The Beardall's Down South

Ann's House

2010-11-29T08:41:00.001-08:00

A postcard picture for you Ann, bet it makes you want to be in Hurricane today and out of the snow and wind you are getting in Colorado!

Ann's back lawn gets prettier every day! With a view of your home it makes a very nice picture.

A day in Zion

2010-11-29T08:30:00.001-08:00

It is fun to have a friend that likes to goof around as much as I do.

My friend Barbara and I had our first hike up to Bend Falls, there is two wooden decks along the way where it is a nice place to stop and meditate. Check it out sometime.

This deer made it's appearance just as we entered the Park, a nice way to start our journey.

The scenery was awesome on this day..

Dad's New Garage

2010-11-29T08:17:00.000-08:00

Well finally I will post some new pictures of our latest adventure!!

My Girls

2010-05-23T12:03:00.000-07:00

MY FOUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS
I have the four most amazing daughters!! they are each one unique in their own way, four different personalities, All beautiful both in physical appearance and in their countenances. Each one successful in their own lives. All are married or have been married. I am a very proud mom to have these four lovely women choose me to be their mother. I am blessed with with a parcel of grandchildren from these amazing women.I love them more than words can tell, I hope to have them near and dear to me for a very long time. I love you all.

More of Genevieve's Flowers

2010-05-23T07:18:00.001-07:00

GENEVIEVE'S FLOWERS

2010-05-23T07:08:00.000-07:00

Genevieve Gubler has the most awesome flower garden. Her yard is immaculate in the care of the flowers. Genevieve is having her children now help with the care of this beautiful garden, in years past she has done it all. The amazing thing about all this is that Genevieve is in her nineties and still enjoys bringing spring to the LaVerkin town. Here are some pictures to enjoy of this beautiful garden, they cannot come close to showing how beautiful it is so if you happen to be in LaVerkin go by and see it. I guarantee it will warm you heart and soul.

2010-05-20T06:09:00.000-07:00

Life happens when you go to sleep at night. This is a time of contemplation for me, in the last 24 hours life happened with our family. Our love and hearts are with our son and his family as they work through some interesting life sequences with thier family. (can't say much here, too many readers, other than to let them know we love them dearly).

Also a very dear friend passed away yesterday/ Ann Slack of LaVerkin, I have known Ann since she and Sherwin first got married. We shared lots of good times together, she always made me feel better about me when I was in her presence. Ann was a devoted wife and mother to her family, always there for each one of them with a word of praise, an arm around a shoulder, a shoulder to cry on and good food to fill a tummy. She was always there for our friendship, she saw me through a serious illness when she literally moved into our home to take care of me and my two daughters who also were down with the same illness, Ann was our angel. We love you dear friend, we will miss you, God speed your journey home to the arms of a loving Father in Heaven and your family waiting for you there.

My husbands youngest sister also passed away this morning. She has had one long and debilitating battle with pancreatic cancer. She was way to young to die but I guess age does not matter when Heavenly Father calls us home. We will be leaving to go to Price sometime today or tomorrow, then on to Springville for services.
Life happens when you go to sleep at night.......

Pictures later. This was just random rattlings this morning to calm my heart.

My Neighbor's tree

2010-04-14T11:46:00.001-07:00

I get to look out my kitchen window every morning and see this beautiful tree in Beulah's front yard. It is a Crab Apple tree and has been blooming for almost two weeks now. What a gorgeous area we live in. I love the springtime in Southern Utah.

New Family Picture Wall

2010-04-14T11:38:00.001-07:00

This is the new Beardall Family Picture wall that all of you have ask me to take a picture of and let you see how it turned out. What a handsome and beautiful bunch of children I have. How fortunate I am to be your Mother.

Better

2010-03-23T15:15:00.000-07:00

Did I get carried away or what? Oh well everything is ok at the ranch now, I just needed to let off steam.
I'll do what I can, and where I can, I will always love America for the country I know it to be.
We got our new Real Estate signs up on our Marquee today, They look awesome. Now people will know where to find us. Here is a picture of how they look. (guess I will show you later our internet is not working thanks to a very strong wind today.)

