Wasilla Ward Volleyball Champions!

(This should of been posted at the beginning of May.. )

For the 3rd year in the a row the Wasilla Ward took home the volleyball. In the championship match, we gave up the first game. It was best 2 out of 3 so we knew we had to win the next two. The 2nd game we won 26-24. The 3rd game was intense but we pulled it out. I can't take any credit for the wins. The youth were awesome and worked well together! Hurray!

Summer Begins!

Lazy Mountain Hike

I was feeling pretty ambitious and have been wanting to take full advantage of the mountains and the gorgeous weather we've been having. I knew Ashley Breshears likes to hike so I proposed we go and go we did. I knew I wasn't in the best shape but I didn't realize just how out of shape I am! Lazy Mountain is actually one of the shorter hikes but the first part is pretty straight up the mountain. I'm excited to try some other ones. Besides getting my butt kicked by a mountain, it was an awesome hike. Things have greened up and the view was amazing. 360 degrees of mountain views. 

These pics are from 1/2 way up... 

 The little bump in the left of the picture...that's the Butte. We thought about hiking that but decided to tackle Lazy Mountain instead. Man it looks like nothing from up here!

pics from the top...

 Matanuska Peak is behind Ashley. We think it could be  fun hike towards the end of summer :)

 I look like a giant...and it was pretty windy if you can't tell by Ashley's hair.

On the way back down... 

 

-- Sent from my Palm Pre

May Book Club

This month we read and discussed Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce

This was my pick. I love Tamora Pierce and her way of writing fantasy. Most of her main characters are female and I love the way she intertwines all of her series by having them in the country of Tortall and mentions the characters throughout all the different series.

Alanna is a girl that doesn't want to learn to be a lady. She wants to be a knight in a world that doesn't allow female knights. So, she switches places with her twin brother, who wants to be a mage (sorcerer), and pretends to be a boy. She is very determined, smart and stubborn. We had some good discussion about the qualities that she had to have to be able to endure what she did.

Next month is Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster