Annnnd I'm back

Sorry about my week of slacking..... But I'm back!
Alden and I started a new tradition this weekend.
Camping in the back yard the night before conference! Lucky for us, our party lights were still up from the wedding. Which made for an extra special sleepover. We watched a movie, ate sour candy (of course) and read our book (The Giver). Lovely right? Anyone else out there have any good conference traditions? Or family traditions?

Go here to read about what conference is or here to watch it if you missed it. I am so grateful that we have a prophet on the earth today. A prophet that is a mouth piece for the Lord. Who leads and guides us in coming closer to Christ. My testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and of the Savior was strengthened this weekend. I am grateful for the opportunity to evaluate my spirituality and work on coming closer to Christ as I heed the prophets council. Anyone have a favorite talk? I loved Elder Scott's....it tugged at my heart strings.

Ward Campout

Ward campout at Hukilau beach! Beautiful weather and less than a mile from where we live.

Playing soccer on the beach. Alden scores a goal!

They taught us how to weave a bowl out of palm leaves for dinner!
Whenever we have any type of ward gathering this is what we eat.... lots of meat and rice.
The steak was a little to rare for me but all the food was delicious. The boys especially were in heaven.

Everyone got to take they're turn scrapping the inside of the coconut to get the "meat" out. Everyone was timed. Alden did the whole thing in 1:52.... it took six girls (me included) 9 minutes to do ours. The fastest was a Polynesian girl who did the whole thing in 19 seconds! It was very impressive.

We had a really great time getting to know people, playing games, and learning more about the Polynesian culture. Our bishop is the best. Yay for ward camp outs!

Sorry about the crummy pics. We didn't bring the camera so we only had our phones :)