Rodeo Week-end

We're missing Syd. She was on a float in the parade and we collected in the three boys that Keri nanny's. It was a fun week-end!
Cousins Caden and Landon

Ready for the rodeo! Garrett, Landon, Syd, and Darby.

Betsy, Molly and the 24th of July

Baby Betsy. So cute.

Molly was sooo stinky!

Spring at Willow Flat.

Some kids never quit playing with matches! Byron and Leonard, 09.

This week!

We found the grave site of this huge grizzly bear off a jeeping trail out of Logan Canyon. dClick on it to read the plague. The mountains are so beautiful. We had a fun day.

Syd and I got to play in the sewing room this week. She designed this skirt and I sewed it. It's out of an old denium jumper. She's a natural for posing and I think she is going to like to sew and design things. We made a deal; when she's older she is going to teach me to cook and I'll teach her to sew.

Allen-VanAmen Campout

Thanks Ranae and Katie for a fun time! It was a lot of work and we all appreciate it.
Remember to double click the pics.

Big Garrett caught a chipmunk and a squirrel. The kids were so fascinated!
All the kids, especially Ella, love "Uncle Smarty".

Big Garrett & Luke made a Huckleberry Finn type raft. Of course, they were able to find orange twine for lashing in Byron's truck.

Brad, Ashton, Ella, Cannon, Jenna
Ella got in with anybody on the 4 wheelers and begged for people to take her for rides.
Cannon & Syd stick fighting.

Ella and Kenna got so muddy! We all showed up in matching shirts Friday morning. Moms, sisters and daughters must think a like.




What can we say about Uncle Gary and Zoe???? And everyone thinks I'm crazy! Zoe is a lucky little dog. She loves to go 4 wheelin'.

So Cute!!!


Can you believe Katie would wear this shirt!!!

Not to hard to guess who would wear this bug net hat.............


James took Jenna and I to the top of the mountain! It was beautiful!

Thanks Ranae and James for taking the picture and video. We got together to sing Happy Birthday to you. It was awesome! A McDonald/VanAmen special! We Kelley's tried to sing our best but it just wasn't enough. Murf even sang for you!

Video Clip: Happy Birthday Mikey!!! Now that you're a big 21, RM, college kid and all can we still call you that? I'm always going to call you Mikey. Better get out the earphones if you're in a library.

Just some misc. pictures.

The river runs into this hole in the rock and disappears.

Willow Park. Aren't they cute kids! The kids love to hang out with Brad and Ashton!

We went jeeping and had to clear the road with the saw and the come along in three different places. It's beautiful and green in the mountains.

Is it any wonder we have such cute kids?!
They love the challenge!

We found trees with BK and MK 99 on one, the other was BK and LJ 99.

A few backyard pictures after the funeral.

The bear hide made it to Idaho. (Oh joy, NOT!) Keri looks pretty on it.....

and LeRoy likes it. We couldn't get Murfy to go near it. He makes wide circles around it. I'm definitely in his camp on this. I have no idea where to put to keep it. It would probably scare the kids to death in the office and I don't have anywhere here I want to put it.

Here's Michael's comment about the bear rug:
About the bear rug.......... You can put it in my room. I like it, I like it a lot.
Michael the Elder Kelley