Beehives

What a funny name for a group of 12 to 13-year old girls. Ben works with a lady who was a new convert to the church when she was called to work with the Beehives. She accepted, willing to serve wherever the Bishop wanted her to, and then said she was scared to death of bees; not knowing that the Beehives were just a group of girls, not actual beehives where bees produce honey.

Anyway, that wasn't what I was going to blog about. I've recently been called to serve with the Beehives, and I've really had a lot of fun getting to know each of the girls in the class. It's a little out of my element--I haven't been in the Young Women program since I graduated from high school at 17, but it's been fun.

Tonight for our class activity, we decided to have a sewing night. Aprons are simple and fun, and they're all the rage right now, so we pulled together some cute fabric and ribbon and made these darling creations. I was very impressed with how well the girls already knew how to sew. They did nearly all the work by themselves, while I stood by to help with temperamental sewing machines (as they usually tend to be). Here's a photo of the work so far. We still need to do the waistbands and ribbon ties, but you get the idea.