Pam & Carrie... can you tell we were in a very celebrative mood!?!
Pam... yes, the creative mood was flowing wildly!
Deanne, always wholehearted in all she does
Megan & me... we were the "table leader & mentor mom" coordinator buddies and we get to be again next year... yeah!!! She is such a blessing to work with!
Carrie & Megan posing so beautifully! 
Each center piece was uniquely prepared... there is nothing like fresh flowers, they all came from our garden and after I had cut them all I couldn't even tell any were missing!
The Mentor Moms... Debbi, Lydia, Pam, Me and Valerie... these ladies pour out so much love on all the young mothers... they are such a blessing to everyone!
The Table Leaders... Apryl, Jane, Veronica & Megan (with little Averie, such a cutie), these young moms are so full of creativity, passion and life, they are awesome!!!
Sara... in charge of the balloons
The inside view... we had three different areas to celebrate in!
A close up of the cupcakes... they were soo fun to make and turned out so cute!
Cristabel, Michele, and Chela... busy with kitchen preparations
Check out the beautiful spread... we could have eaten for a week and it was so delicious!!!
Prestin, Jasen & Deron playing a game of risk... I hate that game, it's ruthless!
On their way up!
Looking up to the other side where they would soon hike up to.
They hiked up and around to the other side of the frozen lake, where it was being fed into in hopes of finding hungry fish.
Happy wilderness man!
Did I mention Steve really doesn't know how to fish?! Matt was a great and patient teacher! And yes it was incredibly beautiful!
The thawed end of the lake!
Matt was catching fish after fish. He invited Steve to throw his line into the spot where the fish were being caught. You guessed it... the fish stopped biting. After a few more tries, Steve pulled his line in and Matt threw his back out. Almost instantly the fish were fighting to get on the hook. Matt caught several more! I guess it wasn't Steve's time to catch a fish yet!
Matt threw back everything he caught. He fishes just for the fun of it!
This was seconds before Steve dropped the camera in the creek (by the way it was Jasen's camera that Steve was borrowing!). Anyways with some tender loving care the camera and its photos have been saved (though it took two weeks)!
Did I mention it was beautiful?
Matt & Steve were best men in each other's weddings!
Other end of the frozen lake! This was where they stopped on the way up.
Hiking back down was actually quite tiring!
From lake fishing to creek fishing. Matt changed tactics and continued to fish at various spots as they hiked back down the mountain.
At another spot where the fish were biting Steve gave it another go. And the fish ran for cover! No bites!
On their way home the next day they stopped just outside of Big Pine and did some creek fishing. Wow, that is a huge challenge climbing through the brush and trying not to get the line snagged. But in the end Steve actually caught two fish - well that is they were on his line for maybe a few seconds!
Steve had a great time with his friend Matt. The fishing part, well that was okay, but the adventure was awesome. Steve says he will stick to being a fisher of men! Nevertheless, fishing may get another opportunity in the future! 