Summer is just rolling along!

I can't believe how fast Summer seems to be going! probably because I don't want it to go fast! and I'm trying to hold on to the long, warm days! We are in full swing with Summer softball and trying to get the yard ship shape! which is a lot of work! We had a great fathers day celebration for Bart the kids figured out what to get him that he doesn't have……CRAB'S!!!!!! ya the kid's brought 20# of crab to the campground and they cooked it and spread it out on a big table and we all went to crackin!!! it was delish!!!! thanks kids! Dad loved it!!!! Here are a few pictures from Father's day and softball at
Bear Lake also My birthday the week before and our trip to Fairmont Hot Springs no to many Pic's (Bart came off the water slide and broke his ankle :( bummer!!!-Lewis and Clark Cavern's and Virgina City

She is such a sweet little dolly!

note cody's hat and shirt, he just found out he will be working for WINCO
flying,  he is super happy and we are super happy for him!!!!!

TEAMWORK

thats the face of a little girl teasing her grama and grandpa! ha ha !

at the entrance of the caverns

Paige standing on the step that marks 1 mile above sea level ,
but way below the ground in Montana

I just love Virgina City, it doesn't matter how many time I go I still want to go back!

Poor Papster couldn't walk around Virgina city with us cuz of his broken ankle but he is such a good sport he didn't complain at all! { nice guy}

Hope yours was Merry and Bright!

Jentri Riding Sage and Hattie's little mini horse Sampson

Sledding on Christmas Eve

 We had a wonderful Christmas and had so much fun being together, we were so grateful that Cody and Jessie could come from California ! We enjoyed Bostyn and Jentri so much! we are so grateful for our family and love them so much!

Jentri likes to go F A S T

My girls with the Giant Stocking 

Baby Bostyn

So Happy to be all together!

Meg and Tater

Jentri and Maya ruled the sledding hill

Grampa John and Grama in that cute Christmas Sleigh

Uncle Brent with his mini team

Kortee and A.J and team Red

Lane and his Mule team

Fishin+Fall+Family=Fun

Last week we decided at the last minute to run over to the South Fork and run up the canyon, we only had a few hours but it was well worth it! it was a little chilly but a beautiful day! we had Chad and Jodi and Megan with us so it was extra fun !

Happy Birthday Dear Sister!!!!

Today is my sister, Melody's birthday. I found this great picture of her blowing out the 10 candles of her
birthday cake that our mother made. I don't remember this day cuz I was only 2 when she turned 10 but what great memories I do have of my big sister! I could not have asked for a better sister than her. Melody always loved me and I loved her. I can still remember her sitting up at night with me rubbing out my charlie horses and taking care of me when I was sick, I was so sad when she went away to college , but I didn't miss her cold feet, that girl had the coldest feet!! ha ha I wonder if they have ever warmed up!!! When me and my parents took her to the the MTC when she went on a mission to Norway, I cried all the way back to Boise. I thought she was going to be gone forever!!! She has always been such a good example to me and I have always looked up to her! What a wonderful Mother and Wife she is! she has a strong testimony that just radiates! I love her laugh and the twinkle in her eyes when she is around her beautiful grandchildren!! Happy Birthday Sister! I Love You!!!

Sunday Drive

Last weekend Cody ad Jessie and Jentri surprised me by coming up after church and Chad and Jody spent the day with us too! it was so fun, I really enjoyed being with them ! we went for a little "hay" ride when A.J. came by with his team, it was fun and Jentri loved it, she loves anything to do with horses. after that, since it was such a pretty day we drove over to the Elk refuge so me and Jessie could take some pictures of the Elk. We also saw quite a bit of wildlife! more than I expected! take a look...

I think he was posing for me!

Big Horn Sheep this herd lives right by the refuge

I cant remember seeing wolves in the wild before, maybe once in Yellowstone, but now it seems  I hear about people seeing them once and a while in the back country. Its definitely getting more common.

I got a SWEET new Nikkor 70-300mm lens for Christmas I love it, without it I would have never gotten these pics
it is hard to see from the pics just how big these wolves were, but we could see that they were BIG, there was a third one but he had just gone over the ridge before I started snapping the pictures.

one of them came down the ridge to get some dinner

can you see him lurking behind that tree, he was hunting for some dinner, i.e. baby sheep.

he is still just behind that middle tree, those little sheep were looking for mama!

then they just started flat out running, I would too!