Monte L. Bean museum

Here at BYU there is a great museum. Its called the Bean museum. I have never been there before so it was fun for me as well to go.
This is Shasta the Liger. A mix between a tiger and a lion. Shasta was the only Liger in the world and when she was alive she was here at the Hoogle Zoo. As a kid I remember seeing Shasta at the zoo.

Cole with Jaguar

Kaycee with a Muriel of a butterfly. This butterfly is made up of a bunch of butterfly's. Really cool

Maddy just looking cute. I love this picture

A walking stick

A scorpion. James really liked this

Here is Brent and his favorite thing at the museum. The rock column in the middle of the place. :)

The kids are SOOOOOO scared of the bears. :) Hahahaha I love their faces

A very large elephant

Rock band night

One Sunday my sister Erin brought over her Rock band and we had a Rock Band party
Here is Uncle Alex, Kaycee and Matthew. Kaycee and Alex are doing their "drum face"

James on guitar. he cracks me up. He really rocks out when he plays. IE spins, jumps and so forth

The whole band. Uncle Alex, Kaycee, Matthew and James

Uncle Alex and Cole's drum face

Kaycee giving baby Cameron a love

Adult rock band time. me on the drums and my sister Erin and mom on the guitar

The TV screen

Utah Owls and Idaho Chuckers game

The night of the 24th we went as a family to an Owls game. Not quite like the Houston Astros but just as fun. Maybe even funner. ;)
Her are the 3 amegos ready to get some autographs

An Owls pictures

Getting Autographs. Maybe someday these guys will be on the big league and we have there autographs.



Brent with one of the player. This player really took to Brent

Owls catcher

Grandma and Maddy cheering for the Owls

Kaycee and Cole having fun at the game

Owls game

The Owls won. 5-1

After the game there was fire works. This was the best fire work show I have seen in a long time.

Hike and Waterfall

On the 24th of July we went as a family for a beautiful hike. We hiked up the PG mountain to a waterfall that I didnt even know was there. I have grown up in this mountain range all my life and didnt know about this waterfall.
Here are the cousins ready ror the hike.
James, Brayden, Matthew, Sidney, Kaycee, Cole and Alex

I think Maddy had the right idea. :) Maddy and her grandpa Wofinden

The kids looking at a rock

James

The waterfalls

The family by the stream

Maddy and me

My brother Eric looking at the waterfalls

The cliffs by the waterfall

Sidney and Maddy

Matthew withthe rock he carried all the way down the mountian

The look over Utah Valley. The watter you see is Utah Lake

Maddy and Aunt Amber havign a talk.

Days of "47

The Mormon Pioneers came into the Salt Lake Valley in July 24th 1847. Every July 24th we have a state wide celebration called Pioneer days or Days of "47. Every year there are parades, fireworks and rodeos. Ever year the Days of "47 Parade display their floats a few days before the parade for the public to have a change to look at them close up. This is one of my kids favorite things to do. While you are looking there is entertainment going on and you get to vote on your favorite float. Here are a few floats that were our favorites.
First off we have Maddy helping Grandma clean up before we left.

This is one of all of our favorites. Its about the Title of Liberty. There were many things that represented freedom here. In the front is a soldier pulling a hand cart and also a bride and groom

Here is Caption Moroni

This one you can see a girl by her bed side saying her prayer as well as 3 different U.S. Presidents

This was another favorite. It represented music and dance. The front was a western theme, the middle was the 1920s' and the back was the 1950. It was so much fun

This float was made completely by quilts. All quilts were donated to a shelter after the parade.

Of course the BYU float. :)

This float represented the 4 LDS Temples in the Salt Lake Valley

Draper Utah Temple

Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple

Jordan River Utah Temple

And the Salt Lake Utah Temple