Fairwell to Miller Drive

We are closing a chapter on Miller Drive and moving to the city! We will bring a "little country" with us as we take our five chickens along with us. You may take the boys out of the country but they will bring a little country with them along the way. We are excited for our new adventure and to have the security of knowing this is it.. at least untill Zach hits the big 15! Can it be so?! We have moved 14 times in 14 years of marriage and we are ready to see what life can be like staying in one place. We will be almost a stones throw away from an amazing park on the Yellowstone River and I anticipate many new memories will be made in our new surroundings. I think we will enjoy being close to all that Livingston has to offer. My boys are growing so fast and I know I can't stop it but I will enjoy watching them continue to grow and have new adventures! We have enjoyed our time here in this home at the mouth of the Paradise Valley and it has instilled in us once again what beauty Montana has to offer us. On to the next chapter....

MOTHERS DAY

I am blessed....

Happy Birthday Zach!

Zach is a special young man. We feel so blessed to have him as a son and to watch him grow and begin to see all that he is. As each year passes I realize how fast time is going and someday I will want these moments back. I am so proud of the young man he is already becoming and I hope middle school will be kind to him :) Oh boy... here we go Zach! I know with your strong spirit and compassion for others you will be just fine. We Love you! Happy Birthday!

Sunny Sabbath

A Beautiful Day in the seventies had to be enjoyed outside! I love when the sun shines down upon the snow tipped mountains, the grass turns green and the flowers are emerging. We were blessed with a warm weekend and the boys took every advantage of it. Like wild animals turned loose, they ran, jumped and crawled all over the yard. When spring arrives it is a welcome sight after a long winter inside. Now lets hope we don't see snow in May like we did last year! Happy Spring Everyone.

Baby Chickens

Our babies are quickly growing up. They are about 6 weeks old now and we have...

"Jemimah" ( she will be a whopping 11 pounds!) I think that may be bigger then our dog maggie or pretty close! Also there is "Blondie White" which is our yellow girl who is Gavin's chicken and he happily gave her that name which he says is because she has "blond hair like me". Then we have "Golden" which is Carter's black chicken with golden highlights. And "Alice" our pretty girl in the middle and "Janis" which is my chicken with the white afro. She is named after Janis Joplin and she is pretty groovy. :). Zach has yet to name his waiting to see if his is a male or female. We don't know yet!! I didn't realize how much I would like having chickens, the eggs are so good and they are fun to watch. Happy Egg Laying! (in about 4 months!)

Arrow of Light and Webelos Badge

SO proud of Zach for accomplishing all that he has to move on from cub scouts to boy scouts. I want to give a special thanks to Aaron! He has been the strength and has encouraged him to press on and work hard even when at the end it was daunting. Aaron is the scout man! I think its his lifelong calling!! Good job Zach and we love you so much!

Bikes and Dogs

A few more things the boys did over spring break were..seeing the new city creek center in Salt Lake by the temple while seeing Grandpa, walking a dog from the animal shelter around a pond so he could get some fresh air, riding bikes, swimming, hiking down a canyon to see the river and collect rocks with Grandma, finding golf balls on the golf course, finding some summer clothes, eating burgers at In and Out burger with my uncles, having a fun BBQ and games at the park with cousins, coloring Easter Eggs with Grandma, having a sleepover at Sam and Natalies, playing with cousins in Cedar City, and a super long car ride!!

The memories will last a lifetime!