Orlando Trip Day 1

Scott and I went on a really big trip for us this year. It was so much fun. We headed down to Orlando Florida with our friends Kathy and Wade. Kathy had a Medical Assisting Conference she had to go to. So we decided to tag along with them. We had an action packed week planned for everyone. We started our trip in Boise on September 22nd at 5:15 in the morning. Kammi came and picked us up and took us to the airport. We boarded the plan at 6:00 that morning. The crew was awesome. They were really fun. After being taxied out onto the run way the pilot came on and said that there was a light that wouldn't go off and so he couldn't fly the plane with it on. They took us back to the gate and we unloaded. After an hour and a half wait we finally got going. We flew to Denver then Albuquerque New Mexico. I had no idea that we were doing two different stops. I didn't read my ticket very well. Anyways we never were able to get off the plane. That was rough because we didn't get into Orlando until 5:30. So we skipped right through lunch and we had only gotten snacks on the trip. I tried to sleep on the plane but I really could never get comfortable. So when we did finally get to get out of there I was so happy. We of course walked off the plane and was able to feel the humidity immediately. We called our rental company and they came and picked us up. We went to their store and ended up with a minivan. We then decided to get something to eat. I'm getting a little bit grouchy at this point in time because I am starving. We decided to go to Hard Rock. It's in Universal Studios. You would think on a Wednesday Night it would be pretty easy to get a parking spot. It was horrible. We ended up being in a line for about an hour just trying to get into the parking garage. We then had a really long walk to Hard Rock. They were doing a Halloween show at one of the places in Universal and so that's why it was so busy. We got to Hard Rock and were able to get seated pretty quickly. After dinner we looked around at the place. We walked through Universal City Walk and then headed to the car to attempt to find our condo. We brought Lola (our GPS) with us so we figured it would be a breeze. Yeah it wasn't bad the first night but we had issues with Lola during this trip. Once we finally got to the condo we took everything up to our room and then sent Scott and Wade out to find a Wal-Mart. They weren't able to find it but they did get us a gallon of water and some milk. The water in Orlando is horrible. It smells and tastes like sulfur. It was nasty. So we bought water the whole time we were there. By this time it's almost midnight and so we all head to bed because we have decided we need to be out the door by 8:30 to get to Epcot as the doors open.

Scott waiting in line to go through security at the Boise Airport


Scott getting back together after going through security.


Our friends Kathy & Wade on the Airplane. Here we go!!!


This was of course the first time we got on the plane. We are so excited to start our trip. Not so sure we were this excited the second plane we had to get on in Boise.


Outside the Orlando Airport waiting for the shuttle to pick us up to go to the rental car.




Our luggage. Can you see why we needed a minivan. :-)









Scott and myself outside Hard Rock Cafe.










Kathy and Wade with Universal City Walk behind them.

Charter Pointe Girls Camp 2010

So I was called as Girls Camp Director for my ward. I was really excited about it. I couldn't believe how much work it was but it was definitely a learning experience. Our theme was Be thou strong and of good Courage. It's also the mutual theme for the year. I just knew that's what we needed to help the girls remember though. We had 24 girls come to camp with us. We split them into 3 teams (A-Team, Deadly Daisies, Blue Inferno) and did a survivor theme with them being strong and of good courage. We went to Hycliff's Girls Camp out in the Owyhee Desert. I was really concerned about taking the girls there because they said it has rattlesnakes. I do not like snakes at all. So I was having nightmares about this before we even left for camp. We got the girls loaded up and headed to camp on Tuesday Morning. The first day was so busy. We had tons and tons of stuff to do. We actually went with the 14th ward from our stake but as the week went on we were able to see that they didn't have a camp director that cared very much and most of them were bored and starving all week. So we allowed them to do activities with us and we let them eat our food with us also. We ended up keeping Scott really busy during the week as a nurse. We ended up having a concussion, a broken finger, cut finger, a hay sliver, and heat stroke. Scott sent the broken finger to the ER. The first night there though I ended up being really sick. I was dry heaving all night long. It was really bad. I finally got up around 5:30 and just went outside the camper because Scott had to work the night before we left of course so he was running on no sleep also and I didn't want to keep him up any longer. I ended up having to eat just bread and Gatorade most of the day. Their hikes went really quickly because they weren't able to go off the roads because of the rattlesnakes. So we spent lots of time on the water slide keeping ourselves cool because it was hot the whole time there. I was really happy they had a walk in fridge. It was a great place to have meetings in. I really didn't hear about any of the girls fighting and so that was great. We had a wonderful testimony meeting. I just keep thinking back to what a wonderful spirit that was felt there during testimony meeting. It totally makes everything we went through to get to that point just to hear the girls bear their testimony about friendship, being able to feel of worth and an atmosphere where they can feel the spirit. It was just so awesome. I'm very grateful for the experience I had at camp and am excited to do Girls Camp again next year but at a much better camp spot.

 So before we headed to camp we had to learn a few items for certification.  This night we learned how to tie knots with licorice.  Yep worked out good and they got their snack from it. 