We are about to be Slaves

2010-03-22T10:56:00.000-07:00

The America we loved has just been given a death sentence. Our elected Congress men and women have voted and passed the worst piece of legislation in the history of this country.
obama's healthcare is so riddled with lies, deceit, payoffs, favors, and hidden deals behind the back that those same elected congresspeople did not even know what that health bill said nor what they really voted on.
Have you tried to read it? I didn't think so, neither did they, no not one of them read it. Not even Obama, Pelosi, or Bidden. How could they, it is so much jibberish an attorney could not read it.
Is anyone old enough to remember that in Germany during the late 1930's and 40's there was a man that had a new deal that would make everyone happy, comfortable, have jobs, food, entertainment etc. You get the idea. Well I remember, very well. All young men 12 and over were enlisted in the army to train and sworn to be loyal to Hitler. War came, food became non existent for them, they wer investigated in all manner of things, there was no personal privacy, dreams, education, family life nor anything even resembling those things. Hitler's government was into every facet of the german's lifes.
Then came the next wave, they could not have religion in thier lives either. So Hitler rounded up over one million jews and exterminated them in gas chambers, death camps, and firing squads.
Peoples homes were taken, invaded and all personal or valuable items were taken from them. in the name of the government because it was needed. There was no jobs, no food, no education, no hope, just dispare and hopelessness.
Think it couldn;t happen here in America? Think again my friends, we have elected a President that is not even a citizen of this great country. And he has done nothing worthwhile for the people of America yet. Altho he has given us the largest debt this Country has ever seen, he expects us to pay for it. He has printed money like there was no tomorrow with no gold to back it. Our jobless rate is over 10%, commodities like groceries, clothes, gas, everyday living costs, continue to skyrocket.
Do you see any similarities?
Wake up America, Let's take back our Country from the boneheads we elected, let's get this monstrouse health bill repealed (if possible)
I love my country, I want it back.

March 9, 2010 Snowstorm

2010-03-09T08:42:00.000-08:00

My neighbor's house across our flooded street. It is
like a lake out there. no use in washing the car it
is hopeless today...

More of the back yard, can you see the Hurricane Hill from here? We can hardly see our neighbors house.

It is snowing in Hurricane today, this is our back yard orchard that had apricots in blossom two days ago. Crazy weather doesn't know what it wants to do.

2010-02-04T03:16:00.000-08:00

Every day of your life is a gift from God.

don't squander it, don't waste it by being

angry with anyone. Don't let it slip away

on feeling sorry for yourself. Be grateful

for the precious gift of life and spend it by

being as happy and thankful as you possibly

can. Let your mind dwell on the

good things which have happened to you.

Let gratitude be your Attitude.

Think of your assets and don't let anyone

else spoil your day for you. Enjoy every

day of your life to the fullest. Realize that

you can add to the joy of each day by

making someone else happy. I love you all.

Christmas time is for sharing

2009-12-24T12:08:00.001-08:00

Do you believe in Bambi & Thumper? What a photographer that caught these wonderful shots. Animals are usually friends and this just shows that it can be true. Enjoy them on this wintery day of Christmas eve. Merry Christmas to all and may Peace and good will be in your hearts always.

Merry Christmas

2009-12-24T11:02:00.001-08:00

May all who read this blog have a very Merry Christmas. My hope is that we can all remember the reason for this season and do whatever we can for those around us. May we reach out to those who have less, may be hungry, cold or feel forgotten. Let us love one another as He loved us. May we pray for our great country of America. That it will be saved from those who are voting to send us under the bus. Meryry Christmas to all, Peace on Earth and Good Will towards all.

