Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Three Day Get Away

Joe and I went on a three day escape.
We stayed at the 'Rivers Edge' in the Heber area in a cabin.
Joe found a half price deal through groupon.



The cabin had hot showers, full refrigerator, stove, and microwave.




This creek was just a few steps away:





On this first day we played with our fishing poles out on the Jordanelle reservoir:






Joe untangled my fishing line, which required getting a little wet.
I had been out there too!






While at the cabin we had visitors;
Two friendly Sandhill Cranes looking for a handout.
I gave them some raisins.


                                       



They came by each morning and evening.
On our last morning the bigger bird snapped a few pieces of bread out of my hand.
His big beak was a little intimidating.





On day two we went for a drive into the mountains.

We stopped at Provo River Falls:





We walked around Mirror Lake:





On day three (our last day) we went back to the Mirror lake area and got on a trail.
We went about 6-7 miles.
Along the way we came to this nice place called Bonny Lake.







Our end point was this big meadow, where we had a snack before going back:




The tail end of our hike took us through a little rain, but it wasn't too bad.
We drove home after that.

Saturday, July 11, 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUSAN

Happy Birthday Susan!!

Here are the stats:

Date Of Birth 7-11-82
Weight 7-2 1/2
Length 51 cm
Head 34 cm
Chest 33.5 cm
Babys doctor: Shapiro
Montgomery, Pa.
Fathers name: Joseph Paul Szymanski
Mothers Maiden name: Lesa Beth Smith

Additional stats;
Labor 36 hours (She couldnt find the exit ramp)
Jaundice at first
Collic 6 months (Poor baby)

Also:
Brightest most intelligent eyes I've ever seen.
Winning smile (when not collicky)

Susan was my precious first baby, born when I was 29.

She was a joy to raise.
She was smart and obedient.







She grew into a beautiful woman:




Many happy birthday wishes to my girl! 33!!? Oh My!!!

Sunday, July 5, 2015

OakleyRodeo And Family Time

My daughters family has been here visiting. We have played at the new Sandy Splash Park, gone fishing, walked in the hills, done a little shopping and lots of eating.
The highlight for me was going to the outdoor Oakley Rodeo.
This is becoming a tradition connected to the Fourth Of July and my birthday.

We always have a little picnic just down the road from the arena first.
This year we were good and early. The  bleachers did fill up around us.









The Rodeo ended with some fireworks.



On the Fourth Of July, Sues husband, Ben, treated us to a great fireworks show in the street in front of the house. It's legal to launch the kind that burst in the air here. Ben had a big one!