Recap of June

Grandma Ben had the Porter Family Reunion at the Property.  Tagg and Thatcher came down to eat. 

Here is Grandma Ben and most of her 1st cousins.  She's the oldest living, and Lee Carter on the far left is a year younger than Roger D., and he's the youngest. 

Things are going good in AZ.  We are looking forward to having them come to visit in July. 

Cam and her dad at a Diamondbacks game. 

Josiah, Cam, and Cashman

 

Landon and Kacey and kids went to Yellowstone with the Brooks Family.

Carol took her girls to see The Little Mermaid

Tagg got bit by a bug, and SWOLE up BAD !! 

Wrestling Camp

Landon and the boys

He came up to get his Ranger, and it had a dead battery, so they all worked together to get in on the trailer. 

At Karen Becker's the Yard Masters met a CAMEL !! 

Football has started (practices) - and the Maroon and White Scrimmage too. 

The garden in growing

Kerry Porter retired, and we went to the party there. 

Quite the rain and hailstorm. 

Grandma got a new car !!!  A pretty new Silver Camry

The East Canyon Dam spilled.

The Tabernacle was  brought to Morgan Stake Center.  We all went to tour it. 
It was a replica of the tabernacle the Children of Israel had in the wilderness after they escaped from Egypt. 

Baby Goats started coming. 
This is Chi Chi - one of the triplets that Azula had that survived. 

Finally a good rain !

Saturday evening, August 20th, we gathered at the Property to have some corn, burgers, and salad.  Thatcher was off at a swimming party with his football friends after their game, so Treyson and Tagg came down with Zac, and Mom and Dad, and me and Roger.  Landon and Kacey were off in the Uintas camping with friends, and CJ was home sick in bed with COVID.  

As we looked towards Morgan, we could see Durst Mountain really getting pounded.
Tagg and Treyson left to go home, and lucky they did before it hit !!

Check out this video - we were stranded at the pavilion for a little bit until it somewhat subsided.
 

Then we went home and watched the sun come out !
It was a good rain, and we sure needed it.  

A Rainy night at the baseball field

He's all sorts of prepared !!

Tagg is playing catcher - same and Landon used to.
So fun to watch !

They got in about 30 minutes before the rain started.
Slow at first, just a sprinkle here and there.
We put up the umbrellas - no big deal.

THEN.........

The clouds let loose.
There was thunder and lightening and  WIND
Whooo Baby !

Game was called, and we headed to Tractor Supply to buy NIPPLES.
We're going to attempt to bottle feed baby goats.
They should be here next week !! (Hopefully)

Odds and Ends

Was it Wednesday afternoon?   A storm was blowing in, and I think it made the kids go crazy !

As it headed our way, the wind was blowing, and it was dark and ominous.

I think it let the "animal" out in these yahoos !!

Crazy times !!

Tower builders

Cam sure loves her turquoise (favorite color)  Converses.  I found this pic on my camera (haha)

I had to get the requisite pics on the tramp - One of these days I'll have to do a montage of her jumping through the years.  It never gets old :)

Bed Head girlie :)   The other morning she slept till 10:45 am !?   We were watching her and Pays while Kacey helped her mom with little league football stuff. 

Our two Granddaughters - One 11 and one 1.  They both sure love animals.  Here they are with the baby goat Izula.

Swinging at the Property - you could just HEAR the giggles !

Pays wanted on the yellow swing, but I convinced him to let me push him on the green swing, and then I proceeded to recite made up nursery rhymes, which he totally loves to hear.   The other day I told him, "Fishy fishy in a brook, Daddy caught him with a hook, Mama fried him in a pan, Payson ate him like a man" while we were swimming in the Lazy River at Cherry Hills, and he LOVED LOVED LOVED it !    

Speaking of Lazy Rivers.......or creeks....... the kids floated down a couple of times yesterday at the Property as we celebrated a belated 24th of July.  

Roger D. built a fire afterwards, to take the chill off, and the adults sat around gabbing. 

These two in their bright orange outfits kept everyone's eyes on them !
Kuk and Treyson

They played Ghost in the Graveyard, and tether ball, and played on the swings.........   Our grandkids LOVE it when the cousins come to play, and they are SO SO good to them, and patient, and loving.  

The Bettinson's stayed long enough to catch the Morgan County Fair Parade !   We had a great time as usual, catching thrown candy, and seeing the sights.  Camryn and Tiana really bonded today, and it made me so happy.  Grandpa and Grandma Ben came and sat by us, and boy you should see Grandpa Ben get the candy !!  The kids grabbed some of him too, especially Tagg.  It was a great fun time :)

Here they are playing that silly hand-game, that they have tried to teach me over and over, and which this old Grandma is TOO old to learn.  But not Tiana !  She picked it right up !!

Later, CJ and Zac took the boys and Camryn to a drive-in movie, while we stayed home with Thatcher.  Boy it's been a fun-filled week, and I still haven't blogged about the baby goats horns, or the flag on the barn !   Guess I'll save that for another post :)