Barnyard Update

The little brown duck was murdered the first night and so this is her gravesite!

The first death in the barnyard!

We decided to add a pregnant pygmy goat to the barnyard. We brought her back from Payson in the back of the truck. We got several laughs on the freeway.

It cried all night long so Travis slept out there with her so she wouldn't wake up the neighborhood. I went out to wake him up and within 20 minutes she had gotten out and had bolted! An hour later and after several neighborhood chases we brought her home. It would have been a great Funniest Home Video. We had to have her tied up because we don't have a gate on either side of the backyard, she didn't like that too much.

(This picture flipped for some odd reason.) She was a MESS!!!! And loved to sleep on the top step and stick her nose on the outside of the glass. Frosted Flakes, poop, weeds, and goat treats. Anything the get her to be quiet and content.
After several nights and days of her crying and destroying our backyard, we decided to pass the goat on to join another herd. The neighbors behind us were hating us and we got the stink-talk about it so they should be happy. She is in a way better place and with other goats and still in the neighborhood. So all is well and so is our sanity now! Whew! Note to self... you live in a neighborhood, not on a farm.

Random

One of the new kids on the block, McKayla got two new ducks from a friend.
Since Isaac drank from the carton McKayla figured she needed to label the jug.

Target practice with a BB gun. Poor Mr. Egg.

A snake that McKayla stepped on while she was running at night.

The drill got left out and this is what we found screwed to the wall.

First day of 3rd grade

Sabrina swallowed her fears and rode a horse, 2 years after breaking her back because of a horse.

One of the favorite pics from our visit to the Barn at Thanksgiving Point.

McKayla is trying to talk us into one of these to add to the barnyard.

We went school shopping in Park City and had a great time.

I asked Isaac to break up the old duck pool so I could throw it away. He argued until I suggested he get the hatchet out to do the job. (That is a decoy by the way)

We went on a Harley ride to Mirror Lake. Travis was in CA so C.C. went with us.

Sabrina and Mallories new look.

After the first week of school Isaac broke his foot. Poor kid, I'm sure he's in for more.

Summer... It's A Wrap

Mormon Graffitti

You might feel a little nervous if you

lived anywhere but in Lehi when you went to Target and this was parked next to you!

Slip and Slides

Solo candle-light dinners

Visit with old friends from CA

July 4th breakfast

Fireworks in the neighborhood

Fishing With the Harmons while Travis and I were gone on our trip.

Fishing at Fish Lake

Nick and Heather moved to Provo

Baseball games

Travis planned an awesome trip for the two of us on the Harleys for 9 days. We went to Lake Tahoe for 3 days...

All around the lake

A place we regretted not going while we lived in CA for 9 years.

He tried out a new hairstyle

Crossing a pass in the Sierra's

Yosemite National Park, beautiful

Such a hot day we stopped to swim fully clothed in a lake on the way through

This is the view right as you enter the park

There were lakes all over tucked away in the mountains, they were so amazing












We went through Zion's National Park, beautiful.

We went to Bryce Canyon also on the way home, again, wow!!!

We were pretty tired so we needed a nap! Not too bad actually.

Another trip to Boise

Yuba Lake with our neighbors

The kids had a great time in the mud and a great place to get all muddy.

I went to Youth Conference in Flamming Gorge, an awesome time with some great kids

C.C. came home from working in CA to celebrate his birthday! 19, wow the time flies!!!

Then it was Isaacs turn, 9! Wow!

Family party time again!

Baby blessings

Shooting eggs with a BB gun CC let Isaac have

We also used the BB gun to get rid of this thing for the night. I'm sure he will be back tonight to poop on my front porch again like he has been doing all summer. Creepy!!

It has been a really great summer and we have been all over and done some fun things. Not a fan of school starting and the rat race beginning but I am glad that we all got to get away and have some fun this summer.

P.S.- Not sure what happened to the format but you get the drift!