Horse Sense

 Joseph and Joshua were working on their horsemanship merit badges and got to go to our Bishop's house to do a little riding.  They had a great time.

 Sam got to ride, too!

Braces!!

 Makala got her braces on in August!  She was so excited.  Sore, but excited.  This is Dr. Pickering, who I work for, putting them on.  He's the BEST.

 This is Louann, one of his assistants. 

This is her new, temporary, smile!!  Beautiful as usual.

Off to the Mountains

We made a girls' trip to visit my sister in Grand Junction, Colorado in July.  My mom and my sister, Robin, and myself and my three girls.  We had a great time.  Lots of driving, very tiring, but it was a lot of fun.  I hadn't seen my sister in about 4 years.  She had never met Samantha.  Her daughter was expecting at the time, (she had the baby in September) so we got to be there for their baby shower/ BBQ.  It was really nice.  

Colorado is beautiful. 

 We went to a Farmer's Market.  They had lots of interesting stuff to look at.  This guy was doing all sorts of juggling and yo/yo tricks. 

 Kathleen was fascinated by the pick-up/limo.

 Sam loved playing in the little splash park.

 The scenery was gorgeous.

 It was raining on our way back towards Denver.  

It was interesting to see the clouds down lower than the mountains.

Letter Jacket!!

Wildlife Safari Park

 We went to a wildlife safari park in Pilot Point, TX this summer.  Sam was fascinated.  They had two baby camels that were bottle fed, lots of animals and a tram ride where we could feed the adult camels and zebras. 

 Train ride!!