Bridget's Bag

It was fun to meet up with Brenna and Bridget for lunch today. Bridget is such a girly-girl...she knows just what to do with Grandma's purse. Love that little girl!

Making Sausage

Frank has been interested in making homemade sausage for a good long while. He took advantage of a quiet weekend to do it and with Dallin's help it was a great success!! It took a while to locate the right casings and get the sausage stuffing attachment for the KitchenAid. Frank did the research on how it is done and found a good recipe for Sweet Italian Sausage. He and Dallin had quite the experience preparing the casing which was so long it stretched from the kitchen down the hall to the study!!! Then they had to slide and stack it on to the stuffer tube. At the end of the day they served up a delicious product.

And we are off.....

... to Grand Teton National Park! Jared, Katie and I will be seeing sights like this! Yippee. We will report when we return.

Happy Birthday, AJ!

Our first-born turned 32 years old yesterday. How is that possible!

Jared, Frank and I joined the family and a few friends for some cake and icecream to celebrate the occasion.

We love you, son, and wish you many, many more happy birthday celebrations.

Fourth of July Weekend

Dallin joined Frank and I for the day up in Randoph. He was a great help getting the field and lawn mowed. Dal looked pretty cool driving the mower. He is good at it...a natural farmer!!!

We had a nice time up at Rendezvous Beach at Bear Lake.

The water was surprisingly cold but it was fun anyway. It was a fun day!

Surprise!!

We all enjoyed helping Katie celebrate her 26th birthday. Jared threw her a surprise party at his house.

Several friends....

...and lots of family (my Mom, Mia, Ethan, Beth, Bridget) were there. Frank's famous homemade pizza was a highlight, as always. Here's a fun video of the arrival of the Birthday Girl.