Beaver Lake

While in Vail this weekend, Ty and I decided to go for a hike along Beaver Creek.  We woke up early Saturday morning and headed out.

We found a tee pee village along the way.

Ty spotted this Marmot along the trail.

Beaver Lake was peaceful and gorgeous.

With all the snow and rain, Beaver Creek was roaring pretty good.  These falls dump into the lake.

-Brant

Fifth of July

Happy Birthday to Les!  (She is getting old!)

Les wanted fireworks for her birthday.

 Notice all the barefeet- Safety First!

The grand finale- This one is for you Seth.

-Brant

Emotional Roller Coaster

Yesterday Mom and I attended a funeral in Lewiston for a young man (29 years old) who had served as my 1st counselor for 3-4 years in the married student ward.  He was an avid pilot and was flying a single seat experimental plane when the engine failed.  He set it down in a wheat field just south of Lewiston but the front wheel caught in the soft dirt and it flipped forward and killed him.  He left a wife and four small children.  He was one of the nicest young men you would ever want to meet.  When we got there they asked me to say the invocation.  I was more than a little worried (you all know how I cry at these things and this was a very emotional one) but I got through it and appreciated being asked.

We came home, changed clothes, said good-bye to Seth and Lacey (they left about 1/2 hour ahead of us) and headed to Royal City to Bob and Ardie's 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration.  We played leap frog with Seth and Lacey in their car and U-Haul all the way there.  They stopped in Royal to say "Hi" and then continued on to Seattle.  They called at 11:00 pm last night to say they were unloaded and returning the truck.  He hope everything works out for them.

 



 Seth did an amazing job of packing.  A couple of guys from the Elders Quorum helped but Seth made it all fit.

 The traditional "Good-Bye" picture.

Don't you love the hats? 

 Ardie and Bob - 50 years ago.

 This reminds me of the one you did for us.

 Cousins and spouses (I'm actually a 2nd cousin).  L-R Ardie, Linda (Ed's wife), Pam, Ed, Jack (Carollee), Me, Bob.  Pam and Ed are brother and sister (their Dad was killed in the truck/train accident in the 50's so they were raised by Aunt Fern and Uncle Jule).  Ardie and Jack are sisters.  Their other two sister Marilyn and Shirley live in Cody, Wyoming and couldn't make it.

Ardie and Bob's house in Royal City.  It's a nice house with a nice yard that sits on the top of a hill with a great view south looking over Royal City and the Columbia Basin.