The Continuing Eagle Project

I am so Proud of Anders!!!  He has picked a pretty in depth Eagle Project and it is coming along nicely!  I am so disappointed I don't have pictures of the bake sale.  You would not believe how many cookies and goodies we made!!  So to start at the beginning, Anders decided to make wood shape puzzles for a children's developmental center.  It requires quite a lot of money to buy the materials so he wanted to have a bake sale.  He passed out flyers to 100+ houses and emails to family.  He offered 6 options (Reese's peanut butter cup cookies, homemade kit kat bars, coffee cake, sour cream cookies with burnt butter frosting, outrageous brownies and yum yums).  45 orders and many, many hours later, Anders had all the money he needed for his project.  Bret and Anders bought  supplies and they are now cutting the shapes.  After the shapes are cut, scout and friends will get together to sand, paint, glue and spray finish them.  It is a pretty in depth and time consuming project, but I'm so proud of how hard he has worked and the skills he has learned.  He is communicating with adults better and has learned to better organize and manage his time.  He is proud of his work and there has been some time lost as he feels he needs to perfect the puzzles.  He wants to give the children a product that is high quality.  What a great kid he is!!!!  And what a wonderfully supportive father he has!!!

Cold, Windy Fountains in Highland

Cousin Katie came to hang out with Elli and we took everyone to the relatively new fountains in Highland.  True to form this spring/summer, it was windy and cool.  They sun peeked out occasionally but everyone loved it.  I can't imagine how busy it will be on a non-windy, sunny day.  We're going to try it anyway.  They had so much fun.

Finn void of any insulation is Cold!!! Trying to warm up for another go!

Family Home Evening Dinner at the Creek

Yummy salad and fresh fruit, a creek, family, and even live music made for a fun family home evening. 

Holiday Weekend at the Ranch

Clubhouse under the stairs

My Boys!!!

Returning from a work project on the mountain.  Check out Finn's helmet that is bigger (and heavier) than he is!

Swimming in grandma's pool

A Memorable Memorial Day Weekend

For Memorial Day this year we were in Star Valley.  We had the opportunity to take a drive to the Bear Lake Valley to remember family.  We started in the small town of Laketown.  

Love this quote from JFK

This recent war memorial has Bret's grandfather's name on it (Kenneth Myers) as well as his brothers.  It is a wonderful tribute to all those in this town who have served their country.

Next we went to see Aunt Laura and visit the Laketown cemetery.  Grandma brought her pedigree chart with pictures of ancestors.  It was wonderful to be able to see faces and read grave markers and get a better understanding of the Myers family.  We also were able to recall stories of ancestors and pay tribute to their sacrifices and who they were. 

The view of Bear Lake from the cemetery

We then headed north of Bear Lake to visit Grandma Mae and Grandpa Myers.  We are standing in front of one of the trees Grandma Mae planted when her husband, Grandpa Myers past away.  What a beautiful resting place.

What a memorable day we had thinking of family and paying our respects to those who have come before us.  Just as it should be.  I know the kids were touched as well.