Willing Babysitter

Dear Ladies-
Just wanted to let you know that we have a willing babysitter in our midst. Sara Foster (Josh Foster's 15 year old sister) is visiting for the summer from Missouri. She is trying to earn money to come back next year and is looking for babysitting jobs - big or small - to make that happen. I know as the summer waxes hotter we're all looking for a few hours to ourselves. Don't delay! Call Sara today! And tell her Sister Bunker sent you (I think with enough referrals I might get a discount...just kidding :) ) But really, call her - you need the sitter, she needs the work. She's babysat for my crazy brood and survived - now that's saying something! The Foster's number is 801-822-4876.

Love-Meredith

Playgroup for July 20

Playgroup for this week will be at Harmon Park at 11:00 am, which is by our "old" church building. Please keep in mind that it is going to be quite warm outside (93 for the high, so not as bad as it could be but still) so please bring lots of water for your kids. We'll try and get back on track with the lessons. Please contact me if you have any suggestions, concerns, or know of someone who needs/wants to be on the email list. See you all tomorrow!

Geneen

Playgroup Schedule for July--playgroup is Tuesday at 11:00 and runs about an hour
20: Harmon Park (150 S 850 E)
27: Memorial Park (150 N 800 E)

Cooking Group Photos from Grilling Night!

I don't know about you all, but I am stoked to cook every meal on my grill from now on. I hope my family never gets sick of steak and grilled bananas! It was such a fun night. Thanks so much Sam for all your hard work!

Sam explaining the importance of a good steak. Ribeye all the way baby!

All the fixings. Yes, we grilled all of that food and much much much more.

Attendees at the big event.

Michelle was in charge of the sauces, which turned out excellent. Good job Michelle!

Candid prep work shot! :)

And another! She threatened me with that knife after this picture, just so you all know.

Cute girls awaiting the fruits of the grills. And braving the heat outside!

This is how I dealt with the heat. It was nice. :)

Grilled Salmon with butter and lemon pepper. Divine!

Playgroup for July 13

A big thank you to all the ladies who helped with the quilts last week and a double big thank you to Michelle for providing her home and time out of her busy schedule to accommodate us! This week will be much simpler for everyone involved. We'll be meeting at the Boys and Girls Club at 11:00am and having the second half of our lesson from a few weeks ago. Bring lunch if you want, but good discussion and conversation is a must! See you there!

Geneen

Playgroup Schedule for July--playgroup is Tuesday at 11:00 and runs about an hour
13: Boys and Girls Club (150 N 1020 E)
20: Harmon Park (150 S 850 E)
27: Memorial Park (150 N 800 E)

Playgroup for July 6th

Playgroup this week will be at Michelle Jone's house. We will be finishing the quilts that we started tying for the enrichment activity a few weeks ago. There is a correction to the last email I sent out. We will NOT be doing water activities at Michelle house due to the fact that the quilts we will be trying to tie could be damaged by over exuberant children. We will just be utilizing Michelle's backyard and play equipment. You can still bring your lunch if you want, just be sure to keep it away from the quilts! :) Also, please remember that playgroup (all playgroups in general, but specifically this one) is not limited to mother's with small children. If you would like to come and participate in this activity because you missed enrichment or because you really like to work on quilts, please do! We would love to see everyone! See you all tomorrow!

Geneen

Playgroup Schedule for July--playgroup is Tuesday at 11:00 and runs about an hour
6: Michelle Jone's backyard (105 N 900 E)--Finishing the RS quilts for the adults.
13: Boys and Girls Club (150 N 1020 E)
20: Harmon Park (150 S 850 E)
27: Memorial Park (150 N 800 E)

Playgroup for June 29th

This week playgroup will be at my house (164 N 700 E backyard) at 11:00 to have water games for the kids. My water game supply is limited, but I do have a baby pool and a sprinkler, so if you want to bring more water toys, PLEASE DO! Also, if anyone has a hose splitter, that would be nice. We can still do lunch if you want to bring it. In fact, I have my BBQ grill set up if anyone wants to grill their lunch, they are more than welcome. We'll have the lesson by Yvonne this week, and hopefully we'll have permanent teachers called soon, but if not I'm always up for taking volunteers.

I thought I'd put the schedule up for July while I was at it, especially since Michelle Jones offered her house in return for having us finish up those quilts the Relief Society is donating to foster kids. I don't think you need to bring anything but yourselves, but if you need to bring supplies I'll let you know next week.*** I know July is a big travel month for lots of families, so July will be kept low key at the parks here. I'm still up for any great ideas from you all to make playgroup even better, so chime in and let me know what you think! One idea we've had is to incorporate humanitarian service projects into playgroup for the mom's to work on while we chat. If you have any good idea, place share. See you all tomorrow!

Geneen Jacobson

***NOTE TO ALL SISTERS WHO DO NOT HAVE KIDS: If you would like to come and work on the quilts with us, please do! Having kids is not a requirement for attending playgroup! We would love to see anyone who wants to work with us, who couldn't attend the Enrichment meeting and wants to learn the skill, or is simply bored and wants to have something to do and participate in a wonderful gospel discussion. If you have questions or concerns, please contact me directly. 801-360-8254

Playgroup Schedule for June--playgroup is Tuesday at 11:00 and runs about an hour
29: Water fun! at my house (164 N 700 E)

Playgroup Schedule for July--playgroup is Tuesday at 11:00 and runs about an hour
6: Michelle Jone's backyard (105 N 900 E)--Water games for kids and finishing the RS quilts for the adults.
13: Boys and Girls Club (150 N 1020 E)
20: Harmon Park (150 S 850 E)
27: Memorial Park (150 N 800 E)

Fruit & Veggie Baskets

Here are some photos of the fruit and veggie baskets we made for the Relief Society Activity in June. If you have questions, call Lydia.