IT'S A BOY!!!

That last post was going to be my last for the day, but my dad just called with some great news! My brother Jason and his wife Cami just had their second baby at 8:30! Congrats guys! They had a 6 pound 14 ounce, 20 inch, yet-to-be-named little boy! I will post a pic as soon as I get one.

Whew!

Ok, that is about all that has happened in the last 2 weeks. Of course, you got the condensed version! We are actually home now for a couple of days. As David put it, "When 'carnies' go on vacation, they go home!" We came home and left Grandpa in charge for this weekend. Grandma Sue is going out to Vernal to spend the weekend. That will be great, he misses her! We are going to Lagoon for the weekend, Rand's birthday party, and just spending some relaxing time at home! WooHoo!

At the fair...

Bugga is just herself! Some things never change!
Pyper likes to help Grandpa take ticket for the rides.
She also helps him to drink a ton of Coke! She is "mad, mad, mad" because he took a swig of HIS Coke!

Happy Fourth Of July

We got to see the fireworks from where we were set up. We just pulled out the lawn chairs, watched the fireworks and then lit off the monstrously huge package that our Dad bought!

Here are some of the ones we got to see!

The kids sat on the Bungee and were enjoying the fireworks. Poor Seth, he is never in the right spot for the pictures! I promise we didn't ditch him! And I really do comb Bugga's hair every day! You would never know it by the end of the day. She always ends up looking like an orphan child!

I hope everyone had a fun Fourth! I am so thankful to live in a country where I am free to do as I wish. I also am very grateful to the men and women who risk their lives to protect my families freedom! God Bless The USA!!

The Killer Hummingbird!

One day, while in Meeker, I was innocently sitting on a picnic bench talking to Laura on the phone. Out of no where a hummingbird flew down and tried to drink out of my ear! (Loopy will vouch for me, she heard me scream!) Now, this is not the first time that this has happened. It is at least the fourth that I can remember right off hand! Nevertheless, it freaks me out EVERY TIME! Here is a picture of my attacker. It is hard to see him, but have you ever tried to take a picture of a hummingbird? Let me just say that it is NOT the easiest thing to do!

I thought that this was a one time deal, the being "hummed" thing. But again, no. Every time I sat on this bench, the hummingbird would attack me! I investigated further and found...

A NEST! This particular hummingbird had nothing against me, she was just protecting her eggs! What a relief!

On to Meeker Colorado

Our next stop was in Meeker. (I have no clue how some people come up with these town names!) It was also a cute little town. We stayed in this 100 year old hotel, called "The Meeker." (Wow!) It had this neat old canopy bed, my girls were jealous that I got to sleep on it! Oh my gosh, can you say COMFY!! I have decided that I have to have a feather bed and down comforter. Sorry I didn't get a picture, my camera was in the car, as usual! The next day, the guys set everything up. I did take some photos of that!

Here is Grandpa Gordon putting some more lights on the Roll-O-Plane. It is so much fun to be able to have our grandpa around all the time! It also makes it easier for us to be away from our other family and friends for so long!

And David is, well, I'm not really sure what David is doing! It is a rare thing that he is actually helping to set up, usually he just bosses people around!

Bugly decided that she would get paid more if she helped set up. It worked, she got a $5 "bonus" on her check! Yes, I go through GALLONS of stain spray on this kids clothing!

Here is the "crew" setting up the Scrambler. My kidlets would spend all day on this ride if I would let them!

Our fun in Eagle Colorado

Our first Colorado stop was in Eagle. Yep, Pyper, Bug, and I FINALLY made it to Colorado! We had loads of fun. Hannah entered Evona in a Dog Contest. She entered her for Cutest Costume. This is a pic of her. She had on a cute dress & hat with sunglasses. She didn't like to wear the hat, so be glad I got a photo!

She also entered her in the Most Huggable. Evona doesn't hug, she kisses! The little girl that won this category had a GIANT white fluffy dog that she rode around while giving it a hug! It was way funny!
And, yep, our dog is pretty cute! She did win a blue ribbon for Most Unique. The judges really liked her color, and thought she was just an all around cute dog! Here is the proud owner and winning puppy!

Seth and Bugga also found time amidst their playing to get there faces painted. They looked really neat! We had lots of fun! Eagle is a cute little town, and I really enjoyed it. The people are all so sweet and helpful. I only have one question now, "What is with Colorado and roundabouts?"