4th of July weekend with Trouts and Mills

Hey this was our hike to Stewart Falls right above Aspen Grove - it was VERY hot but VERY fun!! We like being with our cousins.

yard update

Well the Olsen's finally have something wonderful to report about their home and yard. The tree stumps in the front that Rachel and Elaine jumped on and cursed and we all wanted removed are gone! Youth Conference was over Memorial day weekend and they needed service projects at the last minute so Roy gave them permission to go to it in our yard. We came home to the nice surprise of no more tree stumps. We then had bags and bags of trash to get rid of but the happy news that we have one less project to do. :)

Spring Break to Utah Apr 6 to Apr 10, 2008

Here are Rachel, Dana and Elaine at her work right before heading back - we realized that we had not taken any photos of our cute daughters.

Can you believe that Elaine is still calling him a little bump! Of course, we did have a big lunch!
Yep spring break in Utah ..... this is not what we planned on !!!!

2008 Family Theme

The official family theme for 2008 is the following scripture:

"Look unto me in every thought;...." D&C 6:36

We hope that you will share with us how you are making this thought visible in your home and family and any experiences that you have with it. We are grateful for our wonderful family and hope that you have the guidance of the Lord's spirit always.

Love Mom & Dad

New RAV4

As a few of you know, Roy was able to trade in the Winplus van and get a new Rav 4 two weeks ago. We have been holding our breath and hoping the new car would not follow past experiences and stay new for a long time. Well true to life and when you are blessed you are also challenged, it didn't last new long at all. This week Roy came home from work and ran in saying he could hear hissing from a tire and wanting to quick get it fixed before it went flat and did our tire place stay open late? Of course not much is open at 6 so your choices are limited. He found a place and got it started and then took my car to his meetings while I waited for his car. Then to my horror they tell me that in changing the tire. they broke one of the lug bolts and I would need to bring it back tomorrow so they could fix it. We took it to the Toyota Dealership and they shook their heads and said they would repair it at no charge (more blessings) and our car is no longer new!

ps this is the 4h flat tire we have had in the past year so hopefully we have filled our allotment!

pss roy likes the hands free blue tooth button on the steering wheel - push the button and call Dana and tell her how soon he will be home!

Disneyland Trip

Hi everyone! It's Rachel here, giving you an update of one of my best trips to Disneyland yet! (and believe me, there have been quite a few good ones!) Mom drove me and my friends Marchetta and Jackie there and turned around to make it to her class at home! We were there just a little bit after the park opened so it wasn't to crowded. We had some fun with the Mad Hatter and Cruella.When our computer decides to be nice again, I can upload my hilarious video of Hatter. As we walked by the castle there was hardly anyone around, so we had to take advantage of that great photo opportunity!We had fun hanging out with the princesses and going on rides after that. But that afternoon I got a special surprise! For those of you who didn't know, I am a huge Disneyland fan. I love reading about the history of the park, and the current going-ons. I truly never get tired of going. So while we were walking by Pirates of the Caribbean, we noticed some people walking around the Dream Suite. As they met up with a few other people I noticed that I recognized one of them! It was Tony Baxter, who is the Senior Vice President of Creative Development at Walt Disney Imagineering! He's the genious behind rides like Big Thunder Mountain, Splash Mountain and Indiana Jones! He was gracious enough to take a picture with me. (after asking how I knew who he was :] ) All in all, it added up to a day I will never forget!