UTE STAMPEDE!!!

Its Rodeo time!! Last weekend we attended the Ute Stampede in Nephi. I attended this for the first time about 7 years ago with my friend Jen (who is from Nephi) and have loved it and been to it ever since. Me, Molly, Hayley, Derik and Deriks' mom and sister went on friday night. We got cowgirl hats and all! Saturday I spent the day with Kirsten and Tyler and we attended the rodeo that night with some of kirstens uncles and aunts. It was a lot of fun. I love how patriotic rodeos are, and my fav. part of this one is at first they have a man parachute into the arena with an american flag behind him all while playing "proud to be an american" I get tears and chills everytime.

Here's some pics, ENJOY AND YEEEEHAWWW!!!

Hayley Derik and Julie (Derik's mom)

Kirsten with her new guinea pig "Ozzie" watching the parade

Hayley, Molly and Me just a few regular cowfolk hahaha!

SISTERS!

Here are all my wonderful sisters (excluding Piper :( ) sorry Pip. We went to lunch for my sister in laws bday sherrie (the preggie in the middle :) ) anyhow it was really fun and I thought for sure we should take a pic cause who knows when kim will be here again. Miss her and her kids already. Love my sisters, thanks for all you have ever done for me. I will forever be in your debt!!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!
We had a wonderful 4th spent in Nephi in the morning at the carnival, watching Tyler play basketball, kirsten riding lots of rides and spending time with the Hall family.
Later in the afternoon we headed to Nanna's house to swim with kirsten's cousins and then fireworks in Sandy!
what a wonderful day it was spent surrounded by family. We feel so blessed to be surrounded by those we love.

Kirsten's face painting!

Derik, Hayley and Kirsten enjoying the fireworks

counsins!!! They had so much fun playing together!

Kirsten focusing on making her birdhouse

kirsten took a pic of leanne

Bye Yorgie!
We sold our 4 year old chihuahua on monday :( He's had a really difficult time with the divorce (as weird as that is to say, he's a dog!) but he's been peeing all over the house and I just felt he needed a home with more attention. I put him on KSL late sunday night and got a call monday afternoon from a cute family in Farmington with 3 kids and a big yard. They came to see him that afternoon and took him home right away. Kirsten has been pretty devistated, but I know it was the best choice for yorgie.
We got Yorgie in January of 2003, just after I had my first miscarriage. He was just a tiny thing and I remember him cowering from us under the couch. He would spend his nights crawling up tyler's shirt and sleeping there. He was such a sensitive dog, and just wanted love and affection.
sounds sappy to write a tribute to your dog but..he was a good dog.

We will miss your little yorgster!