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Nightmare on 13th

My grandaughters MiCayla and Chey went to the Nightmare on 13th with their school FFA class. They had a GREAT time. I do know that MiCayla slept on the couch that night and I am sure Chey slept under the covers and never peeked out. This first picture is their HAPPY face.
And this picture as you can see they are SCREAMING.!.!.! Below is a video of the haunted house. It is the number one scariest haunted nightmare in Salt Lake City Utah.... You will have to check it out. And to you MiCayla and Chey, hope you had fun or should I say I hope you got the #*#* scared out of you...Whalaaaaa......Fun times....HAPPY HALLOWEEN :) Love you both, GRANDMA

Deer Hunt

This week has been FULL of excitement with the deer hunt going on. Several members of my family drew out for the hunt. The hunt will end this weekend so I can't post pictures until everyone hopefully has filled their tags. So until then I will post ALL the happenings!!!! Good Luck to the few left ???......

Four Years Ago

Cam and his family invited us to go for a ride with them up in the mountains and have a picnic and look for Elk. I suggested to Cam that I would like to ride up where Shelbie carved her last signature on the tree four years ago on her homecoming day date. Shelbie and her friend Haleah.
It had been 3 years since we had been there. It is still hard just knowing that this is where she stood and left her last signature and to show everyone that she had been here on that day.
Mandy and her family had gone up with us in 08 and signed their name. This is what it looks like today.
And here is Ed and mine. It felt so peaceful to spend time there and enjoy the time I had with family.
Parley, Grace and Emma found a tree that had fallen and they were jumping up and down on it as if it was a teeter totter having the time of their life.
Austin loved to touch the trees and feel the pokeys from the pine trees.
Chey and Alisa were hanging out on the limbs of the trees.
They were having so much fun that they didn't want to leave. LOL
This is for you Shelbie.
Dad and I made a heart out of our hands to let you know how much we love and miss you.
There will always be a place in our hearts for you forever.
Cam, Molly, Chey, Alisa, Parley, Grace, Emma, Austin.
After a real nice turkey sandwich with onions, lettuce, guacamole, chips, pumpkin and chocolate chip cookies we headed home. Grace came back with us and she was out. It was so nice to be able to drive up in the mountains and stop by Shelbie's tree. I will always remember this place in my heart. It was nice to be able to spend time and share with family. Thanks for inviting us!

Elk Hunting and Camping

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Happy 20th Birthday Shelbie

Dear Shelbie, It seems like yesterday when we celebrated your last Birthday here with us. It is still hard for me to realize that you are gone. I miss all the fun times we had with you. Now you would have been twenty really makes me realize that time is going by whether I want it to or not. I try to picture what you have been doing and who you would be today. I am sure you are giving advise in the beauty salons cause that is what you wanted to be along with dancing with the stars and putting a smile on someones face and caring and listening to those in need. I am sure you were the first one like MiCayla said to bust in the doors of our new Wallmart store and head right to the make up isle. I can still hear your laugh and see your smile and can still remember the little twitch you had in your walk.
This year your nieces and nephews blew out your candles. And as you know they thought that was great. They miss and remember you also and talk fondly of you to this day, even the youngest that I believe and know that you were the last to hold them before sending us our little angels from heaven.
I am sorry Shell for not being able to get Tinkerbell for the top of your cake. All I could get is Iridessa. She is the fairy that always had a few tricks up her wings and would make you laugh. Just as you did Shelbie. You still pull tricks on us and put a smile on our face when we are down.
As we sang Happy Birthday to you I could feel your presence as the tears rolling down my face was a sign that you are really not that far away. This picture is for you Shell to tuck under your wings at night. Your Family !!!
When we went to the cemetary we let balloons go into the skies. I hope they made it to the stairways to heaven so you can read them and know how important you are in our hearts and how much we love and miss you.
The night was getting late so we could barely see them floating way up high on their journey to you.
Tulson, Parley, Grace and Emma were in great thought thinking about you.
Along with Alisa and Chey and all your family.
The flowers gave to you Shell is a symbol of our love for you on your Birthday.
It was so beautiful to see the love that your family and friends have for you Shell and forever in our hearts. I hope you had a Happy Birthday Baby Girl because I Love You To The Moon And Back. Love, Mom

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALAN.!!!

Today is my little brothers Birthday.!!! He is 10 years younger than me but in alot of ways he sure seems smarter and wiser than I. I would like to pay a tribute to him for his talent, love and caring he has shared with me on creations he has made. He made me this picture umteen years ago. I love the detail he has put into it. You can see a cat approaching the bucket which sits aside a pitch fork and broom. He used a woodburner to make this picture. The mare is showing much love to it's new born colt.
We were down to Alan's house quite awhile ago and his talented wife and him were teaching my kids how to use clay. Alan finished this indian and I thought it was so nice he gave it to me.
Very delicate. I have it in my curio and somehow some of the feathers have broken. UGGGGHH
He also taught us how to make roosters out of twigs. It was so much fun until it came to the tail. If you weren't percise the tail would break off. We learned this art took a steady hand.
I had bought a canoe at RC Willey's one year and Alan carved a beautiful fish scenery out of wood to put in it.
The fishing pool resembles one of Ed's old fishing poles. This was all hand carved by Alan.
The rocks are all wood.
The grass is all wood and you can see he even carved a pocket knife and arrow heads.
After he carved everything I painted them to make it come to life. The fishing bait is a old bottle of fish bait that came from my grandpa's service station many many many years ago.
One day at Alan's he taught me how to chainsaw bears. He did a GREAT job.
He woodburned and carved on toilet seats.
They are to nice to sit on so I hung them on my wall they make a cool conversation piece.
He carved a belt buckle for Ed out of a Elk horn and I was the lucky winner on his e-bay to win the beautiful necklace.
He now makes flutes that are out of this world. Coyote calls, and firestarters out of deer antlers.
Here is a closeup of the flutes he made for me. The touch of his wifes painting and sculpting made them come alive. I just want you to know Alan how much you mean to me and how greatful I am to have a brother like you. If anyone would like to take a peek of all the rest of his work you should visit him at http://macnaughtancreations.blogspot.com/2011/08/elderberry-branch-flute-key-of-g.html and http://macnaughtanflutesandcreations.blogspot.com/2011/01/carved-acorn-button-and-deer-pendant.html. He has really made some amazing art pieces. Hope you had a nice Birthday Alan. Thanks for all you've done for me.!! And thanks for being my little Bro. Love, Peg