A Family Affair

 What another fun time in the summer with our Family Get-Together!  Most everyone made it and we couldn't be happier about it. 

 Break time for a movie and letting the parents rest for only a few moments.

 Some of our bee-you-tea-full sons.  The wig on Lance was from the storage unit.  Everyone had to try it on.  Of course he is famous now, you've seen him on facebook with it.

 This had to be my favorite part of the whole week.  I think everyone doubted me on the auction for the grandkids.  But really you must admit they all caught on fast and there was lots of competition and fun.  Even among the parents, right!?  And the do-good money that was earned was priceless.  Who knew that so many little ones could all be so good!

                                               Let's eat again and again and again.......

 The meals were all so good. I have bragged on all the girls about what good cooks they are!

 I hope they all enjoyed taking turns feeding the neighbors pigs & sheep.  This was better than a petting zoo.

Yes, every family has some monkeys in it.  Or at least some monkey business.  This was a metal tent that we also got in the storage unit that was much taller and had a tarp over it.  Okay, so it worked for a little while.  See you all next year!!!

Storage Wars

 I hope everyone has seen the show "Storage Wars" on t.v.  If not it is so much fun.  Well when we were in California in Feb. this year we watched quite a few and thought how fun that would be to attend an auction for a storage unit.  Well, we have been to three, now, and we won an auction!  YAHOO!  Dan didn't go to the auction with us but he was a real trooper to help us sort and carry and load.

 When the auctioneer opens the unit, this is what you see.  You can't step in or touch anything, just look from a distance.  Well, see where my finger is.  I was sure that was a really expensive curio cabinet.  And then you could see restaurant equipment.  And.... And.... And......

 Sorry the picture is sideways, but turn your head and look closely.  That is a 7 foot tall curio cabinet with a grandfather chiming clock.  WOW$$$$

And this beauty is the restaurant equipment, so we thought.  Turns out it's a bakers oven, think bread from great harvest.  We ended up taking all the metal "restaurant" equipment to the recyclers and got $297.  Not quite the big ticket item I thought it was.  But better than nothing.  So far we have made back almost half of what the storage unit cost.  And we haven't even started selling.  More to come.  Jeff and I are both ready to do this again.  We will have some fun prizes at the Fam Reunion in July.  Be ready!$!$

Spring has sprung!

 With those of you blogging, I thought to myself "Self you better get blogging, cause you have some cute pix to show others".  This was found in Gramma Lois' yard, an Owl!  Pretty cool huh.  The neighbor down the street thought he might get it stuffed to keep as a pet. 

 The big and little eggs from the days gathering.  Isn't he such a handsome man!  Some say he looks like Mitt.  But to me he is Mr. Wonderful!

 Bryce & Amy's munchkins.  Madison, Preston, Jackson, Garrett and Melanie.  What a crowd!  We saw them in October.  Wish they lived closer!

 Jeremy, Stephanie and Alexis met us in Las Vegas in September after Dan flew home and we partied down at the bodybuilder convention.  What fun.  The sumo wrestlers were my faves! 

 Christmas time in Salt Lake.  The lights are wonderful, but to be there with family is very spiritual for me.  Christmas 2012 lets all plan on being there.  Dinner on Dad!

                                           A bee-you-tea-full sunrise in the Spring of 2012!