptures. We scramble to honor appointments with physicians, lawyers, and businessmen. Yet we think nothing of postponing interviews with Deity—postponing scripture study. Little wonder we develop anemic souls and lose our direction in living. How much better it would be if we planned and held sacred fifteen or twenty minutes a day for reading the scriptures. Such interviews with Deity would help us recognize his voice and enable us to receive guidance in all of our affairs. We must look to God through the scriptures” (Carlos E. Asay, in Conference Report, Oct. 1978, p. 79; or Ensign, Nov. 1978, pp. 53–54).
Question
1. How can we make Scripture Study more meaningful in our lives?
Quote Sheet
1. Schedule
2. Pray
3. Search
4. Ponder
5. Relate
6. Apply
Because We Have Them Before Our Eyes, by Elder David A. Bednar, New Era, April 2006
Search the Scriptures , by Elder L. Lionel Kendrick, Ensign, May 1993
Poem
Friday, August 08, 2008Okay....here's another page I created! This time I broke down and bought PhotoShop Elements! And....I'm having a lot of fun! Anyway, here's my latest creation!
Wednesday, August 06, 2008So, tonight, as every night, I started Kami's bedtime routine with a bathtub. So, I put Kami in the tub and while it filled up, I though, I'd find some stickers that would go well with a scrapbook page I was working on. Found the stickers and then thought, well, I'll go ahead and just finish up this page. So, I finished up the page and I started thinking about some emails that I needed to write. So, I sat down on the computer here and wrote a couple emails. Then.....I hear Kami from the bathroom, "Uh-oh! My bathtub broken! Uh-oh! My bathtub broken!" I assumed she meant her little Elmo bathtub that has suction cups on it that she's always getting frustrated with. So, I did a few more things on the computer and she kept saying, "Uh-oh! My bathtub broken!" After a minute, I wobbled (because that's about all I do these days) to the bathroom to find that.....oops! I forgot to go back in and turn off her water! My brain cells are seriously zapping out by the second! This AJ better be one smart kid, because he's taking just about all of the brains I've got! :^)
Aaaaand, here's a cute picture of Kami that I forgot (surprise, surprise) that I had taken!
On a totally seperate note......Sunday I get a call from friend Bernie, she was at the BX and what book to they have on their shelves??? Yep. You guessed it! So, she picked up a copy for me and Kami and I went to her house that night to pick it up from her. After putting Kami to bed, I stayed up until about 1AM reading. The next morning I got up about 5:30AM to keep reading. Kami woke up at 7AM and I got her ready for the day....then I kept reading and reading and reading and reading. Only stopping to switch out DVD's from Dora, to Elmo to Hi-5 for Kami as well as other necessities we needed to do that day. Tuesday I woke up early again and read through the AM finishing the book! Whew! 700+ pages in that amount of time....I think I just set a new record for me! Because so many of you are still reading, I won't say much more other than....I LOVED IT! Happy reading everyone! :^)
Saturday, August 02, 2008Okay. So, the counter on the right side of the page counting down to when the release date for the new Twilight books comes out was pretty anti-climatic for me, seeing as I'm all the way over in Korea, where to AAFES (Army Air Force Exchage Service, aka: our Target/Walmart/Dept. Store) "Breaking Dawn" is just another item to put out on the shelf...maybe....when they get around to it...IF they ordered it. So, while AAFES takes their sweet time, my back-up copy is sitting in an Amazon.com warehouse somewhere waiting to be shipped out *hopefully* on Monday. Thankfully, 95% of the time, Amazon orders are pretty quick to ship here, but every once in a while, a box gets stuck on the "slow boat" and it takes up to 6 weeks for orders to arrive. Anyway. I lament. I type this blog with the greenest of envy oozing out of my fingertips for those in the states who wandered into a local bookstore today and picked up their copy. And of course will nothing other than sit and read the story we've all been on the edge of our seats for months, waiting just to see how it ends. BUT, don't you dare write me and tell me what happens! I may be seriously wishing I was reading it right now, but I do have enough dignity to wait until *hopefully* next week when I can read it myself! :^) Happy reading everyone!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Okay, for those of us who (like myself) have ants in their pants waiting for the 4th and final book in the Twilight Series to come out in _____________ days/hrs/mins/secs/(see sidebar for how much longer!), you have got to check out this blog ! Holy smokes! This guy is so funny! I was trying not to laugh as hard as I wanted to because Id've woken up Kami in the next room! So, for our reading enjoyment while we wait, here's one guys take on what'll happen in the upcoming book! Enjoy! :^)
Sunday, July 27, 2008Just some pictures of Kami that I took this morning before church. I was taking pictures of my lesson handouts and Kami saw the "chocolate tree" (her term she picked up from Dora....meaning anything chocolate!) and wanted some. She was looking so cute and I wanted to get her picture, so I bribed her and told her she could have some "chocolate tree" if she let me take her picture! The second picture, she's actually looking down at the Snickers Candy Bar that was over on the floor! Good grief! I have no idea where she got her sweet tooth from! ;^)
(I know, I know, Mom. I'll add these pictures to that picture CD that I still need to burn and send you!)
