Christmas in Cottonwood

The Annual Cottonwood Christmas Parade came again

deemed "the longest parade in the world" (it was tamed a bit by people pulling for the weather)

Was LED OUT by none other then COLTON AND STERLING

in their cub scout uniforms

Uncle Scott came up to get Ryland and Dacie for a sleepover in PHX...but he got to catch the parade while he was at it (in a t-shirt!!!! none the less, and it was SNOWING)
of course "the regular" aunts and uncles were there

Rhett had best seats in the house on Uncle Scotts TALL shoulders!

the whole freezing crew and their friend McKell (Aunt Cara was taking the picture)

Dan was happy as a clam to be in the cold and elements and kept offering to warm up the car!

The SNOW STORM that eventually made its appearance at the parade

MY Friend Tori dressed up as a CORN on the COB (above) HAD to get a picture of that!

The other part of the boys' cub pack below!!!

Our good friends the Steinerts representing!

The CrAzY Roller Derby Team

The Stake Presidents winning football team

My homeys that I work with at the kids school!

One of my young women buddies getting her groove on :)

The mountaineer men are always my favorite

The parade always ends with our all time favorite SANTA

SOOO we decided to warm ourselves up after with hot chocolate, cookies, making ornaments

AND SANTA

at town hall

You can tell what Rhett's interest was... THE CANDY CANE

THE CANDY CANES are what got the older boys to sit on Santa's lap as well

sooo this may be the last documented sitting on Santa's lap we have until after they are teenagers

Not sure we will get RY on him again either...he would not get close to him for the lOVE

AND Dacie won the hearts of everyone there inlcuding the newspaper :)

What a way to start the Christmas Season

MerrY Christmas from US!!!!

HUTCHINGS REUNION 2011 “THE PLACE”

SAN FRANSISCO

June 23-26

We enjoyed chef made omelets, and a breakfast buffet to feed a king each morning. The beds were a little tiny….but that would be the ONLY complaint. it was We enjoyed chef made omelets, and a breakfast buffet to feed a king each morning. The beds were a little tiny….but that would be the ONLY complaint. it was

Every 2 years we each take a turn to be “in charge” of a reunion. Last Time we found ourselves being in charge and In Flagg. This year Mindy (my sister) and her Hubby jason were in charge..

We found ourselves in some of the loveliest accommodations in suites

We enjoyed chef made omelets, and a breakfast buffet to feed a king each morning. The beds were a little tiny….but that would be the ONLY complaint.

What a wonderful mini-vacation it was for us!

TREASURE SEEKERS!!! Girls Camp 2011

Me and our YCL LADIES!!!

MEET YOUR MOM NIGHT

Stake Skit...I changed the words to sponge bob square pants to introduce camp rules...Cara played the tune on the piano

THE FEARLESS YCL LEADERSour phenomenal desserts-we are never WANTING in the food department with our PHENOMENAL cooks

This summer marked my 4th year of girls camp here in Arizona...(we won't count Maryland for now)

As the counselor over Girls Camp in our Stake Young Women Presidency I always fill in where needed, my first year I was assistant camp director

This year I got to be a YCL leader with my sister Amberlyn

We arrived to find these bear camps ALL OVER our camp since there had been bears in the cabins....umm and did you see where I was sleeping above?

on the AIR MATTRESS on the cabin deck since we did not have enough room for the leaders insideI stayed up for a good portion of the night hearing noises

and then the second half of the night because THEY DID CATCH THE BEAR and he howled and banged on the trap all night...not too mention the hound dogs they brought inStill no sleep is part of camp AND THE SHOW MUST GO ON!Here we are getting seasick at the beginning of our stake skitTHE PEG LEG PIRATE TANGO (using plungers)

Sometimes I think we laugh at ourselves more then others do!What would camp be without our HIKE!Then is was skit night with our bishops and they did not disappointThese are the 80 girls from my ward and guess who they asked to do their hair and help with make up? ME#!

I guess I am getting "old"

I am a hula dancer gone joker as we did "our wards got talent"

and did a backwards limbo

And here is our LEADER CHEER SQUAD

AND LIKE I SAID NONE of the BISHOPS DISAPPOINTED!!!

Throw in gaining 10 pounds, tipping in a high winded canoe kinda day (and losing my cell phone and camera in one expensive swoop), SERIOUS great FIRESIDES and programs (the family one and Emma Smith I could not keep my eyes dry), testimony meetings, cheers, chants, tears, crafts, letters to and for our dads on fathers day....

I would say it was ONE SUCCESSFUL YEAR O' CAMP!!!!

(and I found out I had mono the whole time....no wonder I felt a little bit more "tired" this year)