Catching Up

Wow, time goes by fast, but the weather doesn't change! Still cold and cloudy, and I'm starting to wonder if it will ever be warm. Remind me of that when I'm complaining it's too hot! (Would I do that?!?)

Mother's Day was so awesome. Melsy, Clint and Krista all came. I was whining about how horrible my hair looked. I needed some color. I went to the gym and told my good friend Nan, that if my daughter wasn't going to come home to do my hair for Mother's Day, I was going to have to find someone to do it for me. I came home from the gym and called Marcie and told her I couldn't believe she wasn't coming home to do my hair. She said, "I'm sorry, Mom." I tried to call one of the girls here that do hair, but she couldn't do it either. So I said to heck with all that and went to have a nap. I was sleeping so good, and Marcie, Kenna and Madi all came in and said, SURPRISE! It was so great. I got a color, a cut and a pedicure....love a day at the salon, even when it's at home! I'm such a lucky woman, I have the greatest kids and grandkids in the whole world. Everytime the kids come home I have some kind of job for them to do. They're going to quit coming! We went to Bowery Haven Resort and had dinner for Mother's Day. I talked to all of my kids and grandkids on Mother's Day. It was awesome.

I love having Brooklyn call me on the phone. She's so stinkin cute. She always says, "Hi Grammy!" She jabbers for a minute and then says buh bye now honey. What a sweetie. I got the cutest picture of her for Mother's Day. They're going to come and go camping with us (if it ever warms up). I'm really looking forward to that!

Uncle Bill came and spent the next weekend with us. Mont and I are so thankful that he's such a special part of our lives. Our only regret is that it has taken us all of these years to have this special relationship with this great guy. He makes us laugh, cooks great meals and would give us the coat off of his back. I did yard work over the weekend and they fished and fished and fished.

We went to Santaquin on Friday to see Kenna's dance recital. She's such a great little dancer! I thought maybe she would chicken out when she saw all those people, but she didn't! She danced 2 dances. One to "Kiss the Girl" and "The Tiki Room". Good Job Kenna! Madi is crawling now and has a mouth full of teeth. She is getting such a personality. She sure loves her sister. It's so cute to watch the look on her face when Kenna starts towards her.

Cody and Aaron spent this past weekend with us. Chris wasn't feeling well so she didn't come. Aaron was such a kick. I think we watched Snow Buddies at least 150 times. lol He's the sweetest little boy, so loving. He's still not ready to ride the tractor or 4-wheeler yet, but he's in love with the Chevy Blazer. He told me this morning he gets to drive it when he's 16.

Guess that's it for now...maybe by the next post the temperature will have risen!!

Life is Good

It has taken me awhile to try and find the words to express how I feel about Steve and Courtney's wedding. It was so beautiful. It was quite emotional for me. Steve has always had such a tender heart. When he was three years old he was backed over by a car when we were at our Easter picnic. His leg was pushed out of the socket by the weight of the car. We spent 5 days in the hospital. I was so thankful that he was all right. It didn't take him long to figure out how to get around and within a week after being released from the hospital, he was running around again. I'm so grateful for him and the joy he has brought to our family. His sense of humor; that grin. And now he has found such a sweetheart to spend his life with. They compliment each other so well. The look on both of their faces as they said their vows. It was so awesome!



While the newlyweds were honeymooning, the rest of us spent the day at a new park by Cody's house. It was so much fun! We ate, played sand volleyball, flew kites, played in the water, and Kenna and I played McDonald's on the playground equipment. There are pipes with little speakers on each end. They are quite aways away from each other. Kenna would say, "Welcome to McDonald's. May I take your order please?" I would tell her what I wanted. Another little girl was watching and listening to us, and then she said, "I'd like some nuggets with honey, ok?" It was so funny. They had the water fountains there, and Aaron and Kenna wanted so badly to play in it, but it was a little cool to be playing in the water.



That night we went to Cody and Chris' house. They cooked us meatball subs, they were SO good! We played a really fun game, and I wish we had had more time to play. It was great to see Chris' mom. She is so much fun!

It was such a wonderful weekend!

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Thanks to all of you who traveled so far to be with us for Steve and Courtney's special day. It mean the world to us!

A Day at the Park

Mont needed to go to the park today to check the water level in the water tank. He asked me if I wanted to go with him and hike up to the water tank and across Johnson Mesa. It sounded like a great adventure to me and it was a beautiful morning!

The picture below is climbing the hill to the water tank overlooking the housing area and the Visitor Center at the park. The next pictures are looking down into the Fremont River from Johnson Mesa.





As I was hiking along, I couldn't help but think about what a terrible pioneer I would have made. I couldn't help but think of that as I could see all the old remnants of what had to have been a very hard life. The fence made of rocks that went on for miles; ditches that were dug by hand; imagining trying to clear the land to be able to plant it.

We drove out to Sleeping Rainbow Ranch where Mont has a huge project going on. Utah Valley State College or I guess now it's Utah Valley University has an agreement with the Park to build a Field Study Station. This will be an outdoor classroom, so-to-speak. The buildings are awesome, with dorms and a main study hall / classrooms/ kitchen. Too bad they don't let you ride 4-wheelers down there!! We could have a great time!

The picture of Mont with this little tree is quite funny. Nothing like the Park Service. They are trying to establish a nursery near the Field Study Station. The trees got to the park and Mont had sat in on a meeting where they talked about getting the trees in the ground; they were ready to go. So he goes ahead, gets the trees planted and then holy cow! Let me just say, he wondered if he should have planted them!

So when he shared the story with me, I assumed they were HUGE trees. So when I saw this little stick, I couldn't help but LAUGH!!

When we got home, I was SO ready to take a nap. I was just settled on the couch when the phone rang. Mont said, "Come see our baby llama!" So last but not least here's a picture of our new baby! Mont thinks we should call her Toni! Clint says we should name her Tina, from Napoleon Dynamite. "Tina! You big fat lard! Come eat your food... gosh."

What do ya think?? LOL