4TH OF JULY FUN WITH FAMILY

This year Lance, Suzy, Barrett and Suzy's mom Vera, my cousins Joanne, Minnie and Joanne's husband Clark joined us for our 4th of July celebration in Round Valley. Jeff and Chell were our only kids home this year. The rest missed out! We started the day off with the parade. I have no proof we were there cause I forgot to grab my camera on my way out the door. Dang it! 

Craig and I always have a cookout at our house after the parade for anyone who happens to come. It's a fun afternoon, usually topped off by watching fireworks, which we either drive so we can see them closer, or we just watch them from our back deck. Our company didn't stay for the fireworks cause they were staying in time shares over in Pinetop and wanted to get back over there. Sure was fun to have them for the day. Who wants to join us next year?!!

                                              

                                                   Joanne, Minnie, Clark and Lance

                                               

                                                            Craig likes to grill out

                                                              Need some help dad?!

                                                                   Jeff and Chell
                                                    Joanne, Minnie, Vera and Suzy
                                                                    Suzy and Lance
                                                     Barrett getting a ride on the 4-wheeler
                                                                      Craig and Roz  
                                                            Minnie, Clark and Joanne

OUR TRIP TO COLORADO FOR KYA'S 5TH BIRTHDAY

Craig and I surprised our grandkids by showing up with Kindy and Briley for Kya's birthday party in June. They were so excited when they saw us! It was so good to see them and share in the fun!






We all went to "Build a Bear Workshop" so the kids could build their own stuffed animals. It was so fun watching them.





We stayed a few nights with Nate and Kindy before going back up to stay a few nights with Tom and Krista.

Briley getting a ride on the "Massey Swing"!

Back at Krista's


I was assigned to take care of Crew while Craig helped Krista put cages around the tomato plants at the stake farm garden spot where they were able to grow three long rows of veggies. As you can see, Crew didn't last long on my lap, he wanted to help!





Love that precious face!!

Kindy, Nate and Briley came up to go out to dinner with us at Chuck E.Cheese one of the nights we were at Krista's. We all had a lot of fun.









Sweet, sweet grandkids!!


Kya twirling around in the new tutu aunt Chell made her for her birthday.

NEW FISHING BOAT AND OUR GARDEN

Craig and Jeff have been wanting a fishing boat for a long time now, cause don't you know that when they are fishing from the sidelines, all the fishermen in the boats are catching all the fish!!

They searched and searched for the best buy and finally found it. They really have had a lot of fun in it, I must say! Jeff even has a seat reserved for his son Briston, even though Chell says it will be a while before he gets to go out on it!

Our square foot garden is looking pretty good, there is some green coming up!

PRATT AND KORTNEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A BABY!!

Craig and I were married 33 years ago on June 12th. We were getting ready to go on a little getaway to Flagstaff on Friday morning when we heard my cell phone make a sound letting me know I had a text message. Pratt and Kort had sent a text of an ultrasound picture with "Third time is a charm" written above it. She had 2 miscarriages before this pregnancy, so the third time was a charm! Yeah another precious baby coming to our family! That will be our 6th grandchild. Our last 4 will be born within 16 months of each other!! We love it! 

MORE MAY EVENTS

In our area we usually plant our gardens on May 15th, which just happens to be my birthday! So on May 15th my good husband was out planting green beans, carrots, peas, and peppers in the grow boxes he made.

                               Flowers my sweet sister Jen sent for my birthday
Chell graduated from Northland Pioneer College with her associate of arts degree on May 16th

                                       We're proud of you Chell!

Kindy and Nate flew to Phx and drove up to our house with his parents to bless Briley on May 27th. Since Nate works on the weekends it didn't work out for them to come on a weekend. It was a special experience to have her blessed in our livingroom.

                                

                                      Uncle Jeff, Briley, Kindy and Aunt Chell 
                                       Nate's parents Jeannie and Mike
                                         Papa, Grammy and Briley
                Briley wore the blessing dress her mom wore on her blessing day
                                     Craig, Jeff, Nate, Briley and Mike
                                           Flowers for Briley's blessing
                                     Taking a bath in Grammy's new sink