Cody's 3rd birthday

Cody turned 3 in August--man my grandkids are getting too old!!! Amanda had a wonderful party planned. The kids had a blast--so did the adults. Before the party the kids all came swimming at our hotel. They had so much fun. Jayleigh loved the water. The birthday boy.

Sittin' in the hot tub. I was finally able to soak my poor sore foot (surgery in June--doctor says it will take a year for it to get better--yuck!).

One of the little fishes.

Carter even got to get wet.

Jumping to mommy.

Cashelle's fam, except for Spencer. He really didn't like the water very much.

Jumping in.

This was not long before Thomas' near death experience. I swear, he isn't afraid of anything.

Chillin'.

At the party in Chris/Amanda's new back yard spraying colored water on white T-shirts.

I think the biggest kid had the most fun.

Blowing out the candles.

Fishing at Ferron

The weekend before school started, Chris/Amanda and family, Lacey/Landon and family, Curt and I, and the dogs went up the canyon to Ferron to fish for a while. Here's Chris showing Cody how to bait a hook. I don't think Cody is paying attention to daddy. Hey! I think I saw a fish out there!

I'd much rather sleep.

Landon filling up his bubble.

Skinny Lacey trying her hand fishing.

Amanda in the sun.

Who's that?

Waiting for the big one.

Lucky and Brown. The next day Lucky was so sick she almost died. She got poisoned with rat poisoning and spent two nights in the vet hospital. I'm so glad she is better.

Who is this bearded man?!?!

Learning from #1.

Jayleigh copying Grandpa.

Cody and Brown playing in the weeds.

Sanpete County Fair 2010

For the Sanpete County Fair this year, Cashelle/A.J. and their family came down and Chris/Amanda and their family came up. We did the "Fun on the Farm" with the kids, went to the Demolition Derby, Rodeo, and Parade. It was so much fun. This is Carter eyeing the corn--doesn't he look hungry? Thomas, Madalynn, and Audrey--my little flowers.

Cody, Chris, Spencer, and A.J.--my other little flowers.

Madalynn taking a turn milking the cow at "Down on the Farm."

Cody was "udderly" enthralled to try his hand at milking a cow.

Audrey "haulin' hay" with Thomas in the background with his basket.

Cody taking his turn hauling hay.

Can't leave out Thomas.

Or Spencer . . . .

What a cute pair.

Isn't Audrey just the cutest little farm girl?

Ridin' a buckin' bronc.

Cody, the cow roper.

Thomas taking a turn.

"Bee man."

OK--this wasn't down on the farm--but this was the kiddos just before their primary program. They all did a very nice job singing and speaking.

The rest of the family.

This one's for you, Cashelle . . . .

Dad wanted me to let you see this picture he took with his camera up the mountain today. Chris and Lacey weren't even thought of when he did this . . . .

Utah Road Trip

Since I'm laid up this summer with my foot in a cast, we have had to be creative with our summer fun. Last week we took a road trip up Fairview Canyon, drove south through Emery County, and back through Salina and home. This week we decided to do another one--we put on almost 400 miles. We drove down to Loa and then on to Torrey. There you can get on Highway 12, which is a beautiful scenic drive. It takes you over Boulder Mountain and through some of the most beautiful country, ending up at Bryce Canyon. We left about 9 a.m. and got home about 8:30 p.m. We really did have a great time together just looking at the beautiful country. This is taken from the top of Boulder Mountain looking east. Somehow the pictures don't look as awesome as it does in person.

This is west of the town Boulder, Utah. It is all rock. In places it reminds me of the Grand Canyon--it goes so deep. At one point the road (a little skinny 2-lane road) had dropoffs on both sides. Any of you that know me knows I was gripping the steering wheel so tight my knuckles were white. But it was so pretty.

At the bottom of the gorge it was so green.

Again, green trees in the bottom.

This was an old Anasazi Indian ruin. You can see what they had built here with a hole in the top.

This is a granary they had built to store their corn and other food.

Now we are at Bryce Canyon. Curt took the pictures but somehow the iris was open too far so some of these pictures are too light. They are better at the end. This is a Natural Bridge (it actually is a natural arch, but they call it Natural Bridge).

Curt had to get a picture of my on my crutches. I didn't get any pictures of him, though.

Now, these are better. I love the red color in the rocks.

A picture of the famous Ruby's Inn sign. After we left Bryce Canyon, we headed straight north to Antimony. The road started out good but then ended up like the road from Nephi to the Sand Dunes. Me, the worrier, was afraid we may be on the wrong road, but we finally ended up at Antimony, drove around Otter Creek, and headed home. It was a pretty fun road trip.