There's nothing funner than the 4th of July in Blanding

There's nothing to compare to the 4th of July celebration in Blanding. Our little town fills up with family and friends. We and others enjoy a day that is packed full of fun activities. One of our family traditions is the 5k run. Our numbers were fewer than normal this year but Marilyn, Jed, Stacy and Taylor represented our family well!!

Some of us were just the cheering section and yes that is a black eye and that is the reason (along with all of the other bruises) that I didn't run. Some of us will resort to anything (even a 4-wheeler crash) to get out of running the 5k.

Camryn and Jensen getting the horses ready for the parade
Jensen cleaning up after getting the horses ready for the parade

The parade was enjoyed by all......those who were in it.......
and those of us who watched.



We are so grateful for the freedoms that we enjoy and for this great land in which we live!!

Aleyah turns 1!!!

Aleyah is already one year old and had a birthday party at our house!!!

This little pony is one of her presents. How many little one-year old's get a pony?

June happenings---Too many things to blog about

Because I am so seriously behind on our blog, following are a full month's worth of pictures (well, not really the whole month's worth, but a lot).

We had a treat when Livvy stayed with us for a few days. We had a lot of fun feeding the steers.

Rachel and her kids visited with us in Blanding while Noah and Alex were at Scout Camp. They came all the way from Albuquerque, New Mexico to attend Scout Camp right here north of Blanding at Dry Wash!!

We had a fun Relief Society activity at Cottonwood wash

Rachel's kids and Livvy crawling around in the water catching tadpoles!

One of the highlights of June was when Kolton was awarded his Eagle Scout award

He and his friends did an amazing job singing a special musical number at the Court of Honor

Receiving the award

The Eagle's Nest

Grandma Black turned 94 on June 24th. We partied!!!!

The guys built her a new shed
Awesome birthday cake that Rebecca made for Grandma

This is the beginning of a 4-wheeler/horse ride that Camryn, Kristi, Carter, Logan, Jed and I went on. The day started of as a very fun activity and ended with a horrible crash and Carter and I rolled down a rocky hill on the 4-wheeler. Fortunately Carter was not seriously hurt. He was only scraped up a little. I ended up bruised and battered with stitches in my forehead (this is one of my excuses for being so far behind on my blogging). But, after a priesthood blessing and good medical care, I am on the mend and so grateful for those who blessed me and those who picked me up off the rocks and for the medical care I received.

Here's Carter with his helmet hair!!