the glaciers On top of Timpanogus

me in front of the lake and glacier
make note of the top of this mountain is where the sprain happened--the imagine waking and sliding down that far this walking an additional 6 hours on the ankle--back down to the base at aspen--it surely was a beautiful place though--used to be one of my favorites--now I think I shall value these pic of the area for they shall be my last--as I never want to hike to that top of that summit again--I think that was the 10th or 11th time I have done it since I was 16 years old--funny how it seemed more easy back then (:
hayley in front of the lake and glacier

beautiful view of the valley from up on Mt timapnogus

hayley and I at emeral lake
looking out over the valley
emeral lake (looking down on it from the little shack)

not such a good ending to the hike

climbing Mt. timpanogas (note: not the cave but the mountain)
to the summit on Mon was fun. Hayley and I started out on the trail at aspen grove at around 8:10 and got to Emerald Lake at 11:40 (3 1/2 hours great time for that part of the hike)
so we were enjoying ourselves until I had the misfortune of BREAKING my ankle on the way down YIKES--
enclosed are many pics of my gorgeous legs (ha) along with a "cry for help and sympathy" ha again. its hard to see the knots and bruises and swelling of the feet in the pics but it was very real as I made the trek down the mountain--throught literally the tender mercies of a loving Heavenly father--I make it down fine.
(just slow ) and that put Hayley and I getting off the mountain after dark --which was not a place you want to be--after the sun sets
so here's sharing them for fun look closely at the above picture --as to the swelling after 24 hours and try to imagine me walking or hiking ups and downs --over shale rock and round tree stumps and inclines of the hill --not to mention sliding down the glacier--it was quite the adventure--but I will also include some --pictures of the beautiful scenery we saw--as it was a tremendous view and we live in such a wonderful world.


this is how my ankle looked at the end of the night after finally getting off the moutain...

we went campin'

I borrowed a pic of the lake from our last trip till I get my new ones uploaded--

Hi again family

dad and I had a fun time camping at Payson Lake this past week--we walked around the lake , ate good food, walk around some more--read books, built a fire--cooked more food and ate

(the Sharp family joined us for supper and smores on Fri evening) we took corn on the cob and tomatoes from the garden. no Racoons no-bears nothing much exciting to report--but we did enjoy the canoe rides and "paddling" with the paddles --(: we also enjoyed having silver ware

a good time was had by all! love ya bushel and a peck--mom

ps hayley has the words to the song a bushel and peck on her computer--she said that she didn't know that it was a real song--did you guys all know that? its from a play guys and dolls--

A new look to the Blog.

I wanted to make a fun header for Lynda's Blog.
is anyone opposed to having homer simpson in the family picture!? I just thought it was funny. The quote on the header is lynda's request! I think headers are fun to make! Yay for digital scrapbooking.
Love, Brianne

I love This is the place monument park

when ever I am at the park for this is the place monument I always feel good and have fun

dad got some "free" passes for last Fri so he and I and nancy, brianne, anna, abbie, mayley, megan, and hunter all took and lunch and walked around here are a few pics of the enjoyble morning. Peggy Brown--told pioneer stories in the log cabin that the pays referbished and it was good to remember again the great ancestor heritage we have...you gotta hand it to those pioneers

we washed out some clothes in a basin for fun - with lye soap--it was fun for the experience but I don't think I would have made a very diligent pioneer --(they worked circles around us) and I think I'm a pretty decent worker by my standards anyway---well I enjoyed it.

getting together is my "FAVORITE PART" of the summer

Lucy mack smith the prophetsmother said, let us cherish one another and help one another that wemay all sit down in Heaven together. amen to that.glad we're family--till later

a favorite quote makes me feel lighter than air...

Dear family--

"Freeeeeeeeeee!" from worrying about the yesterdays....

below is : One of my favorite quotes that makes me feel -as mr emerson put it "to high a spirit to be cumbered" (thus the pics of the balloons.....

'Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hi family you'll be happy to know that besides "baby stepping" I have added another philosophy to my outlook--and that is the quote listed above.

as for me....

I am changing one of my old habits:

mor specifically..in the past--when I made mistakes

"I don't often, make a mistake but when I do I admited I was wrong"

(ha-obviously you recognize that quote from: what about bob)

and as a result just kept beating myself up over this or that...but I have come to love this quote by Ralph Emerson--I thought you might like it too--and the best part is I'm going to live by it...and leave the past in the past and do the best I can each day--for you that means: that you won't have to listen to me--relive my mistakes and hear so much about my remorse or as we say "coulda-- woulda--- shoulda's' --so I just wanted to post that and advise you to do the same--it seems to be working good for me---"mashed potatoes and gravey...Marie" so if I have made a "blunder" with any of you in what I have said or done--please forgive me K? and move on--and I will too --- start each day anew... (hey that rhymes--I'm a poet and don't know it) ha! I'm in a silly mood today can you tell?

Happy Birthday Kerri and Anna in Aug

Break out the cupcakes --strike up the fire in the fire pit--Let's Celebrate --Yeah for Kerri's and Anna's Birthdays this month!!!
so glad for each of you --So impressed with the many things that each of you do to brighten our life: for example
Anna--comes running over to me at the stake picnic last night when I got there (late) always making me feel like $$$ million dollars-- she always has some thing cute to say --and in a cute way she is good natured, sharing , cute to all babies, she is a sweet sweet girl and lots of fun to be around.
Kerri- is such a neat lady--we knew that already --but having her live her these past weeks --reminded us what an example she is to us. She has such a goodness about her..always honest to the max in all she does...genuine, sincere, kind, loving, family oriented, knowledgeble about what babies should eat at each stage and how much milk they should drink per day etc. She's so fun to be around,--my favorite part of their staying was Kerri taking me on bike rides with her & Kaci.

its too quiet and lonely around the house

Hi family --here is a picture of the mazda getting loaded to head to Virginia --way to go brad making the long drive --with no causalties. we put a little sign on the wind sheild the night before he left that said --"Virginia or bust" --I put on my "courageous smile" and waved good bye to him--as he pulled out at 5am last wed. morning. then I and dad came back in the house and I cried like I always do when ever you all leave--to go away. can you believe we forgot to have funeral potatoes--the night before?
hum...maybe after his first visit home we can do it--
Kerri and Kaci (as you know) flew out Fri. --no more picking raspberries in the morning--eating pancakes, sliding down the air mattress downstairs, or sitting out by the fire pit roasting mallows
at least with the brad call family for awhile--we miss those day to day interactions. so Glad for the time we could spend with you this past summer..and with ALL of you this past summer--
come around all you want. We've been having bad luck on the fast Sunday dinner connection but lets try it one more time for the fast Sunday in Sept. if that doesnt' work because of meetings or such maybe we can look at switching to another Sunday --let's just see how it goes --
Since it is fast Sunday today--May I add my testimony of the atonement of our Savior Jesus Chirst. It made me feel so touched to study in the Book of Mormon this past year, how the Saviors sacricife & act of Love--makes all the difference to us in our Eternities. I have a testimony that we are sent to earth as a family unit for a purpose--may strive to live in a such a way that the Holy Ghost can always keep our testimonies in the fore front of our minds. I Love my Heavenly Father and bear testimony of the truthfulness of the Gospel teaching. and I say these things to you in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.