Graduation!

We'll start with an update on Mark. He's finished his week long driving course at UPS and he did great and is so relieved it's over!

Looking sharp!

    And we had a birthday girl on Sunday and she was pretty stoked for her scavenger hunt to her first big-girl bike.
 

Love our Harley girl!

    

        And we got another high school graduate on the books! Congrats to Brock!

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(Charlie is peaking out behind McClane.)

Cute Ada, lifelong neighbor and friend!

And lunch at Ruby River to celebrate!

        And on to Beau's end of school program. 

The joy on her face when she saw her mom, priceless.

Beau's school is pretty awesome.

        And now we have a little break, at least from school! 

Love and support

         Mother's Day was interesting and a good amount of tootsie rolls were gifted by those who know me well. Kayli made a really cute "I Love You" framed note and Isaac and Morgan made delicious brownies. I'm all set for treats, at least for the week.

    

        Harley had her preschool graduation program and did great!

We sure love this girl!

    

        And I just got this adorable photo of Reese cuddling a baby chick. I don't know if I've seen anything this cute in awhile.

        I had planned to post a photo of Mark in his UPS uniform but he asked me to hold off. He heads out Sunday for Oregon for driving school! What a blessing and a true answer to prayer. 

        And now we head into the last few days of school and high school graduation for Brock. Lets GO!

Many fun things

     From a fun night of comedy to a fun afternoon with a couple of our favorite grand-girls.

Aaron Weber and Jay Flake, so hilarious!

We're so glad Mark and Rio could join in the fun!

    Isaac just couldn't handle the envy so he decided to join in the motorcycle fun. He bought himself his own Harley Davidson Sportster. Super cool!

And we finally celebrated our two April birthday guys!

    

    And we know how much I love the "Hope of America" program. This year I tagged along with our favorite neighbors. 

      

    And Ruckus rides with Papa are always fun.

    And a bowl of ice cream always hits the spot!

        From Friday to Friday, quite a lot of fun, I must say! Now on to our final 14 sleeps until summer break begins. 

Living the dream

     Carter leads a pretty charmed life! With the money he made on the sale of his R6 bike he was able to pay cash for a pop-up tent for his Jeep and this cool 2015 Harley Davidson Sportster motorcycle. He also bought himself a new hand-gun. Starting out 21 like a boss!

The pop-up tent is on the Jeep in the background. 

I'll take this motorcycle over the bullet-bike any day.

There might be a little envy in Isaac.

    And I got another bright and fun set of gel-nails.

    And Mark is also living a bit of dream. He got to take the driving test at UPS, he passed it, and now he will be leaving soon for Texas to do the week long driving school and will be a temporary UPS driver soon and then, eventually, a full-time driver. A real miracle!

    And, of course we can't start off May without another photo addition from the best calendar ever made. Anyone need a little help in the garden!?

Brock and a small Carter highlight

     Greg and Brock had a great time on their young men's campout last weekend. Here are a few photos Greg took.

A surprise 'air-show' was happening on a road out by the hot springs. Super cool!

    And as we near the end of Brock's high school days we got a request to share a few photos of him for a slide show the ward leaders are putting together for all the seniors from our ward so I thought I'd share a few here.

He's come a long way!

    And we're just two sleeps away from Carter's 21st birthday and, since he's leaving early Sunday morning to go fishing, it only seemed appropriate to give him his birthday gift a bit early. Hopefully this new reel brings him all the luck!

How is he 21!?

    So that's the best of our week. There were also some prayers answered on Mark's behalf and, if you're reading this, feel free to pray that Mark's dream of becoming a UPS driver comes true in the near future. I won't air any dirty laundry here, but the kid could use all the help he can get.
    And now on to May. How are we already in the last week of April? Stay tuned for May's calendar photo. You know it won't disappoint! 

Camping and bonus photos

     Here's the camping photos I promised. These are just a handful of the photos Greg took. Greg, Brock, McClane and Charlie had a fun time with several great families down in Goblin Valley. Lots of yummy food, fun adventures and the coolest views in every direction. Spring Break WIN!

Hikes & more

    And here are some bonus photos of cute Reese, courtesy of her mom. She's getting so big!

    

        And now, Greg, Brock and McClane are headed out for another weekend camping adventure, this time with the young men. Greg is making good use of the new tent and utility trailer.

       Not much else to share. We're getting down to the wire for Brock and high school graduation, how crazy is that!?

Easter 2026

    I apologize in advance for my poor video skills. I filmed Carter's motorcycle ride horizontally and it did not upload as I'd hoped but it is what it is. First we had a fun Easter and a great General Conference weekend. The girls were more than happy to go on a short scavenger hunt to find their little Easter bags and then loved hunting for eggs in the backyard. 

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    I have another fun set of gel nails that I love. 

 

    And here are the videos that I uploaded to YouTube that aren't that great but it does document the final ride Carter took on his Yamaha R6 before sending it off with its new owner. 

    It was quite the negotiation but Carter got more than the bike was worth and that was the only way he was willing to part with it. I may have teared up a little thinking about how hard it is to say goodbye to a vehicle you've loved but I'm not sad about Carter no longer driving this very fast motorcycle.

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So long!

    We're currently enjoying our Spring Break so stay tuned next week for photos from Greg and the 3 youngest kid's camping adventures to Goblin Valley.

Throwback to today

     I didn't have a lot to photograph this week but Greg had a project he got done so I thought I'd share that. This collage is a combo of a throw-back and a present day photo. Greg has been wanting to dismantle the old tent-trailer in the backyard and convert it to a hauling trailer so the only photos I could find of the tent-trailer was from last years Easter egg hung for the girls, hence the two cute throw-back photos of Beau and Harley. Anyway, his hauling trailer project is well on its way to completion. He really wants it done in time to take it on his Spring Break camping adventure this coming week, but time will tell.

 

    Next weeks post will have current photos of these cute girls hunting eggs for this Easter celebration. Bring on Easter and General Conference!

Camps and Easter anticipation

     It's that time again. Hello Easter! 

Easter egg hunt, anyone?

    And here's a few photos from Greg and McClane's camping adventure, last weekend, with the young men. 

The new tent has officially been 'broken-in'. Pretty much the Taj Mahal of tents.

Cliffs, 4-wheel adventures in the jeep and silly times with buddy, Beau.

This camp-out was a "riot", according to Greg, he had the time of his life!

    

    And, in case anyone is keeping track, Carter has added to his vehicle collection. He now owns, two jeeps, one Honda, one Motorcycle, and, not photographed, one mountain bike. Pretty much a car hoarder!

I think it's time to increase this kids rent!

    Lots of car things going on at the moment. Hopefully we'll see at least one car leave the property soon if Brock gets his additional car sold. We definitely have more than this property allows! 
    There's always something going on around here.