Kassidy

This one is mostly for the grandparents! Our sweet little Kassidy is getting so big! She loves to eat anything we are eating and she is getting good at feeding herself finger foods. 

Kassidy is wearing the cute little dress from Africa that Uncle Marty gave her. We are so thankful for the Example he is to us and to her. We can not wait until he gets to meet her! 

Kassidy and I were in her room picking up and I set her in the rocking chair! She loved it, I would just rock her back and forth and she was as happy as could be. I am so blessed to have this little girl in my life and I Love her very much! 

Apartment Fire

I learned something very valuable this week, that I am not very prepared for an emergency. On Saturday we were at home when the fire alarm went off, at first we thought it was just the standard fire drill so we grabbed Kassidy, Pheobe ( our Dog) the diaper bag, jackets and headed out. When we got out into the hall it was kinda smokey, so I thought maybe it was just something in the kitchen that had burned but when we got outside there really was a fire in an apartment on the 3rd floor. We were out in the parking lot for about an hour and a half, it wasn't a big fire and everyone is okay. It made me really reflect though on how prepared am I. What would I do if we were in an emergency situation? I know we were not prepared, and that is something we are going to work on.

Just waiting outside, Kassidy did great and loved being outside! 

Back to Blogging

I have decided to start blogging again so that our family and friends can keep up on what is happening in our lives. Especially grandparents who want to see pictures of our sweet little girl Kassidy. Just a quick update...We are now living in Pullman, Washington, Trevor is going to Vet school and so far really liking it. Kassidy is 8 months old and brings so much joy to our lives. I am loving being a stay at home mom. 

I am so thankful to be a mom and have such a cute little girl. 

We went to a corn maze on Saturday, it was really fun. They had different places within the maze that you had to find, and punch your card. They also asked you a question at each of the stations. Kassidy did well, she liked playing with the corn. They also had little kids games outside of the maze, there was Roping, milking a cow, playing with toy tractors, and some others. Trevor and I did the roping and I got it on my first try....Trevor didn't do so good haha! We are loving the fall weather and all the changing leaves, it is a beautiful place. 

Back In Logan

 

We are back in Logan! Trevor is going to school and I am working. Trevor is doing really good in school. He is still studying to be a Veterinarian. I am working at Cache Employment and Training Center. I absolutely love it. It is a great Job. We really love living in Logan. We think it is beautiful during the fall. We went on a walk up Green Canyon. We had gone running op the canyon but forgot to take the camera so we went up again and took pictures. The trees are so pretty and colorful.

 

 

 

 

Back to Wyoming 

We are back in Wyoming. On our way back we decided to make it a vacation. We stopped in Kentucky and Navuoo. 

Church Hill Downs

This is where the Kentucky Derby is held. They had a really fun museum, and then we got to go on a tour of the race track.  

 This place is HUGE! 

 We were able to see some horses warming up for a race. It was incredible to see how fast they can go.

The race is on....who do you think won??

 We had a lot of fun at Church Hill Downs, Trevor wants to go to the Kentucky Derby now!

Nauvoo

Nelle made me take a small 300 mile detour to Nauvoo but I'm really glad she did. Nauvoo is incredible. Nelle had never been before. It was a fun experience. 

The Temple is sooo beautiful. We were at the temple at dusk, and it was really pretty to see the sun setting by the temple over the Mississippi. 

The stones on the temple really reflect the sunset!

A neat statue of Joseph and Hyrum leaving Nauvoo for the last time. 

Us standing on the front steps of the temple!

A beautiful sunset over the Mississippi!

So this was the shoe makers shop, and we put this picture in because he has a really neat story. We can't even remember the name of the owner but he had a small business in Ohio when a Mormon came and worked for him. The member told him a little bit about the Mormons and the persecution they were going through. This perked his interest and a few months later he sold his shop and took his family to Nauvoo. After being there a few weeks he decided that the church was true and on a frigged winter day they cut the ice on the river and baptized him and his wife. The lady there said it was amazing that he searched out the church on his own. Another cool thing was once he was there he became very successful and probably should have expanded his shop but he decided to keep it small so he could provide jobs for new converts coming into the area.

