Michael - Tractor pull?

Shay found a 'Souri event for her dad that the whole family could enjoy that was close to home. It was a lawn mower pull/carnival. We arrived at 5:00. While Mike and Jace checked out the mowers, the rest of us went to play the games and ride the rides.

Breaking Rocks, Fishing Pond, Pick a Duck, Shoot thePaint Gun, and Find the Treasure were the games the kids and I played. At the Fish Pong all of us got beany babies. Of course, Taylor and I went back when no one was looking. He got a Weasel and I got a lamb. I also have to admit that Taylor won a Paint Gun hitting the smallest metal bird! The lady said that he was the only one that hit it that night.

We rode in the barrel's behind a 4 wheeler for 10 to 15 minutes. Then we rode in the back of a horse drawn wagon.

We ate this as we watched the pulls. Dinner was Pulled Pork sandwiches with chips and homemade pie. This wash one big well organized pull. We were there until 10:00 and they were going continuously.

The Lawn Mowers were so unique. They had 4 different classes of modified standard lawn mowers that when up to an unlimited classes. The drivers were of all ages and sex. There was a little 6 yr. old girl that had a great run as well as a gray hair woman.

Kimarie's Birthday

Every time Grandma goes to Grovespring Kimmie thinks that it is her birthday. This time we told her that we would celebrate her birthday at the end of our visit. So on Sunday the 8th we celebrated Princess Kimarie's birthday. (her real birthday is September 20th) She received a Strawberry Shortcake DVD and a princess crown with a ring and earrings. Shay took Kim down stairs to make a crown while the older three blow up pink balloons and spread them out all over the living room. Kimmy was soooooooo delighted.

Taylor's 13

Yes we have a teenager in the family. It is a good thing that he is such a great guy. Today is his birthday and we are going to the Richardsons today to help celebrate. They have 21 children of every "chocolate" color, from white to dark. They have 3 children for each age of the Lee children. They need some help getting their car and one of their tractor running and the bush hogger needs some attention too. Michael and Jayson are going to look at them today. The rest of us are going to visit, play, and have a cook out.

This morning Shay and I are taking the kids and we are going to explore a cave that is close by. Eveyrone is hurrying around getting ready.

Last Thursday the MIA had a ballroom dancing class. Shay was told that she was to make sure that Taylor did not get sick so he would be there for sure! One of the Richardson girls made Taylor cookies and brought them to the dance. He seems to be highly favored by the girls in his branch.

Happy Birthday Taylor!

More 'Souri Adventures

Yesterday Jayson, Michael, and I raked and bailed hay. The hay in Missouri is grass. One field we did in regular bales and one in the big rounds. I got to rake both fields. I love to comb the fields. Once I had to jump down and move a bale out of my way. I almost fell over when I felt how light it was compared to the hay I have done in the past. Everything went well except when I was climbing down from Michael's tractor and slipped. My knee went out and I creamed my wrist. "Oh where, oh where, has all my grace gone. Oh where, oh where, can it be..." Michael thanks me for making him look coordinated.

The day before that we went into Lebanon to run errands and went to the outlet stores and an antique store. It had so many things for us to see. Michael was able to get a car to remember our trip. Me, I got 2 boxes of chocolates for us to eat. The library also has a free Route 66 museum and dinner in the same building. So we had lunch. It wasn't the best food but the experience was unique.

Today we are celebrating Michael's birthday by taking the kids out of school and going to the zoo and then going to Lamberts for dinner. Lamberts is famous for it rolls that are thrown to you as you want them.

Sorry that the pictures are backwards.

I am having a hard time getting what I type to go with the pictures that I am sending. In the Post below the chapels are in reverse.

Day Two

From Gallup we went to Fort Wingate. The Seminary building is still in very good shape. The custodian was at the building and Michael and I went inside to look around. I took pictures of the outside. It was fun showing Michael where I watched the cat hypnotize the rattlesnake, where the lady ran over the dog and got mad at us children, and the room that where President Kimball conducted Sunday Services with the congregation sitting on 2x12 placed on cinder blocks.

Then we took the exit to Bluewater. Where we lived was impossible for us to get to in Sunny. So I took picture from the new road. The cook hogan was there along with the chicken coops and saddle barn. I also was able to see the water house on the hill. It made me fill very old to see the weathered wood of the buildings. The little hogans were completely gone.

We did one cache in Grants and it took us almost the where the chapel is located. This chapel is in excellent condition too. The hospital is still right across the road. However, they have moved the emergency entrance to the side of the building.

Standing on the Corner

The building with the statue in front is really just a wall. This is a one way street that we ALMOST didn't see.

Cliff Dwellers

For about 2 miles you can see these buildings that have been built around and using the big boulders that are at the foot of the mesa's walls.

First Day to Missouri

Michael and I are on our grand adventure! Missouri or bust! Today we have had so much fun. We left at 9:09 am. We needed to reset the clock in the car. At Fredonia we stopped to load the GPS' with the caches for the trip to Gallup. We stopped at Cliff Dwellers, The Navajo Bridge, Valentines Bridge, The Last Great Railroad Hotel, Standing on the corner in Winslow, Arizona were the virtual caches that we did today. It was so fun to see these off the main road treasures. The weather was cloudy with occasional rain showers. The rain clouds going across the desert was great to watch. We stopped and bought me another bracelet and made arrangements for my other one to be repaired at the same stand where it was purchased.

