Henry-Hopscotch

Sunny day in Oregon.  Henry is playing hopscotch in the backyard.

Lily and June sliding

Lily and June love to play with each other on the slide.  They had so much fun.

Lily's Dance Review

 We went to Lily's Dance Review.  She demonstrated to us what she has been learning at The Little Gymn

 She received a medal for her performance.

June got in on the action also.

Park City, 4th Bike Ride

 The weather wad gorgeous this morning.  The bike paths in The Park City area are wonderful.

 We biked right past this  ranch.

This was a bridge over the Interstate  80 Freeway by Kimball Junction.  Awesome.

Randy, Hillary and Ashley Golfing

Randy took Hillary and Ashley golfing at the Nibley Golf Course in South Salt Lake.  What a beautiful day.  

Picnic in the Park

We went with Hillary, Lily, June, Ashley and Hamish to the park for a picnic.  The girls loved playing on the playground.  

Ashley's backyard Project

Randy worked on Ashley's backyard while we were in SLC.  He laid sod and pavers.  It turned out really good.  Good thing she has a small yard.  Hamish and Zip like it out side.

Go-Pro Videos of Bike Ride

 Randy ran his Go-Pro while we were biking.  He caught some skaters on the path.

Our shadows as we bike along.  

Park City- 3rd Bike Ride

 It is beautiful in Park City.  So many fun places to bike.

 Awesome views.

Paved bike paths everywhere.  What a great morning.  The clouds are coming in over the mountains so there should be rain soon, but the bike ride was great.

Park City, 2nd Bike Ride

 We are enjoying the bike rides.

 There are some really interesting things to see along the way. Art made out of recycled items. Then we passed through the Shoe Tree Park, where there were shoes hanging from all the trees.  Also there musical things set up to play on.  What  fun things.

 The trails are amazing.  Tunnels or bridges  under and over all the roads.

Next we continued on the Rails to Trails Path.  So beautiful and no rain yet.  There were lots of beaver dams, beavers, ducks, fun old vehicles, lots of green grass and water.  It was beautiful and we beat the rain back to our Condo.  

Landon's Chicken Coup

The Landon's got 7 chickens and Jaxon built a chicken coup for them.  Grandpa Ricks would have been so excited.  

Park City, Utah- 1st Bike Ride

Randy and I went to Park City, Utah.  We are staying in a condo for a few days.  We went out for a bike ride after the thunder storm.  The clouds are beautiful and the bike paths are great.

Visiting the Cemeteries

 Idaho Falls Fielding Memorial.  Terese Landon, Grandpa and Grandma Landon, and Grandpa and Grandma Richards are buried here.  We took Grandpa Landon (Ike) with us.

 The Rexburg Cemetery.  Dean and Carma Ricks (Mom and dad), Rodney Ricks (my brother), Grandpa and Grandma Ricks, plus Thomas E. Ricks are buried here.

The Sugar City Cemetery.  Grandpa and Grandma Mortensen are buried here.

Alpine Storage Advertisement

I love tax write-offs.  We got a Kia Soul for the storage units and had a wrap put on the car.  It is mobile advertising.  It is kind of a fun car to drive also.  

Lily last day of pre-school

Lily going down the slide with no hands.  She is growing so fast.

Cows

We are in the cow business again with Lou Cameron.  We furnish the pasture and he does all the work.  You cannot beat that deal.

Walk at Wheeler Village

 Saturday morning we took Hamish for a walk at Wheeler Village.  It is a restored working farm with lots of paths to walk on.

 We saw lots of farm animals along the way.  I loved the geese with their babies.

A man was there demonstrating large bubbles with a large hoop.  It was amazing also.  

Caleb Barney- 33 years old

Caleb turned 33 on May 15th.  He is having birthday cake with Lily, June and their friend.  

Mitt Romney/Evander Holyfield Boxing Match

 Ashley invited me to go with her to this charity event for Charityvision.  The company she works for was helping with the event so she received 2 free $2,500.00 tickets.  It was a black tie event.

What a great evening.  They raised 4 million dollars that night.  It was amazing, the items that were auction off, the silent auction and the boxing match itself.  Thanks Ashley for taking me with you.  

Bugz the Musical

Holden and Keagan's 1st Grade Class (teacher Mrs. LaRue) put on the play  'Bugz the Musical'.  Keagan was a Yellow Jacket and Holden was a Dragonfly. It was so fun to go watch them perform.  Since the whole class was famous actors they took autographs at the end of the play.  

Lilacs

The lilacs are especially beautiful this year and early also.  I went for a bike ride and there was just a slight breeze.  The smell of the lilacs was so strong.  It brought back great memories of Grandma Ricks (Alice) and grandma Richards (Harriet).  They always had them around.  Grandma Richards always put them out on the graves at Memorial Day.  

Kinsley

Kinsley is growing up so fast.  She is almost 14 yeas old.  How time flies.

Mother's Day

Thank you family for a great Mother's Day.

Randy 64 Years Old

Randy's birthday was kind of spread out.  We celebrated early while the Barney's were here and the Landon's came out to dinner.  He had a fun ice cream cake, balloons later, a golf bag, and he started with his new Fitbit.  Happy Birthday Randy.

June with the singing goat

We got a goat that sings when we went to the Sound of Music play a few years ago.  June loves to play with it and let it bit her fingers while it sings.

June and Lily painting

June and Lily had a great time painting.  Lily is so careful and exact and June just paints everything including herself.  They are such fun girls.  

Green Canyon

We went with the Barney Family to Green Canyon swimming.  It had been years since I had been there.  It is pretty much the same.  The steps and then the gradual decline into the water works great for little kids.  We had a fun morning.

Porter Park, The bak yard, s'mores

 The Barney Family came to visit for a few days.  It was nice so we took the girls to Porter Park.  Lily and June love the playground equipment.

 Luna and Bear, June and Lily playing in the backyard.

 The Landon's came out to dinner and the kids all had a great time playing in the back yard.

We all cooked s'mores around the fire pit.  Great (other) grandpa Landon even joined us for awhile before he got to cold.  

Henry's Creations

Henry is a busy boy.  He is copying the Sharpie Logo. He knows he cannot write with Sharpies so he made his own instead.  The other picture is his clipboard drawing with his checklist of his day's activities.

Horses, cows and elk

I went for a walk and you can tell it is spring.  New baby calves, fouls and new antlers growing on the elk.  Lots of fun things to see in the neighborhood.

Jackson Hole in the morning

We went for a walk around Jackson Hole this morning.  A helicopter was delivering lumber to the top of the ski hill; a Catholic church with the beatitudes outside; a beer brewery; a fun cruiser; beautiful daffodils; and beautiful sunshine.  What a great morning.  The break has been great.

Lily Barney- 4 Years Old

Lily had a Flamingo Party in SLC.  We celebrated her party the next week when she came to Idaho.  Her and grandpa shared a cake with the cousins.

Lily is using her Ipod to look at movies and play games.  She says it is her phone that cannot make calls.