As you can see, I have been busy posting. But I am still new to this. So every thing is out of order, but its on here. To see it all you will have to go back on the "older post" 3 pages worth. It took me all day. And help from Becky!! I will try to be better at this. Grandad and I love you all!!

For a date night Aunt Becky watched all the cousins while Mike and Amy, Grandad and Grammy went to see Harry Potter. Boy did they have a party!!! Thanks for being such a cool Aunt!!!

Anika Loving on her Daddy!!

Just having fun! Reading books and playing games!

Colton really enjoyed playing with all his cousins. Especially Anika!!

In July, Mike Amy and the kids came for a visit. It was great!! We had a wonderful time and hated to see them leave. Mike left a week before Amy and the kids but we had to go to work so we didn't get to see them the last few days they were here. They visited family and friends in Logan and went to a family reunion. Amy is really a brave one. Driving all the way home by herself with the kids. But we were glad for the extra time. We miss living close to them. Maybe some day!!

On the way home from Canada we stopped for a brief stop at Mt Rushmore. It was really neat to see.

A couple of ground hogs in Treherne

We camped one night at the Internationational Peace Gardens. They were beautiful. It lies on the boarder of the US and Canada. The only undefender border in the world!

The Peace Chapel is in the background. The post is the exact border.

These buildings were made by an old couple in their 80's as a hobby. When they died the family donated them to the city of Treherne. They are made of glass bottles.

In Manitoba they grow sunflowers. This field is just starting to bloom.

The blue plants in the back are flax and the yellow is canollia. They had miles of fields in bloom with these plants. It was beautiful.

Canollia up close

view from the deck

Dad's big Pike!

A water fall across the river from where we were staying.

Geoff's neighbor

More of the Bird River and Lake. It rained every day we were there, but I didn't stop them from fishing!!

Bird River

The house we stayed in

Geoff and Dad getting the poontun boat ready for our tour.

Dad's first Northern Pike or Jack

Dad and John didn't want to waste any time. They trolled while we were being given the tour of the river!!

Canada

Bonnie's "Bed of Flowers"















Sandy and Bonnie

We spent 3 days in Treherne, Manitoba Canada and 4 days at Bird River. It is a beautiful country. Every thing is trimmed and mowed. People will come on their days off and pull weeds or mow grass around town. Its all done by volunteers. We visited a niece (Bonnie) of John and Sandy Easley (Don's fishing buddy). She gave us a tour of her town, then took us to her son's in-laws place on Bird river to stay for a few days. Her son's Father-in-law opened his cabin to us and acted as a fishing guide. It was a beautiful place. Geoff (the father-in-law) gave us a tour of the river on his pontoon boat the first day we were there. It was beautiful! The river flows 5 miles then opens into Bird Lake. The next 2 days he took the guys out in his fishing boat. Don caught a big Northern Pike. They call it a Jack.