Yellowstone- And Stuff!

So we have been pretty busy lately with Stock Show, Softball practices, Softball games, T-Ball games Pre-school Graduation, Kindergarten Graduation and Vacationing. I have not had alot of time to even check e-mails and T.V. barely getting by on sleep but that's how we roll. I guess. Well so after we did the whole school thing and they were finished, we headed right into the Vernal Stock Show. It went well, Harlee could have done better but this year I guess she wasn't feeling it. She ended up taken 5Th in Showmanship with her Lamb. Like I said she could have done better but there is always another one. She will be taking a lamb to the Duchesne County Fair and then to State Fair. We may even take the long trip back up to Billings Montana to the NILE show they have up there. So we have about a month and a half before the next one. They are so much fun and the kids do love it. I just can't wait for Kodee to start showing this coming year, she can't wait any longer. The sale went well, Grandpa Dave and Grandma Linda and Grandpa Bill bought Harlee's hog. Thanks a bunch guys- for all of your support. I bought our very first 2 steers. We brought them home to feed for about a month to finish them off before we take them to the butcher. It's kinda sad though, I kinda like them. We bought them from the neighbor kids during the sale. I am glad that we can support some of the kids around here, we know how much work they put into these animals to have them go to market. Well Harlee's Softball team hasn't won a game but it doesn't mean that they suck! We keep getting tied at each game and we are visiting and the other team scores a run. IT SUCKS! Harlee has been in a hitting slump this year but has finally started to make contact with the ball these past few games. She has always been a good ball player but she kinda lost it for a while. Kodee's team on the other hand has done extremely well this year we have only lost one game and placed 2ND in league and Kodee has also found her groove in batting. She loves it- and she has a bad temper when she misses the ball. It's all good but when she starts throwing her bats and helmets it is NOT so good. Trying to teach her to be competitive and still have good sportsmanship is really hard. Tournaments for both girls start next week- ALL WEEK. So after all of that last Thursday night Josh called me during one of our late games, he was home feeding and doing chores, and said "Hey lets just go to Dubois tomorrow okay?" I said, okay. so we woke up the next morning and took off to Dubois Wyoming. For those of you who don't know Josh lived there from 6Th to 10Th grade, Then back to Vernal. I have been there a couple of times before and it is beautiful. Josh has alot of Good friends that are like his real family- at least they treat him like he is there own. Just good people. Well while we were there it rained, it snowed, and it was cold. Like 31 DEGREES cold in JUNE. We went up to Whiskey Mountain and it still is Pretty even in the 2" snow that they got that night. The sun came out for a bit and it was all good. So we decided Monday morning that we would go through Yellowstone Since I have never been there. It was awesome the kids loved it! We saw 2 real life wild Grizzly bears running around it was neat. Lots of Buffalo/Bison and lots of Elk. We went to Old Faithful and Mammoth Hot Springs, Both beautiful! In very different ways. I won't forget. Very Big- the country there is amazing- so pretty. Every where you look there is something that just touches you. I can't believe what a beautiful world we live live in. I mean just so amazing! If you have not been just take off like we did and do it! You wont regret it. So that was our quick little get away vacation. Unplanned and just fly off the handle kind of vacation we needed. So back to work and life as we know it! Pics I assume will be probably all mixed up so they range from School Grads to Yellowstone every thing in between. Thanks to all for your support and love. LOVE YA!