My Life

2009-12-12T19:13:00.000-08:00

He is the light of my life. Together we have had quite a journey for the past 57 years. Like all journeys it has had hills and valleys, good and bad but mostly good. heartache and happiness. Thsi past few days have really made me appreciate all the wonderful things we have done and accomplished and how much he has sacrificed for me and for our family. He is a hard worker, true, loyal, and honest to a fault. I am grateful for the journey it has been delightful, funny, sad and happy. I am also thankful to see him doing better and recuperating well. Long live the King!!!

2009-11-29T16:36:00.000-08:00

2009-11-16T05:11:00.000-08:00

It is cold this morning. When we went walking it was 25 degrees. So this is how I feel on a very cold day. I am thankful that the sun comes up each morning to warm the earth and give us new energy. I hope your days are good ones and the sun shines on you today. Or else you can take a nap like this one.

Winter

2009-11-14T19:39:00.000-08:00

It is so cold here tonight.about mid thirtys and the wind is howling, not just blowing. It was snowing earlier before sunset up on Pine Vally and it looked like Cedar City area was getting pounded. It was also snow clouds over Kolob and Zion National Park. Whew, I guess winter has come to visit. I sure hope it clears up before Thanksgiving. I am so looking forward to having family come to Ann's Sky Ranch home for dinner on thanksgiving it will be really good to see everyone. It has been quite a long time since seeing some of our family. AND we love you all. More tomorrow. Maybe the wind will stop by morning.

11-10-09

2009-11-10T03:29:00.000-08:00

How great it is to wake up and ready to get out of bed and start a fresh new day. It is so pretty and calm this time of day, I love to walk outside and see all those millions of stars. They are brighter in the moornings than any other time, maybe it is because the air is so crisp and clear. also if you listen close you can hear the animals waking up, like chickens, dogs, coyotes, cows, does it sound like I like the country, I do.
On another note I am thankful for mornings and clear head because I think of each of my family and how thankful I am of each one of you. How much I love you and the joy I feel whn I think of happy times with you. May the sun shine on each one today and May the wind be in your faces to blow all your troubles away. You are loved by me.

11-9-09

2009-11-09T03:27:00.000-08:00

I want to let those who follow my blog know how thankful I am for each one of you in my life. As we walk in the mornings and catch up on the happenings of the previous day I think about friends and family, each one of you are thought about and appreciated each day. I love reading the blogs I get to follow. What did we do to stay in touch before we had the internet. Snail mail took forever, I think of the times that I had loved ones so far away and we would write to each other to see how each was doing and by the time a letter would arrive whatever was going on was already history. Now I can blog, e-mail, facebook or whatever we choose to stay in touch in just minutes. Thank heaven for the good things in life!! I am so excited for Thanksgiving this year, many of our family will be together and I love, love love the times we can all be together and cherish one another.
Today I am also grateful for each one of my grandchildren, Kalin who plays football and they won their game Saturday and get to go up to Rice Stadium and play this next Friday. way to go Hurricane, the rest of my handsome grandsons and beautiful granddaughters. Kenzie is a princess in a play, a ballerina dancer.
guess I better close for now and tell you about the rest of them in another blog. Love you all this day and always..

11-04-09

2009-11-04T04:46:00.001-08:00

Hooray!!! Yesterday I finally got the back yard fully fenced in, what a tiring job..the big benefit is no more pooper scooper for the back lawn, yeah...no more chickens by our bedroom window, no more dog hair on the back patio. Now every one has a place to be. the chickens are in the coop, Eli has the run of the pasture, and he loves that because now he has more access to herd the chickens, and we have a patio we can use and keep clean, and I can refurbish the lawn so it is once again a lawn and not a weed patch. So therefore... I am thankful that I have the strength to accomplish small jobs, like fencing the back yard, and thankful that everyone is now in thier proper place. Have a great day everyone and know I love you.

11-03-09

2009-11-03T03:25:00.000-08:00

What a beautiful morning, the moon is so big and bright it almost looks like daylight,I am thankful this morning for telephones that keep us in touch with loved ones far and near. The phone brings us all kinds of news, it makes it so we can stay in touch instantly where ever we are, and just think when I was a teenager we had a phone on a line with nine other people. we would pick up the phone and wait for the operator to say "number please" and when the phone rang you might have several people in on your conversation. How times change. I am so grateful for my family for I have been blessed with beautiful daughters and wonderful handsome sons. Righteous children are a blessing from heaven. How fortunate they are to have great dad to follow. I am blessed, and I am grateful.

