Abby's First Dance Performance (in pulbic)

Abby has been in a short dance class taught by a couple of teenagers from our church. The teenagers, Whitney and Kyrsten, did the dance class to complete a couple of projects for their Personal Progress in church. It is kind of like Scout projects for girls in the LDS church. They had practice once a week for six weeks, and they learned three dances.

This is Abby's first time to perform on a stage.


This first one is "I'm walking on Sunshine". As you will notice, she loves the jumps and does everything she can to make sure she doesn't miss those.

The recording for the second one got messed up, so I am looking for another recording from others in the ward. Stay tuned for an update. It was really cute. It has the best costume, so I will make sure I get it on the blog.


This is the cowgirl dance, because I don't know the name of the song. I only heard it several times, but still no memory. So cute. Abby loves to perform, so this was extra special to be on the stage for the night. Good job for only six weeks of practice.

Copperhill 3rd Ward Youth Conference 2009

The three legged race. Jimmy and Jamie

with Angie and Megan in the back.

Justin and Cory.

You would think with those long legs they would win, but they weren't so lucky.

The top of our Sunrise Morning hike.

More at the top.
Tristy, the young women's president, smiling for us.

Our group on the hike.

Tristy Rosenlund, the young women's president, had to sleep on the bed closest to the door for security reasons. She choose the top bunk because there was a dead squirel found earlier in the evening sitting on Megan's bag. So, Tristy was worried about the critters climbing into a lower bunk. The bed closest to the door and on the top bunk happened to be the noisest and wiggliest bed in the whole dorm. She made the best of it.



While we were waiting to start our testimony meeting, kids had to go back to the dorms to get jackets, I requested the bishop entertain us with something in Italian. He choose to teach us Old McDonald had a farm in Italian. We tried, but this is the best it got.

We all had a great time at the Reid Ranch. We all had fun riding horses, shotting archery, playing pioneer games, soccer, ping pong and boating among other sports and some great spiritual moments. However, we did have a twisted anckle, a young man kicked in the leg by a horse, someone kicked in the nose by another youth, bites from some chiggers, a couple of vans that miss the turn off in Fruitland and drove about an hour further than needed before figuring it out, but we still managed to have a fun time. One thing that helped was a good number put on by some synchronized swimmers in the pool. Thank you to all of you wonderful swimmers out there. You know who you are.
The youth were great. Everyone got a long well. We even saw a man at the ranch that looked a LOT like Luke Skywalker from Star Wars. It was wierd how much he looked like him.
Good times!

I hope we have as much fun at girls camp in a couple of weeks.

The Cowgirl, her horse and her tutu

This is Abby's own outfit. Dancing tanktop that is too small, a tutu, pink princess sandles, cowgirl hat and her horse.

I did make her put purple shorts on under the tutu so no one could see her underwear.

She was upset, but she complied.
I do know how to dress her, but she has a style all of her own.

A Hill?

This is what Daniel does when he finds a hill. It is pretty silly in person.

Jumping Daniel

He is saying "jump" in his Daniel little way.

Fourth of July

The grandkids that were in the parade.

Hyrum, Gabe, Seth, Ethan, Ava, and Abby.

Gracie, Lily, Grandpa Balderree and Daniel.

Daniel loves his "bopa".

Daniel taking up his own chair at the parade.

Abby in her first parade with her decorated bike.
My cute girl is growing up on me.




Daniel, just being Daniel.

Getting Caught Up on Our Blog

We finally got a new camera, and now reasons to post events on our blog.

Daniel starting out his high tech career.

Just a nice pleasant picture.


The way Daniel eats, bites out of each muffin. He can move the stool around any where in the kitchen and climb to any food he sees. And that is how this happened.

Daniel slid himself into Abby's roller skates.

Frank's best father's day dinner ever, all finished here. This is the remains of the "T" bone steak. Frank, my Dad, Tony and his kids all ate steak the day before Father's day to celebrate. My Mom, Andrea, and I eat our own types of grilled food. I think it will be a new tradition for the men to get together each year to do this. Tony says he still thinks of his steak often.