Mr. Martha's Moments

This past weekend, I went camping with the Finaus. It was so much fun! We did some Branch acvitivies Friday night, and then Kilisi, Maili, and I slept in the tent while the rest of their fam slept in the tent trailor. There was plenty of room in there for the three of us, but I guess tenting just sounded more fun. I don't know why, of course. The tent trailor has air conditioning, a microwave, sink, two queen sized beds and a full sized bed, plus a kitchen. Anyway, all day Saturday we went boating. It was so much fun! Uncle Brett's moments made it even all the more exciting! lol The first one occured while he was driving the boat and Tami, Kilisi, and I were on the tube. He was stopping at nothing in atempt to throw us off! The three of us were gripping the handles with all our might when Brett suddenly jerked the boat at full speed! Next thing we know, we're hearing a loud ripping noise as we fall into the freezing cold water! The material and handle part of the tube had been torn from the blow up part! It was SO funny! I am still curious as to who won that battle. Anyway, on top of that, while he was bringing the boat to us, Katie Munson, a pregnant family friend, was standing on the back of the boat when he took off, nearly knocking her over! We stayed with the Munsons while Tami and Brett went to go buy a tube. They came back and Munson's left, then we got back onto the boat. By now I had built up the courage to try kneeboarding (I'd made Tami go before lunch), and it ended up being totally fun! I loved it a lot, if my family gets a boat we're definately getting a kneeboard! Anyway, when Brett jumped into the water he realized he still had sun glasses and a hat on, so he tried to be smooth and slide the stuff of before he went under, and he ended up throwing them OVER the boat! It was so funny! It was even funnier when he came back onto the boat and a broken piece of Tami's glasses was attached to his jacket! There went another pair! They later took me on a tour of that part of the Missouri, and we headed back to the campsite, which is when things got VERY scary, but I'll save that for next time. Until then...

Can You Show me your Backdive?

Vacation in Pierre, (Peer, not Pee Air lol), South Dakota is great! The Finau's house is nice and has the best view of the Missouri River ever! Speaking of the Missouri, we went boating a few days ago and it was awesome! Tubing is way fun, and I can't wait to go camping this weekend so we can go all day. That's also when I will probably try kneeboarding. That should be very interesting, but I am excited nontheless! The kids have been way fun to hang with, too! Saturday, Kilisi, Keila, and I rode our bikes the the YMCA to swim. We had a BLAST! I spent most of my time on the diving board, which is how I learned my new trick...
I was frontflipping off the diving board and when I got off a little girl asked me to show her my backdive off the diving board. Well, I'd never really tried it, but who wants to let a poor little girl down, right? So, I strutted to the end of the board, turned around, and dove in backwards. It was such a cool feeling for someone like me who isn't exactly your best gymnast! I kept doing it, and soon enough I could do a full out back flip! It was so much fun! So naturally, I was showing off just a little, cuz how many girls can do a backflip, right? I keep flipping and all of the sudden I have a group of boys glued to me... not good! I figured they were harmless since Kilisi knew them and I'd seen them at church, so I just acted normal. Next thing I know, I get off of the diving board and one of them asks me out! I could have died, I was so embarassed and I felt terrible when I turned him down. Lesson Learned: Showing off, not always good!

Saying Goodbye

It's been a busy little while lately! Last Thursday, I got together with my friends for the last time at Sand Hollow (The Pool, not the Lake, lol). We had tons of fun hanging out by the diving boards and doing tricks! It was all pretty fun until Aaron grabbed my arm to pull me out of the pool and told me he had to go. We hugged goodbye and then McKade pretended to shake my hand and then hugged me, too. I hugged Skyler and they all headed out. I talked to my old volleyball coach (Skyler's mom) in the lobby and she gave me some advice for Try-outs in Layton. Luckily, Skyler had to go to an orthodontist appointment, so Aaron and McKade got to stay awhile longer, that's when I remembered my camera. I'll upload my pictures when I get home, I don't have the software here! Anyway, Aaron and McKade left for real right before Courtney's dad came to pick us up. We dropped my orchestra buddies Nicole and Ashley off, and I said goodbye to them. I went to Jandee's house after that. She just had jaw surgerey, so she couldn't come to the pool with us. Berkley's brother came and picked her up, and that's when it started to get really hard. I cried a little after Aaron and McKade left, but now I couldn't stop. We all just sat outside for awhile, and then I decided to go pack. When me and Emily were walking back to Jandee's we ran into a big group from my ward, so I said goodbye to them and then Parker Sheeran and Kyle Owens walked with us. Kyle hugged me goodbye and then I went across to Jandee's house. Shayla had already left, so I didn't get to say goodbye to her. Emily and I slept over at Courtney's house. We went swimming at about 1 or 2 am, and didn't get to sleep til three, not to mention we got up and six! Courtney made me a French Toast Breakfast (my favorite), Emily went to her family reunion, and Courtney and Jandee came to walk through my house one last time. I said goodbye to them and headed for the airport. It was hard, but I know I will come to visit!

More Not-So-Exciting-Tidbits

My Last Time Babysitting
I've babysat the too cute little kids in the picture for a long time now. Their mom was taking an aerobics class, so I got to babysit them twice a week while she went to her class. I had so much fun! Lindsay (the cute little girl) is now 5 and when I first started babysitting her it was just here and there, but she went around telling people I was her best friend. It was so cute! Ryker was born just a little while after I first started babysitting Lindsay, he was about 3 or 4 months old when she started taking the class. I was so glad to babysit them all the time! I babysat them for the last time a few days ago and I was so sad! With the Finau's in South Dakota, Lindsay and Ryker became like my little cousins! I am definately gonna miss them! The good thing is I get to go to South Dakota to see my real cousins Friday. Too bad Keoni isn't a little baby anymore! I am going to miss having a baby cousin. I guess now I just need to hope that Travis will give me a few! He'll just have to move up to Salt Lake :).

The Tale of GP
I finally got a new phone! My phone was pretty nice when I got it for my 13th Birthday almost two years ago, but after a year or so, my phone was nicknamed GHETTO PHONE by all my friends. Of course, it was pretty fun having a fat phone that was practically impossible to break, my friends and I always had something to play catch with when we got bored. Aaron and I also found it made a pretty good hockey puck. All my friends carved their initials into the back at school one day too. I love my new purple phone and I will definately treat it better than I did GP, but that old phone sure has a lot of good memories in it and I want to keep it handy for that fact, and it will be pretty fun to show it to my kids some day when phones are as thin as paper! :)

Random Tidbits of the Last Few Weeks

Courtney, my mom, and I went shopping for Girl's Camp stuff. We stopped at Pachanga's and ordered this HUGE plate of Nachos. I had to take a picture! We finished most of them, though. They taste even better than they look!
Girl's Camp was totally fun! The view was even prettier than in the picture, and the tent was even more crowded than you can tell in the picture :). We did horseback riding, obstacle courses, and played lots of pranks on the first years! :) The sad part was, we actually made one cry when we played "Annie".
Guess after camping I decided I liked not having a bed, because the night that I got back, Jandee and I slept over at Courtney's. Me and Courtney got pretty violent playing Tennis on the Wii, but in the picture, we were just messing around before starting How to Lost a Guy in Ten Days.

Jandee, Courtney, and I went to hang out at the hall, or, as Travis correctly calls it, The Hall. My mom says the Layton Hills Mall is big, so that will be a nice change when we move. Too bad I have to wear uniforms, though! We went to go see Get Smart at Cinema 6, it was hilarious! Here's Courtney surrounded by guys after the movie :). This wasn't even posed, guys just seem to like her :)