*Sorry about the yucky lighting on this photo. Me and my camera weren't quite in agreement with eachother this morning!*My favorite quote I used in this lesson is actually printed on the reverse side of the "Sacrifice" Bar. It says:
"It is not a sacrifice to live the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is never a sacrifice when you get back more than you give. It is an investment...a greater investment than any...Its dividends are eternal and everlasting" (Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley, 567-68)
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Okay, for those who thought I'd never scrapbook again, this post is for you! This is my official ready to show people (so no laughing) attempt at digital scrapbooking. I've attempted it before, but me and PhotoShop dueled it out (PhotoShop won), so I thought I'd give it another try...this time using MS Publisher. Yeah, I know PhotoShop is probably better and blah, blah, blah, but I know Publisher and thought I'd give it a go with Digi-Scraping (maybe one day I'll actually take a class and learn the program, but for now, I'm using what works!). Anyway, I'm thinking I really like this Digital Scrapbooking stuff! Don't get me wrong, I still love papercrafting (hello? who can't resist the urge to buy when you walk into a scrapbook store? it's a beautiful thing!), but me and this DigiScraping just might get along. The thing I like the best....if I don't like what I've done, I can delete it and try something else! This super fantastic paper comes from Polka Dot Potato designer Teriann Hanks. Can you tell I'm so into the Blue and Brown thing right now? Who knew that the Pink and Brown phase from having a girl would carry over to my boy! :^)
And playing our pioneer game!
And our (my) pretzel log cabin. Yet....something is missing.....
Ah yes! Pioneers are missing! Unfortunatly, after raiding my cupboards, the only thing I could find that would come close were "Go Diego Go" gummies. Oh well, it'll work! ;^)
Saturday, July 19, 2008Hi YW Leader/Teacher Blog Readers!
I just wanted to say 'Thank You' to all of the comments the super nice comments you've left me this past week! I am so glad that so many people have found some use of my lesson ideas, whether it be using my ideas posted on Sugardoodle or just for inspiration for other lessons, FHE, etc.
To answer a couple questions that some of you had; I will post lesson ideas as often as I teach. I am actually the Yong Women's President in a small Military Branch in South Korea. So, Sunday teach is split between me and my fantastic counselor! I absolutly LOVE the girls in our little branch! This past year we were blessed to have 6 YW in our branch. But, because we are a military branch, the turnaround here is so fast (unless the families reside here in Korea as English Teachers or some other profession, work as school teachers on the military base or are retired here, the longest anyone stays here is three years....most are here for one or two years), we're down to 3 YW this year (two moved away....one graduated and is attending BYU in the fall!). Nonethless, I feel so blessed to know these young women. They teach me so much and I am so greatful for this calling!
Thanks again for all of your comments! :^) Love, Jessica
PS - Also check out the Blog, "A Bushel and a Peck of Fun" (link is on the right side of my page under 'Other Sites I Love To Visit'. I actually got my inspiration for the quote handout from this talented sister in the gospel! :^)
Okay. Who turned switched on the heater here in Korea????!!! So, I've got to find humor in this sweltering heat of Korea! This is my favorite line in this movie and I keep this image and quote on replay in my mind when the heat starts to get unbearable! And then I just have to laugh! So...if you hear me snicker or smile to myself for no reason at all, you now know why!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008Check out how absolutly cute this is!
What is it? You wonder. It's a nursing poncho from Busy Baby Nursing Wraps! And I just got one in the mail yesterday!!! It is so cute and I am so excited to use it! Kami would always pull off the blanket I used with her or it would slip off and I always flet like I was smothering her under the blanket. Where were these when I was nursing her??? Anyway, yeah - I'm stoked! I ordered it from a super cool website called The DoupaShop (woohoo! Shout out to my sister whoes a Dula! Check it out, Rach, you'd love this store!). I have to say, their shipping was so fast and the fact that they also threw in a 15% off my next order coupon and two bags of skittles, I'm definetly ordering from them again!
