Showing posts with label Church. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Church. Show all posts
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Drew's baptism
On December 5th, 2009 our nephew Andrew was baptized. Jon was able to go to Colorado for it. It's hard to believe he's 8 years old already!!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Girls Camp 2009
I was asked to go to girls camp this year as a leader. I was very excited because it was Tyaan's last year at camp and I was able to go with her.
The theme of camp was "It's a Jungle Out There" I was asked to be one of the SIS leaders (Sisters in Service) which is the year of training (or initiation...) before they become counselors the following year. They are freshmen in high school. Tyaan was Jr. Staff, which is the group of oldest girls that are asked to take on leadership positions. She pretty much ran camp, and did a fantastic job.
Tyaan's camp name is Outburst.
This is the 2nd day of camp, which is when the campers arrive. The older girls (Jr. Staff, Counselors, and SIS') get to go up the afternoon before and set up. The SIS' pick a theme and song to identify themselves through the week. We were jocks, so they were all dressed in jersey and sports attire. Their shirts had their names on the back and the number '09. They were very cute. It was a fun theme to work with through the week.
These are my SIS' at our table. They were each partnered up and assigned a cabin to serve. They had to attend to their cabins table whenever they were called, so they couldn't get too comfortable. I made each of them their own place mats with a sports theme. I knew what their favorite sports were so they were all unique and had their names and the theme of camp on them. The girls loved them!
Part of certification was crossing a monkey bridge. The priesthood got it set up and some of us got to try it out. Tyaan went across it very easily...of course.
I was a little slower... The men were ready to catch me if I fell, although I think they probably would have been more injured than me! Luckily I made it across and nobody had to save me.
One of Tyaan's responsibilities was to make the mail box. She made a tree with a hole for each cabin. It was SO great!! (Notice the SIS' always get put at the bottom)
Mike and Kathy were both up at camp as well. Kathy was doing certification, her camp name is Trail Mix. Mike went up as priesthood. Since it was his first time going up he got his camp name...McGyver. Pretty appropriate we think.
This is me and the other SIS leader Wendy. This is in our cabin while helping the girls practice their skit.
Each day the SIS' have assignments that go along with the daily theme. Each day their campers get to dress them up, and there is an eating assignment. This day they had to feed the person to their right.
This day they were dressed up as tour guides. They had to pretend they were speaking into microphones every time they talked.
At the end of the week is SIS graduation. They get their camp names and become counselors! Camp names are VERY important and it is a lot of pressure to give them each names that fit them well and that they will like. We did pretty well. It came down to the last minute on a few of them, but we got them all done. They receive their name by poem which was really fun to read to them.
It was a lot of work, but the girls were great. I had such a good time with them and I know they will go on to be great counselors next summer!
The theme of camp was "It's a Jungle Out There" I was asked to be one of the SIS leaders (Sisters in Service) which is the year of training (or initiation...) before they become counselors the following year. They are freshmen in high school. Tyaan was Jr. Staff, which is the group of oldest girls that are asked to take on leadership positions. She pretty much ran camp, and did a fantastic job.
Tyaan's camp name is Outburst.
This is the 2nd day of camp, which is when the campers arrive. The older girls (Jr. Staff, Counselors, and SIS') get to go up the afternoon before and set up. The SIS' pick a theme and song to identify themselves through the week. We were jocks, so they were all dressed in jersey and sports attire. Their shirts had their names on the back and the number '09. They were very cute. It was a fun theme to work with through the week.
These are my SIS' at our table. They were each partnered up and assigned a cabin to serve. They had to attend to their cabins table whenever they were called, so they couldn't get too comfortable. I made each of them their own place mats with a sports theme. I knew what their favorite sports were so they were all unique and had their names and the theme of camp on them. The girls loved them!
Part of certification was crossing a monkey bridge. The priesthood got it set up and some of us got to try it out. Tyaan went across it very easily...of course.
I was a little slower... The men were ready to catch me if I fell, although I think they probably would have been more injured than me! Luckily I made it across and nobody had to save me.
One of Tyaan's responsibilities was to make the mail box. She made a tree with a hole for each cabin. It was SO great!! (Notice the SIS' always get put at the bottom)
Mike and Kathy were both up at camp as well. Kathy was doing certification, her camp name is Trail Mix. Mike went up as priesthood. Since it was his first time going up he got his camp name...McGyver. Pretty appropriate we think.
