This Crazy Wonderful Life of Ours - End of July

Mom helped me pick some apricots in Round Valley, and I was able to get three huge gallon bags full of dried apricots.  Very happy about this !

My friend Stacy, opened her new store, Morgan Mercantile on Front Street.  It is awesome, you should go and check it out .

We had some fun times at the Property.  Here is Brightyn's favorite thing to do.  

We were celebrating the July birthdays.
Roger D, Lance, Landon, and Grandpa D.

Erika is so good with my grandkids.  They love her. 

Mud Pie Time :)
I remember doing this as a little girl.

Tagg and Treyson did Kid's Crossfit, two times? a week for two months.  It was GREAT!  They kept active, got stronger, and Treyson slimmed down quite a bit.  

Strong kids !

Treyson also did 4-H camp - robotics, where they made robots, and had them fight each other. 

Box Fun

Our Camryn

Back in AZ - she went to a few concerts with her mom........

....and Therese.
Yeah !! Fun Times !!

Fair Parade party at the Park.
Brightyn and Payson

Crossfit - Landon and Kacey at Weber High for a WOD.
Wall ball up and over the uprights.

Demo Derby

Hair paint and glitter at the fair

Nights at the Drive-in Movie with friends

Such a good boy at the Dentist

Demolition Derby 2013 - Wonderful !

Some of my favorite pics of the night.  I think we all enjoyed every minute. 

We got there at 5:30 pm to save seats.  Silly us - left the umbrellas in the car.  When rain appeared imminent, we sent Rog and CJ for the umbrellas............they ALMOST made it back in time.  Man did it come down.  Most people were drowned rats !  All of our blankets were SOAKED.  

Thatch got pretty wet, but he was a trooper

Grandpa Ben really loves Cam, and she sure loves him too.  They are always smiling at each other, and of course, there is quite a bit of TEASING going on :)

Poor Tagg was over on the Bouncy Toys when the rain/hail storm hit.  He was TOTALLY SOAKED, and then got lost and couldn't find us.  His mom totally forgot about him in the craziness.  Thank goodness Grandma Shirlee found him wandering by the Exhibit building. 

Kroix, Trapper and JP were cute.  In this picture, they are turned looking at Camryn, who is feeding them her barbeque chips.  They were like little chipmunks!  Megan lasted for about 1/2 of the derby, and then she and Johnny headed to the hospital !  Baby Boy #3 will probably make an appearance tomorrow (Aug 2nd).

Brittney and family were there, and Cody and Jordyn came later.  It was fun to all sit together.

This picture was taken before the Derby started and everybody hadn't arrived yet.  

Good thing Grandma got the Chinese plate !  She was a sweetie, and Camryn AND Thatcher got their fill of it too :)

Keysto and Kaley and kids enjoyed the Derby.  Don't know why I didn't get a picture with Joni and Kerry in it ?   It was a great evening. 

Wednesday and ThursDAY................

Well, we made it through a night on the trampoline.  It was great falling asleep to the sound of Jim Wiscombe baling hay in Vern's field.  Heck, when he finished and drove the tractor past the trampoline (15' away?) - we were OUT and didn't even hear him :)

We did however hear them (teenage hay haulers) as they drove past to start loading up the hay the next morning :)

She slept LONG AND HARD :)

Later in the day we went over the the courthouse.  She found Grandpa Ben's name on the memorial.  She asked when WWII was, and I told her, "In the 1940's when Grandpa Ben was in his 20's", she could hardly believe he could be that young :)

Wednesday night we went over the ATV Rodeo and saw Payson.  Camryn sure loves the babies. 

Grandma Ben and Cam

Yup - a blue snowcone !

Thursday we cleaned the house in the morning.
Cam was a big help.

I love clean floors !

I went and picked up the boys (while CJ cleaned HER floor :)  We checked out the animals, and they played on the bounce toys. 

Of course they needed MORE snowcones :)

On our way home we stopped at the Rec Plex, and Kacey helped us out so much, and was able to get Treyson a bigger helmet.  He has started football, and WOW - this is a whole new experience for him.  Having a helmet the doesn't KILL YOUR HEAD, has improved practice for him 100%

We came home for a bit in the afternoon, and it started thundering and lightening.  Sitting on the front porch in a rainstorm is always fun.

Dancing in the rain is even MORE FUN !

Except when the rain turns to a hailing downpour !!  - YIKES !!

It soon quit, and CHOREGIRL did the chores, so that when Grandpa Roger came home we could head to the Demolition Derby................but that's a WHOLE OTHER POST !!