St. Patty's Day Celebrations!

Class activities last week (yes, I'm a little behind!!), were a blast! Seeing as it was also St. Patrick's Day, the classes went all out! The Beehives went on a scavenger hunt for things taht were green and then ate green treats. The Mia Maids went to Sis. Lindsey's house for a planning party for the rest of the year, and the Laurels? Well, they treated themselves to a movie at the one and only Kaysville Theater......home of the $2 movies! What a great night!!

(The following photos are of the Laurel Activity,
thanks to our Personal Photographer, Blaire!)

T.G.I.W. - Thank Goodness It's Wednesday!

Last night our Stake YW's Presidency held a Stake YW Activity night! It was really fun and got us in the spirit for our Pioneer Trek this summer. They started off the evening with our ward teaching all the others the primary song "Nephi's Courage." We tried to make it fun and exciting by having the girls hold signs with key words from the song on them. As we learned each verse we would take some of the words out. Each run through, we would watch the wards, and which ever one was singing and having the most fun each time, got to come up and pick a costume piece out of a bag and dress up Sis. Sisneros our Stake YW's Pres.!! The wards seemed to enjoy this. They were standing up and dancing while singing, and doing all kinds of crazy things to get picked! Sis. Sisneros was a good sport! She looked great by the time the song was learned!After our song, the Spanish Branch talked about greeting each other with a hug. Each of us then hugged the people surrounding us!Each of the other wards shared Pioneer Stories from the Martin and Willie Handcart Companies. When they were finished, the Stake had each of the YW's Presidents come up to the front. We were each given a sealed bag with something pink inside. We were instructed, that on the count of 3, we were to race and open the bag, get the pink shirt open, and put it on. Little did we know, the shirt was frozen stiff and we had to pull it apart and then wear it! I came in second to last.....mine definitely WAS frozen! However, we all worked hard and got them open and on! And boy.....was it cold!! They told how some of the conditions for the Pioneers were such that their clothes would get wet and then freeze on their bodies. This was a great activity to relate that to. The t-shirts said, "I'm going on Trek, Are you?" Very Clever idea!Next, we sat in a circle and bags with fudge ingredients were placed in each ward. For the next ten minutes, we passed the bag around while squishing it together. Working together, it made fudge.President Robb had us play a game of "Who Wants to Be a Trekonaire!" He had it set up just like the T.V. Show, where we had to answer questions about Trek! It was great!Afterwards, we all got a little plate of fudge! It was a really fun activity! We have amazing Stake Leaders and are grateful for the time they spend, helping us feel the spirit and getting to know one another as a Stake. It was Great!!

Frisbie Golf ......

Tonight was our combined activity with the Young Men. We met at 5:30 and headed to the Stake Center down the street to play a little game called Frisbie Golf. The YM leaders had set up a cool course for us......they even outlined areas meant to be water holes. Score cards were given and teams were set. It really was fun. After we played and ate cookies.....we headed home! Thanks for the fun night boys!

