Yosemite National Park

I finally got the pictures from my sister of our vacation to Yosemite this summer. My camera got lost somewhere in the back of the tent so I didn't have for our excursion. Thanks for letting me borrow yours Niner! We finally saw a bear in the wild. All the years of camping, searching and searching for a bear and we drove around a corner and there they were. A mom and her cub. It was a lot of fun to see. The girls were so excited. You'll notice Jaden is not in any of these pictures. He went with grandma and Grandpa to look at the redwoods. I'll have to get some of their pictures and post them. We had a great time. There was no fire and no smoke and lots of family. A perfect vacation.

Scattergories!

SCATTERGORIES...it's harder than it looks! Erase my answers, enter yours and send it on to people including the one that sent this to you. Use the 1st letter of your first name to answer each of the following. They have to be real places, names, things, nothing made up! Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same first initial. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.
WHAT IS YOUR NAME?Lissa
4 LETTER WORD: Land
VEHICLE: Landrover
TV SHOW: Little Einstiens
CITY: Las Vegas
BOY NAME: Landon
GIRL NAME: Lauren
OCCUPATION: Lawyer
SOMETHING YOU WEAR: leggings
FOOD: lasagna
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: loofa
REASON FOR BEING LATE: Lost
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Loser!

Help Me! I need your ideas.

I know a lot of us are probably having the same problem here. I have a counter full of zucchini. Would everyone please leave their favorite thing to make with zucchini as a comment. I know all of you are fabulous bakers because I've tasted your food. I would love the ideas.

Tagged!

Attached or Single: Permanently attached
Best Friend: Jeremy, Kathy, Rachel, Courtney, Amber, Kathleen ...and so many others. I guessed I am just blessed with great friends
Cake or Pie: All of thee above
Day of Choice: Friday, it's the beginning of our three day weekend!
Essential Item: friends, books
Favorite Color: Green
Greatest Accomplishment: My marriage
Hometown: Salt lake City, UT (born) Most memorable years were in Eugene OR
Indulgences: dutch mints
January or July: January, I hate being hot
Kids: Three (1 boy, 2 girls)
Life is incomplete without: my family, my friends, my church
Marriage Date: May 2, 1998
Number of Siblings: 3 (1 sisters, 2 brothers)
Oranges or Apples: both
Phobias or Fears: fish, birds, animals in the dark, rodents
Quotes: Depends on my mood. Currently "They'll kill you, but do it respectfully!" Costas referring to the beach Volleyball players during the Olympics
Reason to Smile: family ( 3 vastly amusing children)
Season: fall!
Unknown Fact About Me: I talk to much so nothing is unknown, but I hate to shop. Any shopping I do is in and out, I never go to the store just for fun.
Very Favorite Store: Ikea, Costco if I have to pick.
Worst Habit: laziness
Your Favorite Food: Pizza, or anything someone else makes for me.
Zodiac Sign: Capicorn

I tag: Brandy, Jeanine, Amber

Pear Picking

It's that time of year again. Time to pick pears at the church orchard. I am really grateful for the opportunity that we have to serve the Lord in this way. It's amazing to think that the pears we harvest here in Medford Oregon are sent all over the world to help people in need. Two years ago we went to the bishops storehouse for a YW activity and saw a can of pears sitting on the shelf. The girls were really impressed when they thought that they could have been the ones to pick those pears. On Sunday Bro. Bennion called us all to spend 12 hours of our time at the orchard this season, so this morning I completed my first hour. It was beautiful and peaceful to be surround by the trees while the sun was rising, plus I had wonderful company. Tommorrow night is the youth picking night so I'll get some hours in then. (I'm really there for crowd control and to keep the pears from flying) Hopefully I'll see all you locals next time I am there.

Countdown!

There are 12 days till my triathlon. I can't believe it is so close. Hopefully I'll make it there all in one piece. Today alone I have fallen from the house into the garage and scratched my eyeball with a flinging cell phone charger. I am hoping to catch the men's Olympic triathlon online today so I can get some pointers.

The Volcano Park!

This is our favorite park to play at. This is the Volcano park in Redding. It's just like the little splash parks here, but so much more fun. In the center is a big volcano that "erupts" water every 10 min. The kids (and adults) love it. This time we were able to go with the cousins and we all had a great time.

Kyla found a "wish"

Ella thought that I was taking a still photo of her. Look at my little supermodel pose.

Girl's Camp!

As many of you know I spent a week at girls camp this year. I had an amazing time. Thank you for all of you who made that possible by watching my children. You don't know how much I appreciate that. I was a cabin leader for an amazing group of girls. You parents are doing an fabulous job raising your daughters. The whole week was filled with fun and laughter, no drama! Which is rare for a place filled with teenage girls. I am so grateful that I get to be a part of it each year. This year since I was training for my triathlon, my buddy Amber and I woke up at 5 and swam across the lake every morning. (We only made it the whole way once, but we did amazing!) I am still trying to overcome my fear of putting my face in fish water. I got to where I can swim with my head in the water, but I can't open my eye's yet. I'm hoping that when there are tons of people in the water I won't have that problem. We'll see! For pictures of my amazing week check out medford2wardyw.blogspot.com. You can also find the link on my favorites.