THINGS OF FALL

THIS TIME OF YEAR IS REALLY GOOD. FOR OUR FAMILY WILL FINALLY START FITTING IN. YOU KNOW WITH ALL THE SCAREY THINGS GOING ON AND COMING UP.

WHAT'S THIS YOU ASK?
IS IT AN APPLE?

IS ITIS IT EDIBLE?


CAN I HAVE A BITE?

IS IT REALLY WORTH IT?

THE MAKING OF TREATS AND CARVING OF PUMPKINS TAKES UP SPARE OR I'M BORED TIME.

OOOOHH YEEEAA!!! RICE KRISPY TREATS....

WE START

OUT EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE HOURS WE SPENT CROSSING CALFORNIA WAS MANY HOURS, AND THE FUEL COSTS, WELL WE'RE IN CAL. NOW AND THEY ARE PROUD ABOUT THAT . NOW THE KIDS ARE WAKING US, I MEAN UP, AND NOW WE ARE TRAVELING MANY MORE EVENTLESS HOURS ALL ONE BIG HAPPY GROUP. WE EXPERIENCE FOG, OH NO THATS SMOG AS THICK AS FOG, UNTILL WE LEAVE THE BIG CITIES. THEN LOTS OF TREES. NOT BIG
TREES JUST LOTS OF GROUPS OF TREES OF THE ORCHARD KIND, SEVERAL VARIETY'S, PROBABLY PISTACIO, ALMONDS, AVACADO. ANY WAY ,
SORRY, NO PICTURES CAN DO JUSTICE TO THE MANY MILES OF ORCHARDS. BUT IT SEEMS ONCE WE CROSSED THE BRIDGES, NOW THESE ACTUALLY HAD

RUNNING WATER BELOW, THE TREES WERE OF THE
NATURAL HABITAT TYPE NATURAL TO SIGHT AND THEN WE CROSS INTO OREGON AND IT'S ALMOST AS IF YOU KNEW.THE COUNTRY SIDE. MOUNT SHASTA WAS A PRETTY SIGHT.

THIS IS AN ANIMAL REFUGE PARK WE VISITED.
IT HAD INJURED ANIMALS THEY HEAL UP AND
THE ONES HERE AREN'T ABLE TO RETURN TO THE WILD

.

THIS ONE ANIMAL WE WISH WE COULD RETURN TO THE WILD, HAD ME PRETTY SHOOK UP FOR A MOMENT, THEN WE WERE OR JUST HAD BEEN PICKING BLACK BERRY'S AND THAT ONE MADE ME A LITTLE , OR WAS ONE OF THE BITTER ONES.

LOOK, THEY MELT IN YOUR HANDS AND ON YOUR FACE.

THAT WAS QUITE BITTER. LOL

HAVING FUN WITH THE BERRY PICKING, THEY HAVE THESE BUSHES GROWING LIKE WEEEDS.

WE ALSO WENT TO SEE LEESIS GET BAPTISED. MOM MADE HER BAPTISM DRESS OUT OF CAREY'S WEDDING DRESS. IT TURNED OUT GREAT.

THERE WAS A GOOD TURN OUT, AND A GOOD TIME.

ON LABOR DAY WE TOOK A TRIP TO THE RED WOOD FOREST JUST SOUTH OF GRANTS PASS. AND THEN FROM THERE WENT TO THE BEACH ON THE COAST , IT WAS ONLY ANOTHER HALF AN HOUR AWAY.

THIS ROCK

IS THIS ROCK AT THE SIDE VIEW

THEN IT'S EITHER HOME OR TO UTAH TO SEE SOME OF THE REST OF THE CREW, WHICH ONLY ADDS ANOTHER 20 HOURS OR SO. SO WE DECIDE WE DON'T WANT TO DRIVE BACK THE SAME WAY WE CAME , THEN IT'S ON TO UTAH TO VISIT THE KIDS THERE.

THIS IS UP THE CANYON ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE BIG OPEN PIT BINGHAM MINE. WE SPENT A COUPLE OF DAYS AT BRYNN AND CHUCKS PLACE AND SAW RUSTY AND TIM. THEY TOOK THE KIDS SWIMMING. WE HAD A GOOD TIME THERE.

