Mission Farewells

We headed to Saratoga Springs for Jaxen, Joshua, and Gracie to speak in sacrament meeting. Jaxen will be heading to the Philippines, Joshua heading to Brazil, and Gracie to BYU. Hopefully, Ryan & Emily are able to enjoy a little more quiet time. All three gave amazing talks. It's time to eat and enjoy the beautiful day.

Love this park!!

This view is amazing. A perfect day for

lunch at the park.

Visiting with family & friends

The food was great as well.

I finally remember to take a few pictures.

This is what is left of the party.

Ryan, Joshua, Emily, and Jaxen

Surprise

Rob Norr & Randy Biggs

It was great to see Rob & Casey show up at the church.

It was even better that we all got to visit.

Not sure where the last 18 years have gone. Watching all the kids grow up and starting to spread their wings. Where will they all be in the next 3, 5, 10 years? I'm excited to have a front row seat.

Time For Shopping

When you pass a Harley Store there is always time.

Dave & Ryder

They are totally zoned into the everything Harley Davidson.

Ryder's mind is blown

by the price tag.

What is that?

The rain moved in really fast.

Thank goodness we made it inside first.

The rain came in the door.

before long multiple puddles turned into streams of water.

A couple salesman came and looked at the water.

Only to turn around and walk off.

30 minutes later the cashiers came over with towels

and began cleaning up the mess.

It amazed me that nobody moved very fast to clean up a hazard.

No rain now 

This beautiful back yard was the setting of

the a wedding of Grandma's neighbor.

One favorite place to eat dinner.

Love their loaded baked potato with shredded pork.

Who is this alien?

Ryder bought all this gear on sale.

He loved how much money he saved.

What an exhausting day but fun day. 3 generations hanging out together and even having a little fun. That is what I call a success.

 

Weekend Trip

We are off again!! We are headed north for Jaxen & Josh MacPherson's mission farewells on Sunday. Until then we will pack as much into the 2 days as we can.

St George Regional Airport

We haven't flown standby for a few years.

Not too bad. We made it right on.

Visiting the aquarium

I received 4 tickets as a prize from the 

90 Day Challenge.

25 Years Old

I remember our first visit to an old

dusty converted store.

What are you looking at?

My favorite exhibit... the penguins.

A perfect time to sit back and watch people & penguins.

Ryder & large shark jaw

I need this sign

Watching from another angle

They are speedy swimmers.

Inside the glass tunnel

Fascinating and up close and personal

Relaxing & watching

We found the shark tank

Pretzel

Dave & Ryder found us and brought this

amazing pretzel for us to try.

Delicious!!!

New outside area

Not sure if it's finished or not.

It's going to rain soon.

Selfie Time

Ryder claimed to have the longest arm.

Somehow he is the only one fully in the picture.

It's been so long since we had visited that it was definitely a must see. Grandma JeanAnn has a wedding later so we were headed back to Springville. 

Guess Who Came To Visit

If you guessed Indy & Ranger you are right. Reganne brought them over to spend the day with her. Indy loves going for rides. Ranger not to much.

Quick stop for pup cups

No wonder they love her. She spoils them rotten.

Doggie Chaos at lunch time

Not sure where all the

toys came from. 

Ranger loves toys.

The crate is almost empty

Ranger is a normal puppy.

He drags everything out. Leaving toys scattered around the house.

Everyone look at me!

Indy found her favorite spot when Dave got home from work.

Time to go home!

Ranger needs to be wrangled to get in the car.

Indy is not ready to leave her favorite spot.

All the dogos love playing together. Whether its toys, playing games, or wrestling. I am really glad that they all get along as good as they do. Bye for now until your next visit.

First Day Of School

If Ryder has his way it will also be his First Last Day of high school. He is working to graduate to graduate a year early. He continues to surprise us daily with the goals he is setting and the hard work he puts into achieving each one.

Junior/Senior

Desert Hills High School - B Day

Online classes from Utah Online - A Day

We are buckling up for a busy year full of adventures with this kid who refuses to stay still for long.

How Busy Are We?

Busy enough that I am tired just looking at these pictures makes me even more tired. Maybe a smile or 2 as I remember the adventures we are having.

A wet Miss Indy

Thanks to Ryder who gave her a bath

without being asked.

I don't think she appreciated it one bit.

Ryder snagged Ranger as well.

Claimed they both smelled horrible.

Not sure the wet dog smell was any better.

She did love to be brushed.

Sports Cooler

that has enjoyed many a soccer game or swim meet.

Say goodbye!!

Motorcycle ride to Hurricane.

I look like an alien or a bobble head

Dave bought me a helmet.

It is really heavy.

Before

Helping Rylee decorate

after an afternoon thrifting.

After

She is slowly turning this into a home.

How often do you clean your garbage cans?

I can't remember so definitely time to scrub them down.

Everyone disappeared before I could ask for help.

Snicker Bars

Trying to bring the family together?

Everyone was really quiet on Sunday afternoon.

They slowly disappeared over the next couple of days.

No matter how busy we are the memories will remain. We need to make time for more adventures and a little less housework or yardwork.  Time to make more.

 

Final Day Final Pictures

Saturday is finally here with the final 2 sessions of this meet. Everyone is ready to finish and head home. First order of business is warmups.

Where did he go?

No matter how fast I snap he is out of the frame.

Weird sight

A circle of wooden cows in the middle of this field.

Darn I didn't get a good picture.

Memories!!

Ryder begged to try Weinersnitchel

after driving by a couple of days ago.

These lived up to the memories.

Ryder devoured his fair share.

The first bite brought all fun memories back.

Amazing that they tasted just like I remembered.

Fresno Temple

We finally found time to find it.

Harley Shop & Museum

Wondering!!

Getting him to stand still

for a picture is almost impossible.

Just like that the meet is over!

As the sun is setting its not really cooling down. Every swimmer was moving slower towards the parking lot. Exhaustion is a funny thing it will hit you from out of the blue. One last night of dinner, Olympics, and sleep. No alarms needing to be set tonight.

Event 108    Boys 19&U 200 Meter Medley Relay    2:02.70    32nd Place

Event 110    Boys 19&U 100 Meter Free    58.31    125th Place

Event 122    Boys 19&U 200 Meter Free Relay-Final    1:50.14    27th Place

Event 124    Boys  19&U 200 Meter Free    2:09.29    107th Place

Event 130    Boys 19&U 400 Meter Free Relay-Finals    4:02.04    30th Place

Event 132    Boys 19&U 200 Meter IM    2:23.76    74th Place

Event 138    Boys 19&U 400 Meter Medley Relay    4:24.74    24th Place

Event 312    Boys 19&U 400 Meter IM Time Trial    5:10.48    1st Place

Event 420    Boys 19&U 200 Meter Back Time Trial    2:26.58    1st Place

Good Job Ryder!!!