She's Eleven

Last Friday was Ruby's birthday! The last two years she has wanted to go camping on her birthday, but the weather was so bad that we haven't been able to. This year looked like it was going to be a repeat. The month of June was very wet. We had one dry day....that is up until Friday! Friday and Saturday turned out to be great weather. We went on an over nighter to Diamond Creek. Ruby invited four friends, and three were able to make it. Ivy, Savannah, and Kennedy.





Ruby, Savannah, Ivy, and Kennedy enjoying dinner Friday night. Ruby picked the menu. We had her favorite mustard pork chops, and a vegetable medley of Zucchini, Yellow Squash, and Onions.





Mom made a peach cobbler for desert! It turn out awesome and was a huge hit!






Ruby opened up her presents. Mom and Dad gave her a Nikon Coolpix camera. It was a big surprise for Ruby. She took some great photo's. I will post some of them in the next post.






The girls had a great time. They spent most of their time around camp with Mom, while Dad took the boys on quad rides, to keep them out of the girls hair.

Spencer Made us breakfast Saturday morning. He did this to pass off part of his Cub Scout requirements. He did an Awesome job. Preston made everyone lunch! He did a great job also!

What a Head of Hair!

Emily and Isaac Walker

Little Isaac is 7 weeks old. I visited Emily and Isaac in the hospital the day he was born. I have never seen a new born with a head of hair like Isaac's.

Photo taken: January 11, 2009

Emily

Emily

When we first moved to Star Valley we had to find a house to buy. We looked at many houses before making an offer on the house we now live in. Out of all the houses we looked at, the choice came down to two. Ours and a house just up the road a bit. That house belonged to the Walkers. Since then they decided not to sell and still live there to this day. Lucky for us, things turned out the way they did. We couldn't ask for better friends!

Emily is about to have a new baby boy! He will be her sixth child. Emily is a great mother.

Photo taken: October 17, 2008 By: Angela

Amazing Produce

A couple of Wyoming Beefsteak tomato's after a full season of Wyoming sunshine!

A friend gave us a bag of tomato's that she had grown. Pictured here are a couple of the bigger ones. I swear those are NOT Cherri tomatoes, they are actually Roma tomato's and were grown in a greenhouse. If not for the greenhouse, they would have never ripened!

Photo taken: September 19, 2008

A MEME from MAKAYLA

I was tagged with a meme from Makayla some time ago. I have finally devoted some time to getting it done. This meme took some time and effort to accomplish, so if you like it and want to give it a try you are tagged! Other wise enjoy mine.


The idea is to go to either fliker or Google Images and type in the answer to the following questions, and then pick an image off of the first page. I used google.


So here goes!



What is my first name? Craig










How old will I be on my next birthday? 46

What high school did I attend? White Pine High School. Thats the very building in the picture. I was once suspended for jumping out of the 3rd story window, the one just below the chimney. I did it on a dare.

What is my favorite food? Prime Rib! YUMMY

What is your favorite color? Blue.

What is my favorite drink? Dr. Pepper.

Who is my favorite celebrity crush? hmmm.....this took some thought, butt in the end! (haha) it had to be Ellie! You know, on Ice Age 2 The melt down!

Where is my dream vacation? Wheeler Peak. Favorite of my family when I was a kid, and I have taken Angela and the kids there several times also. It was much better BEFORE they made it a national park.






What is my favorite dessert? Peach cobbler!

What do I want to be when I grow up? A Grandpa! Many times over!

What do I love most in life? My wife!

What word best descrives me? According to Angela... Loving.

What is my favorite thing? My family! Hands down.

Where is my favorite place? Ahh.....that would be home!

What is my pets name? Lady

What is my favorite flower? Bleeding heart.

Well there you have it!

Cubs Make a Splash in Jackson

Will, Tate, Joseph, Jantzen, Justin, and Brandon stand pool side at the rec center in Jackson Hole. The group recently traveled to Jackson Hole to have some fun swimming and to pass off some of their swimming. By all reports the kids had a load of fun!

Photo taken: August 26, 2008 By: Angela

S'more Summer Fun

We held our August cub scout pack meeting at the Auburn shelter. We have held all our pack meetings this summer there. We had a great time. The highlight of the evening was the making of smores!

Brother Jim Bagshaw shows us what a perfectly toasted marshmallow should look like! He is the Bishopric representative for the cub scout program in our ward.

Preston thinks a perfectly roasted marshmallow should end up charred! As you will see, so do most everyone else under the age of twelve.

Spencer's marshmallow. A nice hew of BLACK! I think he enjoys playing with the flame, as much as eating the smore.

