What's been going on?

Goodness, I'm officially the biggest procrastinator when it comes to blogging. I want to blog, and have many things to say...BUUUT it seems I can never find time here in California.

Soooo...here's what I've been up to the past few weeks!
1)We celebrated the 4th of July @ the beach. A fun night with the girls.



2)During BIG A Club we have: Went mini-golfing, hiking, had pottery day, Pinata Day, Water game day, and Messy games. BUUUSSSY!! But it's been well worth it. I know that numbers aren't important, but they show that God is at work here in Tahoe. We've had up to 139 kids, and that's HUGE for a normal BIG A day. It's been exciting. Here are pictures. :)


I absolutely love these kids!

This is Rory. He has the energy of about 10 kids, haha!

A-man on the slippin slide!


Tavo, my little spider monkey.

Cole and I after water day! Exhausted, but still smiling! :)

MESSY GAMES!! I will never think of chocolate pudding the same again!




We studied about families this week in preschool. Here's our little family pictures.



3)And last, but not least, weekends are always busy too. From church to the lake we go non-stop.



Andrea and I broke the missionary curse by both wakeboarding on Lake Tahoe. :) Whoo! Usually only 1 missionary gets up, but we both did.


This is the boat man, Jonathan. He has an awesome story!


Sooo, we are going strong! God is working, and blessing. We're soaking up these last 2 weeks with the kids! Musical practice is going strong. I have practice with all the speaking part kids every Tuesday night. They are working hard. Ready for the musical! (July 29th)

Love and miss y'all so much. See you sooooon! :)

Until next time.
Love God. Love people.

What have I been doing?

Forgive me. It's been too long since my last post.
I have been busy non-stop here in Tahoe. Which, I'm not complaining, the time is flying by. We are having a good time.

Since my last post I've been on a 5 mile hike, which was beautiful. Exhausting, but so pretty. Annnd, Carnival day was a success!! We had 177 kids, whoooo! Organized chaos is what I like to call it. The summer missionaries also got to spend our weekend in San Francisco. It was a fun trip, and so many memories were made.

This week I got to help take the 1st-6th graders on a hike to Squaw Valley Waterfalls. The view was amazing but the water was FREEZING. I supervised while their little teeth chattered. The next day we went to Wild Island, a water park in Reno, NV. It was my favorite day of the summer so far. Just being away with the kids having fun was awesome. They were so funny and loved getting to ride the slides with their teachers. Today was also nerd day here at Big A. All of the summer missionaries dressed up for the occasion. However, most of our kids forgot. It was a fun day though. We had HUGE numbers at Big A this week. So praise the Lord for that.

This weekend is 4th of July. And I for one, am thankful for the men and women who fight for our freedom. This is very dear to my heart because one of my best friends Ashley Cox's husband, Chris, is leaving for Iraq for a second term in a few days. He's giving up, willing, a whole year so that you and I might have the freedoms that we do. Pray for him and my sweet Ashley. They are precious people in my life.

Here in Tahoe we're celebrating the 4th by sleeping in and having pancakes for brunch. We then plan to grill hamburgers and hot dogs for lupper (lunch/supper). And after that we'll head down to the beach for the fireworks with all the thousands, upon thousands of other people, seriously. I'm not too excited about the crowd situation, but how many times will I get to celebrate on the beach in Tahoe with my missionary friends, right?!


My girls :)

Our Golden Gate Bridge picture. Sooooo windy.

Alcatraz. So neat.

This is Cole. Funniest kid I have ever met in my life. I spent the day at the water park with him, and I'm seriously sore from laughing. Many stories to tell about him.

Seriously do NOT know what I'd do without her. Love you Andres!

These two keep me smiling ALL day. Talon and Oliver.

Little Seth told his dad.."Daddy, I have songs in my belly button. Push it." Then he proceeded to sing the songs from our summer musical. Precious isn't the word.

Check out this video, seriously! It's Seth singing a song in our musical, One Good Lookin' Hebrew! PRESH! :)

Happy 4th of July! That's about it for now. Thank you for your prayers. I miss y'all. See you less than a month from now.

Until next time.
Love God. Love people.

Big A Club.

