Raspberry Days

We had our annual Raspberry Days trip. We had a great time camping out and having a fire. Owen most enjoyed the sand and water and hanging out with his cousins. Here are some pics of our great weekend.

Another Busy Summer

Well, it's been another busy summer! From Lagoon at the end of June, the Fourth of July, the 24th of July and then Bear Lake this past weekend, we've been some busy folks. Add in job interviews, a trip to Wendover, getting the house ready to put on the market and work it's a wonder we can still breathe. Yet, we managed to get most of it caught on film. So here are some pictures of the last few weeks' activities. We have some pictures of our second trip to Lagoon, Owen sitting in his booster seat like a big boy, the Fourth of July at Grandma and Grampa Nash's house and just general screwing around!

Infamous Outlaws

This is the infamous Saggy Bottoms gang. Pictured from left to right:

Top row: Blanche Calhoun, the meanest barmaid in the Rocky Mountains; Pa Calhoun, patriarch of the gang--he shoots straighter when drunk; Big Bad Bob, rifleman and ornery when hungry; Dusty Bottoms, criminal mastermind of the gang.

Bottom row: Lippy Calhoun, he's little but what he lacks in size he makes up for in meanness; Ma Calhoun, she's a real dandy with the pistol; "Sinister" Sally, wife of Big Bad Bob, she's the best muleskinner in the West; Little Bad Bob, he's just as mean and ornery as his Dad; Little Layla, don't let the cute face fool you, she can shoot better than most men; "Mean" Maggie Calhoun, she's been known to knock a bull out with one punch; "Ante-Up" Allison Calhoun, she's the money manager of the gang, but she usually gambles away most of the loot.

If you see this gang it is best to runaway, they are a mean, irritable bunch, especially on hot days in the middle of summer. They are armed and dangerous.

Vacation, Lagoon, and Father's Day

We have had some fun the last few weeks. First we had our vacation in Mesquite (too hot!!!). We went to Lagoon (cold and rainy). And we celebrated Father's Day (again, too hot!). All in all we had a lot of fun. Here are some pictures of the good times we had:

Cutting Down the Old Trees

Well, it was finally time to go ahead and do it, we got those three old elm trees in the yard cut down. It wasn't too expensive, relatively speaking and we saved ourselves $1500 by doing the clean up ourselves. It was a daunting task, but two weeks to the day of having them cut down, we had the yard cleaned up. Only a few big stumps were left and we were able to roll them off of the lawn.



Here are the pictures in the various stages of clean-up:


This was taken the day after the trees were cut down.


We're making some progress...


...And we're done!

Owen had a great time helping out. He especially enjoyed having Grampa Nash come and stay with us for a few days to help clear out the wood.

But we had lots of help from Grampa and Grandma Higham and Auntie Collette and cousin Ryan. Not only did Grampa Nash come up for four days, but he and Grandma Nash came up on Sunday night and stayed over on Memorial Day to help as well. If it wasn't for the help of family we'd still be buried underneath the pile of dead wood.

We also had plenty of passers-by stop and ask for wood. All in all about 20 truck loads worth of wood was hauled off. We still have several big stumps and a large stack of wood already cut and stacked next to the house. It was a rough two weeks, but we got it done just in time for our vacation to Mesquite which starts on Thursday!





Thanks for the help, everyone!

Graduation Day!

We are all very proud of all the hard work you put in to graduate. We had a long celebration day for the graduate with all our friends and family. Congratulations honey you finally made it! Here are just a few pics of our great day!

Owen's Second Birthday

Well, Owen's second birthday came and went. It was quite the whirl wind. We were just happy the weather held out and was great. We went to Willow Park and saw the animals at the zoo, then had some pizza, cake and good times. It took Owen a few presents before he got into the swing of things, by the time he was done opening his presents, he was ready for more.
We also went to the Aquarium in Salt Lake for Ryan's birthday. Owen loved the fish and the manta rays, but the penguins and the big sharks hanging from the ceiling were by far his favorite. Here are some pictures of the good times!