Briley The Blast From the Past !

This week has been Red Ribbon Week at Briley's school and yesterday was 70's day. Her outfit was way to cute, so I thought I would share! Sad thing is I actually remember having the feathered hair and wearing this stuff.

Deer Hunt 2009

As a woman I don't think I will ever understand the hunting thing and spending the equivalent of two tasty grain fed beef in the freezer for yucky deer meat!

Never the less I love to go camping so we loaded up the trailer Friday and headed for the hills! This trip was a lot more expensive and eventful than we wanted it to be!! On the way we blew a tire on the trailer. Russ tried to change it and one of the lugs was bound on so we headed to the nearest town to get some help. $75.00 later we were on our way again with darkness approaching rapidly! Russ's truck was getting hot so we stopped at a convenience store and bought some antifreeze then went up the canyon only to find out the heater core had gone out in the truck. By the time we got there it was dark so being in a hurry to get set up, Russ didn't slide the hitch on the trailer back and between the incline and the sharp turn he hit the back window with the trailer and shattered it. Oh well stuff happens!!Sitting around camp

The Grandpa, Grandma Gang!

The rest of the trip was great! Lots of fun hangin with family and good food! What more can you ask for.

This is what happens after 3 days of deer camp!

The things you learn at deer camp! Grandpa can't curl his tounge!

Russ ended up with a little 2 point and unfortunately so far McKendrie got skunked but still hopeful.

Beware of insane chainsaw man!

Last Weekend

Last week was Homecoming week here. Their theme was Rockin Through the Ages. They got quite a kick out of dressing in the 60's 70's and 80's styles. Mckendrie's High School Band has a new advisor this year who helped them start a new era. It has been 25 years or more since the band put on uniforms and marched complete with formations at half time for a football game. These kids have worked so hard practicing at 6:30 in the morning 2 to 3 mornings a week and it really paid off!! They looked fantastic!! It was awesome to see. Only one little faux pas' while they were marching off the field McKendrie's drum set fell off ! She got that deer in the headlights look very briefly then picked them up and bowed to the audience. Pretty funny stuff!

Mckendrie's bow after dropping her drums

Monday due to budget cuts we had the day off from school. Russ is off on Mondays as well so we headed out west to see if we could find some pine nuts. As you can see I found a few NUTS among the trees but look at what we also found. Oh if it just would have been the right season!!(that what Russ and

McKendrie were saying!

Briley's New Do

For Briley's birthday she wanted to go to the salon and have her hair cut and highlighted, so Tuesday we spent an afternoon of Beauty.



Before



During


The end result.

Happy Birthday Briley !!

My Baby is 13 years old today!! Wow 2 teenagers ! When did I get this old?

She is a sweetheart!! She has such a tender heart and always rooting for the underdog! She gives the best hugs! loves to sing, hang out with friends, golf with her dad, and is a computer junkie!! She could hardly wait for today to get her own facebook. It is such a privilege to be her mom! I love you with all my heart! Happy Birthday sweetheart and many more to come!!

Silver Sage

Silver Sage

We spent a fun evening with several of Russ's family last night including his aunt from Switzerland kind of by accident. Russ's Sister Jayleen and her family do a Chuckwagon Dinner Show here in town. Russ the girls & I went to play at the Res. yesterday afternoon and our niece came with us. We went to take her home and in conversation found out everyone had made reservations to go to the dinner show. Food was great! Music was awesome!! Kirks jokes questionable (Just kiddin Kirk) All in all a really fun evening!




The other awesome thing that happened Saturday was Russ won his Men's Club Golf Championship tournament. Way to go honey!!

Leo & Jenny Ford Family Reunion

 

Thank you Aunt Peggy's Family for a great time!!!

Truck Pictures

Ok Joel here ya go.

Ford Family Reunion!

