Monday, May 28, 2007

May 28, 2007

Memorial Day Navajo Lake - Kolby and Addie made sure that they walked into the lake as soon as we got to the lake in order to ensure that they had wet socks, shoes and shorts for the rest of our outing. It was chilly at that elevation and the windy day made it worse. So they were a little cold and we were not able to do any hiking like we had planned. We scouted out hiking trails for another day when the weather is better and we are more prepared - no wet shoes!
Cedar Breaks National Monument
We are now the proud owners of a National Parks Annual Pass. It is as cool as it sounds. It will be a challenge to see how many National Parks we can get to this year.

Elevation 10,450 Feet


Kolby is now out of school for the summer. It is time for the fun to begin!

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

May 9, 2007

It finally happened!! Tyler finished his thesis and graduated from Utah State with a Master of Science in Nutrition and Food Science. Now his MBA won't be so lonely.

The title of his thesis sounds very cool. The Effect of Exopolysaccharide-Producing Streptococcus thermophilus MR1C on Functionality in High Moisture Cheddar-Type Cheese

The Procession

The Hooding Ceremony
Yeah!
The Cheering Section




Wednesday, May 2, 2007

May 2, 2007

I am finally back online! It has been a long month and a half without access to the internet. In fact, it has been a long month and a half. Fortunately, all of the insanity made the time pass quickly. Endulge me while I share a few of the many pictures I have taken during our adventures.

Addie riding Grandpa's four wheeler with Grandpa.

Kolby, Addie, Landry and their cousin Kailey racing to meet their Grandpa and cousin Brinlee who are riding the four wheeler. Kolby and Landry created a new game. Kolby runs as fast as he can down his Grandparents drive way while pushing Landry in the stroller. Landry loves it and kicks and squeals as they do it over and over again.
What is better than sitting in a wooden shoe? The kids will miss this Lynden activity.
Kolby and Landry at the Tulip Festival in Washington. We were glad to be able to see this one more time as we were leaving Washington.
I think this is the first time that Landry ever sat on mother earth.
Tip toeing through the tulips... of course I had to throw that in.
We went to Baby Animal Day in Logan with all of the Taggart sisters and our nephew Trayson. The kids were able to hold many different baby animals. They also rode in a wagon (see above), a handcart and a pony. It was interesting to see the sheep get sheared but Kolby was most fascinated by the Pony Express rider who took out a couple of kids and the Dad who fell trying to save his child. It was quite scary. Luckily, the kids who were hit did not seem to have any obvious injuries.
Kolby and Addie throwing rocks in Bellingham.
Of course we will miss this!
Kolby and Addie on the pier in Bellingham.
Lexi, Addie and Amanda are three very cute girls! Addie really misses her friends.
Addie and Amanda popping popcorn during their sleepover. They pulled a fast one on me that night. I finally got them in bed at about 10:30. While I was waiting for them to fall asleep I fell asleep. I woke up at about 12:00 and they had the lights on and were up playing!
This pic just had to be posted. You will all have to agree that is a great picture of the Price girls.
This is our new, new house in Cedar City. It is a very long story. Anyways... we are happy we ended up in this house instead of the house we thought that we were going to buy. We finally got our basement. Yeah! Kolby does not think that the houses in Cedar City are colorful enough. Most of the houses are in the brown family. He is used to the array of house colors in Lynden.
This is the master bathroom. The people who built this house really like the marble look. We have not yet determined if it is real marble or tile made to look like marble. Anyways... there is plenty of it! I am looking for tips on how to decorate with marble. As my neighbor put it, "You may have some decorating challenges." So send your suggestions this way.

We currently have a great view - that is until they build a house behind us.
The bonus room above the garage.
The kitchen and dining room.
I will have to learn to be a better housekeeper now that the kitchen joins the living room.