They also carry a product that I used when I was pregnant with Kami called Belli. My super loyal Visiting Teacher from church in Illinois (she came ever single month for three years!) gave me a sample pack when I finally got pregnant with Kami. Her daughter and her daughters husband actually own the company and create/oversee the product line. I would recommend their product to anyone! It is fantastic! And they've expanded quite a bit in the last 2+ years. So. Yay! More stuff to buy! ;^)
Anyway. That's my advertising blurb for three absolutly wonderful companies to all the prego/nursing mommies out there!
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Q: Are you happy with your handout? What would have made copying the quote down easier/better?
A: An eraser would have made copying the quote easier and less messy. Our mistakes in life don't have to be permanent or messy. Because or Heavenly Father loves each of us and wants us to succeed and be happy, He gave us the opportunity of repentance, made possible by our brother, Jesus Christ through his Atonement. By repenting, like using an eraser, our slate can be wiped clean and we can have a clean conscience and a new start.
STORY
Instead of using the story outlined in the manual, I adapted the story, The Girl in the Mirror from the 2005 August 'New Era'.
Wednesday, July 09, 2008Alright, for crying out loud, how cute is this?????
I found this blog called Pink Chalk Studio that has the cutest patterns! She has instructions you can purchase and everything. Anyway, this sooo makes me want to learn how to sew! I would totally go out and try to make this today, if only I had a sewing machine!! ;^) Anyway, for those sewing crafters out there who do own sewing machines, I thought you'd enjoy the website!
Sunday, July 06, 2008
I hope everyone enjoyed their 4th of July weekend! We spent ours at a Branch Picnic on base at the park and had a great time visiting with friends....and Kami especially loved the unlimited access to the slides at the park! Any day she can go on the slide is a good day! By the time we got home, Kami was alseep in her car seat, and slept for about 3 hours that day! Which gave Drew and I some much needed nap time, too! :^) The rest of the day we just relaxed around the house and went out to dinner - Mexican food. That's American, right? ;^)
Okay. A word about the hair. Yes - that is my nautral curl, when the weather is extreamly humid, as it is here (check out my face, you can totally tell I'm sweating!). The first time it was humid and my hair went curly (with the help of a defuser and a little sprunching) was a Sunday a few weeks ago. Drew had meetings all morning, and I had one right after him before church. So, we didn't see each other at all that morning with our crazy schedule. All during church, everyone was complimenting me on my hair and how much they liked it curly. So, on the way home from church, one of our conversations went something like this:
Me: So. Drew. Everybody at church today said that they really liked my hair! But, I've noticed you haven't said anything about it yet. What do you think?
*Pause*
Me: Uh oh. You don't like it.
Drew: I'm more of a straight hair kind of guy. In fact, I wasn't going to say anything, but, thought you forgot to do your hair before your meeting.
Me: *hahahahahahahahaha!*
I'm so glad my husband thinks so highly of me! ;^) Good thing I know he loves me no matter if my hair is straight/curly, done/undone! Love you, too, babe! ;^)
Thursday, July 03, 2008So, this year at YW's Camp, one of the other unofficial District YW Camp Directors suggested the idea of doing at Golden Moment at our camp this year. This would be a little spiritual thought before Lunch/Dinner as we gathered around. So, I was assigned two GM's. Here's the first idea that I had (that I actually did on the last night we were at camp). My thoughts came from that fantastic talk by Sister Susan W. Tanner titled, Daughters of Heavenly Father. If you take the time to read this absolutly wonderful talk, note one of my other favorite quotes she uses in here by C.S. Lewis:
Here's the second idea I came up with for a Golden Moment at Camp. We played a game that I actually downloaded from Finch Family Games . I came up with some questions from the For the Strength of Youth pamphlet and divided the girls into two teams. I handed each team a set of scriptures and a FTSOY pamplet. One girl from each team came up and had to find the answer to my question. The first person to come up with the correct response chose a game piece to see which armor they would get to put on (or lose!). After the first team completed their girl the game ended and I bore my testimony about using the guidelines in the FTSOY pamphlet as ways we can put on our armor to protect us from anything that the advisary would throw at us. Our theme for camp was "Superheroes", so I made the analogy that many "superheroes", such as Batman, Iron Man, etc. are mere men under all of their armor. But with their "armor", their powers are unstopable! I love the quote by Elder Boyd K. Packer on the handout that I also passed along to the girls. It's says:
Wednesday, July 02, 2008Okay. Okay. I have a huge confession to make! First of all, for all those 1st time moms to 2 year-olds.....mouths beware! They will pick up on anything and everything. Even when you think they weren't listening to you....they were!
