Humm....Our Exciting Life!

I have had various "rumblings" about my blog as of late. I wish I had something exciting to put up, but since the boys left and we quit vacationing, I would just have to take pictures of Dad, Rob or the dogs! So -- here is our exciting life!
Dad is still haying. His 1st crop hay is all baled, but he had a major breakdwon on the balewagon, so he started cutting 2nd crop and he is up baling right now -- it is 9:45 pm Sunday night. We would love to come to LA Verkin this coming weekend, but I move that Dad get his hay hauled before it snows. Any seconds to that motion?
The Beauties came to see us today and Mia decided she would give Zeke and Bella a bath. As a result, she got one as well. Ellie then decided she would help and then Tess joined in. Grandpa plugged in the pump from the crawl space and then they had two hoses going. Mia decided a drink out of that hose would be good! You can see from the picture that her shorts got so wet, they got a little heavy and were falling off! They all ended up in their swim suits by the time they left.
The "boys" were here over the weekend, but they were in Bountiful on Friday until late, we were at Impact Day on Saturday and they were at the cabin, and we left for choir early this morning and they left for Las Vegas, so no cute pictures of my boys to post -- sorry! We love you all, even if we are boring and depend on you all for our excitement. You all have fun and post some good stuff for us to enjoy!

Happy Birthday -- little Gisellie!

You're 21! It's your "coming of age!"
It's time to turn to a brand, new page....
You're my baby -- my youngest -- oh where did time go?
Tears sting my eyes, because deep down I know.
From that beautiful, chubby, happy, easy going child,
To a youngster, full of ambition and ideas...not always mild.
Then came the adolescent, who rode a bike and spent time
With Nikki her friend and LaRetta -- the hours content and sublime.
Of course, there were proms, dances, drill team and track,
Winning Sterling Scholar -- you were smart as a tack!
Time sped away...out of my control...it seems
You were in college and shows and choosing the man of your dreams.
You came into my life and brought such happiness and love,
You were surely sent straight from heaven above!
Happy Birthday - Gisellie Girl -- I love you so much,
Keep being you and smiling, and so many lives you will touch!
Lovies - Moom

Oh Canada!

Through our work with Impact Net Worth, Dad and I qualified for a special trip to Canada hosted by Fred and Derek Elliot, to their farm. We flew into Toronto, Canada on Thursday, Aug. 9th and toured around the city. The needle looking thing is the world's tallest building (according to the sign), which overlooks all points north, south, east, and west of Toronto. We had a romantic dinner at a little European sidewalk cafe in Toronto that night. Friday, we got up and traveled down to Niagra Falls. This was the first time Dad had ever seen the Falls and it had been over 35 years since I had seen them. While the Falls remain the same -- overwhelming! -- the hotels, amusement park, restaurants, parks and such have all increased immensley since I was there. It was beautiful and fun to share together. We traveled up to Chambridge, a town closer to the Elliott Farm, on Friday afternoon/evening. Saturday morning we were able to attend a motivational Impact meeting, listening to some of the board members speak. It was great. We then changed our clothes and drove up to Orangeville to the Elliott Farm. They had a helicopter for the day so Dad took a little flight. I wanted to, but pride got in my way, as I was worried about getting air sick and barfing in front of other people, so I stayed on the ground. They had a team and wagon, which, as you can see, they let me have the reigns! What fun! We ate and visited and snooped around the farm, which was very beautiful and tastefully restored. The food was all catered and we had lamb chops, shrimp, rib-eye steak, bbq chicken, red potato and horseradish salad, corn on the cob, baked beans, and bread. It was a great little get-away for us, which we enjoyed very much. Thanks to Allen and Rob for finishing the farming. Thanks to Billie Jo and Tim for picking Rob up for church. Thanks to all of you for being such great children and making us proud!