Youth Conference 2016: Cooking for 40 people

Mr. D and I really enjoyed our opportunity to help out with Youth Conference this year with our church. We were asked to be in charge of the food for the event and got to spend nearly $1200 towards meals for the Thursday night thru Saturday afternoon event. Estimating how much food to purchase and then cooking it for a group of about 40 youth and adults was challenging, but something we really enjoyed trying to figure out. Here's a screenshot of part of the Google doc Mr. D and I used to plan out food:

We went to a camp called Zion's Camp, which is a church-owned campsite in Belfair Washington. While we were there we got to play in a lake, do a service project, participate in a ropes course, and listen to leaders and youth share personal experiences about God. Here are some photos from the event:

-Mr. D and Mrs. M

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Family Reunion to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State

Our family had a reunion in Washington state this past week! Our family took the big drive to Washington from Utah. We got to stay at a neighbor's home and do a few fun activities on the Eastside before heading over to the Olympic Peninsula for the reunion: Museum of Flight Raspberry Picking Hiking around Evan's Creek Preserve Ferry Ride to Bainbridge Island Visiting the Bainbridge Island Troll Here are the Olympic Peninsula attractions we got to experience: Hoh Rainforest Tree of Life Ruby beach Olympic Game Farm zoo Hurricane Ridge It was great, here are more photos from our trip:

Outside and enjoying the sunshine

Our family recently crossed the 1 year in Utah mark. We've really enjoyed exploring the area and being outside. We love going on the Murdock trail near our home. Recently our oldest, Neil, went on his longest bike ride ever (a 20 mile trip!) and rode from where we live in Highland down to the Lindon temple (and back home). The boys love biking and scootering and visiting the various parks nearby. We've been really happy with our ebike (a radwagon) and this past summer added a couple escooters (secondhand segway ninebots). Hope you've had a great summer.

Camping Adventure at Penrose Point State Park

This past weekend Mr. D and I went camping at Penrose Point State Park with a family we have been friends with for almost three years! We decided to carpool there together with our camping gear and all seven of us in their van. After we got there, we made hotdogs for dinner, s’mores and cobbler for dessert, and enjoyed spending time together in front of the campfire. The following morning we walked over to the water and had fun discovering crabs in the rocks. Here are some of the photos from the trip: Checking out an alive sand dollar Looking for crabs on the water Crazy tree and roots This was the website we used to book the reservation: https://washington.goingtocamp.com/PenrosePointStatePark -Mr. D and Mrs. M

Mr. D and Mrs. M

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