Bear

Molly spotted the bear walking behind our neighbors house, so we grabbed our cameras and went after it for some pictures. Here's his fluffy little backside.

 He sat down for the photo shoot,

 and seemed to have found something to snack on.

At some point before we saw him he had been in our garage and grabbed a little empty cooler and thrown it out on the driveway. It's always fun to see the bears, they're so cute.

Summer fun in the Mountains

We really do live in a great area and we love to take advantage of what our little place has to offer.

Molly went off to camp at Adventure Mountain for a week.

 She and Erin had a great time!

 My longest friend, Dawn, came up to play for the day with her two kiddos, Jackson  & Mikaila. We ventured to the tree house...

 Went to the lake and did a little kayaking...

 And found our way to the Club House for something cold to drink.

 It was such a fun day!

 My friend Aimee came up with her 5 boys to play in the creek. It's such a great place for kids. 

 The moms like it too. The running creek is calming and drowns out any rivalries that may break out among 7 children.

 Everyone is happy, content, occupied and cool.

 Today we got to go for a ride on the horses. Molly rode on Bob, the best horse in the bunch!

 Rusty took me on the trail.

 Shari got to ride the beautiful and gentle horse, Chief.

These are just some of the things we are privileged to do that are less than 2 miles from our house. We're so thankful for all God has given us.

Mom is 80!

Hiking Mill Creek

4th of July

We celebrated the 4th of July with the Burns (as we always do), and friends. This year it was at our house. The party started at 2:00 and at about 5 minutes until 2 it started to rain. It was a good steady rain for quite a while but we didn't let it interfere with our celebration. It stopped in time for the piñata, Baggo and BBQing. We ate and we ate and we ate. We're so thankful for this country and the freedom we have. We're thankful also for all of the people who have served our country and continue to do so.

God Bless America!

Just the 4 of Us

This year it was just the 4 of us at the river. We kept the traditions...

lots of time in the water....

rock jumping from our favorite spot....

tubing....

silly girls....

floating and snorkeling....

lots of sunshine....

This is the earliest in the year we've been on the lake in a long time. I have to tell you, I prefer to go later in July when the water has warmed up a bit more. I like it when you can just hang out in the water without getting cold. It was a great trip and we enjoyed the time with "just the 4 of us" however we wish Brandon could have been with us to complete our family.

Happy Birthday Shari-Boo

It's hard to believe that our Shari is 12!

She requested Lemon Bars as her "Birthday Cake" and enjoyed them for breakfast.

She got a little money and so we went shopping together. She got this cute shirt and her first pair of "TOMS." She's been wanting them for a long time.

Just can't believe it's been 12 years.

Happy Birthday Shari-Boo!