Playing a little catch-up with the blog....These moths are HUGE.  I'll bet they are a good 6" across.  They were around for several days...very interesting 

 Blackberry Jam - this is the first year we have had enough to make jam with....don't know what the difference is but, some people are saying its a good weather year for blackberries...This was the first batch - and we had enough a few days later to make another batch.  YUM!

 I have been so blessed!  I find little pictures and little notes almost every day when the Grands are here.

 Tarrik has such a stiff neck.....hee hee...

 Cam, Reese and Mylee at the 24th of July parade in Snowflake...

 There were several re-inactments of the Mormon Battalion.

 Uncle Roy in the blue cap playing his TUBA in the band.  They sounded really good....

 The Missionaries....

 We had one tiny little rain shower and the kids and dogs were "catching" snails.

 Reese lost a tooth - hope the tooth fairy can find here at Grandma and Grandpa's home...(I think she can)

 Grandpa and Cam having waffles with blueberry syrup--- on sale for $.88 - great buy....and great syrup.

 See that blue dot at the top in the middle.  That's Cam hiking the mountain....

 The Grandpa and the kids watching a little rain shower...it was a 4 - incher.  Rain drops 4 inches apart and that's all......

 Cam's project one morning.  These are the Jenga game pieces that he put together in a tower...

 And just when will that zuchinni bread be done?

 The antler they found on one of the hiking trips.  This is from the elk that was hanging around most of the winter - he only had one - either the other one was damaged and didn't grow or the big bad boy only has antlers on one side.....

Wow, it's quiet around here....

 Smiley girls....they must have won the backyard softball game...or not...

 The creek...

 Flakes have leased the pastures from Browns for their roping calves....some of them are cute - or not...

 Little Miss McKinley's first trip to Grandma and Grandpa's house...

 Little Miss McKinley's first trip down to the creek....

 The San Juan fire....

 Nowadays - we have to take our own rocks down to the creek because over the years the ones nearby have already been thrown in....Grandma's handy - dandy wagon comes in real handy for hauling rocks...

 Mindy jumps right in for a swim...she loves to chase sticks and leaves...

 oooopppppssss.   Grandma's handy - dandy wagon comes in handy for all kinds of things...

 Going for a hike at the outdoor schoolhouse - pic-nic heaven...

 Now for some quiet reading time....

 The San Juan fire...

 Red velvet cup cakes for the birthday boy...

 I don't think so.....

 The birthday boy - his special 12 year birthday...

 The fire...

 the rain - that's all folks....

 Grandpa walking the bridge rail....

 Comes from years of walking trusses....he's still got it!

 Sometimes you just have to wait for them to get from one side of the road....

 to the other....

 Uncle Allens kittens...

Cam getting up close and friendly with the cows....

We have laughed and laughed at this video...Cam was having an absolute ball!  (The Little Dare-devil!)

A little trip to the old Shumway School-house...

Taking a little "lawn break."

Cleaning project - the play house - and the little ones did a fantastic job...They completely removed everything and washed and dried it.  All the windows are sparkling and the floor has been swept.  Great little workers!

Lovely creature - We heard all the screaming and went running - He was clear up by the swings....I don't know how he got past all the dogs and cats to get in the yard....yikes!!!  don't like spiders of any kind..

Grandpa hauling it off with the girls to make sure it was quite a long ways away!

We realized that Cam had never held a baby before.  What a sweet little moment - and little McKinley promptly went to sleep.

We have the most beautiful sun-catchers in our windows now.  We have some very talented little artist that painted them and then arranged them in the sun-room windows for us!  We love them!

And then, there was the yoga class - thanks to Naia!

Oh, Boy!!!  A little road rash and a little puncture wound...She sure was a brave girl....didn't want us to take a picture of it at first so this is several days later.  Talya was riding the scooter down the drive-way and hit a crack....ooooppppssss....no stitches - just a little neo-sporin and then a little mederma....

That blue smoke in the middle of the photo is a little grass fire up at the Baird Lovelake Ranch that was started by lightning.  Wasn't going anywhere, but, provided a little exercise for the boys at the fire department.   Bob will be real proud of the fire department running all over his range land...hee hee.

Making "bob's brew" for the reunion.  YUM!!  (Homemade root-beer)

A little craft time at the reunion.

Before the "dirty games..."

Headed out to the "dirty games...."  It was definately not pretty after the chocolate pudding fight...don't know how we missed getting a photo of that...

We think about #402 for the posterity of Sam and Wilma Neff....Little Miss McKinley...

Naia turned 11!  Cute glasses, for a cute girl.  Happiest Birthday our little red-headed beauty...