Bear World

So we went to Bear World today. I got a good price on a car load ticket and so I decided to take my Mom and my Niece and two of my Nephews and of course me and the girls.It actually got above 80 degrees today so it was a bit warm but very nice. It's a great place with so many animals. They even have a moose now! Anyway here are a lot of pictures of what we did and saw. Enjoy!!

Tanner, Austin, Katie, Reagan, Alexys

Front Entrance and sun in faces.

Black Bear relaxing in the shade. One of about 40 or more bears.
I had taken a picture of one in the pond but it won't show up on here as a full picture???

Big 5 or 6 point Elk

Of course I was to mesmerized by the Albino Elk to have taken any pictures of them There were 4 baby ones and one adult that we could find. They are amazing.

Peacock showing off.

Alexys finally found the cute little goat.

Katie loved the pigs.

Hugging a dear. You don't get to do that every day.

Reagan, Tanner, and Austin petting some dear.

The yearling cubs playing. They were fun to watch. There are two in this picture wrestling. Sorry the picture isn't better. I only had my phone to take pictures.

They had a few rides that the kids had fun on .

I call this one the blueberry tree.

This one is called the log roller coaster.

Katie loved it. She screamed so loud that the guy running asked if I wanted him to stop it. I had to explain that she was just excited not scared.=)

Another ride on the blueberry tree. They look thrilled don't they?

Two Grizzlies swimming in the canal

The toot-toot as Katie called it. They all four wanted to sit in the engine.

These were fun they jumped up and down while it went around.

Alexys was a good sport about everything. She is such a great girl. This is her waiting for the other kids to finish with the rides. And of course she was texting.

Alone on the Jeeps. She was smiling before I snapped the picture.

A Grizzly eating some meat.

The baby cubs playing. SOOO cute!

This is them getting ready to be bottle fed. They knew exactly what to do.
I want to hug them!!!

So silly!

The sun was in Alexys' face. That is funny!

Playmill!

So Alexys is at Girls Camp this week and tonight Craig went up there to be one of the Priesthood holders. So Katie and I decided to have a Mother-Daughter Date.

We went up to Yellowstone and then ate in West and then went to the Playmill to see the show called The Foreigner.

It is such a fun show! I'm sure Alexys will not be happy that we went without her but what can ya do?? Anyway here are a few pictures I took of Katie with my phone while we were up there.

Old wagon that Katie thought was cool until I made her get close to it. She got a bit scared when she had to stand next to it, but I managed to get a smile from her anyway.

Waiting for our food.

Just passed a large herd of Buffalo and had sat in a line about a mile long forever because of all the people that think they don't have to move over to get a picture. Stinking tourists!!

Her new friend she made at one of the gift shops.

And yes I got her a sweatshirt.


Have a great day!!

Bye Bye Birdie...

O.K. so as some of you may remember a few months ago our yellow bird died. Well now bird number two (Sprite) has flown the coupe. She was outside with us getting some fresh air after a long winter and when I went to clean her cage she was waiting. With only a few seconds to make it she managed to escape. I hope she can survive on her own but I know she is a picky eater so who knows what she will eat. If any of you happen to see her take a picture and tell her hello!

Happy freedom little friend!

???

So sometimes I get to a point when I feel like something inside of me just snaps. I hate when I feel like that and I hate how I act. I cry and just feel so empty inside. I will even admit that I get angry with God sometimes. Does anyone else ever feel like this or am I completely insane? I know that we are never given more than we can handle but I sometimes think he overestimates what I can handle. Today has just been one of those days when I stop and think too much about everything and I get mad. I know I should only concentrate on happy things but that is not always easy. When I see others that seem so happy I wonder how hard they have to try to be that way or if they just naturally are. If anyone has any advice on this I would really appreciate it. Sometimes getting outside perspective can be a good thing.

I really hope you are having a good day.

June??

So it's already June!!

Time really does seem to get away sometimes doesn't it?

Well today Katie went and got her pictures done professionally for her dance class in Rexburg.

I of course am a cheapo so I didn't order any. Of course they were adorable and now I am mad at myself for not getting them.

Anyway... Here is a shot of her outside in the cold trying to smile and not shiver.

Brave girl!!

Posing!!

Really posing!!

Besides dance for Katie we are already gearing up for Pioneer Days celebration.

No I do not have to do the float this year. A bit sad for me but Craig is thrilled. But Alexys is auditioning for the play again. She has call backs on Sat.. From what we are being told that means that she is in the play and has a speaking part. We just don't know what her part will be yet. The play this year is the one called "Once Upon A Mattress" I guess it's a spoof on the story Princess an the Pea. I've heard it's a fun one.

