SAND HILL CRANE

Andy drew a Sand Hill Crane tag aka Red Peckered Salt Chicken, as him and Dust call them. Gage could not wait for them to get home.

it is one big bird

ROAD TRIP 9/9/2011

We had to make a trip to Idaho for a funeral for our friends little boy. We met Roberto (Chicken Little) and his wife Suzanna and there children a few years back out by our property. Dust and Andy make it a point whenever they are out that way to stop and see everybody. Weeks before going to the funeral, we went to Primary Children's Hospital to see Felix. He had a rough life and he was only three. He battled with cancer in different parts of his body and it finally settled in his brain. I have never felt the way I felt seeing that little boy, who was the same age as my little boy, laying in a hospital bed fighting for his life. When we left the hospital room I was sobbing, grabbed Gage and hugged him tight. Sadly Felix passed a few weeks later. After the funeral we headed for our favorite place to be....Grousse Creek!! We rented our friends "cabin" for the night.

isn't it a cute little thing

it is actually very cozy with two queen beds, a mini fridge, microwave, fireplace, a big screen TV, and a loft with two more beds.


Gage and Uncky Andy



calling in the coyotes

he would not try a deep fried mushroom..can't say I blame him

Gage put us all in a good mood that night when he started dancing. I have it on video and watch it now and then. He is such a good dancer!!

you can tell by the look on Andy and Lola's face we were having fun!! I don't think we stopped laughing for hours. Once we were all in bed we were still giggly. Either Lola making us laugh because the "room was spinning" or Andy and Dusty because they couldn't stop farting!! Even though the road trip started off bad it ended good! Good times with GREAT friends and even better memories!!

STATE FAIR 9/2011

Well this year at the State Fair I actually went on a ride with Gage and Dusty. It was like a ferris wheel but took ya backwards. Well on the last time around something landed on my pants and arm, and Gage's hand. I smelled it and I thought it was just bird poop but as we were getting off I noticed throw up all over the ground. A little girl had thrown up as she was getting off the ride and instead of the guy cleaning it up he let the ride keep going around to let everybody off. Well in the mean time it was falling on everybody. Yep it was pretty gross and if ya know me you know I am a germ FREAK!!!! Surprisingly I did ok and we found a bathroom and got all washed up and continued on with our day.

Gage loves the slides

he even won himself a Smurf...ten dollars later!!

FIRST DAY OF PRESCHOOL 9/8/2011

I cannot believe my little boy started Preschool. We were so excited for his first day, and my heart melted when I picked him up and he said "Mom I want to do it again"!!

My first grade teacher and Gage's Preschool teacher, Mrs. Baird

sitting with his best friend Jordan waiting to be picked up

Gage did so good his first day, I think it helped that we had a meet and greet a couple days before school actually started.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY 8/23

For our eight year Anniversary we were invited to JC Smedleys. A guy who works for Dust by the name of Josh Healy invited us to his family's restaurant in Bountiful. It was delicious and we even got our meal for free!!

we chose to eat outside

the next day we decided to take a ride up South Willow and have dinner. It was so peaceful and fun!!

Happy Anniversary Poopsie, I love you with all my heart.