Summer @ Sandwash

We have been to Sandwash lots this summer with the family and boat.
Here is a great shot of Lance - Yes, Des took that one.
Here is a video of Ava & Gage trying Belly Boarding for the first time. And Lance couldn't wait to get Kate behind the boat - so here is her video on the ski (it was dark and a little hard to see)

Gage & The Grand Canyon

Thanks for the picture Laura!

Ava's Song

This is what Ava was singing today......

Mary had a little MAN

little man little man

Sedona

We had a fun family vacation to Sedona, AZ. What is Sedona, you ask? Well here are a few photos to help...

Indian dwellings and petroglyphs.
Greg had to hike everywhere with his crutches.

Oak Creek ran through the red rocks making it the perfect water playgound. We came back the next day ready to swim.

Ava and Kate at Crescent Moon Ranch. Perfect place for a picnic

Hiking around Bell & Cathedral Rock.

Lots of desert plants were in bloom through UT and AZ. The cactus's were amazing.

Chapel of the Holy Cross. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Insert Forest Gump here. "I'm through running." Monument Valley, UT. The road from Bluff to here was beautiful. I hadn't been down this road since I was a little tyke and didn't remember how beautiful it was.

Sedona Family Pictures

We found a great place in Sedona called LaQuePaQue to take some family pictures. Thanks Kristi for the great shots! These are a few of my favorites.....

Kate loves water!

Sweet Ava

Alena, Desiree, Kate, Kristi, Laura, Mom, Amelia, Ava

Lance, Greg, Gage, Dad

(missing David & Cody)

Ava, Kate, Gage

Little Buddy Gage

Kristi - she would love to take your photos.

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Laura "Baby Brailsford"
Greg & Amelia (They're Dating)

album 04\29\2010 (32 photos), by Desiree Lambert

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C H I C K E N S

We now are the pround owners of 5 chickens! I never knew chickens would be so much fun.

This is sunshine - she is the friendliest. She loves to smile for the camera and runs to greet us when we come visit.

Meet Little Jerry Sienfield - he has a mohawk. Gage thinks Lil' Jerry is a Rooster.

Here is the Hen Spa. My awesome bro. Greg built it for us.

The kids love to get in the coop and play with the chickens. (Malia - want to join them?)

Gage and Sunshine.

Chicken names: Sunshine, Lil' Jerry Sienfield, Biggie Smalls, Martin, Shirlene

Gage watched these chickens hatch at his school. There were 26 in the batch. We should starting collecting fresh eggs this fall!

Spring Time

So wanted to do an update but if I add pictures it won't get done - sorry it is boring w/o photos. I would rather read everyone else's blog than update mine.... it is always funner to see what everyone else is up to.

I started working for the Census again this week. You might find me on your door step. I enjoy doing indexing and reading through all the old census records, trying to read their fancy cursive handwriting. Now we get to use standardized forms and CAPS.

Gage and Ava are happy the mud has almost dried up here. Ava runs outside after breakfast to get in a morning jump on the trampoline. Today she said, "Mom the tramp is sparkly" I said, "Yes, that is frost, everything is still frozen from the cold night air"

Kate is crawling and clicking her tounge - it is the cutest sound -

Lance can't wait to get behind the boat again - we all have spring fever. I couldn't take it anymore so last week when we had a warm day and lots of mud here, I packed up bags and left later that day to St. George. We spent a day hiking in the sun at Zions - just what I needed. But spent the next day stuck inside because it was raining - oh well. I have bad luck getting a good weather weekend at St. George - what are the odds?