Today Craig called me from work to tell me he knocked out one of his front teeth. He was hammering a nail or something into some concrete and the hammer came up and smacked him in the mouth. It apparently chipped the tooth in half and damaged the nerve. For today the Dentist super glued it together and in place and then he will be getting a root canal done Thursday and new front teeth after that. Could be a blessing in disguise. He has hated his teeth since I've known him.

As for our Memorial Day weekend we spent it up in Island Park. My Aunt and Uncle have a Trabin up there on Bill's Island and they were kind enough to allow us to stay there. It was a lot of fun. Alexys and her friend rode four wheelers when it wasn't raining. But it rained about 90 percent of the time. Still fun though. My nephew Tanner came with us for the first night and Katie was in heaven! I took my camera but I never snapped a single shot in five days...

What have I become?

Babies!!

Robins!!

O.K. so last week Craig came inside from mowing the lawn to tell me there were a couple of nests in our little pine trees. I of course was very excited so I had to go and take some pictures. The first one is of course the Robin eggs and the other I'm not sure of but the Mommy is quite small. So it surprised me when I looked into her nest and found so many. Anyway I was going to post these pictures last weekend but forgot and decided to do it today but before I did I wanted to check on them. I of course was thrilled when I found that two of the Robin eggs had hatched. They are so tiny and hungry. I hope they survive. It's been so cold and wet that I wasn't sure they would even hatch. As you can see one didn't but I still have hope that it will. Just for your info. The nest are both only about 4 inches in diameter. So that will give yo an idea on there size. Some of you probably think I am a bit nuts but I do enjoy Mother nature at work. ♥

Anyway enjoy the pictures!

Our Room

So we stayed at the Destinations Inn down in Idaho Falls. It is a nice hotel. They of course have different themes for every room. If you want to check it out here is there web address.

http://www.destinationsinn.com/

Anyway we chose the destination of Venice. And I stole the web pictures from their site to show you how it looks. Is that legal? I guess we may find out.

But this place is great! When you get there they have two yummy pieces of cheese cake waiting for you and some sparkling apple cider. The cider is on ice next to the little table on the balcony in the first picture. And then in the morning they bring you a small breakfast at any time you tell them. Very relaxing getaway.

This is the cool bubbler tub. Loved this!!

Around the tub there is water on the floor where the tile is. Kind of funny.
The tub is facing in the direction where a big screen comes down to watch the projector T.V.

The bed is up on the bridge.
And over in the corner to the top left is a steam shower.


You can see the projector in this picture.
It is a fun place to see.
You can actually go on Friday and Sat. afternoons and just go on a tour and see all the rooms too. So you should do that. They do some pretty fun things to these rooms to make them look like all these different locations.
And I want to say a big thanks to my Mom and Dad for the gift certificate! You guys are great!
Anyway!!
Have a great day!

Our Anniversary!!

May 20, 1995

So today we are celebrating 15 years.

I thought I would put up a few pictures from when we first met and our wedding day.

This first one is our first date!! So funny to look at.

Yes we went to Prom for our first date. =)

We had a great time and made lots of funny memories.

One being we rode in the back of an old Chevy blazer and sat on the spare tire on our way to dinner and the dance.

No I'm not kiddding!

We also had to climb out the back through the window and then it started to rain on our way inside. =) I laughed so hard that night!

Putting on flowers

Dance picture.

One month and one year later we got married.

Yes I do love the color red.

We were so young!!

I must say after everything we have been through there is no logical reason for us to still be together. Statistics were against us from the beginning.

Married young, death of a child, infertility, and multiple other sorrows we have had...

I guess we are just either very stubborn or in love.

I think it's probably a lot of both.

I love you Craig and I would never want to go through life with anyone else by my side.

Happy Anniversary!

Family Picture Time

So we took on the frustrating task of trying to get a good family picture. As many of you know that can be very trying. And for anyone that has met Katie you can imagine just how impossible it can be to get a good one of everyone. So anyway we went to the river bottoms and also our back yard. The wind and lighting was not on our side but I think we got some nice ones. We are wanting to make one of the family shots into a very large print so...

Let me know what you think!

Some of our good friends helped us out. Thanks Josh & Leah!!

The ones of Katie are lucky shots.

We got two good ones out of about 50 takes.

She is beautiful!!

This one looks really good in color because of her eyes.