10-30-09

2009-10-30T04:40:00.000-07:00

Ohhh... it was cold this morning, no wind tho and that was nice. It was only 25 degrees and our breath froze as we walked. I am thankful we could go this morning, we have missed two mornings because of the cold and wind. today it was beautiful outside . The sky was really clear with lots of stars and a big full moon. we have such awesome mornings here in Southern Utah for the most part. I love living here and being so blessed by the beauty of the area. I love my family and we have a great bunch of kids, grandkids, great grandkids, my basket is full and I love them all and am thankful to be so blessed. you'all have a wonderful day.

Paul

2009-10-27T14:34:00.000-07:00

I feel so sad today for Becky, Paul and Tanner that are so sad at the passing of Paul's Father. Paul Sr. was a big daddy that loved his family and all those around him. Always full of fun and laughter. No one was a stranger to him for he made them a friend with the first few words and warm hugs that he gave. He was the life of any gathering and could tell stories and jokes for hours.
I am thankful that I had the opportunity to know him, I consider him a big part of our family and look forward to seeing him again one day.
To Paul, Sharon, Amy and the rest of your family our love and prayers are with you as you go through this week. We will be as close as hearts can gather.
To Paul, big daddy of your family, goodby until we meet again. We know you are in the loving arms of our Savior. You are loved, missed and leave a vacancy in our hearts today. Bon voyage Paul Sr...... Thanks for the memories......

Blessings

2009-10-23T03:27:00.000-07:00

I am so thankful that when I lay me down at the end of the day, in a warm and comfortable bed, that I can sleep and rest. It is a blessing to have that warm and comfortable bed. I am thankful that I live in America and in the beautiful desert of Southern Utah. I am thankful to be at peace in my heart. I know there are difficult times ahead of us in this country we call home. I also know there is one watching over us to see if we will remain true to Him. I pray we will for our own protection and well being. I am thankful.

10-22-09

2009-10-22T03:33:00.000-07:00

I am really thankful the wind is not blowing this morning, it is cool but clear and nice out there. I look forward to our morning walk today. I think we have another mouse in the house. I keep hearing one. I guess I will need to get the Dcon out again. Have a great day to all who may read my blog. I am thinking about you today.

10/20/09 Beautiful morning

2009-10-20T04:46:00.000-07:00

What a beautiful morning, it is 60 degrees outside at 4:30 am when we went for our walk the coyotes were howling and the night birds were already waking up for their day. I love living in this beautiful country where you can hear the cows lowing in contentment as they doze, the owls hooting, it puts life into perspective knowing that someone greater than I is in charge of all this . Guess what? it isn't Obama and his fear machines. Makes me love life and my family. I am thankful and content.

10-16-09

2009-10-16T03:20:00.000-07:00

Have you ever heard the quiet? I am thankful for it, I can hear what my heart says in the earlly quiet of the morning. Usually I am happy in this quiet, I go outside and look at the sky where the stars look so big and bright and wonder at the order of them always being in their place. I can see the moon in its brightness and I am thankful for the light it gives us on our walks, I am thankful for all the early morning sounds that I get to busy during the day to hear. Like the song of birds waking up to look for their breakfast. they sing to each other. The crow of the roosters signaling it is almost time to wake up. The cows as they are lowing because they are lonely for the calves that have been taken from them. Occasionally I hear the cyotes cry to one another. Morning is a wonderful time of the day with it's quiet, sereneness. I am grateful for thisbeautiful time of the day.

