they say a picture is worth a thousand words...

{So I'll stop talking now}

my fabulous vacation -part 3

Here's part three!

On one of the nights we were there, they had western night!

There was a lot of fun stuff you could do....

Horse back riding...

Face painting...

This weird {but fun} green thing, where you run around in circles in...
Square dancing...

and...

Root beer floats

Pop corn

A mella drama put on by the Horn Creek staff

Singing

And a lot of laughter and fun! And by the way, have you ever been square dancing? It's actually quite fun! I was beyond horrible at it, and probably embarrassed myself for eternity, but it ended up being a blast!

Of course even when we're away from home, the boys always seem to find some sort of either gross or semi-interesting creature. This time, they managed to find frogs. One of their friends had gone fishing that day, and brought each of the boys a frog...which was so sweet of him, but ew. There were lots of them. And they were green. And slimy. And...well, they were frogs...need I say more? =)

There were basketball tournaments...

A horse shoe Tournament...

Tether ball...

Pancake toss breakfast. They actually tossed you your pancake and you had to catch it on your plate!

And...

Water Slides

Swimming pools

White water rafting

A hot tub

A gym

A climbing wall

Game room

A gift shop

A snack Bar...

And much more!

And of course even with all of those fun things we did, there was a lot lot lot of time to just spend with friends.

I don't think I've ever had so much fun all in one week. It was absolutely positively amazing. I am so thankful to have been able to spend this week at Horn Creek. I felt like I learned so much. It was unbelievably wonderful. I spent time with friends, learned so much more about Jesus Christ, had {awesome} food, and had the best time of my life! I can not wait until next year! I'm already excited for it!!

It was wonderful. Simply wonderful.

my fabulous vacation -Part 2

{In the car, on the way to Horn Creek}

Here is part 2 of our trip!

Enjoy!

We got to go to this small town rodeo, and it was so so much fun. Friends. People getting thrown off of bulls. Plaid shirts every where you look. Horses, which minus the smell are great. Pop corn. Nachos. You can't get much better then that!

Lovely mountains...every where you look!

Wooohooooo! Almost there!

We had so, so, so, so, much fun at Horn Creek! It was amazing. I felt like I learned so much. The speaker, Rut Ethridge, was out standing. My class' teacher, was so much fun! Alissa is a college student and she did a fabulous job. Our class had devotions every night together before lights out, and each night someone came and shared their testimony. I can't tell you how encouraged and uplifted I was after devotions every night. It was really inspiring to hear each testimony...and I am so thankful I was able to hear them. I really pray that everything I learned over that week, really sinks deep in my heart. It was so amazing. The best week of my entire life!

Cousins!

Decker....every one's best friend!

Hanging log. In the lodge, they hung this huge log from the ceiling, and had two people come and sit on it. You hit each other with pillows, and your feet can't touch the floor. It was so funny to watch everyone! Although, needless to say, I was not one of the ones to do it. No thank you, I'll just watch!! It was hilarious!

Yeah Heidi and Tava!

On our 'free day', when we didn't have any classes or lectures, while most went on 9 mile hikes, we went to westcliffe, and had lunch, went to different little shops, and had a blast!
We went to this 'rock store'. And it was pretty cool. They had lots of geodes and minerals and of course lots of amazing rocks. And they were all really cheep! I hot a cute pink necklace, and the boys got nine different minerals. Very fun!

Some fun chairs outside one of the shops
Josiah and a statue, reading the Sears catalog.

Flowers, outside of a shop in a window box

An old theater

(I'll get part three up as soon as I can!!)

summer, it's great to have you back!

Ah, Summer...

You're back! How I've missed you.

Don't you think Summer time is just the absolute best?!?!! The long, hot, days full of going to the pool, putting on a fresh coat of paint of your toes, wearing shorts, and flip-flops.

Eating popsicles on the porch, waking up and knowing you don't have to do any school. Sitting reading magazines while listening to the awesome hum of the neighbor's lawn mower.

Summer comes like a breath of fresh air, that's as good as the smell that is always there, right after it rains. It's a freeing thought, to know that Summer is actually here. Flowers, butterflies, the smell of sun screen all seem to announce to the world that Summer has come. The calendars that fill every home confirm that the announcement is true.

It's the first day of Summer. How glad I am that it's here.

Summer, Welcome back!

Side Note: Did you see that I choose a back round? Well, I did!! What do you think of it? Thanks for all the feed back, by the way!