Molly's Nipple

When was the last time you looked with wonder at Molly's Nipple? Have you ever thought about being on the top or how to get there? Have you ever climbed to the top? Last Friday was the first time I have ever been up on Molly's Nipple. The view was 360 degrees. Travis, Alisa, and the kids brought our Buick home from Henderson and we took the Suzuki's on our adventure.

The kids were great. It was hot and steep slippery sand in some places. No one complained! What great grandkids we have! The heat got to Aidan and I once we were on top so Michael poured water all over my shirt so I could cool down.

We then went on the Jem Trail for a little 4-wheeling. Then off to dinner at the Dairy Queen with Saddie, Levi, and their kids.

It could have been better only by having the rest of my kids and grandkids there!

This is for Michael! Thanks for the play day.

It is really sad that I do not blog often. Michael even checks to see if I have blogged. So this blog is for him. Sometimes I feel like nothing is happening in my world. I know that isn't true. Monday Michael took me out for breakfast at "The Wheel" in Leeds. Then we went to Black Ridge to Geo-cache. We took off right before the guardrial where the I-15 turns. We went through the gate. Have you even noticed that there was a gate there? We went first to the north. There were old corrals that were short and tight together. What did they keep in them? My guess was sheep. Then we went south. One of the caches was in a cave. This is a man made cave that leads under I-15, 300 ft into the cave is a cement wall with a 24 in pipe that continues on. The Cache was in the wall. When we returned home Michael took me to the movie "Midnight At The Museum 2" I was so glad it was cool and we both enjoyed the flick. Then we stopped to talk to Grandma and Grandpa Stratton By The Park. Dad Stratton told us that he was part of the group that made the cave and that the reason that the pipe was in there was because the cave in that area started to collapes. He also told us that his Father and he used that road to deliever fruit when he was young. And that they had a turkey farm up along that road. So I was wrong about the sheep. These are the things are so interesting to me. Thanks Michael for playing.

Missouri, Here We Come!

Cardinals and frog giggin' can only mean one thing - come August 22nd, Mike and I are hitting Route 66 on our three week 'venture to see the 'Souri Lees.

Meeting Hyrum and Henry

Make a Smilebox photobook

We left early Saturday and had a very wild and fun day with some of our friends. Climbing sand dunes, walking up and down sand hills, looking into old Indian caves, helping stranded people, and wading across the creek. The weather was perfect and the company grand. The scenery is something that we want to go and see again. There is so much area to find and explore. I hope that you enjoy the pics. Remember is you every want to go just tell us where and when and we will see what we can do.

A Day By Kanab

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Dendra's Detour and More!

Monday found Michael and I Southwest of Mesquite. Several caches have been placed in that area lately and it is a very interesting country to drive through. Most of the time we are on dirt roads. That being when we are not in a wash or bushes or some such. This trip we decide we wanted to try a road that we thought would take us to the next cache. It has now earned the name of "Dendra's Detour". We decided that we needed to go back and place caches all along this out of the way path. Cachers love these kind of places. We saw two rock homes that I have pictured here. We look forward to going back down before it gets to hot to try two more roads that look like we need to find out where the go.

Tomy goes caching.

Michael and I have been out caching again. Saturday we took Tomy and his family and went south of Hurricane to try out Phreddy and Sally. We had fun getting to the caches and then finding them. Up and down, around and around in the cars and on the trails. Tomy hiked and climbed on rocks and into bushes looking for the cache. He rode with the grands and talked to Momma and I-ya on the walkie-talkies. His treasure from a cache was a florescent centipede that he had me put in my purse for safe keeping. (It's still there) We ended up at the dinosaur tracks and had lunch. It was a beautiful fun day with the Tomy and his fam.

The "Souri Lees have gone.

The week plus was full of fun and family. Every day took us on a different adventure. It was fun to have so many family members stop in and see them. It made it so that I got to see everyone too. So little time and so much family! Thanks for making the effort to come see them. They loved being able to see everyone they did and hope to be able to see other when they come out next time. Of course you are always welcomed to stay with them in "Souri!

Happy Anniversary

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Craig and Trice celebrated their 1st anniversary on the 9th. The above address is of their pictures they took. I thought you might want to see them.

A new family member!

Sally our Suzuki has a transmission that is going out. In LaVerkin there was a Suzuki that looks just like our Sally. We thought that it would make a good parts car. We bought it!
Then we find out that it has a name..Phreddy. It also runs better than several of the cars that we have own in our married life. It's just not right to brake a car that is that good. So Michael said, "How would you like to have a Suzuki for your birthday present?!?!"
Here is a picture of our Suzuki's. Anyone want to go Geo-caching?

Celebrating Jenna's Birthday

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Sally's Having Fun

Coming off the mesa. Some our caching friends.