The Red brick store owned by Joseph Smith. It still sells things much like it would during the saints time in Nauvoo. We bought some rock candy and old fashion root beer.

James H. Rollins in the Red Brick Stores store log...there are some pretty cool names on the list with his.

The Rollins estate! Pretty cool they lived on the same street as the Smith's and visited the red brick store quite frequently. Also another kind of cool tidbit is Nelle's great great grandpa and Trevor's great great grandpa where body guards for Joseph Smith so they probably knew each other how crazy is that...I hope they liked each other because now they are related hehe.

The Redden estate! He lived kind of off by himself it seems. But there is still a house on the ground and I wonder if maybe it was one he built...

 Carthage Jail

 Carthage Jail was really neat, probably the most spiritual place we went. Our guide was really good to point out the good influence Joseph had on all those around him.

Nelle looking out the window, luckly no mob today..

A quote I really liked on a plac at Carthage.

"Patience is heavenly, obedience is noble, forgiveness is merciful, and exaltation is Godly, and he that holds out faithful to the end shall in no wise lose his reward. A good man will endure all things to honor Christ, and even dispose of the whole world, and all in it to save his soul."

-Joseph Smith Jr

-Hyrum Smith

 Adom-ondi-Ahman

We just made a quick stop here. It was after closing but it was really peaceful there, and it was really neat to see the sunset there.

Pack Trip 

On July 4th we headed to the Red Castle with some of Nelle's family for a four day pack trip. 

 Trevor fishing at the middle Red Castle lake, where he caught two fish. Pathetic huh...

 Waterfall, by the middle lake, it was really pretty. 

Looking up at Middle Red Castle Lake from the water fall, its a really big lake for not being man made. 

 Yep those are rain clouds, a rare occurrence in Utah but it rained and rained and rained!

 Red Castle, I asked Trevor why it was called Red Castle, now I know. 

It rained every afternoon, except for the first day. We headed out to go on a hike when we thought it had stopped raining. We got across the river and it started pouring so we headed back to camp. 

Smoky Mountains

Today after church we decided to take a trip to the "Great Smoky Mountain".......not quite as big as the ones we are use to seeing.

Upside down House! 

Titanic Museum...I would like to go there sometime, However I'm not so sure Trevor would enjoy that so much! I will keep you posted on who wins...! 

Dollywood in Sevierville, TN. 

 Dollywood is a little out of our price range....but if Nelle would work...we might get to go by the end of the summer.......looks like a mini Las Vagas!

Gatlinburg, with the mountains in the background! Looks like  a Park City. 

Forest Rooftop! 

 The next two pictures are of an old farm, in North Carolina.

 These are the smoky mountains looking towards North Carolina...if you use your imagination you may be able to see the Atlantic Ocean!

 The appalachian Trail, starts in Georgia and ends in Maine! Trevor says he wants to see his brother Jeremy do it! (Marty he doesn't think you would make it)

 Trevor posing for the camera, on the Appalachian trail. ( the 1.7 mile one)

Adding a new state to the many we have seen this summer. 

 Tennessee Adventure

We decided to start a blog, to let family and friends know about whats happen'n in our lives.

So we moved to the Great state of Tennessee this summer to do door to door sales. Trevor knocks doors and I chill out by the pool...and do some office work on the side well that's what they said.....

ROAD TRIPPIN' IT

For all of you "Lonesome Dove" Lovers out there!

 Okay so the first interesting stop, after getting through snowy Wyoming was Ogallala, Nebraska. It was a cool little town, known for its recreation (Jeremy it had a huge lake with tons of wake boarding) and its cattle ranches.

Nebraska is FLAT!!!!!

Coming into Downtown St. Louis

St. Louis Arch

Welcome to Kentucky!

 So we finally figured out how to take a picture of the state signs. You should see our first three states pictures.

Amish Farmers in Kentucky or Tennessee

 So we took a wrong exit and right next to the free-way there was a Amish farm! The cool thing is that this guy had the small team. The other guy had like 9 horses pulling a plow.

Downtown Nashville

ALMOST THERE!! Well after driving for twenty hours only three more sounds pretty good....