Homecoming 2016

HOMECOMING at Worland High School.

Each class at the high school does a skit.  Andy was part of the sophomore skit, he is Luigi, the one with the green cap and mustache in their skit.  You can view it by clicking here:Sophomore Skit


The parade came next and the rain stopped so it wasn't wet:

Andy with a mustache

Eric on the cross country float.  He is on the very back right edge.

The football game was against Jackson.  It was REALLY rainy, but we prevailed and won!

Andrew is #12

You can see the 2 from his #12 on his uniform.

Babies and scouts

Eric participated in a scout "camporee" this weekend in Thermopolis.  Brian took Peter and they had a great time.  Peter was very proud that Brian joined in the tug o war and his team won.

Eric got to instruct the cub scouts on bear safety.

Of course Eric is wearing a Studio C shirt!

Other things that happened this weekend:

• Worland Warriors played Buffalo at Buffalo.  Andy started on offense again and they won 28-21.
• Eric ran a cross country race in Cody.  He came in 55th out of 80+ runners.
• Lucy played her first volleyball game and won.

Labor Day

We decided to not sit home and do nothing on Labor Day today.  We got up early and drove a little over two hours to Sixth Crossing, which is the site of the Willie Handcart rescue.  We met another family from our ward there which was an awesome coincidence.  The kids all pulled and pushed handcarts and Andy showed us where he camped when he went on Trek last year.  We saw a mom Moose and her baby and a giant crane.  There is a brand new visitor center there and it is really nice.  We watched a movie about the Willie handcart company and got the tour from one of the missionaries there.  It was really powerful for me, I felt the spirit of sacrifice those pioneers had and felt the importance of what they did. 

From there we went on another hour to Martin's Cove.  This site is much bigger than Sixth Crossing and has more buildings and things to see.  We didn't have as much time to spend here since we had to get back for Andy to go to football practice.  We saw Devil's Gate and Split Rock Mountain.  We really wished we would have had time to hike to Martin's Cove, which is about 30 minutes by foot passed the Visitor Center.  There is where many of the pioneers are buried and on the Sweetwater River bank the church has put up 4 large statues of young men representing the four young men who carried most of the Martin company across the Sweetwater.  We will definitely need to go back.

This is the Sweetwater River at Sixth Crossing.  It's called Sixth Crossing because that's how many times the Pioneers had to cross the Sweetwater by the time they got to this spot and were rescued.  This is near the spot we saw the moose and her baby and the crane.

This is a shot from the Visitors Center at Sixth Crossing looking out toward the Sweetwater River.

This is Martin's Cove and Lucy and Peter thought they were funny pretending to be a part of the statue!

Lucy really liked the handcarts and wanted to push them all day long!

The wind was REALLY blowing hard!

I have to sneak photos of Andy, he doesn't like me to take them.

It was a great time today and well worth the 6 hour round trip!

It's a win!

The Worland Warriors won there first game of the season against Lander 16-14!  Andy was a starter and did well!  It was a beautiful evening all around!

The cheerleaders looked great as well, but I really missed seeing Emma down there with them!

Peter and me selfie at the game

Petey and Ellie were hamming it up in the bleachers

#12 for the win

Eric also ran in his first Cross County meet and did well.  We didn't get any pictures of him.

Meanwhile in Utah, Audrey flew in for the weekend and got to spend time with precious Van!  

Those eyelashes and cheeks!

To top off the weekend BYU got a last minute win against Arizona!  Great way to top off the week!

Football, volleyball, and cross country seasons and baby pics

Football season is here and Andy is ready to go.  He's playing wide receiver on varsity this year.  The first game is this Friday at home against Lander.

Andy is on the third row next to the coaches

Lucy is also starting volleyball and had her first practice on Monday.  Eric is doing cross country again and his first meet is in Lovell on Thursday.

Sweet little (well not so little) Van is nearly two months old.  I love this picture with his shoes on.

Emma in St. George

My little Emma is officially a college freshman!  I spent this last week in Utah and got to spend a day in sunny St. George.  Emma moved into the brand new dorms at Dixie State University. She is off on a great path!

While I was in St. George I went to the St. George Temple.  It is an amazing building and I was in awe of the architecture and the Spirit I felt inside.

The flowers were beautiful!

The grounds were peaceful.

I also got to spend time with my sweet grandson, Van.

Emma and I and my sister Susan also moved my mother into an assisted living facility called Legacy Village while we were there.  It was an eventful week!

More pics from our last few weeks

 While the others were in San Francisco Lucy and Peter were trying to find ways to keep cool in Utah.  I found this pool that I used when I was their age, yes it's over 40 years old!  It was a little rusty, but we washed it out and Lucy and Peter had fun!

Brian drove Audrey to L.A. on July 2nd to help her get moved in as she starts her Masters of English teaching at Bard College.  They stopped in Chinatown and Brian took this picture to email to Palmer.  Jackie Chan has always been Palmer's hero since he was very little.  He was impressed and a little jealous that he wasn't there as well.

Chinatown in L.A.

More pictures from the San Francisco trip.

Fisherman's Wharf

The city and a shot of the crookedest street in America, Lombard Street.

Golden Gate Bridge

Pizza eatin'  My Uncle Herb, who is the world's best tour guide, is on the end with the hat.

San Francisco

The view from the ferry

When they got back Andy got to hold Van.  He had a slight cold when he was born and didn't want to infect him.  Andy's hands are as big as Van's head!