7/24/00 Funnies and Pioneer Day

Dallas, Bryce, AJ and Shelly on a hike, Kolob Resrvoir

7/24/2000

Funnies: Aj was learning to play chess and he lost his bishop. So he said, Dad you killed my Campbell.  (the name of our Bishop at church)

Bryce was looking through the dishes and said, "What the hell is that?!"  (I don't know where he got that but it sure made me laugh to hear a 4 year old say something like that!

Bryce, AJ Andy and Dallas
Enjoying some hot cocoa by the fire

We took the kids up to the Girl's camp by Kolob Reservoir this weekend.  We had a special weekend together.  We left Saturday at lunch time.  We got a sandwich at subway before we went up the mountain.  We got up there and set up camp and then went for a drive to see if we could find Duck Creek, where Andy's family was spending the day.  We drove 45 minutes on terrible roads and ended up at the Cedar City overlook about 40 minutes from Duck Creek.  We decided to go back.

We passed a place called "Summer Place" only I thought it said "Bummer place" so we were going to stop and take a picture with our bums facing out.  I was "bummed" it said Summer!

Andy, Dallas AJ and Bryce
hanging at the table

We got back to camp about 5:30 p.m. and made tin-foil dinners.  Sometime after dinner we realized we had a flat tire. We decided to wait and change it the next day.  The little boys went to bed around 9:30 p.m. and AJ and Andy and I played dice for awhile.

Sunday morning we had a yummy breakfast and then went on a 2 hour hike from 9-11 a.m. It was a hard hike.  All up-hill. But we found some horny toads and lizards and potguts along the way.  We were all sweaty and tired when we got back.

We then had our very own sacrament meeting.  Dallas said the opening prayer.  Andy blessed the sacrament.  And and I spoke.  The little boys sang a duet "I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ" and AJ lead the songs.  It was a special meeting.  There were 2 deer just off in the distance and a noisy bird flying overhead.

Dad, Bryce and AJ on a hike

Andy with a lil lizard

After "church" we had lunch and played charades and dice.  We spent the afternoon lounging as it was hot and we were tired from our hike.  After awhile Andy, Dallas and AJ went and threw the football for awhile.  i was reading a book and Bryce was playing in the dirt by himself.  He started screaming and I looked and realized he had fallen in the fire pit.

Luckily we had cold lunch so it was not as hot as it could have been.

He bot a big blister on his hand and his leg in the back.  It could have been much worse. We filled some buckets with water and soaked him for a long time. Then we decided we better change the flat tire in case we did need to leave in a hurry.

Andy showed me and AJ how to change the tire.  He was going to have us do all of it but it was too hard and he ended up doing most of it. At least we know how to do it now!

We made dinner and were trying to decide whether to stay or go home, about 8 p.m., when Mom and Dad Griffin arrived. We had just about given up on them coming.  They really liked our camp and walked around and checked it out a bit.  I got the kids in their pj's and cleaned up -- they were filthy!  And then we had a fireside.

Bryce nursing burned leg and hand
after falling in the fire pit

Grandma Griffin

Griffin's told us about loving one another and how they met at Saratoga Water Park and fell in love and married.  Grandma was only 16 years old!  They told us about having their children.  When Grandpa was about done with his Master's program in college, Grandma said, is it ok if we have another baby now? And Grandpa said, yes I guess so.  And Grandma said, good 'cause I'm pregnant!  (with Andy!!!)  The kids really liked that story!  After our fireside Grandma and pa left and we put the little kids to bed.  They (the kids) had been fighting and arguing a lot up until Bryce's little accident and then they seemed to start cooperating and getting along better.  It was nice.

AJ and Andy and I stayed up playing dice and yahtzee again.

We got up at 8 a.m. and had breakfast and came down the mountain.

Bryce not happy about crossing cattle guard

It was a really neat experience.  I really felt like we were protected and watched over and it was so neat to be so close to all God's creatures.  It really was a fun weekend and I hope we can do more.  The kids seem to get along better when you take them away from the outside world.

Last weekend we went up to Lehi for the Bahr Family reunion.  We went and stayed at the Hampton Inn in Provo and then went to Severn Peaks Friday night. It was fun to get away and do something with our family.  Mike and Ruth came and went with us then we went to Golden Corral for dinner.

We are trying to do more fun family things now that the kids are old enough.  This summer has been a fun summer.  Once school starts we probably won't be able to do stuff like this because Andy will be working most weekends.

That's all for now as my hand is tired!

Bryce, Dallas and AJ