Life, ah wonderful life

2009-10-15T18:21:00.000-07:00

Have you ever thought about life as being like a three act Play? In alot of ways it really is... How neat is that!
Let me explain what i mean.
Act one: We are in heaven as spirit children of our Heavenly parents, learning how to feel, how to love one another, how to be happy. Then along comes satan and stirs it all up, so God decides to send his children to earth to learn how to live in the garden of Eden, but God wants His children to come back to Him after they have learned how to live on Earth, He also wants the glory for His creation. Satan comes and says to God "let me be over your children and I will bring tham all, every one, back to you but I want the Glory." and so there was a war in Heaven over wether to send satan, or to send God's beloved Son, Jesus Christ, who would give the Glory to His father. 1/3 of the spirits followed satan, and god cast them all out from Heaven with no chance to have a physical body. 2/3 followed Jesus Christ and were given the opportunity to come to earth, get a physical body, learn of God the Father, and someday return again to Him, and have body and spirit re-united after death. To live with Him forever.
Act 2: We were born on earth where we may gow up, learn how to handle relationships, and to learn about our Heavenly Father, and His son Jesus Christ , who is the the Savior and Redeemer of this world. Jesus Christ was born of Heavenly Father and an earthly mother, grew to manhood and taught all who would listen about God The Father and about eternal life. We were given our free agency to choose for ourselves which path we would follow both in pre=mortal life after the war in Heaven, then again here on earth when we were born. And so, we grow up learn about Jesus and how he died on the cross for us to redeem us from this physical death so that we may be resurrected and have our spirits reunited with our bodies. We learn of Temple covenants and what we must do to live with our Heavenly Father, as a family forever.
Act 3: Now we die, and lay our physical bodies down in the earth through burial, to rest for awhile, our spirits go to paradise to learn more. There we are taught that we can be reurrected to unite our bodies with our spirits. If we have become worthy to go to God's temple and make sacred conenants in our earthly life, then we look forward to meeting all of our family and living together as family again in God's presence. There to have spiritul Children of our own. for the scriptures teach us "That as man is, God once was, as God is man may become" God has also promised us that everything He has is ours if we but obey His commandments.
What wonderful promises. And a great three act Play!!!
My point here is I am so grateful for knowledge, it has power to be able to learn, to grow and to be in the light.
Knowledge is light, light is power, power is glory and the Glory of God is intelligence. Very simple. Try it. I Love all of you who follow my meandering blog when I tell it as I feel it.

10-14-09 PM

2009-10-14T18:30:00.000-07:00

I have another tidbit that I have been contemplating and the more I think about it I stand in awe. It is that a young boy only 14 years old, ( that is Karter and Tanners age) knew in his heart that the things in the world did not feel quite right to him, he had tried to get answers from those grown-ups around him and none of them had the answers. One morning while reading his scriptures he came across James 1:5 and there he read"if any man lack wisdom let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally and abraideth no; and it shall be given him." Can you even imagine one that young going to a grove of trees to pray and ask of God who was right and who was wrong. That God appeared to him to answer his young boy prayer. What God told him was " This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear ye Him." This young boy knew he had seen god the Eternal Father and His son Jesus Christ. He never faltered on this knowledge to the day he died. To me that is awesome.

Doesn't it just amaze your thinking that a young boy could ask such a significant question of which church was right, then get such an awesome answer from God the eternal Father and His son Jesus Christ, Himself. I stand in the most humble gratitude to this young boy Joseph Smith and his inquiring mind. In his adamant , stalwart knowing that he had seen God with his own eyes, and that he never wavered with the mission given him for his mortal life. I will be eternally grateful for a testimony of this great happening in these last days.

