Sanpete County Fair weekend 2011

Friday night we all went to the Demolition Derby. Lacey, Landon, Jayleigh, Logan, Lyndsay, Chris, Amanda, Cody, Carter, Curt, and I all sat together. The next morning, on Saturday, Lacey and Amber ran in the 5K that started near Temple Hill. Joan also ran, but I had to get a picture of Joe, too.
Here they are--getting ready to take off!
Saturday afternoon we celebrated Cody's 4th birthday. Cashelle's family's moonsand was a hit with him.
What a character. He reminds me of Vanna White.
Baseball bat and balls--watch out windows!
Chillin' in the backyard.

Time to blow out the candles!
Here we are, waiting for the annual parade to start.
Oh, Carter, you are such a cutie! I think he's eating one of the pieces of candy he found.
Cody was so cute. When someone drove by with candy, he would raise his hand.

Disneyland 2011

We made a second trip to California to see Cashelle and A.J.'s family before the summer was over. This time we made a trip to Disneyland--it was exhausting but so much fun. We hadn't been there since Cashelle was about 10 or 11, so it's been a while. When we first got there, we went on the Peter Pan ride. This one is the teacups.
Audrey, you clown. Aren't these two girls so cute!
Inside the "Crush" (from "Finding Nemo") interactive program. Crush talks to members of the audience. It was so cute. The time before we were there, he talked to Madalynn and A.J.
Awww, the princesses. We stood in line for about an hour to get to see the princesses. They were a huge hit.
Spencer loved getting to sit on Belle's dress. Even the boys enjoyed the princesses.

Hey, Grandpa, what are you looking at? It was a great time watching the kids. That was my favorite part. They did talk me into some rides I wouldn't have gone on--like the roller coaster that shoots you out to start. Cashelle, the girls, and I tried that one.
In the California Adventure side, this was a backdrop. It's hard to tell that it is only a backdrop. It was fascinating. The front two buildings were the only real buildings. The rest was a mural painting.
Right after Madalynn and I rode on the Haunted Mansion (that one was scary), Curt had to buy the kids cotton candy. He's such a good grandpa.
The same dark cloud followed us around when we went to the beach. It had been super hot before we came, and super hot after we left, but the day we went to the beach it was super cold! We still braved the elements.
That Madalynn is turning into a California surfer girl.
One of the days we traveled down to San Diego. This was an aircraft carrier at the dock.

Up, Up, and Away!

One day after Curt's doctor appointment in Salt Lake, I convinced him to drive out to Herriman to find the "Up" house. It was so dang cute! Curt insisted on taking one with me standing in front.
So cute....
Had to get a picture of the hose. Wish Russell had been there, lol.

On another note, one day we drove down to the farm, and look what we found in the shed.
They got scared off before we could get any other pictures. Nice little bucks!

Walk a Mile in My Shoes

OK, so Curt bought some shoes for church 15-20 years ago. Yes, I did say 15-20 YEARS ago. He kept them in his closet and was "saving" them to wear. If any of you know Curt, he buys stuff and then "saves" it--for what reason, I don't know. I kept giving him a hard time about his shoes he had never worn. Well, yesterday he decided he better get them out and wear them to church. The soles disintegrated! I laughed so hard. He left pieces of them throughout the kitchen. Curt's take on the whole thing, "Oh, well, they did last a long time."
And this is what it did to my new porcelain tile floor. Sheesh!

Pioneer Day Weekend at the "Tar Pots"

OK, this picture is way out of order. Misty and Heather didn't want me to see their face.
For Pioneer Day Weekend, we had a lot of fun. We went fishing, got three loads of wood, went to Elsinore to see Landon's family fireworks, rode in the mountains, etc. We stopped at Community up Ephraim Canyon and Cody tried his hand at fishing. Notice the picture below--he caught one!


Chris tried to get Cody to hold the fish for the picture but he would have nothing of that. We could barely get him to say "cheese." He is watching that fish to make sure it wouldn't "get" him.
Dakota came fishing with us. He brought his own pole. When Chris threw it out for him the first time it didn't go too far out. Dakota told Chris to "hold on the button longer--that's how my dad does it."
Dakota, you're so cute.
Curt showing Dakota something on the other side of the pond.

Grandpa Curt helping Carter to fish, too.
This picture cracks me up. Peek-a-boo, Dakota, where are you? I wish I had taken a video of Carter walking over to the 4-wheeler with that helmet on. He could hardly hold his head up.
Much better picture. We can see Dakota this time. Just after I took this picture, Chris and the boys were driving off. Curt's truck wouldn't start. So Chris brought the boys back, he went down to get some help from camp--they were all gone so he brought back Brice's truck. In the meantime, Curt tried the truck again--it started. We passed Chris on the way down, right after he passed a motor home so he could get up to us quicker.
Mr. Lumberjack himself, sawing wood to load in the truck.

Dakota was in the hammock when "Precious" jumped up on him. It was cute.
Dave brought Granny and Kelly up for the afternoon.

4th of July 2011

Fourth of July at the park, on Monday. On Saturday we had a BBQ at our house. I was an idiot and didn't get any pictures, duh. Landon, Lacey, Jayleigh, and Landon's family (Jerry, Shelly, Lyndsay, Dustin, and Logan) were there. Also, Grandma Kjar, Grandma Duncan, Kelly, and my brother, Dave were there. It was so much fun and we had such yummy food! Curt and I barbecued turkey (Sanpete style) and I made a batch of baked beans. Everyone else brought a salad--they were absolutely the best! After the BBQ we set off fireworks. It was a great show. Dustin, Logan, and Landon kept things going.

At the park, the boys are busy getting ready to run in their age race.
Well, Carter didn't actually run--he walked. He would have placed higher but he fell down just shy of the finish line.
Cody did so well. Look at the concentration in that little face! Last year he won his age group.