October 2015

October Conference - Tiny Girl -what more can we say......

 Don't know what is going on here for sure....some kind of a part Haylee went to....I do hope that's pudding and not mud.....Looks like she had a ball.

 Fall clouds can be really pretty.

 Ellie----what's going on?  Sneaky Snake makes an appearance...

The Tiny Girl has found the duck....I think this is the only one left from the trip to Branson and the ride on the "Duck"  ----

Haylee was blowing on the duck whistle and lost that tooth...it was hanging on by a thread...

 A fun weekend - the corn maze is always a fun adventure...Ellie

 Ellie in the Back and Haylee in the front...

 Ellie with her pumpkin...

 Took a little drive up to the lake to see the leaves in their fall colors...very pretty.
Haylee,  McKinley and Ellie...

 Ellie and Haylee after a bike ride - beautiful sunset.

 Cam gave his first take in Sacrament Meeting...

 McKinley's first time going to nursery....what a doll!

 Our Temple Shift had a little dinner at the Baird Ranch outside of Holbrook.  They have buffalo and tons of old "stuff"  -  Lovely dinner with some very dear friends.

 Reese gets up close and personal with the lion.

 The first sighting of the eggnog...

 Talya and Naia

 Halloween cuties: Ellie, McKinley and Haylee...

 It's been years since the these flowers bloomed...Very late fall...love it!

 Another critter in the trap...darn - they are such beautiful animals.

 The trap was sitting next to the lawn mower - I guess the little guy was a little ticked.....to say the least.

 Mylee won the prize for her Halloween costume as Wendy from the Adam's Family.

 Reese - Star War's beauty...

 Cute Jack-O-Lanterns!

 Fun and trick or treating with cousins.  McKinley, Naia, Ellia, Ella and Haylee.

 Jack-O-Lanterns for Haylee and Ellie.

September 2015

More of the critters....they seem to like our place - 

Football season starts again...Tarrik #33- Great Play!  That was the first of many that evening.  

Tyanne is a member of the dance team.  She is the one that comes to the front and does the gymnastics.  So fun!

This photo makes me hyper-ventilate....that's Jared next adventure with his climbing friends.  

 Jared in the orange helmet....the highest peak in Nevada....

 Kind of an interesting photo....the cottonwood tree down by the creek.....eeekkkk....

 Natalie's menu:  You'll notice that corn is listed every day.  There's nothing like "Taylor Sweetcorn"

 Mylee participated in the Suzuki Festival in northern Utah.  In the Tabernacle....

 Waiting to go on.....

 The little dark haired one on the left...

Oh, so relieved and excited at the same time....

More football for #33 ---He's just like his brother - rocking back and forth on the sidelines before the game....hee hee...

 Funny Trinley and Ellie...

 Tarrik"s sign at the stadium...

 Ellie turns 9

 Young Women in Excellence for Naia.

 Jade...

 Ella's project for school.

 Naia before her first concert with the choir.

Late July-Early August 2015

After Stephanie and Kevin's wedding reception - (can't find those photos)

Text from Carrie:  

"Hurry - Racoons"

When we drove in there were about 8 little girls running around screaming to the top of their lungs.  "We can't get in the house, we can't get in.."

Well, the reason they couldn't get in was because they forgot, it their panic, that there are three other doors that they could have gone to.  

Two little 'coons were on top of the cabinets behind Mr. Sully's food dispenser.  

So here we go.....

Early the next morning all the kids and Grandpa took the little guys about 10 miles away and let them go.  They were pretty fast! 

One of them headed right up the tree...

 Reese with her new cello....

 In late July we took a trip to Las Vegas to pick up the new car and spent a couple of days in St. George.  Such a beautiful city....Tuacaan is amazing.  We saw Sister Act and Beauty and the Beast.

We took a little side trip one day up to Pine - It's amazing.  There is a little chapel there that is build like an up-side-down ship.  They still use it as a meeting house - there is a pump organ and a beautiful pulpit build from the same wood as the one in the Conference Center.

Tuacaan Theater, Brigham Young's winter home, and the Temple.

 The Chapel in Pine and the little stream.

Back to school:  Ellie

 Haylee

 Jade - 1st day at Mesa High....

 Naia - 1st day in Jr. High...

 The tiny girl didn't know what was going on - no sisters to play with all day....drat! That's worth a little treat to make up for it...

 Natalie and Brittney took the girls to see Taylor Swift---they had sooooooo much fun...

 Back to school for Cam...

 Carrie's delicious Peach Jam!

 These little guys are so fun to watch....eat more BUGS!

 A late summer rain storm...

 Scouter Cam...great job!

 Mylee and Reese having some fun time - a field trip for home school.

 Ella found a little critter...

 This is what hail does to delicate sweet potato vines....

The roses have been so pretty this year.  There wasn't a late frost in the spring and it really makes a difference...they were happy all summer...

 Afternoon resting spot for Reese.

 Poor Grandpa - he smashed his finger and had to have Bishop Hardy drill a little hole in his nail to let the pressure out...it hurt like the dickens!   Mr. Sully is consoling him -