Monday, August 31, 2009

Carnival Pictures

After the rodeo we took the kids over to the carnival for a corn dog and carmel apple. Here are some cute pictures from that night.
My little cowboy

The kids with their treats! Can't wait until next year to have some more.
Can you say HUGE mess? He lived it though!
He's a little faker. He must not have wanted to walk back to the car.

That Famous Preston Night Rodeo

So for the past few years we have been trying to talk Tucker into riding a sheep at the rodeo. He finally decided that he would do it. I signed him up then instantly regretted it. What was I thinking? Why would I put him harms way? But his dad says that every little boy should ride a sheep, it makes him a man. Well, I am not ready for him to be a man!! Oh well, what could I do. So I put my brave mom face and went along for the ride. Tucker was really really excited so why was I worrying? That night we went to the parade then over to the rodeo. They made their first call for the mutton busters and my heart dropped. He was still excited at this point. Kevin took him down behind the shoots and my nerves were going crazy. Then it was his turn. Apparently he finally got scared. He started to cry saying he didn't want to ride but Kevin told him that he didn't have a choice. He told the shoot man to open the gate and out they came. Well for a few feet anyway. (And I couldn't get the camera to work fast enough) He fell off a ways out but he did it and he didn't break any bones :) Happy mom. He came back up to the stands with a new belt buckle and scarf. He was pretty proud of himself and I was relieved!! We told our neighbors and LaRae said that we should be turned in for child abuse. I wonder what she will think when he ride again at the Bull Bonanza?!?

We love the Shewey's

Ok, so I must admit, we live in the worlds best neighborhood! We have the best of everything from neighbors, friends, to family. It is great to know that when the children go out the front door that someone has an eye on them. They are always being watched for and taken care of. One of our favorite set of neighbors is the Shewey's. They live right across the street. They are an older couple who have children from California to Florida but none right here in Preston. So our children seem to fill the void for them. They are constantly buying treats and presents for them. Because of this attention they seem to get bombarded by our children. When Dick or LaRae pull into the driveway from being out our kids think that they can run right over and see where they've been. When they go on extend vacations to visit their children and we help them out with their mowing or plowing, depending on the season. And in return they treat our children like their own. We love love love these guys and are so lucky to live where we do.

More Yellowstone

This was a drive by shot of a hot pot.

This is a huge boulder literally in the middle of nowhere. Harley wanted me to send this picture to her uncle Mike who sells boulders. But they are nowhere this BIG!! :) Ha ha Mike imagine the dollar signs on this baby.
We lifted all the kids up to take there picture. They thought it was great. Not really sure why we were laughing but it must have been funny.
The kids posing at some of the trails to the Falls.
Super scary drop off by lower falls. BIG drop off, I kept the kids really close :)
So Kevin and I totally forgot our jackets on this trip. It was raining so so so hard. My mom gave me my grandma's jacket but we made this picture opportunity a quick one. WE WERE FREEZING!!
On our last day there we did a little shopping in West Yellowstone. They have a ton of these funky buffalo all over and the kids thought that we needed to take our picture next to all the we past. Even some we drove by but Kevin wasn't giving into that one.
You can't make a trip to Yellowstone without a stop in Island Park at Big Springs. There were only a few fish there, Kevin said that they all went up stream to mate. The kids put their feet in the water. Tucker bet Harley that the water was warm because it looked warm but boy was he wrong!
I LOVE THIS PICTURE!! Kevin is the best, we had a great time. Can't wait to take more vactions as a family. So worth every penny. Even if you don't have any ;)

Yellowstone 2009

We're waiting for Old Faithful along with about 1000 other people.

It is ridiculous how many people flock to this part of the park! This where we ate lunch while we waited for the geyser to go off. The children thought this was great.
You can't go through Yellowstone without seeing buffalo. There were tons of them all over. Did you know that they can float? Who would've thought being as big as they are but we saw a few cross a river. It was pretty neat to see. As we were driving one decided that he needed to walk right down the middle of the road. As you can imagine traffic was backed up for miles. However, see them that close was pretty exciting.

This is a picture of Yellowstone Lake. We stopped at the lodge, did a little shopping, and enjoyed the view. It is soooo pretty there.
These are some mud pots. The boys thought that these were pretty neat. And they thought that they stunk really bad. Which we all know they do!!
These are the SOME of the children, we're missing 2, in for a long, long, long day through the park. I must admit they were all really good.

Just a really pretty hot pot. Absolutely love the colors :)
Some deer? maybe elk. I have no idea but it amazes me that they allow people to get so close to them. People were walking right up to them to get their pictures. Crazy people!!

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Bozeman, MT

We had to go to Bozeman, MT to my cousin's wedding. Wow that is really some pretty country. The wedding was at some farm out there. This is a wooden cut out in front of the barn.
Tucker and Stratton

Katie and Lizi
Stratton and I waiting for the hay wagon to take us to the wedding.
This man is the one who owns the farm. He was go great, he let the children drive the wagon and of course Tucker was 1st in line. He did a great job and got us to the field in one piece. Thanks fro the tide Tuck man!!

This is a picture of my grandma, Lucille Bauer. She is the best of the best. She is 89 years old and still going strong. She lives in Tooele by my mom and we visit her as often as possible. Love you grandma!!

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