Airshow

We went to the airshow at Hill Air Force Base last week and had a great time. The Oswalds invited us to go with them so we left early that morning and looked around at all of the exhibits during the morning. They started the airshow with the model planes showing off. It was fun to watch them. Throughout the day, there were several different planes/pilots showing off. It was fun to watch their tricks and admire their courage. The sun was hiding behind the clouds part of the day but it was bright enough that it hurt my eyes. I was filming it all so sometimes, I didn't do a great job since I couldn't see. These are definitely NOT professional videos. We had a great time though. The Thunderbirds came out in the afternoon and showed off quite a bit. In the last video, you can't really tell what happened. I was standing on our cooler so I could get a better shot and I was filming 4 of the Thunderbirds. One of them came out of nowhere and did a fly-by and scared the crap out me! I fell off the cooler and didn't get a very good shot of what happened. It was pretty funny.

Our friends, the Oswalds.

Just Because It's Tuesday....

So, last week was not a fun one for me. Tuesday was an especially hard day so when I got to the office that afternoon, my sweet husband dropped by with a beautiful vase full of daisies. The card said, "Just because it's Tuesday...." I, of course, started crying and everyone was jealous! (Well, maybe not jealous but I like to believe they were.) Just another sign that I have the most thoughtful husband in the world! He takes good care of me!

Memorial Day Camping Weekend in the rain

After meeting my parents in Chesterfield, we went swimming at Riverdale and then they went camping up Green Canyon in Logan. We went home to sleep in our warm, dry beds and joined the rest of the family later. Dad, Larry, Tyson and Kenadee relaxed around the campfire after a fun day of 4-wheeling.

Mom was playful as always, flipping her bandana at me in her cute hat!

Tyson fell asleep during his trip on the 4-wheeler.

One of the few times I saw my mom sitting down. She never stops!

Darren, Tina, Deverie and Logan made the trip down from Idaho to join in on the fun. It was fun to visit with them.

Hayden, Colton and few of my nephews went hiking up the mountain. They found a great way of getting down quickly after climbing for quite awhile!

While we were there, my family played Sardines. It was so much fun for everyone, including the little ones. At one point in the game, I had my nephew with me. During part of the game, he was riding on my shoulders and said to me, "Lisa, I think I see a grey hair." I was shocked! I know I have had one grey hair on my head but I usually keep it pulled. He's only two and probably doesn't even know what that means but my neice was within hearing distance and started laughing pretty hard. It was a fun time. Here is a video of us looking for Larry. Tyson was making the funniest noises to call out to him.

Chesterfield

My mom grew up in a small town in southeast Idaho in the middle of nowhere! She and my dad always make the rounds on Memorial Day weekend to visit the graves so we joined them in Chesterfield. My dad brought his tools to clean up the graves a little bit.

Colton found a friend that he had a hard time leaving behind when we left. They played for about an hour and had a great time.

My great-great-grandparents donated the cemetary property. It is a fun little town. Not many people live there but they have restored some homes and some of the community buildings. I love to visit and take the tours around town. I feel like it's my home away from home.

They are in the process of restoring my great-great-grandparents home right now. When we visited two years ago, it was a pile of wood and rocks. With a lot of hard work, it is looking great! They are working on the inside now. My mom posed by the front door!

Here is what it looks like today. I'm sure by the end of the summer, it will be nearly finished. What an amazing place!

Drumline State Competition

Well, a long time ago I talked about Cameron's drumline competitions. On General Conference weekend, they had their state competition. It was down at Davis High School and they had been back and forth with Davis in first and second place all season long. This was their last competition and they changed things up a little. It proved to go in their favor cause they took first at State! Good Job MC Drumline!

"Busy Bees"

Now that the weather is warm, we are always out in the yard working on projects. We have A LOT of projects! Our niece came over a while back and spent all day Saturday helping us in our yard! She was a trooper! She wanted to run the tiller so Paul showed her how to use it and she went to town! She kept going until her arms about fell off! Paul asked her if she wanted a break and she said no. We accomplished a lot that day thanks to her!

We have had "the pit of despair" in our backyard for about a year now. We wanted to bury the trampoline because we have winds that come through our yard that could send it to California! Hayden started digging "the pit of despair" early last summer and had a little help from Colton. He made great progress until he hit straight rock and then the pit didn't go anywhere for the rest of the summer. It sat through the winter and Paul really wanted to get the trampoline in so we could finish the grass. Hayden really wanted to earn some money so he tackled the pit again. Last Saturday, Hayden finished the pit! We put the trampoline in and wrapped it with plywood and backfilled the hole.

It is looking great but it was a lot of work. Hayden really earned his money on that one!

After we got the trampoline in the ground, we went to my sister's house to check out her latest project. They have become beekeepers and Colton has become interested in it too. Ryan was taking the lid off the hive that day so we went over to watch. It was fascinating!

Ryan spent quite a bit of time teaching the boys about worker bees, drones, queen bees and honey. Colton even got to taste it. It was quite interesting!

Patriotism

I LOVE our country and I love hearing our National Anthem! It is even better when it is sung by someone you love! I almost always cry when I stand there with my hand on my heart and think of all of the people who have died so that I can have freedom in our beautiful country. I really am a bawl baby! Well, Paul and Hayden were asked to sing the national anthem a couple of months ago at a dance competition and I didn't have my camera with me. I was so sad. They blended really well together and sounded so good. (We also went to the City of Rocks in southeast Idaho on that same trip and I didn't have my camera so I don't have any pictures to share, but it was amazing!) So anyway, a couple of weeks ago, Hayden was asked to sing the National Anthem for the awards assembly at school. He did a great job!