This is me and the other SIS leader Wendy. This is in our cabin while helping the girls practice their skit.
Each day the SIS' have assignments that go along with the daily theme. Each day their campers get to dress them up, and there is an eating assignment. This day they had to feed the person to their right.
This day they were dressed up as tour guides. They had to pretend they were speaking into microphones every time they talked.
At the end of the week is SIS graduation. They get their camp names and become counselors! Camp names are VERY important and it is a lot of pressure to give them each names that fit them well and that they will like. We did pretty well. It came down to the last minute on a few of them, but we got them all done. They receive their name by poem which was really fun to read to them.
It was a lot of work, but the girls were great. I had such a good time with them and I know they will go on to be great counselors next summer!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
YW Recognition Night
May 5th was our stake YW Recognition night. Tyaan and I got asked to participate in a program that night. It was very nice. Tyaan got recognized for receiving her YW medallion. She is actually still completing a couple of things, one of which is finishing the Book of Mormon for the new Virtue value that was added recently. It was very nice. She got flowers and a very nice framed picture of the savior.
Luckily a friend that was there asked if we wanted our picture taken, so I got a rare shot of the 2 of us together. She is a wonderful girl, and as usual I was very proud of her.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Our Temple Sealing
On April 25th we went to the San Diego Temple and had Tyaan sealed to us. It was a very special occasion and was just as wonderful as I had hoped it would be. We had a lot of family travel to be able to attend the temple with us and many friends make the drive to San Diego and back that day as well. It was wonderful to be surrounded by people we love, and people who love Tyaan in a place that is so special.
The three of us made the drive down together because we had to be there earlier than everyone else. It was a nice drive without any traffic and great weather. As you can see in the pictures the day was as gorgeous as possible. (Those who were at my wedding will know how much I appreciated that)
Here is Tyaan just before going inside. She was really excited and had been anxious to be able to do this for a long time.
The experience was wonderful, one of my favorite days ever. Afterwards we took pictures in front of this gorgeous building with those who stayed to visit with us. Some people weren't able to stay for pictures because of the 2 hour drive back home.
Here is The Don Haslam family: Amanda, Niki, Tyaan, Jon, Don, Susan, Jennifer, Melissa & Scott.
Here is the Boyd Anderson family (my mom's family): Terry, Rolayne, Boyd, Alice, Darran, Niki, Tyaan, Jon, Darci, & Lisa
Jon & Tyaan
Some of those that were able to be with us during the sealing.
Tyaan
Darran, Grandpa Boyd, Tyaan and Jon
Lisa, Terry, Rolayne, Niki (back) Grandma Alice, Tyaan & Darci (front)
That evening my mom had dinner at her house and it was a fun celebration. Our family that was in town from Utah (& Pennsylvania) were all there, and some other friends and family came by. My mom did a great job and put up decorations and put together dinner. My dad got tables set up outside and got Tyaan a really cute cake. It was a great way to celebrate the occasion as well as enjoy everyone's company.Here is Lisa and Christopher (who had just turned a year old)
My Uncle Larry, Grandma Avis, and my dad.
My dad and his brother Larry in front of a painting of my grandfather on his mission
Tyaan & Katie
Tyaan with Megan Meier (Jennifer's youngest)
Tyaan and her cake
My mom with her 4 sisters: Terry, Lisa & Marla (back) Darci & Rolayne (front)
It was such a great weekend. Getting to see so much family that we live so far away from was wonderful. I nearly cry when I think about the effort they made to be with us in the temple. I am so grateful for the gospel and for the blessings my family is able to have because we have it. I'm so blessed to have Jon & Tyaan and know that if we are obedient we will be a family for eternity.
It was a wonderful day.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Ward Volleyball Night
On April 15th our ward had an activity and we played volleyball. I love playing volleyball and hadn't had the opportunity to play for years so we went and had a great time.
Tyaan hasn't ever played volleyball so it took her a while to warm up but by the end of the night she looked like she had lots of experience. She's just a natural athlete I've decided.
It was a lot of fun and we got to visit with some ward members that we didn't know too well which was nice. Jon was 'dancing' to distract the other teams servers and had everyone laughing.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Mormon Prom 2009
April 11th was Mormon Prom. A few years ago the stakes in the area started doing their own prom because of how expensive and yucky the high school proms have gotten. There are 5 stakes that do it together and rotate the responsibilities from year to year. This year our stake was in charge. This meant that Tyaan, being on SYC, was part of the group that planned and put it together.
