My projects as of late

These are a few projects that I have worked on in my "spare" time! This first one was for my sweet SIL Steph for her birthday! I love the little birds and FYI the fabric that I used on this (I also made one in blue) is from the 70's - from some quilt squares that my mom gave me. In fact, I used to have a quilt made out of some of these same fabrics! This alphabet tree was inspired by something similar that I saw in a home here in MH! It was for my little nephew!

This Family quote is one that I found that I really love. I donated this one to our Halladay Family Reunion silent auction. The quote reads, "Family, like branches on a tree, we all grow in different direction, yet our roots remain as one."

Young Women's Camp

Here is our troop that we took to Camp this year! What a happy bunch that we are! YW Camp this year was great! It was held near Waterton Park and part of our trip involved going to the temple. Well, that is always a good experience! So, despite the rain, and wind, we managed to thow in lots of FUN, some spiritual experiences and new friendships. Here is an example of how muddy it was after our hike on Friday. Do you think she kept those socks?

AH...good friends. That is so sweet! I love YW!

I love working with the YW in our ward. They teach me so much and bring so much joy to my life! Thank you ladies!

Scout Camp

I love love love this pic of Kayden! He was so excited to go on his first Summer Scout Camp. This year they were hiking in Waterton. They were carrying all their gear and hiking to a couple of different spots. Kayden was pretty pumped, as evidenced by the big smile in the photo. So, we packed as light as we could (pack was about 30 lbs) and at 7 am sent him on his way! I will have to admit, this mama was a little worried about her oldest boy. I know that he is capable and all that, but man, that is a lot to carry. I need to remember that Kayden is not so little anymore!!

Anyway, they were originally scheduled to camp for 4 days, then because one of the areas had a lot of snow it was cut to three days. On the second day (later in the eve) we got a call saying that they were on their way home. They had been dumped on (snow AGAIN) on the way up and all their stuff was soaking wet. They had stayed one night, played during the day and packed up and headed home! I think they still had an awesome time - minus the crummy weather! Maybe next year our weather will be a little more like summer!!

Let the Back log begin!

Okay everyone, get ready for a flurry of posts over the next couple of days!

You're so vain...

Yep, that is what I was thinking this morning after I reached for my perfume bottle and knocked a brand new bottle of nail polish out of the medicine cabinet. It smashed on the counter, the wall, the sink, the door, the floor, my flat iron, the CARPET, and me. All because I wanted to smell nice! Ha!

I was so grateful for cleaning products! SOS pads and Mr Clean Magic Eraser did the trick on the sink, counter and lino. The carpet, well, I left the few dabs on there until I could find out how to do that properly without wrecking anything. My flat iron now has purply pink swirls on it (it used to be white) and I too, am spattered with the nasty polish! Yes, I did try to Magically Erase myself, but it didn't work very well (; Oh, one more place, the door - I can't seem to get it off there yet either.

The things we do to make ourselves purdy ladies! Honestly!

When my kids got up - they all said, it smells funny in here - like nail polish.

Hooray!

YAY for Nate! He is my hero. He fixed my blog so that I have the Nav Bar now and that makes it easy to sign in for me now! Yipee! Stay tuned for more blog updates - there has been a lot happening here! Halladay Family reunion, Magrath Days, and more! I love summer!

Grrr

So, I love this new template, but I do not love that I cannot get into my blog without a huge amount of effort! I e-mailed the place where I got the template from: www.bloggertemplatesblog.com , but to no avail. Any smart, tech saavy peeps out there that could assist me? Otherwise, I am going to have to find another "look" for my blog. BTW, the problem is, I have no nav bar at the top, so I can't sign in. Maybe I am not so smart, and there IS an easy way around this, but I haven't found it! Please HELP!