Girls Camp 2008

Yes, we survived girls camp! This year was a bit different for us. First of all, it was officially Kiera and Jonette's first time to girls camp so all three of the Spencer girls went to camp together. Second, it was held at a youth camp up Hyalite Canyon in Bozeman, (yes, the same camp Tanya and Tamara went to when they were in YW) so we were in cabins not in tents. This was something new for Kylene. Third, our camp is done on a stake level since the numbers are few and we camp in certification levels. I happen to be one of the leaders for the fourth years so I camped with Kylene. This was also new for Kylene who has always camped with her own ward, stake camp or not.







Girls camp is a lot of work. We truly had inspired leaders who did a phenomenal job planning, organizing and tying everything into our theme, which was "such a time as this..." Esther 4:14. The girls had some special tasks to complete that ended with a great reward of a movie night (Charly)in the lodge (since it rained) with all the fixins ( nachos, popcorn, pop and candy). We enjoyed hiking to Arch and Grotto Falls and going through mock disasters with the YCL's. Of course we ended with a great testimony meeting and then games until wee hours of the morning (no more Big Fat Pony!) Kiera slept 16 hours last night just trying to recoup! Bozeman is still such a beautiful place and it brought back lots of wonderful memories to be up the canyon and to be able to take in all of its beauty!






I must say though, it is nice to be home! We missed our boys tremendously! We had no cell service where we were at. I didn't realize how much harder it is to be away from the ones you love when you cannot even at least talk to them on the phone and hear their voices. Not knowing if everything at home was ok or not drove me crazy. Kaysen asked me when I got home to never leave again. I told him, "well sometimes mommies have to go away for a while". His reply was this, "I thought you said you were a stay at home mom?". What a sweetheart! It made my day!