October fun

I am filling in again on some fun things that we have been able to do this month. We took a trip to New Mexico with the Ures and enjoyed the Balloon Festival there with them. That was so fun and amazing. The pictures of the balloons really don't do them justice, and being there was very thrilling......cold, but thrilling.

We had to get up at 5:00 am to get the shuttle and arrive to see the balloons inflate and watch the magic begin. By 9:00 am the show is pretty much over. Lots of other things to do and see.

We then traveled back to Texas to spend some more time with the Ures there. Thanks for inviting us to come on your trip!!!!!! We loved it!!!!

Cabin time this month with Josh and kids has also been great fun. We went two times. The first time was just for the day, and we watched General Conference there as well. The second time was with Deb and Tui, and we slept over night. We had a good time going for walks, eating, and watching movies. Oh yea, we put together some puzzles as well. Stephen was not there because he was at a Scout Leadership Training camp. Catch you next time Stephen.

This is what Deb and I call our "Craft Weekend"

Stephen had to go again to the Scout Leadership camp...........So Deb and Tui came over and spent 3 days with Dad and Me. We went to the wood shop and got some cute ideas for some Halloween decorations, and other fun things. These were simple and just fun . We both had a good time because nothing took very long to do. Check it out! Thanks Deb for spending the weekend with us. Love you all.

This is Debs stuff. Love the Witch's shoe

He's a Winner!!

So, Von and Ginny and I went to the annual Wells Fargo BBQ and family party. We always play BINGO and some of you have come and participated with us. It is a good time. Well they had the usual prizes for the BINGO winners (including the grand prize 32 " flat screen TV , which we were so blessed to have won last year :), but this year, they also did an employee raffle drawing. And you guessed it...... Von Won the grand prize in the Raffle.........a "Nook color". We are both very excited ( well maybe me a bit more than him) to get this going and to see what we can do with it. What are the odds that we would win the grand prize two years in a row???? We had already decided that if by some far fetched change we were to win the TV again this year we would give it away to some one there. However, we are not generous enough to give up the Nook. I am going to have so much fun!!!!!!! I mean WE are going to have so much fun! :)

The Ures and the Goblins

The first week of June we took a trip with the Ures to Goblin Valley and enjoyed hiking in "Little Wild Horse Canyon". This has become a family favorite. Aside from loosing Mia it was a great adventure for all. We were separated from Mia for about 20 min. Just a few minutes of panic, then all was well.

The Kids so loved to climb the red rock and we discovered that Tayson is very much like his Grandpa Von. We would loose track of him only to see him on the highest cliff, just thrilled to be there.

We had the most amazing camp site ever!!!! It was very private and we had our own canyons to explore and climb right there. The kids had as much fun at the camp site as they did in Goblin Valley. The six cousins had a great time in their imaginary worlds of castles and kingdoms. It was so fun to watch them enjoy the splendor and each other.

We had good food, wonderful weather, and great company.

Goblin Valley can always be counted on to be a good time. This picture is of Derid, Tayson, Caleb and Sammy after much climbing and playing.

After two nights of camping, 3days of adventure we had to say good-bye to the Ures. They headed back to Texas and we headed home. We hope to have many more trips with them it was Great! Great! Great! Love you all.

Park City trip

Surprise!!! I know, I know, It has been ages, and believe me it is not because we have not been doing things........just the opposite. I have so much to share in the last month alone that it will take me a few postings. I have decided to start with the most recent and work back. So this is about the fun trip I just took with Deb. She had a couple days off with nothing to do, and I was free as well....so we did a little trip to Park City. We went window shopping down the historic Main street, and we stayed at the Silver King Hotel ( it is awesome to stay in Park City during off season because the rooms are so much less money and we had the pool and facilities to our selves). Our handsome husbands came up after work and spent the evening and night with us which was so much fun! They both went to work the next morning and Deb and I went to the "Utah Olympic Park". There were museums and we decided to take the tour. It was very fun and interesting. We were taken to the top of the "Ski Jump" and looked down as the athletes did just before they took off down the jump......Scary!!!! It was amazing. We then did some shopping at the factory outlet stores and both had a great time. Loved it Deb, Stephen, and Von

I will be posting some more things soon, so keep checking. We went to Connecticut, Moscow ID, and Goblin Valley this last month. Great time and pictures in each of these places as well.