So. I never thought it would be from my precious lips that my daughter would learn her first bad word (Drew has a much worse potty mouth than I do...sorry babe, but, ya do!). So, anyway last night I was folding laundry as Kami was playing with one of her new toys she got for her birthday, in which, this said toy had some markers inside it that I hadn't yet taken out. Well, Kami beat me to the taking out bit, so when I looked up at the sound of "Uh, oh!", there was Kami sitting on the couch with the inside of the marker in one hand and the color orange dripping from either side of her mouth. Apparently, she had tried the new technique of bitting crayons with the inside of her orange marker. Anyway...my reaction....I'm ashamed to say, was mumbling under my breath, "Oh 'shoot'"; but not so much the 'shoot' part. So. Now randomly through the day. Kami will remember her new phrase and repeat, proudly, what her mommy taught her!
So, for those church going folk, if you hear my daughter curse in the middle of sacrament meeting, know that I apologize now ten-fold! And please. Tell me I'm not the only LDS mom to make this mistake! ;^)
Monday, June 30, 2008Here's a couple more pictures from Kami's party, that a friend of ours took and sent our way! I especially love the first one!
WOW! I can't believe my little baby is not so much a baby anymore! Yesterday we celebrated Kami's 2nd Birthday! She had tons of fun with all of her friends that were able to make it to her birthday party at the park on base. We played on the playground, played 'Pin the Tail on Boots', colored, ate hamburgers and hotdogs, birthday cake, broke open a pinita (sp?) and opened gifts! Whew! We hadn't even made it off the base after we were all done when she fell asleep! We are so greatful to all of the friends that made it out and especially to all of the guys (and gals!) who made it out from Drew's work to have lunch (and help grill and serve!) and celebrate with us, too!
After taking the afternoon to rest, play with some toys and get cleaned from the mid-morning festivities, we went out to eat and then came home and opened gifts from our family! Drew and I got her a little tea set for her birthday, so we had to have a Tea Party before bedtime with all of Kami's "other" friends! :^)
We are so thankful that Kami has come into our lives! She has been an absolute joy! We love you, Kami! Happy Birthday!
Thursday, June 26, 2008Okay! I'm blogging! I'm blogging! There's just not much to report as of late. With YW's Camp over, things are winding down for the summer - yet at the same time, they're reving up! It's kind of interesting being here in Korea for nearly a year, and already I'm considered and "oldie". With PCS (aka 'Moving') season for us in the military world upon us, it's a sad time to see friends move on, and then so many new faces move into the community. So, this summer comes with a bunch of mixed feelings. I will truly miss those who I have gotten to know over this year (it seems like we've all known eachother an eternity) and with them all the best of luck where ever the military takes them and I pray that our paths will cross again (and to those awesome Young Women I have had the privilage to get to know over this past year who are moving...you know who you are...keep in touch!)!! And for those who are moving in to the Osan community, I say, "Welcome!" and "You're in for an experience of a lifetime! ;^)" And of course, I look forward to forming friendships with you all!
Anyway, so, as you can see, it's an interesting time of year! Over the last week and a half, my priority has been on my family. It was so nice to come home from camp and the very next day have absolutly nothing to do except play with Kami! So, we've been doing a lot of that. Playing. This is the last summer where it'll just be us and I feel a need to take advantage of that as much as I can! I've also been taking full advantage of date nights! I know that those will also be few and far between over this next year as well. At least with just Drew and I alone. Well, I guess you could say AJ already come along now, but, right now he's not so noisy! ;^) Anyway, it's nice to have people that love to watch Kami! I've babysat a few in my time where I just cringed when the parents called me to watch their child(ren) - caller ID would have been so useful to me back then! Anyway, I'm glad that Kami's not one of those kids that people don't like to be around (at least most of the time!).
I also went in for my 28 week check up yesterday! Other than I've already gained 22 lbs in this pregnacy, things seem to be going really well! I've got one more OB appointment here at Osan before I start going up to Seoul for my appointments. This pregnancy seems to be going by so quickly! It's so crazy! But, I'm excited to have AJ in our lives and can hardly wait until he arrives! I know Drew is counting down the years already to when he'll have a golfing buddy and I'm sure Kami's wondering when this AJ kid is going to come and play with his toys, ride in his carseat and swing in his swing! In the meantime, Kami's been putting his toys, carseat and swing to good use for her own dolls.
