October photos uploaded.

Yesterday, I went along with Cole’s Kindergarten class on a field trip to SUU (Southern Utah University) Farm. We were given a tour of the farm by Assistant Professor of Agriculture and Nutrition Science Lee Wood, the director of the equine studies program.   He also happens to be the husband of one of the Kindergarten…

We decided to do something special for Cole’s first school pictures. Enjoy the shots. I told him to look mean. He was laughing when I showed him this one. Then I told him to smile right for the world… 🙂 As always, click any picture for a larger version.

We wanted to visit Sylvan Lake, because we saw it in a movie (see below), and it was so beautiful. We inadvertently hiked the Lake trail, around Sylvan Lake, and it was beautiful from all angles. The kids especially loved crossing the water to the dam to throw sticks down the waterfall. The water was…

The kids have mixed feelings about it being over….they’re happy to have a break, but they also will miss seeing their friends every day. The past couple weeks of school is always hectic, and this year was no exception. On May 1st, the fourth graders were invited to sing in a May Day concert with…

As most of you know, we got a new little Dark Eyed White Ferret, Aeon back in October. Well, unknown to us, she and most of her litter mates were very sick, and a lot of them died, including Aeon after just 12 days being with us. The pet store was going to replace her…

We had a huge surprise for the kids for Christmas this year.   We even made them a DVD to share the news.  It took Scott and I a while to gather pictures, just the right music, and a proper countdown to the surprise.  The kids had no idea what was coming. Christmas morning they opened…