Sam, Kristol, Daxton, and Danaka

It has now officially become an annual party on Sam's side of the family. This is my third year helping, and I fully enjoy it. It all has to start with the boys and their dad contemplating what has to be done. Although, we all know what is coming. (Left to right: Mitch, Ben, their dad Wally, and Sam) Next we make sure all the supplies are ready (our nieces Maddie & Hannah) Ben starts the excitement by roping the calves. The men go in to tackle the calf. Sam gets out of the way before he get's clothes-lined. With the back legs roped, and the head secure, I go in for the shot, and Sam is waiting in the background to brand. I thank Sam for waiting for me to leave before he starts to brand, because that smoke doesn't smell like bonfire smoke! Cheerio them......??? Or just cut them off?....Castration (You city people will have to look it up) All in a hard day's work. We relax later that day by playing croquet.

For Mother's Day, my sister-in-law and I bought my mom a fruit flower bouquet. It was awesome, so I wanted to see if I could make one. Don't spend the money, they're easy to make. Just make sure you refridgerate them as you are making them, and after. This is the one I made for my mother-in-law. But it didn't look to great for very long. Make sure you refridgerate right away, and don't leave it in the heat. Duh, right?! I'll learn.

On May 10th, some of my co-workers and I ran the 5K "Race for the Cure" in Salt Lake City. It was the first actual race I had ran since the Amalga (small town I grew up in) fun run when I was younger. Since that time, I have had a fear of races, becuase I never did very well. Thanks to my friends who ran with me and helped me get over my fear of races. It was a blast!

We recently took a quick trip to Zions National Parks. We were on a search for new shocks for Sam's 4-wheeler. We founds some down by Zions, so we decided to make a trip out of it. Here are a few pics from inside the park while we were hiking and biking.

What we look like after 4-wheeling. Sam and I have enjoyed the outdoors together since we were dating. We have gone 4-wheeling, snowshoeing, camping, biking, hiking, and we love Bear Lake. Here are a few pics.

This is a picture of us on our first date, December 2003.