Our Date Weekend

The weekend started with our ward camp out at Heise Hot Springs just about an hour from Rexburg. Sam and I both got Friday and Saturday off of work, so we were ready to do all we could with the time we had!

Here's our little tent! We put our pillows and a couple quilts in there and we were ready. We didn't have sleeping bags, so good thing we didn't get too cold! I did sleep in sweat pants and a hoodie though... That might have had something to do with it.

After we set up our tent we went down to the river and Sam attempted to teach me to skip rocks... again. He's a great teacher, but for some reason I just can't get the hang of it. Maybe one day!

The river was so pretty. These pictures don't do it justice!

There were tons of cotton trees around our camp site and the wind was blowing like crazy! It almost looks like it was snowing. Good thing the wind stopped before we brought the food out.

In between these two pictures we had an amazing dinner of pulled pork sandwiches, potato salad, chips... You know, all the good camping stuff. Then for dessert we had cobbler - apple, blueberry and cherry. YUM!! Our bishop (he's AWESOME) also talked to us a little bit around the campfire. After that we played this hilarious game that was kind of a mix between telephone and charades. It was so funny to see each person go out of his or her comfort zone to act things out - the bishop as Michael Jackson, The EQ president as Lady Gaga, the 1st counselor's wife as a Klingon, and the RS president as Big Foot. We all had so much fun getting to know each other better!

We woke up early the next morning to a breakfast of cereal with candy and fruit add-ins. Apparently that is a tradition in the bishop's family. You should have seen some of the guys' bowls! Cap'n Crunch and Reese's Puffs with malt balls, chocolate chips and strawberries... It was great.

We got back to our apartment, cleaned ourselves up, and drove down to IF for some more adventures. First stop: the Idaho Falls temple! We had such an amazing experience there.

After the temple we went to see Toy Story 3 with a gift card we got for our wedding. I had heard it was a tear jerker, but I didn't think so! It was just really cute. I recommend it!

These are some pictures from when we went to Ross and TJ Maxx to look around. We just messed around and had some fun!

And the crown didn't so much fit me...

We went to Outback with another gift card after that. (Thanks Mom and Dad!) Sam got steak, and I got this pasta. It was super good, but a little too spicy! It was great because we had Sunday dinner too.

On Sunday afternoon we went to the gardens on campus and read a few articles in the Ensign and enjoyed watching families with little kids. All in all it was a great weekend! I can't wait for the 7 week break to start (two more days!!) so we can have even more adventures before school starts in the fall!