Happy Father's Day!

I hope all the fathers in our immediate and extended family and amongst our friends had a nice day. Here is a cute Father's Day picture that Robin took today and posted on Facebook.

Ashlyn-7, Aubrey-2, Andrew and Katelyn-4

Here's the Father's Day picture of the Hawkins family from Jodi's blog:Right now their ages are 1, 2, 3, & 5. Abby just turned one, Olivia will be 3 in July, Miles will be 4 in August and Owen's 6th birthday is in August. Ty was released from the bishopric on Father's Day and put right back in with a different bishop.

Last week I was getting ready to order breakfast at the South Logan McDonald's. From behind me a couple of arms encircled my neck and a deep voice said, "Hi Grandma." I turned and bumped into the brim of a cowboy hat. It was Mason from West Jordan. He was with his scout troop on the way to Camp Hunt at Bear Lake. What a coincidence!

Jean and Ron purchased a home with a nice big shop/shed on 6 acres in Clifton, Idaho. We had seen the home before and living a rural Idaho country lifestyle looks appealing to us too. Congratulations to them! We hope they enjoy it and are able to sell their home in North Ogden soon.

We were invited to lunch with some Heber Valley Camp missionaries we served with who were getting together in Utah County. I was working at the temple that day so we were unable to attend.

We took the boat out for the first time this season...a couple of months later than usual. We went to the storage facility, drove to Hyrum Dam, removed the cover, put up the bimini top and continued to prepare for launch when I noticed there were no keys. When the boat is in our own garage we just leave the keys in the ignition. We disconnected the boat and I had to go 'home' to get the keys while Reed set up the downriggers and mounted the trolling motor. Reed got a nice 17 incher which is bigger than usual for the dam. Several got away but we still had enough for a 'fillet of trout' meal. (much to the grandkid's dismay)

I went for a spin to Millville Canyon with Hailey but the road was still closed. We ran over a snake on the road that was about 40-44" long. I took Natalie and Kaden for short rides up Providence Canyon. The muddy water was turbulent and I understand there is some major flooding up a little higher. The golf course is closed due to flooding and many roads remain closed. The Monte Cristo road is usually open on Memorial Day but as of June 15th, it still had 8 feet of snow. On the other hand, all this cool weather and rain has made everything very beautiful and green.

We made a loop up Logan Canyon to Bear Lake, down Emigration (Strawberry) Canyon to Preston and back home. Several campgrounds were closed and picnic tables were partially submerged. The Temple Fork road was open for a ways but the road to Spawn Creek was gated. There was snow near the roadside at the higher elevations and some of the aspen trees were barely starting to show green. Flooding and erosion problems are everywhere. Bear Lake is so full that there really aren't any beaches. The area we usually go to and drive along the beach and stake our claim with the gazebos and lawn chairs is totally under water. The lake level is up to the rocks at the side of the road. The temperature was in the upper 50's and when the sun went behind some clouds and a cool breeze blew, it was quite chilly. There were only 4 boat trailers at the marina...pretty unusual for the last half of June.

Courtney spent last week at cheer camp in Park City. This coming week the three girls will be attending Youth Conference in St. George.

Reed and Jill planted a garden and things are coming up. Before we left Nibley, Reed was able to eat some of the raddishes he'd planted.

Ducks quack, geese honk, crows caw and roosters crow but I don't know what the sound of pheasants is called. But we get to hear that sound several times every day. There are still deer wandering around. Some were foraging on the next door neighbor's trees the other day.