They really go out of their way to make it an extraordinary event which I think is wonderful. The theme for this dance was Jungle Book. The setup was done over 3 days and I heard they figured 22 hours overall. I went down on Thursday evening with Tyaan because I needed to get her to a hair appointment that night. I started helping her with the 'ruins' and it turned into a late evening. By then I was really excited about how it was all going together and really impressed with how much they were doing. So, I invited myself to continue helping (not that anyone complained, it was a lot of work!)
This is Thursday evening. They were getting the trees brought in and building the structures that would hold up the rock for the ruins and the rock wall on the stage.
This is the archway structure that framed the door that leads to the kitchen. They got this up and Tyaan put up her ruins from here.
These are the cardboard boxes that the SYC had gotten together to paint a few weeks earlier. They all had to be taped together (which took hours and hours) so Tyaan and I spent most of Thursday evening getting that done.
A member of our ward is quite an artist and painted this huge mural. It was 9 feet tall and over 30 feet long. It had the Jungle Book characters on it. It was a big job getting it up.
They had a guy helping who actually does set design for movies. Apparently some of this stuff was actually used on an Indiana Jones set at one time. They hung the camo and built a structure from wood poles and put trees in around it.
On Friday we got to build the ruins using all of the boxes that we taped together the evening before. Once all of the boxes were stacked how Tyaan liked she put moss and vines on it so it looked old and overgrown. It was pretty impressive when it got done.
Here is the mural on Friday evening. They had started setting up in front of it and you can get an idea of how large it was.
Here is Russell on Friday night! He got put to work in the hallway that became the Nile River for the canoe ride.
At some point Friday evening the stake YW president decided to make butterflies to put around the room. Tyaan had a pattern and traced it onto cardboard which we cut out and spray painted. It was a lot of fun and they came out really great.
This is the hallway between the entrance and the rear foyer. This is where the canoe ride would take place.
At the end of the canoe ride you end up in the foyer at the back of the building. This is the 'shipwreck' Once shipwrecked you walked a short distance down the hall and into the cultural hall for the dance.
On Saturday we went down for a couple hours to help finish setup. Tyaan had 2 hours of swim practice that morning and when we got there they were arranging barricades in the hallways to keep kids from wandering the building. There was one that was going to be really visible when people went from the dance to the kitchen for refreshments (banana splits to go along with the theme) so they wanted it to be decorated. Someone suggested a map and Tyaan got assigned that task. All she had was a box of spray paint left over from our butterflies the night before. I couldn't imagine what she would be able to do last minute with spray paint, but this is what she did. We were all amazed at how great it was. When it was finished it included a marked route of a boat ride from So. Cal to India (which is where the jungle in Jungle Book is). It was really awesome.
This is Saturday once they got everything done.
This is the snake from Jungle book. His body lit up which was great once the lights were dimmed for the dance.
The table decorations.
The canoe ready to take kids down the Nile and into the Jungle. They added lighting, fog machines, and sound to make it really cool.
Here is a video I shot of the cultural hall on Saturday when it was completely done.
Finally after all that work it was time for the dance! Each stake is in charge of doing their own dinner for their youth (you have to be a junior or senior to attend) Our dinner was at the Creekside building and then they came over to the stake center for the dance.
Tyaan and Russell were both going without dates so we sent them with each other. They always enjoy each others company so it was good that they got to go together.
Here is a great picture of Jon and Tyaan.
Here is a video showing the entrance and the boat ride. It was really done well, although the video doesn't do it justice. It was too dark for the camera to pick up much but you can see how smooth they moved that canoe around the building and you can get a glimpse of the fog and how the shipwreck looked all put together. The atmosphere was amazing! The kids loved it and we hear that there was a lot of good feedback from the other stakes.
A couple pictures of Tyaan at the dinner and dance. She had a really good time.
It was a great event and I am so glad I was able to participate in putting it together. I'm really glad that our year to be in charge was a year that Tyaan was on SYC so she got the opportunity to see it all come together. It was a lot of work but it was great to spend time with the other members of our stake that were doing setup. I got to know people better and there was a great spirit there the entire time.
The most amazing thing is that there was a crew there at 10:00 to start taking down the entry/ hallway/ and foyer. The dance ended at 11:00 and they had everything down and put away and the building ready for church the next day before midnight. That's planning and teamwork!
