Okay, I know, no excuses, SLACKER. I finally downloaded my camera when my 2 GB card was full. Where does time go? Summer is definitely a sloppy time for us. I feel like we move as though through mud, and the kids are usually dirty from, food, hiking, playing, and whatever else it is they do. With no real schedule we are lazy with our time, and yet busy all the time. Somehow the house stays somewhat managed as I have crash days and pull out the 'responsible mom', and then the next day it is chaos again, but at least I know for one day it was clean, not necessarily picked up, but clean. Fun, crazy, busy, relaxing, all the events of summer. We made a bucket list that has been fun, we have a good start on it, but need to get moving if we are going to conquer it. Alright a few recent pix.
We have been doing some shooting up the canyon, and the boys love it. Whats not to love about blowing things up?
Porter was baptised. It was a great day. Grandpa gave a great talk, and we are very blessed to have so much support from family. Nearly everyone was able to make it up for Porters big day. 
Nothin cools off a hot day like the slip and slide. Even Brooklyn loved it. She was literally gently tossed down the slide and came up grinning everytime. It was great fun!
We managed to hit the library at the university and check out Old Ephraim's skull, then we headed up the canyon to check out this monument. This Bear was 9 ft. 11 in. tall, smart, and fast. This rock is the same height, the kids were amazed at how big he was. This adventure was not for the faint of heart. We thought it would be a bit shorter than it ended up being. it is about 20 miles into the canyon and then 9 miles up winding dirt roads of poorly marked terrain, you basically just have to hope you are going in the right direction. We saw a moose too. Which is always a treat. I love to watch them lope along. 
A little train time. Mom took us on the train this weekend. The kids loved it, and it was a beautiful ride. About midway through the trip, they have bandits board the train looking for the money box. It was hillarious to watch Cache, all concerned, and kept saying 'why are they doing this', all the while holding both hands in the air, clutching 2 oreo cookies. No promises, but I just wanted to shout out to everyone that we are alive and well, and that we didn't forget about the blog world. Out, till next time.
