Trista's Princess Day, Skeleton Cave, & the Boys' Snake!

They had spirit week at Trista's school last week for Hurricane's Homecoming and this day was Fairytale Day. Trista looked so cute I just had to take a picture...




The boys were so proud of this snake they found in our horse coral - that's right, right in our back yard. Thankfully it was a good King snake, but boy was it long. My nephews happened to be over visiting and one of them came across this snake. They all thought it was pretty cool!




This is an older pic we took last month. Richard took us up to Skeleton Cave for Family Home Evening. The kids thought it was pretty cool, especially with all the junk that was dumped into it (motorcycles, cars, etc.) Personally...it was a little creepy!

Navajo Lake September 6th

The cute cabin...



The kids in front of the lake...



In front of the ice cave...



Rhett & Austin riding in the boat...




These are some pictures of us at our friends' cabin at Navajo Lake. They invited us up for the weekend and we had a blast. We cut a lot of fire wood and the kids played in an ice cave and went riding around in their little fishing boat. It was a great time with great friends and food!

Peach Days Madness!!!

So the Hurricane Valley Peach Days was last weekend and it was a blast! Very tiring, but a blast! Friday night, Kristine & I went and watched Mama Mia (loved it). Saturday morning, I drove the Tigerettes in the parade and the kids stayed with Richard on the sidelines and picked up lots and lots and LOTS of candy (did I mention there was a lot of candy?). After that, we went home and got ready for the afternoon. Kristine, Shani, and I sang from 1-2 p.m. and had a blast and it was a real treat for me this year as a proud mama - I finally got Trista to sing and she did a beautiful job. She sang with her friend Riley and they sang "Our Song." It was adorable and after she did it, her confidence level really rose. I am a little disappointed, though - as excited and nervous as I was for her, I totally forgot to record or take pictures or anything (I know, horrible mom) until after it was already over! I was so mad! Anyway, just know she did a beautiful job and hopefully she will do it again next year so I can get her on video. After that, we looked around at the booths and displays. In the evening, we went to the Rodeo and all the kids got drawn out for the mutton bustin', and they all rode except Kayle (who was the champion last year) because he was afraid he was going to hit his head on the barrel like he did last year. Anyway, the rest of the kids had a blast and we had a great time. After the Rodeo, they let off fireworks at the high school and they were great! It was a fun busy day.

Sunday, Richard spoke in church with the Elders Quorum Presidency and he did a great job. I visited my Grandpa and he was doing well - his face has healed amazingly from his surgery. Monday, we spent the day cleaning the yard and the house and it was wonderful to have everything so clean - all the way down to the sheets! The kids and Richard were a big help as well as my mom. That night, we watched a movie and then dozed off. A busy fun weekend. Here are some pics of the parade and of the kids with their trophies from the mutton bustin'.