fall craft

One of the best things about fall is the decorating!
And it doesn't cost much to make your home beautiful.
I always like fall leaves on my table. I usually put them
in a vase, but this year a wanted to do something different.
So I bought a little straw bale from a craft store, took a ride
up the canyon, and five minuets later I have a great center piece
for my table.
But now we will have to see if my kids leave it alone:)

Tomato Fever

YEAH BABY!!!!!!
This year has been a great year for my tomato's.
I usually don't get good tomato's, but this year I tried
something new with them..... don't water them as much.
(It makes them ripen faster)
About everyday I pick this many! So what to do with
all these tomato's? I bottle tomato's juice and sauce. I also
do salsa.
I love to see all my hard work in the garden is paying off!

It's been a year

A year ago from today I got bucked off my horse.
I was with my sister and her daughter Madison.
I wasn't on my horse 5 seconds and I was out of control.
I went up over her head and landed on the road. It hit
my head, broke ribs that put a hole in my lung and collapsed it.
Also hurt my hip. I was in the hospital for five days.
I loved my horse, I always wanted a buckskin. But she was
not a very good horse, I had had Soda for a little over a year when
this happened. Nobody liked her and I was the only person that
would ride her. About two weeks after my accident Soda was sold.
Tate told her good riddens.
I didn't know if I would ever get a horse again. But this spring I got
Rugar. And we have had a great summer! He is a good horse.
If you fall off, you got it get back on.
This is Soda right after I bought her














This year riding above temple fork
Gwen, Elinore, Susan














Me and Jill on the way to Mantua
on Rugar and Faith














Me up Paradise dry, on Rugar

Fair

Once again it was fair time!
I love to be at the fair. I showed when
I was little, so it's fun to see my kids there
getting into it as much as I did. This is the
second year that Tate has shown in the Jr.
sheep show. This year the sheep's name was
Tinker Bell. He did great! got a blue ribbon with
some money! And of course he always has to have
his John Deere on with his lucky hat!

At the end of July my little girl turned 3.
I can't believe that three years have went by already.
She is so amazing, she has brought such a light into our
home. She is funny, outgoing, energetic and such a girl.
She loves anything pink or frilly. She is our candy monster,
we can't have candy around the house because you will find
her at 2:00 am eating candy! She loves to play with the
neighbors and her cousins. We are so blessed to have her
in our family. I love you so much, little Libby.

Haulin' Hay

Every year for as long as I can remember we have hauled hay.
But I have never thought of it as work! Probably because I always
drove the tractor, but now that I'm old enough and able I have to
help throw bales on the trailer. Easy enough right... no, on top of
it I have hay fever!! When I touch the hay I break out in hives,
my eyes itch, I cough and I can't breathe! And I'm not the only one
I have two brothers with the same thing and my mom has it too.
And now we have found out Tate also has it!!! So you really can't
complain when there are others working hard, and as sick as you.
But I still love getting up there and seeing my kids have fun
just like I did when I was there age. And showing them
hard work. The summer has just begun, there is more
hay to be cut and bailed and there is nothing better
then looking over a empty field, and the barn is full.

Tate in the barn getting ready for the load to come in.



















My dad with the little girls! They are not much help:)














The first load coming off the field














Tyler not happy to be here!! would rather be fishin'

my new horse

This is my new horse RUGAR
I got him in April, but I have been waiting to put up pics
of him until we went on a good ride, but the rain all
spring has made it hard to get out and ride, so this is as
good as it gets. Anyway I have been looking for a horse
for awhile and Gwen Summers has been nice enough to go
with me to help me pick out a good one this time. I didn't have
to look far, my cousin was moving to Montana and needed to
sale all of there animals. So I went and test rode him. Right from
the start I felt comfortable with him. So I bought him with one
stipulation from Wade and Gwen; I would put him with a trainer
for a month. So I put him with Jennifer Austin, she works out of
Smithfield. She taught me so much, and gave me a lot of confidence
that I lost last Aug.
I got him back June 1st, just in time for the rain!
So hopefully I will have some great pics of us up in the mountains soon.















Getting ready to ride with Jennifer














I have never had a horse that will just stand there
while you put on the saddle. It is so cool!