Mom and Dad's St. Louis Trip

Hey everybody.  Here are some pics from our St. Louis Trip.  We had a great time.  They were having the Taste of St. Louis near our hotel while we were there.  We had real alligator rangoon with a spicy sauce.  Different but good.  The St. Louis ribs and barbeque were also great.  Grandma P managed to survive the trip to the top of the Arch.  Pretty white knuckled by the time she got up there.  The first thing she said when we got down was "well, I can take that off my bucket list".  Enjoy the pics. The first few taken at night are from us walking thru a small park located between the convention center and our hotel.   Love Dad

A moving animation in a park on our way to hotel.

I saw Grandma kissin--a rabbit?  In the same park

Grandpa finds a big enough rabbit to make an "8 second"  ride. 

Night picture of St. Louis.  Note the Arch in the background.

The St. Louis Cardinal Baseball Stadium seen from the top of the Arch.

Picture of the base of the Arch

Standing directly under the Arch looking up

Dad gets his picture with Mark Twain getting ready to board the capsule to go up the Arch

Mom "tipping the scales" showing how they weighed things in the early days of St. Louie

Here is the proof!!!! I made it to the top!!

It was a fun trip.  I would go back again.  Love Dad

Labor Day Camping

Tyson and I went camping for a few days over Labor Day weekend. We were at Manti Community Campground in Manti Le Salle National Park

So before we even got to our campground, we went to a session in the Manti Temple. It was a live session and it was absolutely beautiful! It's such a small town that there isn't even a stop light, so it's just astounding to see this huge, beautiful building as you drive into town.

Our humble little campground that consisted of a little plateau cut out of a hill made of bushes. 8 people and 2 cars are supposed to be able to fit.... But we made it a cozy home for 2 days and loved every minute of it!

On the way home, we were stopped for a cattle drive, right down the highway. All these cows were driven right down the road, right toward our car! It was awesome!

The view from out our front windshield. You can see the back of the SUV in front of us.

The cowboy driving them from the back.

And lastly, an amazing porch hahaha. Looong story! :D Overall it was a great trip and we had a fun time together! Hope you all are doing great!

Alan's B-Day

Hey everybody,  Don't forget to call Alan and wish him a happy "37" this Saturday the 17th.

Labor Day Trip to Justin and Brittney's

We went down to Justin's for Labor Day.  Had a great time not doing much but sitting around and visiting and doing some odds and ends.  Went out to an apple orchard and picked a bunch.  Brought home some Honey Crisp that were the best I've tasted.  Took some pics of Ethan that I wanted to share.  Enjoy.  Love Dad

Weird Colors due to camera settings

2011 Christmas Gift Exchange

Forrest ---->>> Brittney
Carene ---->>> Tyson

Alan ---->>>  Brandon

Becca ---->>> Carene

Justin ---->>>   Adam

Brittney ---->>>Becca

Sarissa ---->>> Justin

Adam ---->>> Alan

Dara ---->>> Sarissa

Tyson ---->>> Kalie

Kalie ---->>> Forrest

Brandon ---->>> Dara  

Be respectful of everyone's budget - LIMIT $12 - Feel free to go GREEN!        

Kalie and Brandon's Wedding photos

Hey everyone, now that the wedding is over, it's time to blog about it.  I hope a good time was had by all.  Mom and I really appreciate everyone's efforts to help.  Thanks to Carene and Alan for hosting many of us at their home, pick up and drop off at the airport, food, fun with the Kids, etc.  Thanks to Justin and Brittany for using vacation time to fly out and bring Ethan and the Baby girl with them.  Kudos to Forrest for coming and also helping out at home.  Dara and Tyson for also hosting and Feeding people.  To Rissa and Adam for coming over to Wisconsin-a  long drive and extra bathroom breaks for Riss.  So here are a few pics.  Enjoy