That's One Big Oryx! Really!

Tyler got fortunate enough to go on a really great Oryx hunt. He went to New Mexico which is the only free-roaming place you can find Oryx's besides Africa and I think you can find some behind fences in Texas. Anyway, he was lucky to come across this very big one. There were a lot of others he could have shot that were smaller. He really didn't know what he had but the guys that were with him told him it was outstanding. We think it will make top 10. He's very proud of it.
They are really interesting looking animals. They have a tail that looks like a horses. They are really big up front and as you can see they have spears for horns.

These are the guys that went with Tyler. Him, Tony and Tony and his brother, Matt.

One last picture. Oh, and also the meat is very, very good. Even better than elk.

July...and it's Kelsey's Birthday!

Kelsey had a great 11th birthday! I think dad is trying to steal some of the attention. No matter. It was all about Kelsey. Kelsey has come a long way from the birthdays of old when she would cover her ears and scowl rather than blow out her candles. I thought I would post this picture of Katie giving Kelsey a cantalope for her birthday. What a proud moment. Kelsey loves her cantalope! Can you hear the drum roll? Love the picture!

The Aliens Are Coming!

This is a picture of Katie and her friend Ashley. They are watching the movie Signs, thus the tinfoil hats. If you have seen Signs you will know exactly why they are wearing them. If you haven't seen the movie, go rent it now. It is excellent.

Here Come the Cherries

I found this grasshopper chowing down on one of our rasberries, so I took a picture. It's hard to see here, but you can really see him biting into it. Gross. Our cherry trees finally produced a billion blossoms. Usually we get a small amount of blossoms and not too many cherries. This year, we had blossoms gallore and bees buzzing all around.

Isn't the tree beautiful?!

Here's a shot of some of the cherries all those blossoms produced. We got A LOT of cherries but really had to eat them fast, because the birds were wanting them just as bad as we were.

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

This summer started out wet and stayed wet for the whole month of June. It just rained and rained and rained. Kelsey found some enjoyment in it.

First, she tried to get Molly to go potty while it was raining, thus the umbrella. Molly hates the rain.

Well, Molly wouldn't go potty but Kelsey decided it would be fun to run around in the rain. I remember that being fun when I was a kid too. So, she rain around the driveway for a minute getting wet.

Molly's Birthday!

We've had Molly for a whole year. It sure has gone by fast. She's such a great dog and so smart. She knows a lot of tricks. The best is when you ask her if she is a good girl and she nods her head.
Anyway, Katie, being the great cook that she is, decided to make Molly a birthday cake. The cake was actually a recipe for a cake for a dog. Molly loved it and we let her eat most of it.

Molly is licking her lips because it is so delicious. Katie and Kelsey point out all the crumbs she needs to clean up!

My Visit with Nikki in May

In May, I had a conference I had to go to for work and it was in Chicago. Since Nikki lives an hour or so away, we decided to hang out at the end of my conference. We had a great time! Nikki took me to a very cool park. I can't remember what it's called,but there were some very neat things to look at. She also took me to a waaaaay good restaurant. It was delicious and a fun area to walk around in. I don't have pictures of that. Chicago is such a fun city. We walked down to the Tribune building and saw the piece of the Salt Lake temple that's in the wall of that building - along with pieces of other buildings from all around the world. I also got to go her house and meet her new dogs and hang out with her and Eric. Their house is so cute and they have an amazing yard. It was just too fun and I would love to do it again, but maybe a bunch of the family could go because it really is a fun place to visit.

Nikki, Mishka, and McGyver in her yard. Mishka could really drag Nikki. :)

This is at a park in Chicago. It was so cool!

The "bean". This was also a very cool to look at and walk under.