They really go out of their way to make it an extraordinary event which I think is wonderful. The theme for this dance was Jungle Book. The setup was done over 3 days and I heard they figured 22 hours overall. I went down on Thursday evening with Tyaan because I needed to get her to a hair appointment that night. I started helping her with the 'ruins' and it turned into a late evening. By then I was really excited about how it was all going together and really impressed with how much they were doing. So, I invited myself to continue helping (not that anyone complained, it was a lot of work!)This is Thursday evening. They were getting the trees brought in and building the structures that would hold up the rock for the ruins and the rock wall on the stage.
This is the archway structure that framed the door that leads to the kitchen. They got this up and Tyaan put up her ruins from here.
These are the cardboard boxes that the SYC had gotten together to paint a few weeks earlier. They all had to be taped together (which took hours and hours) so Tyaan and I spent most of Thursday evening getting that done.
A member of our ward is quite an artist and painted this huge mural. It was 9 feet tall and over 30 feet long. It had the Jungle Book characters on it. It was a big job getting it up.
They had a guy helping who actually does set design for movies. Apparently some of this stuff was actually used on an Indiana Jones set at one time. They hung the camo and built a structure from wood poles and put trees in around it.
On Friday we got to build the ruins using all of the boxes that we taped together the evening before. Once all of the boxes were stacked how Tyaan liked she put moss and vines on it so it looked old and overgrown. It was pretty impressive when it got done.
Here is the mural on Friday evening. They had started setting up in front of it and you can get an idea of how large it was.
Here is Russell on Friday night! He got put to work in the hallway that became the Nile River for the canoe ride.
At some point Friday evening the stake YW president decided to make butterflies to put around the room. Tyaan had a pattern and traced it onto cardboard which we cut out and spray painted. It was a lot of fun and they came out really great.
This is the hallway between the entrance and the rear foyer. This is where the canoe ride would take place.
At the end of the canoe ride you end up in the foyer at the back of the building. This is the 'shipwreck' Once shipwrecked you walked a short distance down the hall and into the cultural hall for the dance.
On Saturday we went down for a couple hours to help finish setup. Tyaan had 2 hours of swim practice that morning and when we got there they were arranging barricades in the hallways to keep kids from wandering the building. There was one that was going to be really visible when people went from the dance to the kitchen for refreshments (banana splits to go along with the theme) so they wanted it to be decorated. Someone suggested a map and Tyaan got assigned that task. All she had was a box of spray paint left over from our butterflies the night before. I couldn't imagine what she would be able to do last minute with spray paint, but this is what she did. We were all amazed at how great it was. When it was finished it included a marked route of a boat ride from So. Cal to India (which is where the jungle in Jungle Book is). It was really awesome.
This is Saturday once they got everything done.
This is the snake from Jungle book. His body lit up which was great once the lights were dimmed for the dance.
The table decorations.
The canoe ready to take kids down the Nile and into the Jungle. They added lighting, fog machines, and sound to make it really cool.
Here is a video I shot of the cultural hall on Saturday when it was completely done.
Finally after all that work it was time for the dance! Each stake is in charge of doing their own dinner for their youth (you have to be a junior or senior to attend) Our dinner was at the Creekside building and then they came over to the stake center for the dance.
Tyaan and Russell were both going without dates so we sent them with each other. They always enjoy each others company so it was good that they got to go together.
Here is a great picture of Jon and Tyaan.
Here is a video showing the entrance and the boat ride. It was really done well, although the video doesn't do it justice. It was too dark for the camera to pick up much but you can see how smooth they moved that canoe around the building and you can get a glimpse of the fog and how the shipwreck looked all put together. The atmosphere was amazing! The kids loved it and we hear that there was a lot of good feedback from the other stakes.
A couple pictures of Tyaan at the dinner and dance. She had a really good time.
It was a great event and I am so glad I was able to participate in putting it together. I'm really glad that our year to be in charge was a year that Tyaan was on SYC so she got the opportunity to see it all come together. It was a lot of work but it was great to spend time with the other members of our stake that were doing setup. I got to know people better and there was a great spirit there the entire time.The most amazing thing is that there was a crew there at 10:00 to start taking down the entry/ hallway/ and foyer. The dance ended at 11:00 and they had everything down and put away and the building ready for church the next day before midnight. That's planning and teamwork!
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