Ute Stampede!!!

Once again the Stampede has come and gone. :(

The new duds...

Horse Parade

Every year they select a military member from the community to honor. This year they chose my dad and I couldn't be prouder of his service! We laughed as every night the announcer got something wrong from his name as Ryan to him serving in Iraq, but what do you expect from a sauced cowboy.

Mammoth Parade

Go CVMC

The kids loved Mater

Our Mona King...Gavyn

My Favorite

After the parade me and Casey headed down to help our ward in the cook shack and the kids went with my mom and dad to the rodeo. We caught the tail end of the Rodeo, but we were both glad that we helped.

Coin Dig...Where's Waldo..I mean Cael?

Giegh Rogerson, Tim Dyreng, & Me.

The kids each won some fish at the Carni and some dirty stuffed animals. They could not have been more excited!

Chuck wagon Breakfast

The girls were actually helping each other. I'm glad that I got a picture since it probably won't happen again.

Car Show

Wild Child

Motorcycle stunts..

Hawaiian Ivory....

Eric, Jen, and Maddie joined us this year and we had so much fun. We have had this tradition with them for a ba-zillion years and I hope we can keep it up for many more! Thanks for coming guys-We love you!

Cael

Gavyn

Kensie, Kaitlyn, Karlie

Eric, Maddie & Me

"Babbi" and Kens

Maddie & Kensie

Until we meet again Stampede...

Mini Drill 2011....

Kensie was so excited to spend three days dancing with Kalee. They learned a routine to the "Pun" (rupunzel) song, a quick military dance, and got a cute t-shirt. Kensie kept trying to show me how to do the military dance and showed me how to salute. Too funny! And of coarse she was Kaitlyns shadow during the whole thing.

Kaitlyn, Kalee, & Kensie

Let freedom ring!!!

Yahoo for the fourth of July........and a long weekend! With the fourth falling on a Monday this year the city decided to split the celebration into two days. The park happenings were on Saturday and the fire works went up on Monday. Gavyn slept over on Friday night with the plan of Nikki & Wyatt coming in early the next morning and us all going to the park. This has been the tradition, but you will notice in the picture who ended up going to the park.....only the Newtons. After listening to whining, crying, name calling, back talking, & complaining over their outfits Momma bear lost her temper and kept both Smith kids home. I have had it with their picked on attitudes and I kept to my guns and followed through on my threat. We went and got a drink and drove around the park to show the kids what they were missing. Cael claimed that he didn't want to go anyway, but by that night he confessed he wished he would of been good. It took Cael most of the day to admit that he was wrong and we didn't have anymore attitude problems the rest of the weekend. Casey spent the whole day working on the playhouse instead. Monday we had our traditional firework BBQ. We had a hard time decided what to serve this year and I finally made the decision to make home-made Philly Cheese Steaks. Casey was totally against this and wanted to do Turkey again. He ate his words when he had his first sandwich and it melted in his mouth. I found the recipe online and it turned out so Yummy! I even made buns for the first time. For the past couple of years it has rained and the power has went out and sure enough the same thing happened this year. I found a bunch of 4th of July trivia online with word searches and scrabbles. I think everyone had fun working on their packets while we waited for the fireworks and Power to come back on.

Kayden Park, Kalee, & G&G Morgan

Grandma Morgan, Grandpa Earl, & Paul

Abbie, Chris & Jakoye

My Mom made these firework fruit pick and Jakoye made some fun Red/White/& Blue strawberries.

Kensie trying to wake up from her nap.

The kids love Kayden and he is always willing to play with them.

Working on their packet. Grandpa Morgan refuse because as he put it "i didn't come to take a test!" He is so funny!

Pouring Rain