We checked to make sure the tents had all their poles and then also learned how to fold them up correctly and put them back in the bags.

 We finally made it to Camp.  Very little shade as you can see.  The girls huddled all their tents under this patch of trees.  

 We found a spot for the camper with some late afternoon shade and then you can see Kammi and the leaders tents.    Even at night it didn't cool off in our camper.  Wished I had an air conditioning unit in it that's for sure.

We then made the girls do different activities to see which team could do things the fastest or the best.  Here are the activities:

 Marshmallow blowers.  Had to get so many into the bucket.

 Balloon baseball.  See how many balloons each batter could hit.

 Concentration matching game.

How many licked marshmallows can you get to stay on someones face in one minute.

 Figure out what the flavor of the baby food is.

 Tug of war.  Yes my team won.  I was the anchor as you can imagine why.

 2010 Charter Pointe Girls Camp.  Sammy Halladay is the one hiding under the pink hat.  She didn't want to have her picture taken.

 This was the slide that kept us all from having heat stroke out there.  It was so much fun.  This is the picture of all the girls going down.  Yes they left some at the top who were trying to catch up to them.  Needless to say there was a pile up at the bottom of the slide.

 Going down on my belly on my flotation device which made it faster.

 Scott trying to stand up while still sliding.  He biffed it.

 This is the kitchen where Kammi and I spent a lot of time making sure we were on task and had the next activity or food prep going.

Another fun activity for the girls was having Brother Loveland come up with his horses.  It was so much fun and so awesome.  The girls had a ball but wished that there was more time to ride the horses.  Yes we had to share this with the 14th ward also because they just didn't have anything planned for their girls.  Oh well we were being Christ like in letting them be a part of our group also.  Made for great memories.  I was definitely happy to be done with it and on a break for a few months before I had to start planning the next years camp.  Kammi came home from camp and got called to be the Relief Society President in her ward.  They were splitting our ward the next week.  I was sad to see her go as my camp director because we had an awesome time together.

Schaffer Family Reunion

So we went to the Schaffer Family Reunion the first Sunday of August. It was a really quick trip. Scott got off work that morning and so I drove us to American Falls. We didn't make it there for pictures so we ended up actually just taking a couple of them just before lunch. We ended up having steaks, hot dogs, brauts, salads and baked beans. The food was all really great. We also did a silent auction there. Scott bid on some fudge (without nuts of course) and a christmas towel his mom had crocheted. He won both of them. We didn't stay long because I was girls camp director and we were leaving for girls camp in two days and I had equipment on Sunday to gather for Girls Camp. Here are the few pictures we got from the reunion.

 Sibling love

 I'm not quite sure what's happening in this one with Amber and Jamie but it looks interesting.

 Brotherly Love

 I'm photo bombing because I wanted in on the action.

 The best couples picture we got this year.  Not the best but I guess it will do.

Friends Family Reunion

(Can you tell Scott hadn't had much sleep)

Okay I totally know we are so far behind on our blog but we are going to do a quick update to try and get caught up. So in July we actually were able to take our camper out for the first time since we have moved to Boise. So the middle of July took us to Malad Summit Campground. We had never been there but it was actually a really nice place to go. Scott got off work Friday Morning at 7:00 and so I had him sleep until noon and then we hit the road. We ended up getting up there around 5:30. Scott had to maneuver the trailer into this little spot but he did an awesome job with it. The family reunion went really well. My friend Kathy and Wade were in charge this year so that meant everyone who was friends and immediate family to Kathy and Wade were there to help with everything. That's exactly what we did was jumped in and helped where we could. The theme this year was "These are a few of my Favorite Things!" They were supposed to remember things from the family reunions of earlier days. It was fun to hear the stories and see some of the songs they used to sing. The food was awesome again this year. I played some folf until my Frisbee broke so I ended up splitting the play with Chris Wehrli. It was fun. We also had a treasure hunt for the little kids. Scott was in charge of helping with that and he ended up having to actually carry a couple of the really little kids who's ended up on it without parents. He was tired when he got done with that. We had an auction that brought in more money then ever before. The talent show was really good this year and kept us all laughing. We left early afternoon on Sunday to head back to Boise. It was nice to actually go camping again. We still didn't get that great of gas mileage towing the camper but Scott was happy with the fact he had power to actually tow it. So I'm glad he is happy about his new truck. We didn't take to many pictures but here are the few that we did get.

Scott and Me getting our picture taken. Just after we showed up and got all set up. We had a little down time the first day.
What our camp area kind of looked like. We were trying to find shade but still be able to talk with everyone. It was fun to just hang out.

I thought this was funny. I was trying to take a picture of Drummer but she thought she should take a picture of me. So we took pictures of each other. HA HA HA

Doing a skit at the talent show. One that used to be done years ago by these women. It was awesome. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Scott hadn't gotten to sleep very much and so he snuck out and took a little snoozer and I caught him napping.

Some of the men packing up the trailer with all the equipment after the family reunion was over.