Larsen Reunion 2012

I don't have very many photos of our reunion this year. Mainly because it was hard. We got there and it was pouring rain. We had to set up our tarp and tent between downpours. It took a while for things to really dry out and to get our camp setup the way we wanted. Luckily we had a couple canopies and some great cooking stoves to help feed around 30 people. The kids had a great time exploring and there is a beautiful lake just on the other side of this hill. We had a lot of time to chat, and Kimball's brother, Grant, and his wife, Jovi, sang at the campfire on the second night. One of the best parts was our new tent. We have gone years with a drafty summer tent and we bought this one to hopefully keep us warmer. Well, it was big, had a screened of section and as icing on the cake, the windows rolled down on their own with a slapband insert and the door operated like a hinge and had velcro, so no getting stuck with the zipper going in and out! 

I think I'm in love!!!

These photos are towards the end of our trip. Aaron and Belle brought up supplies for some really fun minute to win it games. I think we had 3 teams competing. It was really fun. Good job guys!

Summertime

We filled our summer days with lots of fun things. Ella got to do a neat fairy summer camp with her teacher from school. They did art projects, made fairy houses, did some cooking, learned about herbs, and had a big feast at the end. Her teacher is incredible. Will had scout camp where he had tons of fun and got a bunch of merit badges passed off. Will also did summer violin camp. They all did some gymnastics and swimming lessons. We also had 2 reunions! We had a fun sibling one on my side with a day trip to the zoo and the pool by Breanne's house and a fun game night and get together at Lauren's house. We went to our campsite by Bryce for Kimball's family reunion. It's amazing that we still have time for some lazy summer days like these. 

I bought this fun pancake maker and we tried out different shapes and characters.

Harry Potter and Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb.

Will's orchestra concert. He got to be in the first chair section this time! They sounded so great!

In April I got called into the Relief Society Presidency. To the right is our president, Lisa. Next to me is our secretary, Kathryn and next to her, the first counselor, Jessica. We went up to Girl's Camp to do a skit for FHE night. This year marked 100 years of Girl's Camp! We wrote a fun skit with some neat trivia and acted it out as Blanche, Bernice, Betty, and Beulah. We had a lot of fun and it was a beautiful day. I am learning how to have fun from these ladies, and how to accept public humiliation a little better!