THENBACK HOME WE GO

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT. WE GET HOME TO GRIFF.

AND INTRODUCE HIM TO ENGINE.

WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THEY START GETTING ALONG WITH EACH OTHER.

SEE OREGON OUTING

MY FIRST SENIOR MOMENT

MY HOUSEHOLD IS GETTING INTO SELLING THEIR SEWING THEIR HANDMADE ITEMS AND CRAFTINESS.
NOW ME, I'M JUST IN ONE OF MY SENIOR MOMENTS.
WITH ALL THAT GOES ON AROUND THIS HOUSE OF OURS, THERE JUST MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO WRITE ABOUT NOW AND AGAIN.


OUR NEW FAMOUS PICKET FENCE AND YARD AND WHEN WE ARE BLESSED WITH THE VISITING GRAND KIDS, WE HEAR THEM ASK"OUTSIDE, OUTSIDE". THEY ARE REALLY ENJOYING DRAGGING US OUT INTO THE FRONT AND BACK, NOT TO MENTION THAT IT'S ONLY 108 OUTSIDE ! BUT WE MANAGE SOMEHOW.




WE HAVE ADDED A VAN TO COLLECTION OF FINE VEHICLES. OH AND ALSO ADDED TO THE WINDOW WHAT EVERY FAMILY WANTS THE WHOLE WORLD TO KNOW.




DON'T YOU JUST LOVE IT!



OF COURSE WHEN ALL YOU KIDS WERE AT HOME OUR WORLD CENTERED AROUND YOURS, NOW IT SEEMS TO HAVE A NEW CENTER POINT.




MOM COULD TELL YOU WHAT HE'S THINKING RIGHT NOW. LOL

WE HAD A GRADUATION COME OUR WAY, IT WAS GOING TO BE OUT SIDE BUT IT WAS RAINING SO THEY TOOK IT INDOORS. WE ACTUALLY HAD HALF THE GRADUATES IN THE AUDITORIUM AND THE OYHER HALF WAS IN THE GYM WHERE WE WENT.
IT WAS HALF THE WAIT, IT WAS GREAT!


















WHAT DO THINK? HIS GRADUATION PRESENT WAS SENDING HIM AWAY
WE SENT HIM TO HIS MENTOR, WHO HAPPENS TO LIVE IN UTAH, NAPOLEON D
I MEAN RUSTY. LOL







KELSIE AND SAM ARE WITH US UP STAIRS FOR AWHILE AS THEY GET THEIR DUCKS ALL IN A ROW TO START WORKING ON FINDING SOMETHING CLOSER TO A S U
OR M C C. WHEN THEY LEAVE BRIAN MIGHT BE TAGGING ALONG SO HE HAS MORE TIME FOR HIS STUDIES AND MAYBE LESS TRAVELING.


BRYNN AND FAMILY GRACED US WITH A VISIT AND BRIAN HAD BOUGHT THIS LITTLE QUAD WE'VE ENJOYED. BRIAN PIKED THIS UP FOR ANDREW, THE BOY HE WAS THE NANNY FOR, HE COMES OUT TO RIDE IT ALOT AND HE PARKS IT HERE AT OUR PLACE. WE PUT UP A SMALL POOL TO KEEP EVERYONES JETS COOLED DOWN.


























BECKY AND TRAV HAD THEIR ADDITION TO GRACE US THIS SUMMER. KENADEE IS SO MUCH FUN RIGHT NOW. EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE GETTING IN ON THE FUN.



































PRESTON HAD HIS EIGHTH BIRTHDAY AND WE GOT TO HAVE A DUNKING PARTY FOR HIM.
NO LAUGHING AT THE SENIOR MOMENT NEXT TO HIM HERE.
GRANDMA GUTHRIE CAME NAD SOME COUSINS
TO WATCH THE EVENT.































TAI COMES OVER ON TUSDAY AND THURSDAY WHILE NANNA
WORKS. WE HAVE LOTS OF FUN WITH HIM. AND EVERY NOW
AND AGAIN WE HAVE CARLY HERE TOO.