AZ Vacation

Celeste and the girls hitched a ride with a friend in our Ward and headed west to AZ.  They were able to spend three weeks with GrandDad and Grammy.  Working cattle, riding horses, waking up early, swimming, and playing with their many cousins.

Great picture with GrandDan and Virginia.  GrandDan was nice enough to give Celeste a vehicle for the three weeks she spent in St. Johns.  A great man he is.

Venessa was with Sterling for one of the weeks which was great for her to be back in AZ and being able to play with her cousins.

As I mentioned, they rode almost everyday.  Brooke loved riding as does Brindi but Brooke would get so mad if Brindi was able to ride and she was given the opportunity.

Brindi also successfully experienced her first trampoline outside sleep over with her cousins and GrandDad which had the short straw:)  Last time we tried sleeping on the tramp, Brindi only made it about a hour.

AZ

Well................ Brin, Brooke, and I made a little escape the last two weeks and went to AZ. It has been a while since I have been able to help with shipping, which is they reason why we headed out. It was so fun to be there. It was sad not to get to round up in Alpine, but it was still fun and interesting, especially with two little girls. I think GrandDan, Virginia, Grammy, and Poppop got the raw end of the deal since they were the ones mostly watching the girls anytime they couldn't ride with us. Brindi's favorite part was riding the four wheeler with GrandDan and Brooke ABSOLUTELY loved the cows, horses, Jag and Sadie (the dogs), she would laugh and squeal every time she saw them and if she was crying all we had to do was ask her where Jag and Sadie were. Brindi had a ball playing with Taryn and Bryant and wasn't sure what to do with herself after they left. Uncle Sterling spoiled her the whole time by watching whatever she wanted and taking for her on a ride on the four wheeler. Brin also got pretty good at riding Shorty by herself and when she rode with me she didn't really complain except she did say after riding for a couple of hours that her legs and bum hurt. She also spent two days at school with Grammy. She had so much fun and the kids in the class were so nice, especially the little boys that have little sisters. They made sure she had fun and that no one hurt her :)

Brooke and Shorty

Sterling and Brooke

Brin and the cattle truck

Brin at Grammy's School drawing a bat for Halloween

Brin and the boys at recess

Brin and Shorty

Brin and the new baby calf

Bry, Brin and Taryn eating lunch on the horse trailer

Brin and Bry playing in the water

Taryn and Brin playing Rapunzel

Bry, Brooke, Brin, and Taryn playing in the bath

Brooke at the park

Brin, Brooke, and I with our haunted gingerbread house

Brin and her "scary" face

Grammy and Brin

Pictures Part 1...AZ

Daddy and Brin letting off Sparklers for the 4th

Checking out the cool rooks @ Lyman Lake

Kayaking to the trail

Playing after swimming at the park

Getting ready to run @ the 4th in SJ

Reading bed time stories with Grammy

Brooke and Grammy checking out the fire damage up at J Spur

Bryant, Brin, Brooke, and Taryn w/ GrandDan at the Cabin

Photo shoot with Aunt Amber...

With tutus Amber made and little rain boots she found!