Making Sweet Lemonade

What an incredible activity we had last night!! A couple weeks ago, Sis. Lindsey received some inspiration in Sacrament Meeting and approached us about having a special night for the YW about making Lemonade out of the Lemons life throws at us at times. We all thought it was a perfect idea! Sis. Lindsey asked 3 Sisters in the ward who are amazing Christ-like examples to come share their experiences and testimonies with the girls. Last Sunday after sharing what our activity would be with the girls, they asked if we could have an "All Yellow Night" along with the theme! Of course we said yes! And of course.....there would be prizes awarded to those decked out in the most yellow!We started off the night in the Relief Society Room, where Sis. Spencer spoke to us about the importance of service. When we are going through rough times in our lives, the best thing to do is to forget about ourselves and serve others. Sis. Spencer is the PERFECT example of this. She is always the first to respond when others in the ward are in need. She shared some wonderful stories and quotes with us about Service, and made each of us a cute bag of chocolates to remind us that when we are having "Truffles" to serve and love others to feel better!Next we headed to the Primary Room to listen to Sis. Edwards. She talked to the Young Women about how in High School, she had dreams of what her fairytale life would be like, that once she was married, life would be perfect and all would be well. She shared with us how she learned that the Lord has many things in store for us, and some of those things are trials, that force us to learn and grow. It is necessary for us to go through these things to come closer to Heavenly Father and to learn to trust in him and go to him in prayer for help. She talked about the day their oldest little girl was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome, and how their family has had to adapt differently to certain situations. While it has been hard and trying at times, she has grown as a mother and has been able to recognize the blessings their family has been given, by having their daughter in their home. She talked about how to make lemonade, you need sour lemons, along with sweet sugar and water. She likened the water to our Savior and how he is the solution to make everything better.....to taste a little sweeter. Without the water, the lemons and the sugar wouldn't make sweet lemonade.Lastly, we moved into the Young Women's room, where Sis. Morris shared with us her experience with fighting cancer last year for the second time in her life. She has been such an amazing example to our ward. While she was struggling with the cancer and going through treatments, she was serving in the Primary Presidency, and still managed to make it to church, Primary and even attended all the baptisms that year. She definitely took the lemons that came at her and didn't let them stop her from making a difference in the lives of others. She shared with us a video she had made of her journey with cancer last year. It was very touching to see how as a Mom, she still had to do all the things that come with Motherhood, to stay strong for her family. She is wonderful!Afterwards, awards were given to those with the most yellow. Emily, Hailey, Samantha and Sis. Watts were the ever-so deserving winners! We spent the rest of the time devouring lemon treats of all kinds! Cake, Cupcakes, Cookies and even guacamole dip made with lemon juice.....topped off with lemon water and lemon head candy!
Thank you Sis. Lindsey for coming up with this incredible activity. Thank you Sis. Spencer, Sis. Edwards and Sis. Morris for sharing your amazing selves and testimonies with us! It was a very special night, and one that won't soon be forgotten!

Look Who's Scream'n for Ice Cream....

As a Presidency, we wanted to do something special this year to get closer to you girls, and also for you to feel closer to us. So, we started "Ice Cream Girls Night!" Each month, we draw 3-4 names, give ice cream handouts, set a date and head out for a night of talking and eating! It has been so fun up to this point. We just had our second night out tonight! Last month, we took Megan, Hailey, Chalise and Emily M. We Pigged out on Iceberg shakes and talked about some of our most embarrassing moments! Somehow that darn camera didn't make it to our first "Girls Night" so we'll have to improvise! Tonight we loaded into the car, picked up Laura from tumbling and headed over to Farr's Ice Cream. It is new in the area and we all thought it was pretty cool! It is set up as a self serve. They have the option of custards, ice cream, or frozen yogurt. Just grab a cup, fill it up and then add whatever topping you desire..... they have a ton to choose from! We made some pretty yummy bowls! (After we taste tested to our hearts desire!) We grabbed the area by the fire to sit and talk! It turned out perfect! We talked for over an hour about all of our latest reads, movie picks, Emily's poor dead fish and tumbling classes! Thank you ladies for such fun "Girls Nights!" Can't wait to see who gets the "Ice Cream Tickets" next month!
I know you're all on the edge of your seats!
(Huge thanks to Sis. Rodger's and her awesome Cricuit Machine!!)

We Love, Love, Love you all!
Thanks for letting us hang out with you!

Hooray for Class Activities

Last week the Laurels had a special night at the Temple with the Relief Society. It was amazing! We had a great turn-out and finished it off with Ice Cream at Farr's! (Of course....would we break tradition, just cause it was a school night?! NO!!) Unfortunately, no pics. were taken, but it was a wonderful night!The Beehives and Mia Maids had fun back at the church trying their hand at another diaper cake....only this time....they got to make it with Pink! Sis. Rodger's had sweet little Baby A. a couple weeks ago, and the girls wanted to make something special for her. The cake turned out absolutely adorable, and Sis. Rodger's was thrilled! They also enjoyed ice cream that night.....except they got AWESOME homemade ice cream, thanks to Sis. Watt's! It was a great night!

DODGEBALL!!!

For our combined YM/YW activity tonight we made a quick, last minute decision! Due to a huge lack of snow (until THIS MORNING!!!), we threw together a game of Dodgeball! The kids had fun, and to our surprise.....played for about an hour straight, before coming into the kitchen for some Yummy Desserts, thanks to Sis. Gardner! We topped the night off with some reallly disgusting root beer. (Which, unknown to the youth, was pulled from the YW closet, and has been there for who knows how long!!) Gotta love 'em, they drank it anyway! Great night!