Snow Camp 2009

Yesterday, some of the scouts got home from Snow Camp. I didn't go, but I know who went and what happened.

So, Alec, Jeremy, Dallin, the Kyles, Brandon, and Dewlin Rosdahl met at the church on December 28th at the church a 5:00 AM. They drove up to Donner Ski Ranch in the Sierra Nevadas.

They hiked up a ways through an old train tunnel built in the 1860's.

When they got to their camp, they made their snow caves, probably and dinner and stuff, and then when the time came, they slept in their caves.

That's pretty much all I know. I'll need to get some more information and stuff.

Merry Christmas!

Helping the Homeless

In case if you didn't know, Dallin, Jaren, and some other families went into San Francisco and gave sack lunches and socks and other things to the poor and homeless. I'm sure it helped show Christmas Spirit!

The Ward Christmas Breakfast

After Jaren's birthday party sleep over, Cole was picked up by his mom, and then Jaren, Dallin, Teddy, and I went over to the Ward Christmas Breakfast. We at pancakes, bacon, sausage, and eggs with Alec, Brandon, and Jeremy, until Brother Spencer told us to come with him to practice the chimes. We practiced until we had to go on stage. Rick had to announce every skit thing, so he had to do it with us without practicing.

We did pretty good.

Jaren's Birthday Party

So, Alec, Jeremy, Dallin, Rick, Teddy, and I came to Jaren's sleep over birthday party. We ate pizza and cake, and then Jaren opened his presents. Dallin made him a teenager survival kit with a bunch of fun stuff in it. Jaren also got a lot of gift cards for iTunes and At the Candy Shop. Then, we played games on my Wii that I brought.

Then, Brandon came over after singing in the San Francisco Boys Chorus. He gave Jaren a farting machine with a remote control. We pulled pranks with it by putting right by someone, and then at the perfect time, we'd press the button, and away it went!

After playing some games, Cole Becker, one of our friends, came over. Dallin invented a new drink. He poured about 10 Pixie Stix in water, and drank it. I tried it, but I only put in 3, so mine tasted like watery sugar. Eew. Purple water.

We started to watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but some of us couldn't stay for the sleep over. So some of us left. First Rick, then Brandon, then Jeremy, then Alec. Then, it was just down to Jaren, Dallin, Teddy, Cole, and me.

We finished the movie, and then we stayed up until 3:30 AM watching Lord of the Rings on Dallin's iPod. We dubbed over the movie and said some funny stuff. We also found a part in the movie (The Return of the King) where Aragorn says "I do not believe it!" but he sounds like he's Mexican, and then he returns to his English accent. And then this one Orc made a weird noise that sounded like, "URRRGHRRGH!"

Then, at last, we went to sleep.

The Triple Scout Meeting

Well, we just had an eventful Scout Meeting! We started with a Court of Honor. Most of us got the merit badges we earned at Scout Camp, like Citizenship in the Nation, Wilderness Survival, and First Aid. Some of us also got the merit badges from Advance Camp, like Rick, who got his Music merit badge and Jeremy and Alec, who got their Chemistry merit badge.

There was some rank advancements too. Dallin and I advanced to Star Scout, and Alec advanced to Life Scout! Then, I showed the slideshow of Scout Camp.

After the Court of Honor, Brother Ganschow told us what to pack for our next camp out. We get to go snow camping up in Donner Pass. Instead of sleeping in tents or under the stars, we get to sleep in snow caves!

Then finally, we practiced our skit for the show thing for the Ward Christmas Breakfast at Church. All the youth put on skits and we deacons are playing the chimes. Last year we played Silent Night. This year we'll be playing Deck the Halls.

So, there's some things to tune in for later in December!

It Snowed!

This morning it snowed on pretty much every lawn in Danville! And here in the San Francisco Bay Area, we don't get snow a whole lot!

Also, at school, we could see Mt. Diablo covered with snow! It looked like Mt. Rose or something! I took this picture after school. The clouds came in over Mt. Diablo around the afternoon, but around mid-day you could see the whole mountain covered with snow!

Christmas Spirit Service

Today, the youth, including us Deacons, were divided into groups and went to certain people's houses, and then we'd do service for them to get them in the Christmas spirit. Dallin, Rick, Jeremy, Kyle Makaiwi, Teddy, Jaren, and I attended. Teddy and I were in the same group.

Teddy and my group went to Sister Finch's house and raked up the leaves and installed some lights. Then, we sang to Sister Finch and had doughnuts and Martinelli's. And then we all went to Sister Taylor's and had hot chocolate.