Well it's official, BIG A CLUB has started! We started this past Wednesday, and it's been really good. We have had over 90 kids everyday. The summer musical practice is going really well. The kids absolutely love the music, and we have a blast during our music class time. :) So, praise God for a good start to Big A! We also have Parents Night Out(PNO) every Friday night from 6:00-10:00. Friday is a tiring day for us here in Tahoe, but the Lord provides strength...and for that we are all thankful.

This week will be busy. Tuesday we're going on a 5 mile hike with the 1-6th graders, so that should be interesting. Wednesday the 3yr olds-Kindergarten will be touring the fire dept. And Thursday is Carnival Day. Last year they had 166 kids. It's the biggest day of the whole summer! We are praying for NO rain, and a smooth day, haha!

Here are some pictures from this past week. Mostly crazy hair day.

Morning A+

"Superheros" :)

Kasey, i absolutely love her.

Her twin Riley. Precious :)

Kelly, love her! She's my fav staff!

Crazy Hair Day!

Pat, he's too much.

Miss y'all so much!

Until next time.
Love God. Love people.

The Hike.

It's crunch time here in Tahoe City for all of us summer missionaries. Big A Club starts this Wednesday. We've been going pretty much non-stop all day, everyday. And from what we hear, we're just getting started. I'll let you know if I'm still alive at the end of the week. Haha! :)

We went on a hike last Thursday night, and boy was it a hike. A pure mountain, for sure! The climb up is never fun...but the view from the top is always worth the effort. I wanted to share some pictures :)

Breathtaking!


Mississippi gals :)

Love and miss y'all!

Until next time.
Love God. Love people.

BEAR hunt?

Okay, so I have BIG news!
Last night we chased a REAL, LIVE BEAR!!! I know that's insane! But at the time it seemed like a great idea, haha! It was after the fact that we realized it was a terrible idea...chasing a bear?! Really! It was exciting though, and it was worth it! I'd probably do it again!

I'm having fun! Things are really starting to roll here in Tahoe! We're getting everything together for Big A Club! I worked on musical stuff all day today. Tomorrow a few of us are going to Reno to buy a BUNCH of supplies. We're taking two 15 passenger vans with NO seats if you can imagine. Should be an interesting day!

Pictures of course :)

Got to love self timer pictures.

An afternoon at the beach.

THE BEAR!!!!!

Before our walk to the beach.

Miss and love y'all! Thank you for your prayers!

Until next time.
Love God. Love people.

Only two weeks?

Well I've almost been in California for 2 weeks now.
It'll be two weeks this Wednesday. However, I feel like I've been here for at least a month, haha. I truly am having a great time. God couldn't have put a more wonderful (team) group of girls together. 3 Oklahoma girls, 3 Georgia girls, 2 Tennessee girls, 1 Missouri, and 4 Mississippi girls. I love them all so much. I can already guarantee this summer will be FULL of laughter.

We're still in "orientation". The Big A Club starts June 17th, and that's when we'll be with kids ALL day long. :)I'm in charge of the summer musical! WOW! HUGE responsibility! So say a prayer :) I'm excited about it though, and I know by the end of the summer it will all be worth it. Yesterday we went grocery shopping for 13 girls. We have to start cooking for ourselves this week, and that should be interesting. Haha!

OHHHHHH!!!! And my MOST EXCITING news of the week...Whitney Nicole Rodgers, my best friend, is getting MARRIED!!! :) Yes, her prince Nathan gave her a ring Wednesday night, precious! I love you Whit, and I'm completely happy for you! :)

Here are a few pictures :)

California has HUGE pinecones!

Our family! :)

Thank you for your prayers! Remember to pray for all the summer missionaries too. Miss and love y'all!

Until next time.
Love God. Love people.

A hike.

Hey everybody! I'm having a great time in Tahoe! :)
Today after church we went on two different hikes. It was so much fun. It was a great bonding time for us girls! However, we all realized just how out of shape we are, haha! The hikes were sometime steep and narrow, but the view at the top was always breathtaking. God's creation still amazes me. I can't understand how someone can see things like that and not believe.
Here are some pictures from our hike! :)
The first mountain we hiked.




We were quite scared! Haha!




It was just simply a great day! I love the girls that I am serving with! We are so excited about what God is going to do through us! :) Thank you for your prayers!

Until next time.
Love God. Love people.