10-14-09

2009-10-14T03:37:00.000-07:00

I have been so blessed to have a beautiful home. One that is warm in the winter, cool in the summer, clean and comfortable. This past week B... has been down with the flu, now that he is recovered it has made me think about how comforting it is to have his companionship in our home. He is the warmth at the end of a busy day. He is the one who trims, mows, feeds the animals, grows the fruit for canning, the grapes for juice, and does a myriad of other things in and for our home to make it a home and not a house. I love him and I am so grateful for sharing a home and life with a good and righteous man. I am thankful for all he does to make our life more comfortable, secure, and fun. Thanks honey:-)

10-13-09

2009-10-13T03:34:00.000-07:00

I am so thankful for the light. The one on the corner that lights my way in the morning darkness. The tiny light in the hallway if I have to get up at night, it shows me the way. The light of the moon and the stars that are Heaven sent. Most of all I am thankful for my Savior who is the light of the world. He has said"I am the light , the way, and all who follow me shal have eternal life." He is my light , my guide, my Savior and my Redeemer. I shall follow Him and do His will forever. I am thankful for the Light.

10-12-09

2009-10-12T18:23:00.000-07:00

I really appreciated the nice warmer weather today. It was cloudy out but warm. So I came home from work and decided to paint the bench out on my front porch, got the paint, the brush, sander, drop clothes, and I went to work. Painted it white to match the railing, looked pretty spiffy when I got through. It is nice to have little honey do's, to do. I am thankful for the honey do's.

10-12-09

2009-10-12T04:30:00.001-07:00

I am so thankful for beautiful starry skies in the early morning, thankful for good friends to go walking with before dawn, thankful for living in this place called Zion. It is so beautiful. We saw a skunk this morning on our walk, Eli saw it too and started after it. when I told him "NO" he turned around and looked at me like "what you want me to come back?" I whistled at him so he turned around and did come back to me. SOOOO I am thankful he did not take on the skunk, and I did not have to bath him in tomatoe juice.. small trivia to be thankful for, but I am.

10-11-09 PRAYER & FASTING

2009-10-11T16:09:00.000-07:00

We just read on Becky's blog that Paul's Father is facing a very serious battle in the fact that they just determined that Paul Sr. (father) has been diagnosed with three cancerous tumers that are wrapped around his spine. this is the latest in the cancer saga for him.
Today and always I am thankful for the gospel principles of fasting and prayer. I know they work and that our Heavenly Father watches out for each of us.
Therefore, I am asking everyone who may follow, read or chance upon my blog to join us in fasting and prayers for Paul's dad.
Especially I want to invite my immediate family members to unite for Becky and Paul in support for them with your prayers for Paul's dad. Miracles can happen when we all fast and pray together. We are family, one of us needs this extra love and support. Please let you voices be heard in this serious need. Love to all of you, always

TODAY'S GRATITUDE 10/10/09

2009-10-10T17:25:00.000-07:00

I HAVE BEEN DOING ALOT OF THINKING ABOUT LIFE and the abundance that I have. I am so thankful for a testimony of the truthfulness of the Gospel. I am thanful for a young farm boy who knew that he had seen God the Eternal Father and His Son Jesus Christ. He never waivered in knowing that. I am thanful that we have a living Prophet on the earth today. When we know the truth we shall not fear. We only need to prepare for the peace that will be here whe our Savior comes again. so therefore, I and grateful for my knowledge and testimony that Christ lives, that our Father in Heaven lives and loves me. He knows what I need and who I am. He is abundant in all He does for me. I am the daughter of a King.

GRATITUDE

2009-10-08T19:19:00.000-07:00

I have been thinking of all the things I am thankful for and I rhought it was a good time to have a gratitude blog for awhile.
I am truly thankful for my wonderful Family. Husband, Children, In-law Children, grandchildren, great grandchildren. I love them all, dearly.

FamilySearch.org - Family History and Genealogy Records

2009-09-16T08:17:00.000-07:00

FamilySearch.org - Family History and Genealogy Records

Kiowa, ahhh, Beautiful Kiowa

2009-07-31T05:51:00.000-07:00

Booner Sadie

Tessie

Ann & Sizzle

The Ranch from down in the field when we went walking

This is the ranch from the air, we are right above it....

WD373, pappy & Ann

Tried to get this guy to fan for you,,,,no luck

Dad was scared of this stuffed lion...

This one is a lazy real one next to his cave....

We also stopped at this neat rock shop, Ann got a mountain of information on rocks, polishing, hunting them etc. The pic was out in front with their collection of horns.

