Let's play "Catch up" again !!

 I've been pretty swamped during April, trying to get my new business up and ready to go by Memorial Day weekend.   Check out my new website here.  I've enjoyed putting videos together, and have created 12 that I hope to have in place by Memorial Day Weekend.   

Some other things that went on in April are.................

Cam is getting ready to move into her new apartment. 

Cash is enjoying his little trampoline

Manda and Bren got a beautiful tree in place in remembrance of his father who passed. 

Can you tell this girl is excited for the new apartment.........and.......

Josiah is home today !!!  (May 14th) 

CJ's doggie day care business is doing well, and we had Bright and Bex and Pays up for an afternoon of fun.  Bright LOVES the doggies.

So does Pays

Bexlee is undecided :)

We celebrated Grandma Ben's 87th birthday - and I didn't even get one pic of her !!   But the kids had a great time in Joni and Kerry's backyard. 

I don't think Bex can take a picture without making a funny face !

Helping me cook (can't remember what we were making)

Limber much ??!!!

Bright has been in some dance competitions, where she did really well. 

Bexlee loves to dance too :)

Bentley hanging with Dad at Pays' baseball games

Pays telling us all about his game :)

Both Treyson and Tagg had their wisdom teeth removed.  Tagg swelled up ALOT !! 

Mowing is back in full swing. 

We tried to clean ditch at Round Valley, but there was water.............  so it didn't go so well. 

Treyson worked at McDonalds for about a month, and loved it so much he quit (haha).  He's going to be starting work at Wasatch Peaks when he graduates.  Roger keep commenting on how much he's going to miss him working on the lawns.  Such a good kid, that one.  Well, they all are for sure :) 

Treyson took Bailee to her Prom (Weber HS)

Treyson and Cooper made a trip to Cali with Cooper's dad.  The Dad worked, and they played. 

Sporting some new BLING !!

We got the apple trees trimmed in the garden. 

Roger cooking chicken on the grill. Makes the garage smell DIVINE ! 

Trying to get the Property cleaned up from winter.  It's such a big job :(

I went to comedy show at the Egyptian theater with Gaylene and Annette. 

We went to Hayleigh and Cooper's wedding reception.

Also, Manda and Bren and Cash came to visit for a week, but I will leave that for another post, hopefully soon !!!  

Miscellaneous happenings in August

The squash bugs killed our pumpkin and squash crop.
We lost 99% of our crop.  So disappointing.

Rog is working so hard - he is really tired at the end of the day.
It's hard with the boys back at school and football, and the bulk of the mowing falls to him. 

I'm so happy we live in such a beautiful valley as Morgan.  We are BLESSED.

I got Paris and Azula all shaved up............and then we lost baby CHA CHA (not Chi Chi).  Paris had Cha Cha, and she was poorly from the start.  Lived about a month, then died :(  We gave Cha Cha to Annette Prescott, and then decided we were going out of the goat business.  Paris and Azula headed on down the road to a good home courtesy of Steve Bell. 

We planted Giant sunflowers from last year's Giant Sunflower seeds.  They have grown so tall, and we love them !! 

The garden crop is on.  Corn, Cucumbers, Tomatoes - YUM 

I made a beautiful Apple pie.  It was delicious.  Made from apples from Mom's tree.

I'm cutting back on office work at the Assessor's office, in preparation for my retirement in October.  I've been out helping Roger (The Yard Master) - I guess you could call me  The Yard Mistress (haha).

Canning is always fun.
Roger is such a good help to me.
We did salsa, tomato juice, and sauer kraut

Aaron Venz showed us how to dry out onions ! 

Landon and Kacey went with Yvonne and Steve (their neighbors) to an island resort in the Caribbean.  They had a great time. 

Landon and Kacey's family had Lagoon season passes again

Fun times on Rattle Snake Rapids

Not sure which MLB park, or who that player was..........
But Landon was there for work I think.

Splitting some rotten wood - NO FUN

Glad the boys could help. 

Starting another project.  I think it's called, "Clean out the shed and kill the wasps and mice!"

Tagg and Thatcher still go to The Weight Room
This is Tagg's group

Zac and CJ got a Jeep Rubicon.  They plan to go on some "Jeeping" adventures.

Kelly Wilson and Haslam are going to be the new wrestling coaches this year.  Roger is talking with them after a football game. 

Treyson is a Senior, and is playing on the Defensive line

Tagg is a Sophomore, and plays the same position

Thatcher has many friends who also have older brothers who play for MHS.
They have a great time at the games watching. 

Thatcher is playing too in WFFL