Emily Walker showing off her toasting abilities! Emily is the wolf den leader.

Emily Isaacson with her marshmallow supreme. Emily is the new primary president.

Tate showing us just how big his mouth is, along with his marshmallow!

Brock dressed in his uniform (way to go Brock), and with his marshmallow.

Jantzen displays his roasting skills! Jantzen is the newest member of the cubs!

Ruby's marshmallow is actually golden brown! She has a more refined taste for a good smore than the boys!

Lori Chadwick with her nicely browned marshmallow's. Lori is the Bear den leader.

Photos taken: August 28, 2008

Katie's Mini Truck

Recent high fuel prices have made a very noticeable impact on the roads of Star Valley. Foreign mini trucks are starting to pop up all over the place. You see them every where you go! There are now several mini trucks running up and down the highways and back roads of the valley. And it is no wonder. They are cheap, and they get great gas mileage. Katie (my car pool partner), picked up this truck for $6,800. It has a little over 12,000 kilometers on it (7,500 miles). It gets about 50 miles to the gallon, and drives comfortably at 60 miles per hour.

Katie Yarwood and Her Mini Truck

Photo taken: July 22, 2008

She's 9!

Ruby turned 9 years old today! She is such a wonderful young lady. I love her so much! She is every thing a Dad could want in a daughter.

She had a party with a Hawaiin theme. Hawaiin pizza was served, the kids played on Howes beach, in front of the house. They decorated their own sun visors, and had a great time.

Angela did a great job with the party!

Photo taken: June 18, 2008 By: Alec

Commando's Take the Bridge

PFC Spencer and PFC Preston storm the bridge and take control of a key enemy supply route!

Recently the boys celebrated Bryson's birthday with him. The party had an army men theme. Everyone wore their camouflaged fatigues and all the boys were given marshmallow assault rifles, helmets and dog tags. The boys had a great time and continued the fun at a recent trip to Canyon View Park, in Afton.

Photos taken: May 20, 2008

Reesie

This has been a somber week. Our neighbors lost their little girl this past Sunday night. She was only three years old. Reesie was born with a heart condition that she has struggled with since birth. She had surgery last week to help make it better, but she never recovered. The kids sure miss her.

May her family have comfort knowing her place in heaven is assured.

The Boys are 6

Preston and Spencer turned 6 years old on April 21st. They share their birthday with their Uncle Jared, and their cousin Jordan.

Angela gave each boy six invitations to hand out. They could choose whose box at school to put them in. The idea was to have an all boy party.


We had 11 kids show up for the party. Ever have a house full of boys that age? What a mad house we had for awhile.

Cole and Preston wrestle on the floor... Whacking each other with balloons seemed to be a favorite.

Wow... Preston, Boston, Will, Cole, and Jacob in a rare moment of sitting on the couch.

Remember it was suppose to be an all boy party? We had a good laugh...Preston and Spencer each invited a pretty girl from their class. Sarah and Kimberly. Sarah use to live in our house. Her parents built the house.

Cole, Spencer and Boston dig into the cake and ice cream!

Photos taken: April 25, 2008

Give Me A 'B'

Ruby recently participated in a one week junior cheer camp, that ended with them performing the half time show for the student vs. faculity baseketball game.

From left to right: Ruby, Emma, Riley, Emily, Jammie, Kaitland

Rah - Rah - Rah

Star Valley Braves Spirit!

Photos taken: April 18, 2008

How's the Weather?

Wow! Have we been getting the snow as of late! The year started slow. The first real snow came just before Christmas. Since then it hasn't stopped!

Is That Broom Enough?

Angela is working away trying to clear the snow away from the propane tank. And that is no ordinary 250 gallon residential propane tank burried under all that snow. Ours is a 1,000 gallon tank. We fill once a year, in summer when the prices are cheap.

I Know it's Here Somewhere!

All that snow is in the drive where we park our cars. I had to shovel a 'hole' before I could even begin to use the plow on my quad. And even then I became stuck several times. Angela stayed on standby to pull me out with the jeep.

The Front Porch

This is what snowed and blew in over night onto the front porch. The porch is somewhat in the air, so it didn't get the worse of it!

Eight Foot Drift

This impressive drift has formed on the north end of our house. The area between the end of the house and the hill that slopes away form a perfect wind block for the snow to drift into.

A View From the Front

The snow in front of the garage windows has drifted in. That is not from shoveling.

Across the Street

Comparing the depth of the snow to the garage door makes this photo more impressive. The cedar fence behind the house is a 6' fence.

Heidi's House

Neighbor Heidi is about snow bound!