Mesa Verde, Ann & Dad.

Mesa Verde

Four corners, four states at once...

Four corners marker..

Th Ranch in Kiowa, Colorado

It is always so peaceful and nice for us to be able to spend time at Ann & Bruces ranch in Kiowa, we had amny adventures there this summer. We wnet on walks with Ann & "the family" Booner, Tessie, & Sadie, sometimes Clarence would come with us but always stayed at a distance. You will see them in the pictures. Then there was the walk with the turkeys, when I was taking pictures of the hens the old tom got jealous and came after me, whew, I thought he was going to eat me for dinner...LOL

Ann & I went out one morning to take pictures of the widlflowers that were so abundant and beautiful there. We also got pictures of a curious horse, some alpaca's, and a mother deer with two new baby fawns. (see pictures) Then Ann took us up, up and away in her blue airplane, we flew over her ranch and looked at it from the sky, beautiful is a good word so is awesome, reall neat flight. we were very fortunate that after being delighted for a week Ann planned a very unique trip home to Utah and stayed here at her Sky Ranch home for a week. We traveled all down through the state of Colorado on the scenic byways, it was a wonderful trip and we enjoyed it immensely. We saw Colorado Springs in a rainy mist, it raineddown through the mountains then we came to a beautiful town of Pagosa Springs where we had lunch overlooking the hot springs and a beautiful castle. we saw people come out of the springs and go into the freezing river to cool off then back into the hot springs again. We then journyed down to Mesa Verde National Park to spend a few hours seeing how ancient Idians built their homes in arches in the mountainside, it looked like it would have been impossible to live there, but they did, probably spent their whole live living in those places.then on to the four corners area (see pic's) ann & dad were in four states at once. It was hot dry and windy there. Only the indians that had their lirrle shops set up wanted to stay there. Along the hiway we found an indian roadside stand selling pottery and Ann & I got us some really beautiful, authentic indian pottery. then on home to Hurricane. We had a really good time over the two weeks.

2009-07-28T17:15:00.000-07:00

Dad was being himself and having fun on the picnic. We enjoyed going to Montana to help Genalee celebrate her Birthday. I think she is around 29??? We did enjoy the time up there and the trip was awesome as far as the scenery goes, a beautiful drive. We drove up through Yellowstone and back down through Montana and Idaho. Great trip!

Genalee & Jason having a fun moment.

2009-07-28T17:11:00.000-07:00

Genalee and Jason were having fun on the picnic, picture did turn out really good. This is in the pine Creek picnic grounds near Paradise valley in Montana.

Genalee & AH

2009-07-28T17:10:00.001-07:00

Here is a picture of G & A H when we went on a picnic.

Grandma's new kitchen backsplash

2009-07-28T17:02:00.000-07:00

More of Sunday at Zion

2009-06-07T15:44:00.000-07:00

Where does time go and how did we manage to get so old...

Becky and mom, watch out the sands of time run down to your legs.

Spike and Dobie are not sure they liked the water, it was running fast and it was very cold. Brrrr

Sunday in Zion with Becky & Dad

2009-06-07T15:32:00.000-07:00

Becky came to Hurricane to bring Tanner up so he could spend a few days with his Dad. We took her to Zion for Dinner and here are some of the neat photos we took while up there.

We had lunch at Oscar's, delicious ham,swiss and pineapple sandwiches with sweet potatoe fries, mmmmyummmmyum.

Becky on the river walk with the two dogs, (you can't see the dogs in this photo)

Dad and Becky at the river just taking a rest.

2009-06-06T08:53:00.000-07:00

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2009-05-26T13:02:00.000-07:00

Here is Grandpa and some of his faithful followers. If you can't have family you have these kinds of faithful friends. (Just kidding) Genalee enjoyed taking these pictures of Dad, Eli the dog, & Sammi the cat. All just out scouting the fruit trees to see if Spring brought us any fruit.

