Family Camping Trip to Pine Grove

This past weekend we went camping with Russ and his family. We headed out Friday evening and camped at Pine Grove. We took Cozy's boys and JayLee was glad because she had Carter to play with. Jace just drove the four wheeler all weekend getting stuck in the mud and having fun. The boys brought their coyote dogs and went coyote hunting while us girls stayed at camp. We went fishing quite a bit and caught a fish about every time we casted out. It was pretty dang fun and none of us wanted to come home.

Mylee's First Baby Tony

This has got to be one of the cutest baby horses i have ever seen.....We keep telling Papa that it is Mylee's, but i don't think it is working. But maybe if we keep saying it is, it might turn out that way---ha ha. On Father's Day we cooked a good dinner and then ate cheesecake. It was a lot of fun. Then Jon decided that Mylee needed to ride HER baby tony (that is what Jay calls baby horses). So Jon held him and i put her on him and she started kicking, getting all excited. It was so dang cute. So he had aunt Chana come out and take a picture of her. CUTE CUTE CUTE

Opening Ceremonies

Last Thursday we rode over to Cedar and went to Kaylie's house and had dinner with all of her friends. We weren't really invited and i had only met Dan and Abbey before but they were very nice and let us eat dinner with them....thanks guys for letting us intrude. Then we went and watched the fireworks at the College. I was quite surprised that Mylee didn't scream....she loved them. She just sat there and stared up in the sky watching them, not minding a bit how loud they were. It was quite fun.

Weekend Fun

Jon & I watched Cozy's boys over this past weekend and they had a blast. Cozy came out Thursday and did nails and left the boys and then her & Joel went up north to buy them a new pickup. So Friday night Jon & Jace rode the horses out to the arena and roped all night. Then Saturday we got up and went to New Castle. Carter loved playing with the puppies that were at Jay's house. We went to the railroad tracks to smash pennies and were out there for 3 hours and didn't see a train. So we came back and went down to grandma Bea's and visited for a little bit and went out her back door and her sprinklers were on so we all decided to run through them. I guess i shouldn't say all of us because it was only Tammy, me, and the kids that dared run through the sprinkler. But after that we went back down to Papa's house and the kids got in the handcart and Jace pushed them around. That evening they roped again in New Castle. Sunday we went to church and then went back to New Castle. The kids wanted to ride in the cart again and they wanted to take the puppies for a ride so that is were these picture come from. The boys didn't want to go home.

Why the Background

So you may wonder why i chose the temple background when Jon & I haven't been sealed together. I have plans to go there and get sealed to Jon and have Mylee sealed to us - its just a matter of time. I am so proud of Jon and how far he has come since i started hanging around him. One of the happiest days of my life was on Nov 8, 2007. We had only been married 5 months and he decided to quit chewing. I had NO idea he was quitting. He was headed bear hunting with Cody to the boulders and i asked if he needed some money for chew. He told me No and i left it at that. Well through the weekend i got thinking about it and realized he had not bought any for quite some time. So i called him and asked him why and he told me that he was trying to quit and that he didn't want to tell me he had quit and just wanted to see how long it would take me to figure it out. Well he hasn't touched it since that date. He has totally cut WAY WAY back on drinking. In fact i can't tell you the last time i have seen him drink. It really surprises that he doesn't drink with his dad. In fact he has been getting after Leon to cut back and realize that he is wasting his life away and that he needs to be here to watch his grandkids grow. I am so thankful to the Lord for Jon. My mom and dad wasn't to excited when they found out that we were getting married. My siblings all gave me crap. But i think that they didn't know the real Jon that i knew. I knew that behind all the chewing, smoking, & drinking there was a guy full of potential to be a great husband and dad. Boy was i RIGHT. And i do have to say that in my opinion he is the favorite Son-in-law. (sorry Cozy-haha) Ok maybe not but they have come to love him as one of their own.
Jon actually went to church with me today and helped me with my primary class. I teach CTR 6 which is 5 year olds turning 6. I have 12 of them in my class and believe me -with all their energy and mylee, it is a handful. But when i got called to this position, it was Blane Farnsworth that i had the interview with and he told me that they were wanting to call Jon as my helper. He asked me if it would push Jon further away from the church if they did or if he needed a little push to get him going to church again. My honest opinion, he needs a little push. I went home and warned him that Blane might be calling him. Well that was at the first of the year and nothing has been done. Jon keeps asking, "I thought Blane was going to call me?" He is joking but i think he needs an "excuse" to go. So there is hope for him to start getting active in the church again and for us to be sealed. Him and by brother have a bet going on jokingly of who is going to go through the temple first. It is quite entertaining for the most part. I know that my dad has had quite a bit of influence on Jon. And Jon keeps telling me that maybe my dad was put in as Bishop to help a certain person. I honestly believe it is Jon.
I keep praying that i can be a good example jon and that someday he can take me and Mylee to the temple so that we can be a family for the eternities.

Bear Hunt 2008 in Moab

Finally a BUTTON bracelet

So I made this bracelet for Mylee like 2 Months ago and when Lacey watched Mylee next, she seen it and wanted one immediately. Well i told her i would make one and obviously it took a LONG time. She told me that she would just take Mylee's and i could make her a new one but i was mean and told her no. But i finally finished it and gave it to her and she was so EXCITED. She told me that we had to take a picture of her and Mylee wearing them. So here it is.....REALLY CUTE GIRLS.