Easton the Builder

Easton has been a huge help to Grandpa in getting some building projects done.  This was a box that he helped build that we planted corn and potatoes in for our garden.

Grandpa was Officially Stuck!

Last Saturday when we were working the calves, Grandpa momentarily forgot that he is an old dude and climbed up on the fence in the corrals. Well, he found himself STUCK and let me tell ya that it took him a little while to figure his way back down! We were giggling at his predictament but he was flat out laughing at himself. It was a pretty funny site to see. What the brain won't accept as the body gets old.......(Notice that no one is coming to his aid! Poor guy. We were so busy laughing that we didn't think to go help him! Grandpa kept us laughing by saying things like we needed to call the power company and have them bring the big truck with the cherry buckets to get him down. He's quite the character!)

When You are in Charge of Two Seventy Five Year Olds...

One day at Cow Camp the weather had been bad so Grandpa and Grandma decided that they didn't want to drive so they hopped in my truck and demanded that I drive them up and down the mountainside. BTW, Grandma never did any driving while at Cow Camp--not sure why she thought this day might be different but she was very vocal about not wanting to drive this day. Anyway, we stopped on the mountainside to wait for Terry and Dustin to give them their lunches and this is what two seventy-five year olds start doing while waiting. I really thought I had been put in charge of two six year olds. They kept laughing and telling jokes and stories. They really enjoyed being with each other (IF they weren't asleep that is!) They are pretty cute senior citizens! Maybe I'm just partial to them!

Introducing....

SHOWA! Here are some pics of Showa at Cow Camp this last week. She did great and helped Grandpa cover a lot of ground looking for cows. She didn't mind the snow and the mud. She loves carrots and apples. She doesn't like dogs--oops!--not a good thing in this family of dog lovers!! She liked being in Colorado and likes Utah even better. Today she meets Gunn, Uncle Jared's horse, as she comes back from Colorado to Utah to live in Ioka. She is a VERY tall horse and is very gentle and easy going. She doesn't like to have her neck petted and patted in anyway but otherwise likes her nose scratched. Thanks for the name, B. It's a good one and will serve her well. Welcome to the fam, Showa!

Dishes

This is how Grandpa does dishes when we're camping! See why Grandma doesn't ask him to do the dishes at home? Silly Grandpa!