Holy Raspberries

I love, love, love eating all of our raspberries right now.  The bushes aren't much to look at the other 11 months of the year, but so worth it!

I picked raspberries with LuLu for about 30 minutes.  We had fun racing for the best ones.  There is something wrong about watching a dog eat a perfectly good raspberry off the bush.  I pick them 2 for 1--I pick two and eat 1.  They are good for you, right?

Girl's Camp at the Alpine Haus

So...Where to begin?  Last year, Dan invited the Young Men in our ward up to Mike & Lou's cabin for High Adventure.  The Young Women got wind of it and were not about to let the boys have more fun than the girls.  They put the wheels in motion and Mike & Lou were gracious enough to let us have a week this summer for our Girl's camp.  Dan and I went along to make sure everything went well.

Jodi Clark was invited to speak to our girls about positive attitudes, faith, miracles and facing trials in their lives.  She is a cancer survivor from Texas.  Holly Kerr met her in Alaska and used her sky miles to fly her in to speak.  Sadly, her cancer has returned, but she is still as happy and positive as can be!

Each year the girls must "certify" camp skills.  They are required to go on 1 mile, 3 mile, and 5 mile hikes depending on their age.  We made it easier and just had everyone go on a five miler.  Amazingly, from the cabin to yellow lake, through Holiday Park and up the moose loop to home was exactly 5.00 miles.

Yellow Lake

The bridge in Holiday Park

Beautiful weather all week!

Bishop Dan!

What girl's camp doesn't have "spa day?"  After the hike, Susi Mabey brought up tons of exotic lotions, creams and scrubs.  Here she is giving Riley McBride a foot massage with her french lotion.  She and Sandra did every girl and leaders' feet.  Amazing women!!

Shelby painted everyone's nails.

Officially I was the assistant food person.  That was great cuz I could just decide when I wanted to help.  Melissa had to do every meal.  She was great and the girls were all so thrilled to help prepare and clean up it was amazing.

Shelby gave a talk on "Having the Light of Christ in your life. " Can I tell you that she is incredible.  All of the Young Women respect her so much it is inspiring just to be around her.

Troy came up for one day.  Shelby taught him how to make friendship bracelets.  He could not stop.  We are watching for him to open a booth on a street corner somewhere.

Let's see if I can get all of the names:
 Front row:  Audrey Woodwell, ME!, Cambria Siddoway, Annie Giles, Caroline Goodrich.
2nd row:  Sammi Tolman, Samantha Spilker, Cara Petersen, Emma Cochran, Cassidy Sanders, Keira Price, Jessica Ferguson, Kaeley Clements Kelsey Gallager.
Back row:  Katlyn Phillips, Susi Mabey, Julie Grubbs, McKenzie Gilbert, Riley McBride, Aurora Siddoway, Annalia Price, Lindsey Mack, Lauren Goodrich, Sandra Woodwell, Jessica Tolman,  Deanna Ludlow, Katy Goodrich, Melissa Sanders.
We are all holding awards we received.

This was one of the best girl's camps ever.  At testimony meeting, almost every girl said that she loved the cabin.  I feel very bad for Piuta (our stake property that we go to every other year).  We have officially spoiled the girls for any kind of real camping they do in the future!  We decided that since they just finished Trek, it will be ok!

Ragnar 2012

We all look so happy before we started running.

We always joke that Drew and I are twins.  This pic makes me rethink that idea.

Ryan was feeling a little outnumbered.  He was the only non-Christensen in van 2.

Dan and Ryan both had "non support" legs.  We never had opportunities to take pics of them running.

Braden and Dean were the only two we ever saw from the other van.  Apparently Braden was having more fun than me.

My favorite pic of Shelby!

I am trying to talk Trevor into taking the orange bracelet from me.  The sad thing is that he is so nice that I think he really would of just to help me.

Waiting for Kass.  we gave her water every mile up the "Ragnar."

Trevor was stuck in the back of the suburban most of the race.

Kass and Shelby at the top of Guardsman.  They killed it!

Most of the bmazda team:  Dean, Erika, Caitlyn, Braden Shelby, Janna, Kassidy, Dan, Trevor and Ryan.
Rrandy, Mike and Drew did not come to the finish.
Thanks to Lindsey, Tad and Trevor for being our volunteers!

Trekking

Lulu helping me make sure my tent and air mattress are in working order.  She went crazy when the air blew out of the mattress.  She is not really all that helpful, but I am confident that I can set up my tent all by myself!

Shelby's HS Graduation

Shelby played a soccer game in Park City at 4:15 pm.

Graduated from Woods Cross High School at 7:00pm.  Ate at Kneaders at 9:30pm.

Had an "All Night Party" from 10pm to 5am where Dan gave away this car to this girl.

Special thanks to Riley who texted at 8:30 am asking for pictures of the evening.  Alarms were set for 8:40 am to get those precious extra 10 minutes of sleep before heading back up to Park City for games at 10:30 and 5:30.  We all have serious sleep deprivation!