Birthday Boy

Colton's birthday is today and I just have to say I'm glad he didn't find his presents before today!  I bought them about a month ago and they were kind of big and awkwardly shaped so I didn't really have any good places for them besides the garage.  But, he didn't find them so I did well! Colton is just like any other guy when it comes to tools.  That is what he wants for every birthday and Christmas.  So that makes it easy on me but tools are expensive so it will take many many more birthday's and Christmases I'm sure before he has everything. I bought him car ramps to change the oil, a creeper to get under the car, and a jack because he insisted he NEEDED one. Happy Birthday dear!

Putting his creeper together in the garage because he was too excited to take it inside!

Jackson Hole

 We took a family trip with Colton's family to Jackson Hole and Yellowstone.  We did A LOT of driving in the four days that we were gone but still had some fun!  Kristopher took us to this really fun place where we could go swimming in the river and all the little ones really enjoyed this and the big ones too!  There was a place to go cliff jumping and of course all the boys had to do it. It seemed like they all had a really fun time and we were looking all weekend for a bear but didn't see one, just a lot of buffalo! The one day all the boys and Taylor went white water rafting and had a blast!  They went when it was cold and rainy but they still had a blast, they all wanted to go again!

Colton's little buddy.

Too much shopping for the boys!

The boys just HAD to have these shirts.

There were two buffalo that decided they wanted to join us for lunch!

Cliff jumping!

The girls!

White Water rafting trip and of course MY husband is the one who WANTS to fall out!! What?!

 

 

Family visit!

Jake, Zach, and  my cousins came to visit for a few days and I loved it! I love spending time with my family and I'm so glad they decided to come for a few days!  We had a lot of fun! We went to Colton's softball game, watched movies, played catch, and hung out on the farm! The whole turkey thing was new for Ashlyn but I think she had fun! She got to see how things are run and even "held" a big one! Jake and I also rode up to Ogden one day for one of his best friends wedding from his mission.  We were pretty busy these past few days but we have had a blast!

 Jake and Caden checking Turkeys.

 Caden found a dead one! He was a great sport.

 If you look close notice that one is on its side. I have never seen this happen before! 

 Playing some catch.

 Me and Ash!

 Caden and Jake!

 The 5 of us. We had so much fun!

 Ashlyn attempting to hold a 45 pound turkey.

 The wedding!

Oh and it just happened that on our way to the wedding Jake and I were able to meet up with Josh and Emily! That's the first time I had seen my best friend so I thought we better take a picture! Oh I just love her to pieces and I'm so glad we were able to chat for a little bit!

My 1st Rodeo!

Colton and I went to a rodeo tonight in Nephi with his family and I had so much fun!  This was my first time going to a rodeo so I didn't really know what to expect but I really liked it.  The bull riding and barrel racing were probably my favorite part. I hated when they roped the baby cows though so I didn't watch that part. It was really good though and I had a lot of fun.  There was an one arm bandit that came out with two buffalo and had trained them to go on top of the trailer. It was fun to go and experience something new and I think I would definitely go again!

One arm bandit and the buffalo.

Colton and the boys.

4th of July

This morning Colton got up early to run the 5k in town and I am proud to say that he did a great job!  He is not a runner and he doesn't like to run either but he ran it in 22 minutes! I guess you can accomplish anything when you put your mind to it!  I love him and I am so proud of him. I just wish I had a picture of him crossing the finish line in 4th place out of 200 runners!  He took 1st in his age bracket. I always tell him he should have ran cross country in high school but I guess the other sports took priority.  After his big morning though he crashed on the couch for a little bit.

Dust Storm

There was a dust storm that came by the farm today and it kind of a freak thing.  The wind was blowing so hard you couldn't even see anything and then when it finally settled down we drove around to see if it did anything and it sure did.  It blew off part of the shed but thankfully it didn't do much to the turkeys or hurt them.  It's pretty sad when this is the most exciting thing that happens here.

Costco's Adventures

I just want you all to know that I went shopping at Costco for girls camp all by myself.  So, I'm loading the cart up and as things are beginning to pile up I have someone ask, You going to Lake Powell?" No, but I wish all this food was for Lake Powell! Then probably about a half an hour later, I have someone say, That sure is a lot of food there!"  Like what is that suppose to mean?  Do I not look old enough to have some growing teenage boys that eat a ton?!  Maybe one day, but I sure hope I don't regularly spend that much money on groceries when my kids are growing up because that was a lot of money! I get out to my car and unload everything and figure I better just check my list.  Good thing I did because I forgot four things on it so I had to go back in!  What a tiring trip to the grocery store though!  It is tough work to go shopping especially for so many girls but I'm excited for camp!

Tiffany's Wedding

Another cousin of Colton's got married today in the Manti temple.  I am so blessed and grateful for the opportunity that Colton and I have from deciding to go to the temple.  I am so happy for you, Matt and Tiffany!  Their big day turned out wonderful and I got to experience Price, UT for the first time ever!  Colton says it is the armpit of Utah but I don't know why because I liked it there!

Congratulations!

Turkeys!

Today Colton's dad got new turkeys and the church farm where Colton works.  I guess it was quite a process in getting them here.  The company usually gets turkeys from a hatchery in California but the trailers broke down so they sent some turkeys from Iowa.  When the trucks got there they started pulling the crates out and there were dead ones in the majority of the crates.  I didn't even know the turkeys came in crates that were just stacked one one another, so I learned something new! As everyone was pulling the crates out they pulled out they few that were alive and put the dead ones aside.  It was really interesting to see how everything worked and how fast they all were.  So, Colton's dad didn't end up with as many as he was suppose and the church farm wasn't even close to their numbers so they had to have another truck come. Hopefully things go a little bit better next time!

Pulling crates out of the truck.

The babies that were strong and survived.

Pulling about 10,000 turkeys out of 60,000.

Anniversary

I worked from 6 in the morning until 6 tonight and I come home to a nice cooked meal that Colton and Jake made for me.  The charge nurse at the hospital found out it was my Anniversary and she told me to go home!  But, I told her I didn't have any plans and that I would just stay.  Colton and Jake were so nice to cook me dinner and I am so thankful for the both of them.  I couldn't have asked for anything better and I love them so much!

Jake's Visit

Jake came to visit for two weeks and I loved it! He came to paint the trim on Grandma's house and he did such a great job.  He is really good at painting and I think he enjoys it, at least for the most part.  He would get up early and paint until Colton got off work and then they would go have some fun!  They went horseback riding, rode the four wheelers, shot some rabbits, we went to the temple and we just all had a blast!  I loved spending time with him and can't wait until he can come back and visit! I think he had a really good time and he sure likes spending time with Colton.  Love you and miss you already. 

Jake pulling the Jeep out of the shed while Colton is supervising.

Horseback riding!

Oops

Colton and I were out with his parents tonight getting the water share for the cows and he decides to jump over the fence.  I wish I had my camera when he jumped over because he got caught on the barbwire fence and ended up right on his face. It was really funny in the moment but I was so mad he ripped his pants!  They were his new work ones and of course he decides to ruin them!  I told him he still had to wear them. He said maybe we could make them into shorts and wear them out to the farm.  I doubt that will ever happen... It's a good thing I love him!