The Grass is Growing

2009-05-19T19:25:00.000-07:00

Barry & family have planted about an acre of new lawn out at Ann & Bruce's home here in Hurricane. Here is a picture taken this evening to show you how it is growing. Also pictures of the patio and yard.

Ann's New Baby Birds

2009-05-19T19:17:00.000-07:00

Ann has two baby birds in the nest on her front porch of her Hurricane Home.

We decided to take a picture before they flew away, and we wanted to see what kind they were. So we got the ladder out of the garage, climbed up to the nest, (which is on top of her front porch light) and was really sad to find that one of the fledgelings had died when it was only a few days old. the other one is big and healthy, will probably fly away within the next week. SOOOOO here is a picture of Ann's baby bird. It is a baby fan tailed pidgeon.

2009-02-17T12:15:00.000-08:00

It has been so very long since I updated this blog. I really enjoy reading other family blogs yet I have been too laid back about my own.I guess it is time I let a little bit of me out for the rest of you to read about.
I have been spending my time making a very special Temple Quilt for a very special son's birthday that is coming up on Friday Feb. 20th. It is now all done and I have taken it to my friend so she can do the binding on it for me. I really hope he likes it, it really is an odd present for a man. I am doing one of these for each of my children and still have a few more to go.
I also spent a week in Kiowa at Ann & Bruce's home. I really enjoyed it, it ws fun to take the roads less traveled, go to the Mexican place for a neice Birthday dinner, go shopping and even the best part of going flying with Ann in her airplane. It was a bit windy so we went back to the airport but we did get to fly around the valley and over the Sleepy Turtle Ranch. Then that Sunday there was a light plane crash that took the life of a 53 year old Father. I crashed about 5-10 miles from Ann's place and I know it was unsettling for Ann, I hope she feels better about it by now. we also watched the Super Bowl on sunday and ate ourselfs into oblivian. The Pita's and the dip were very good, so was the soup, the fruit and all the other goodies.
So now I am back home and it has been either raining or snowing almost every day since I came home. Bernell & I braved the weather, bundled up and went for a long walk in the windy cold night air. It was refreshing and I was glad to get home where it was warm.
Valentines Day came and went and it is not all it is hyped up to be. when I love someone I love them all the time not just one day per year in February. With that said I love you all dearly, I will try to keep up more often on this blog.

Your tagged

2008-12-12T07:31:00.000-08:00

I've been tagged!!
here is what you do, go to your photo folder, get the 4th one, get the 4th photo, post it and send out 4 tags. Have fun...
I tag Christine, Genalee, Jenny, Sammie.

Grandparent's Day

2008-11-18T19:56:00.000-08:00

We had the good fortune to be invited by Alec to come up to Salem, to his school for grandparents day.
I was alot of fun for us and his classes put on a really nice program. Then they had a slide show that showed each child with thier grandparents, some children had both sets of grandparents so they had two pictures. Alec had both sets of grandparents and his parents there also. What a fun day, then we all went to dinner and ate till we were ready to burst.
Thanks Alec!!!

identify these pictures!!

2008-10-08T08:40:00.001-07:00

I went out to take these pictures as I was watering the plants, with the cooler weather everything has started to blossom. Sure is nice now that is cooler. The summer has been really hot.

Autum at Tim & Christine's

2008-10-07T17:42:00.000-07:00

Dad & I went up to Tim's over conference weekend, what a treat!!! We really enjoyed the time with their family. Shortly after we got there Tim & Christine suggested that we go for a ride to see the fall colors, well it had been raining on us the whole trip up there, (soft rain) so we wondered if we could get in the mountains. Tim said we could so we all left to go up Payson Canyon and across the Skyline drive, it was awesome the colors were vibrant from the rain and were in full gorgeous dress. I will post some pictures for you.

Let's Get Started!!!!!!!!...............

2008-09-27T09:17:00.000-07:00

Ann I hope you see this and know that I am about to get going on this Blog.......
I am really lucky today because I get to go Geocaching with Karen & Len. It should be fun. I will post pictures after we go...