Mitchell's Big Catch!!!

My dad took Mitchell out on Lake Lanier this week.
It was a hot and pretty much dead day on the lake.
No fish were biting.
Mitchell was trying to earn requirements for an "arrow point" for cub scouts.
But as my dad put it..."God must really love a little cub scout
...he blessed him with this catch.
The grin on Mitchell's face says it all.
My dad says it was the biggest fish he has caught on the lake this year.
The drought has really hurt the fishing.
They took pictures and let it go..even though he could have kept it.
It was big enough to keep, but they let him go.

Sarah on the Trek

Our Stake is doing a Pioneer Trek this week!
The leaders have been planning this for Youth Conference
for a year. Needless to say, my Sarah was NOT excited one bit
about going on a Pioneer Trek for 3 days with Port-a-potties and sleeping outside.
No showers...no air conditioning..no mirrors for make-up
...no running water to brush her teeth.
But...true to what Sarah is made up of...She finally agreed to go.
Modern Technology is so wonderful and I think the Pioneers would be amazed.
Our Youth can be in the middle of a re-inactment and have photo's placed on the
web for their parents to see how they are doing!!!!

I was so excited to see these pictures last night of Sarah!
I had been really worried because there were lots of Thunderstorms
in our area last night. I know they were pulling these handcarts in the R A I N
and that their gear was going to be all wet.
They were each allowed a 5 gallon paint bucket that could weigh no more than
17 Pounds!
They weren't allowed to bring Cell phones or i-pods
or any modern thing
like a squeeze-breeze fan
But from the earlier photos of the day....before the rain
They all seemed to be smiling!

I was very excited to see this picture!
Isn't she beautiful as a pioneer?
(yeah, they allowed sun glasses)
There were 200 youth going, and only like 50 photo's posted...
So to see my Sarah's sweet face made me so happy
That I could fall asleep last night content.
I even watched the church movie
"Legacy"
as I was falling asleep so that I could feel what she is feeling
especially the scene in the rain.
I can't wait until she gets home on Thursday...I want to hear it all
(just not experience it myself...I am watching kids and a dog from
parents that went on the trek as my part of the experience)
I can forward the e-mail with the link if anyone wants to see all
the photos (Laura there is one of Nathan too)

Disney...Rain...Seaworld...Rain...Epcot...Rain...you get the point!!

We are home same and wet from our trip to Florida.
It rained everyday...and hard!

We just kept right on going, with rain ponchos.

Mitchell was so excited that he was now tall enough to ride
all the big roller coasters.

This one is from the Aerosmith rollercoaster at Hollywood Studios
I took a picture of the picture...didn't want to pay $20 for the memory

This is from the new Pixar Toy Story virtual game ride.
I loved this one...because my score was the best in the family.
(It isn't often that I get to be the best)

We really had to get onto Mitchell for teasing "Shamu".
Fortunately the Orca was a good sport about it :)

This is at the Animal Kingdom in front of their newest ride
"Everest"
Yes....I even did it..even though it really made me sick
All I could think was...why did God put me in a family
with a bunch of dare devils...why do I have to prove myself?
They all rode it a second time...I chose to hold the backpacks
for everyone while they rode it...aren't I sweet?

This is at Magic Kingdom. This spot is right by the Thunder Mountain
Railroad. When Mitchell was 4 I took the best picture of him here...I had
to try again. Unfortunately Mitchell had just had blue gatorade.

We had a great time...we fought, we walked...we got soaked.
It was a great family trip.
We were sorry that Meagan couldn't be with us for this one
She was in Utah getting her wisdom teeth out...and
cussing us for leaving her out.
Don't worry Meagan...the next family vacation is
H A W A I I
again...we won't leave you out of that one!

Disney or Bust

We gotta do it...
Mitchell is growning up
and won't be a little kid to enjoy it if we wait too much longer
....see ya in a week!