Potty Trained

Sally is so excited to wear pretty underwear and her mother is relieved that she is finally potty trained! She got a train for filling out her potty chart.

Back to School

Well, Tyler is back in Snow. We have been super busy this month and it has been wonderful to finally get home to a set schedule again. I am a little behind on some events. I passed through Yellowstone for the first time. If you notice I got really close to some elk and got some awesome pictures. Tyler was busy being fire fighter for the Forest Service and he was able to quit a little early and go elk hunting! No. He didn't get anything with a bow and arrow. We also helped Sandy and Ryan move into Beaver. We are so happy for them and think that they are in a good house to rent. Best luck to them in their new endeavors. Sally and Carter played so cute and Sally was such a great distraction for Carter and I loved seeing Sally play so well with someone younger than her. Thanks Sandy! I really enjoyed our visit. I will have to come soon again so I can get some of your wonderful cooking too. For now Tyler is back at Snow for one more year. Wink is taking a institute class for fun doing Family History. Dave Lanier is the instructor so she is really excited.

Yellowstone

We went the long way home after the wedding and saw several things but not as much as we would have liked to. At least I got some awesome pictures. Ryan and Julie drove me and there was also my dad. We saw Old Faithful.

Kayleen's Wedding

Well, Kayleen looked absolutely beautiful and happy. I think Rex and Kayleen had a long day and was glad to get everything over with. Congratulations! We hope the best for them.

Camping by the Cabin

We were able to go camping in our trailer. Sally loved playing with Kimberely at the cabin. Thanks to Tyler's Uncle we were able to camp right by the cabin and our kids had fun playing with one another and finding giants in the woods. Guess what?! Tyler shot his first buck. Although it was a circumstance that he didn't want to. He got permission to shoot this buck from the Fish and Game after it had been hit on the highway and it was suffering pretty badly. We also did a small hike up to Harry's Monument (if I am correct). Below you can notice where the cabin is and how close it is to this monument. Yes the dog had fun too.

Smokey the Bear

My mother has the picture, but Sally was so excited. She was asking about Smokey the Bear all the morning long. So she was able to go to the Mayfield parade and ride with Smokey and her dad in the fire engine. She was able to growl through the engine and wave to people. She heard people saying,"Hi, Smokey." Sally in return said,"I'm not Smokey. Smokey's up there."

Dinosaur Park

Sally's grandparents were great to take Sally to see the dinosaurs. She really loved it and especially like the robotic dinosaurs. Becky couldn't get her to leave. Thanks so much for the fun and the memories. We will come visit again.

Other than that Tyler has been busy working and Sally has been her cute little self. Just today I have been trying to teach her the difference between our dog, Thunder and the thunder she is hearing outside. She still is telling the clouds to "be quiet like a good boy."

Summer days

Well, I don't have any pictures, but unless anyone looks at this I thought I would let them know what we are up to. Sally is very busy and likes to go swimming and fishing everyday that she can. Tyler is very busy. He is now taking out perscription fires. He had his first fire on private property that is used for guided elk hunts. He thought he was pretty neat. Other great exciting news is that I am pregnant! I am about 7 weeks along and am due around the 26 Feb 2009. We are excited for whatever comes although Ty does tease me that it is going to be twins. No funny. First time I told Sally I was pregnant she got mad and said she wanted a baby in her tummy too. I told her she would have to wait for a long time. Funny the way they are so innocent. If the baby is a boy it will be named Randall Paul and a girl will be Annie Jane. I am going to a new doctor in Gunnison, Dr. Wilden. I hope that my health will be better through this pregnancy. My cardiologist told me I wouldn't have to worry about anymore health problems again. Congrats to Mindy and her family with new baby Ethan.

Camping

Our little family found time to camp this month. We were really excited to try out our new tent trailer (a special thanks to Jan and Roxcy- hope I spelled it right). We were snowed, rained, and hailed on. Sally got a new bike and thought she was really neat. We were able to hike quite a bit and enjoy the mountains. Sally loved picking the flowers too (even if I was taking a picture of them).

Memorial Day Weekend

Wow! How time flies. Our family is doing great though. Tyler is busy working on the Forest Service and has been gone quite a bit for that. I am getting prepared to hopefully sell some of my artwork this next September. We will see how well that works (I am a little nervous about it). Sally has been sick for quite a while. But don't worry, that doesn't stop her from being outside. Above is Sally's and my new haircut. Thank you Crystal!