John's Work BBQ and Demolition Derby

John invited me down to Spanish Fork for his work's BBQ.  I did not take any pictures at the BBQ because for once baby John was wanting me.  Even when Pam and John was holding him :)  The food was fabulous!!!   After the BBQ everyone then went to the Demolition Derby.  It was a ton of fun with a lot of destruction!!  I was teaching Ryan and Caleb how to dance the YMCA.  They are now pros.  Enjoy the pictures.

New Car!!!!

So I absolutely loved not having a car payment but within the past year I kept having to replace things on my car and I just got tired of it and I wanted something with a V6 so I could have power again.  I went from wanting vehicles that had every bell and whistle to finally getting something with a few bells and whistles but within my budget. :)  I am loving it!!!

Westwater Trip April 2013

Mom, Dad and I decided to go to Westwater again to see if we could see the Elk again and to see if we could locate the memorial spot of Uncle Wayne's Crash Site.  Only problem was that Grand Junction got 6 to 8 inches of snow that morning that I was headed over and they were going to meet me at Westwater.  We decided that I would just head to Grand Junction and we would reevaluate what we were going to do.  As I traveled home I noticed that the desert was pretty dry.  So we loaded up Thursday and headed out.  Worse thing we dealt with was the wind and very cold temperatures.  BRRRRR!

 Even though it was cold there was still signs of Spring with flowers and calves.  We enjoyed watching the calves as they ran around and played.

 It seemed like we would always find the same grouping of deer and elk each day so I started to give them names.  The group above was the orphans.  

 I took the picture close up so you could actually see that they are actually elk but from a difference they looked like tree stumps.  I called this group the big group because they never seemed to split up.

 We saw this big group in several different locations.

 The group below was called the Welfare group because they were always on the ranch waiting for a free meal :)

 The day we went to Uncle Wayne's crash site you can see the difference what it looked like at the bottom of the canyon at the ranch vs the higher we got up. It was fun to play in the snow but it was cold, cold, cold!!!

In the picture below I am several feet lower on the ridge than Dad.  From the information we had from pictures and GPS Dad is standing near the memorial.  We looked around to see if we could find any pieces left but with the snow and mud it was really difficult.  

Zoo, Ryan Baptism, and Easter

Mom and Dad came to Utah for Ryan's Baptism so I took them to the Zoo.  The past couple of years the Zoo has been doing several upgrades and adding new exhibits.  They are in the middle of adding an African Safari and when that is done we will have to go back.  Then we headed down to Spanish Fork for Ryan's baptism.  I can't believe how quickly these "grandkids" are growing.  And Ryan's baptism turned into the Easter celebration as well.  It was a great day for family and remembering the covenants I have made and the memories of both my baptism and when I went through the temple for the first time.  

As always enjoy the pictures!!!

 Dad making friends with the Polar Bear

I know this picture is fuzzy but I couldn't resist showing how talented this baby was at getting food! 

The boys ready for the baptism!!

Baby John letting Grandpa know whats what

 Let the coloring begin!!

 Levi showing that not only can he dye eggs but his hands as well.

Shannon in her new Easter/Birthday Outfit

 Pam's sister Glory had this sweet girl on my birthday :)  So Mary and I were bonding.