Anyway, as you can see, nothing too notable going on here! Sorry. You have to put up with my mindless ramblings! :^) Okay. I'm off! I'll take some picture for you all this week! I haven't done that in a while. I'll take some of Kami, but no laughing at her bangs. Cutting a two year olds bangs is pretty tricky business! :^)
Thursday, June 19, 2008I'm home from Young Women's Camp! We had a great time, even though it rained for nearly two days straight and we had to pack up and go home a half-day early! We have lots of fun stories and memories to share! Anyway, here's a pictures recap of the week!
Monday, June 09, 2008There is more to report my life coming soon! So, I apologize for those who keep checking my blog for updates. I am up to my eyeballs getting ready for Young Women's Camp next week, on top of all that I'm trying to keep up with YW's lessons, Mutual activities, Officer's Spouses Scrapbooks, Doctors appointments and not to mention trying not to neglect my husband and daughter! My house, on the other hand...we'll there are just some things you've got to let go of! You can't do it all, you know what I mean! :^)
Okay! So, here was my handout for yesterday's lesson. I usually try not to stray from the manual when I teach, but, this time, I think I took a little bit different direction than the manual was going. I approached it not as what a current missionary faces, but, what they might face if a mission is an option for them. Here's how the lesson played out:
ATTENTION GETTER
Up on the chalk board I had different time slots (6:30AM-10:30PM) and a piece of 3x12" paper next to the various slots. I asked the girls to give me a typical days schedule and I wrote on the papers what the girls did at the various times.
Next, I read a story talk from the November 1989 Ensign, called "The Value of Preparation" by Elder Ben B. Banks. He talked about he and his sons wanting to take a bike trip from SLC to Southern Utah for a family reunion. Though his sons spent each Saturday, months before the trip preparing, Elder Banks found excuses not to join his sons in the Saturday preparations. So, by the time they were ready to make their 220 mile bike ride, Elder Banks discovered how valuable those prep. Saturdays could have been to him. So, the next year he took it a little more seriously and bought new bikes for him and his sons and spent the time preparing for an even further distance that next year. Then he asked, "If it is important to prepare for a bike ride, my young friends, why is it then so much more important for you in this life to prepare to serve as missionaries?" (This was the first time I revealed that the lesson was about missionaries/missions). I asked them then how many of them and seriously thought about serving a mission. Every single one of them raised their hands. Wow! I was impressed! (This also gave me more of a validation of why I deviated from the manual in the way that I did).
LESSON
Scripture: D&C 18:15 "And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father."
We then went through the "5 M's of Missionary Work" that President Monson described in the March 2007 New Era.
1. The Message - discussion
2. The Missionary - What can we do now to prepare for a mission? I then pointed out the 'M&M's Challenge' on the other side of the handout and told them for each day they do one of the challenges, to circle that day. I also encouraged them to bring this paper back with them next Sunday, as we'll continue talking about missionary work.
3. The Member - discussion
4. The Mission - This is where we went back to the chalk board with their typical day's schedule on it. Under the pieces of paper, I had written on the chalk board what a typical missionary's day looks like (thanks to my sister's friend, Gina, who served a mission and help from the manual). It was fun to see if any of their current schedules matched that of a missionary (not many did!).
5. The Mission President - discussion
CONCLUSION
Quote: "Missionary Work is rigorous. It is demanding. It is difficult. It has never been easy, and it never will be. It requires strength of body, strength of mind, strength of spirit." President Gordon B. Hinckley
This was a fun lesson to teach! I just wished I could have been teaching more from experience! A wife of one of the unaccompanied guys in our ward was here for a few weeks and I was actually hoping she'd be around to teach this lesson, since she actually served a mission. But, unfortunately, she and her kiddos left the week before. :^( So, I hope the girls got something from my hear-say!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008So, our Young Women have been working on Pre-Certification for YW's Camp, and since we're hiking in an open field at an old Army Post, hiking was one of those requirements. So last night for Mutual we ventured off on our 4-ish mile hike. There are some fantastic trails behind our apartments and our camp director's apartments. I don't know about the rest of the girls, but I am S-O-R-E today! Erin, our camp director took us up these seriously steep hills and said the rest was easy. I should have known "easy" was a reletive term (Erin's the super fit and sporty one with the bright pink pants). Yeah. Me and my big belly were huffing and puffing nearly the whole way! But, it was all good! We had lots of fun and great memories! Here's some before pictures of us all!