Silver Meadows

Third generation cousins

My Grandma, My Mom, and her Brother's and Sister's

My Grandpa's remaining Brother's and Spouses

My Grandma and Aunt Ann

Last Thursday night I went to bed fully planing on taking the girls to Southern Utah Swim finals the next day. When I woke up Friday morning I had the strongest wave of nostalgia hit me. I am ashamed to say I have not been to this particular reunion for 12 years. I don't know if it was because my grandma is 86 years old and this one will be the last one she will probably be here to host (the brother's and sister's take a turn every 8 years)or exactly what it was, but I knew I really needed and wanted to go!
After discussing it for a while with the girls, we three chicks packed our bags and gear, left Russ (who had to work) a note on the kitchen counter and headed for Wolf Creek Pass and Silver Meadows.(I must of really wanted to go to leave my nice 5th wheel trailer in the driveway to go stay in a tent!)
My Grandpa (who has past) & Grandma Ford instilled in their family a great love for the mountains! The farther up I got, the more memories came flooding back, it never ceases to amaze me how beautiful Gods world is. Growing up we almost never missed heading to the mountains where my Great Grandpa William Ford and his sons would take the sheep in their younger days. I miss my Grandpa very much, I am so grateful for the legacy he has left us!
I have an awesome bunch of family!! We had a great time with aunts, uncles, cousins some of who I haven't seen in quite a while. We totaled almost 200 carrying on what our Grandparents started long ago.
I want my kids to have a strong sense of family that my parents and Grandparents taught me! I hope by going it has helped. I promised myself I won't wait another 12 years to go again!

Swim Fest 2009

 

Wright Family Reunion 09

WARNING!!!!!! WARNING!!!!!

The following picture may be disturbing !! ( I know it was to their Mother!) If you are faint of heart or squeamish in any way, scroll down quickly and avoid the following picture!! ( you have been warned!)

The Buddah Brothers

The Buddha Brothers and normal sister's, along with the whole motley crew converged from the 4 corners of the earth (OK, Wisconsin,Michigan, & and various places in Utah) to pay us a visit in Delta Town for the last week! and boy have we painted the town red, green and any other color you can think of!!

We started with red because that's the color most of us were when we got home from Seven Peaks Water Park Friday. Despite that everyone had a great time. (Green was all the Aloe Vera used when we got home!)

Saturday we celebrated our Nation's Birthday hitting the Parade, games & entertainment at the City Park, then Burgers at my house. Next on the agenda was the Demolition Derby, while some stayed at my house and played games and visited. We ended the night with fireworks and a down pour that sent everyone scrambling for cover!! I am truly grateful for this great Nation and to all those who have gone before making it possible to enjoy the freedoms we have.

Sunday afternoon we reconvened for family pictures, a yummy salad bar dinner and family talent show. We have some very talented people in our family!! It was awesome!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Next on the Family Fun Fest agenda was the Wright Family Camp-in. IPSC were Russ works has a huge recreation facility complete with a huge kitchen, pool tables, shuffle board, volleyball and basketball & racquetball courts. Lots of places for kids to run, play board & card games and sleeping facilities. Those with small babies considered this a better alternative to the camping in a tent thing , so this year we camped in instead. Tuesday night we met at the bowling alley, ate pizza and went zombie bowling (zombie because most of us stayed up until 4:00am the night before playing cards & video games and most were going on no nap!) We came away with only a few smashed toes and dented heads (just kidding!) No really we had a great time! To end the night we tried out the new outdoor fireplace and made smores and sang campfire songs.

Unfortunately all good thing must come to an end all to soon! Wednesday was time to say goodbye. We celebrated our nephew Collin's birthday with ice cream and cake, the brothers and some of the kids went shooting skeet. We got to know each other again, and made a lot of great new memories! Needless to say I think everyone will sleep very well tonight!

Their is nothing I love better than spending time with family! and especially those we don't see very often. I am thankful to my Heavenly Father for my little family, the family I was born into, and the family I married into.

I Really Like the New Camera!

Never before have I been able to do this!!! With my old camera the shutter usually fired about the time she hit the water, and all I caught was her toes sticking out!! I really like the new camera!! It was worth every penny!

McKendrie off the starting blocks at yesterday's swim meet vs Price.