Family

Was so much Fun to have the Llewellyn Family Christmas Breakfast this year,  so glad Margie got to come.  We missed having Paula there.   Maybe next year.

Hope you All had a Wonderful

Christmas..... Miss Erin sure Did!

Jason is Famous

Well .......at American Express he is famous!   He found a blown up picture of himself,  looking at the eclipse in the lobby.

The Viking Exhibit

 I got tickets to the Viking Exhibit up at the U of U Natural museum of history,  for my birthday.

 I Loved it!  Very rarely would you find any remains of a viking because they were placed in a ship with their belongings and set on fire. So to find anything from that era is exciting.

 This Awesome chest was found in Sweden,  they would keep their belongings in it.

 Loved the keys they used to open locks. they even made tweezers and scissors.

They wore helmets,  and not a one had horns on them!
Loved the exhibit spent over an hour and half just going through it.

Mr Jackson

 From this Little Puppy.......

To This Huge Lovable Cute full of energy always wanting to play Puppy (yes still a puppy )  but bigger than most full grown dogs.  And he Loves his Human family.

Nice Job!

Brandon, and Family!

Erin Hanging out

with her brother Jason at Liberty park,  oh and Mia Puppy too!

Autumn Color Ride 

 Love going for rides in the canyons to see all the Fall Colors

 This ride was up Provo Canyon

Love when you can see all different colors.  
I don't think we have ever missed a ride up a canyon to see the fall colors.

Crystal Hot Springs

 Love going to Crystal Hot Springs in northern Utah.

 This time we got the grandkids to tag along with us.

 Jason even came up to spend the day and help "wrangle" kids.

 I like that they have a campground right next to the pools,  it's a short walk and you are right there!

And of course you need a couple of selfies!   I like that this spot is not to far away, but you can still feel like you are camping.  I think we will make this spot a yearly tradition too  😀

Dancing with Brother!

 Erin has the Best Brothers.....She talked Brandon into dancing with her.

She loves it when her brothers hang out with her.

Yosemite

Is Awesome!

 Didn't much care for the long, long line to get into the park.

 They were also having "Controlled  Burns" throughout the park, which made most of the pictures with a haze on them.

 But some areas were absolutely beautiful.  Even the ride through the park was beautiful.

 And some areas still had snow .

Was a little out of the way,  but so worth it on the way home glad we were able to see Yosemite because I have never been before. 
What an Awesome National Park.  

The Fun Stuff

 You see when you come out the Door in the morning ,  while you are camping.

I'm pretty sure he scared me way more than I scared him.  At least it wasn't a Scorpion or Tarantula,  or we would have packed up and LEFT!!

IPSA Lineman Rodeo

 I love the Lineman Rodeo, so much Fun to watch!

 Murray Power had a Team entered,  this is their cart with all the equipment on it.

 It was held at the Lehi Rodeo Grounds in Lehi.

Two of Murray Cities Lineman took second place in the Obstacle Course,  which is Awesome!   It was nice to have front row seats,  and get a free lunch thrown in.  Next year will be in Logan.

ATV Ride up Six Mile

 Erin is always so good to wear her Helmut and Goggles.

 Love to take pictures whenever we go for a ride,  the scenery is alway so beautiful.

 They got a little bit a head of me, when I stopped to take pictures.

 Made it all the way to Ferron Lake.

 Where we stopped for some Lunch.  And a much needed "fanny" break.  

Found these cute "dust keeper outers" from the SA company,  which do an awesome job keeping the dirt out of my mouth and nose!  Just love to go camping and 4 wheeling!

A River Run with the Truckee River Raft Co.

An Awesome River Run  (Float) on the Truckee River!  We did this while we were over in Squaw Valley for the UAMPS conference.

 Was so much fun, for all of us to float down the Truckee River. We only had a couple of spots where it was a bit of a White Knuckle experience.  They said "class 1 rapids", it felt more like class 3 !!!

 The Scenery was so pretty.  And it was a lot of Fun!  It took us about 3 hours to get to the take out point.  

 Erin was too cute at helping with paddling,  She kept telling us "I do It"  I kept thinking she would lose the paddle,  but she never did.    In fact I'm the one that lost it.  And one of us (Not Me)  swam after it.

 Most of the river you could stand in and it was only waist deep  but we still put a life jacket on Erin.  We also got High Centered a couple of times,  causing one of us (Not Me) to get out and give us a push.

The Best part is  the Staff was so nice in helping us with Erin by getting  Erin In the Raft in the Beginning and out at the End.  I would totally recommend this rafting company to anyone traveling to Squaw Valley and wanting to take a River Run (Float)

Squaw Valley, California

 Was Awesome,  I loved it.

 The Olympic Village is where we stayed.   

They had a band almost every day, and night that played in the Events Plaza.  Getting Erin pass this was a trick,  most times we just sat and listened till they went on a break,  and we told her they were done.

We saw a very cute chipmunk eating a pinecone.  Most pine cones were as big as pineapples.

  Finally came across a Bear!!   who knew it was on a golf course,  we were golfing on, hole 7 to be exact,  and she had 3 cubs with her so needless to say I did not get to close.

We rode the Tram up to Base camp,  to have dinner.

Drove over to Lake Tahoe, which is huge,  and was very busy with boats and tourists.

And of course I bought a souvenir,  A hand woven rug.  Was a Great Trip!  Also did a River Run (Float)  and drove down to Yosemite National Park.  Pictures to follow when I get them all downloaded.