Back to Elba

After Shelly, we went back to Elba, had a quick shower, and met for lunch with my family. We took pictures of the kids.

Danee was having tons of fun with her cousins.

Just the girls.

The tired Nichols family.

Ruxton, Tausha, Taly, Me, and Ryun.

I took pictures around the ranch. There are a few little old houses on the ranch which are mostly used for storage.

This is is my granddads old truck. We used to ride in the back of the truck on the way to the dump. I have tons of fun memories in this truck, a true Elba classic.

This is the old barn. It's getting a little run down but still functions.

There used to be a big rope that hung down from the beam with a piece of wood tied to the end. We had an awesome time swinging in the barn in to the fresh hay.

The saddles are still there and used. If you look closely you can see two of the three resident owls.

This used to be my Great grandparents house which my Aunt Paula currently lives in and runs the ranch. I love this old house. It has so much history.

Out side the barn with the equipment.

The Beecher Girls minus one. Deborah, Paula, Sibyl, and Vermoine.

Sunday the 5th

Davids grandpa has a little shed in the back of his house where he loves to work with wood. He has all his templates and plans which hang up and all sorts of tools and boxes that has made.David is just like a kid in a candy store in the shop. I bet he knows more about it than anyone else. Saying good bye to Great Grandma and Great Grandpa.

This is the little house which Davids grandpa built and raised 7 kids.

Right next door is the house Davids grandpa grew up in, built by Davids great grandpa.

Shelly is a cute little town that I am fast becoming familiar with. We had a great time with Davids family.

The 4th in Shelly

We left from the festivities in Elba to meet Davids family in Shelly two hours away. When we got there my Mom called and said there had been a rainstorm in Elba. We hurried fast to put up the tent and get settled. It was a good thing we did. Just before dinner the rain rolled in. We had dinner in the tent to stay out of the rain.

Danee watched the other kids playing in the rain. Our camping chairs got soaked so we were glad when the Sun came back out and dried up everything.I think I got too busy to take pictures of all the activities. Later that night David's sister had sewn for who knows how many hours so we could have a "build a bear" work shop. She had made all kinds of bear skins and out fits. All the great grand kids got to make a bear. We stuffed the bodies and sewed the bums and dressed them. The kids had a good time. That night we had fireworks at the neighbors parking lot. David set up a projector and a sheet and inside the big canape you can see and we watched a movie. Danee had fun meeting everybody and playing with the other kids.

The 4th of JULY!!

The 4th of July there is always a patriotic program at the Church. After the program. Everyone goes to the park for lunch and foot races. Danyka had fun at the park.The kids all take turns for the foot races according to age. Unfortunately Danees age group was first and we missed it.

David even ran with the big boys and came in second. I was so proud!!

City of Rocks

My Aunt Vermoin's flowers were in bloom at my Grandpa's old house. I had fun taking pictures. Before we went to the City of Rocks we had lunch at a near by park.

There was a snake the kids wanted to play with. It started getting a little snappy after a while.

We took pictures at the park. Danyka had fun being free.

This is my cute sisters family. They are always picture perfect.

This is a the view of the city from out lunch spot. It was a beautiful day. After lunch we went to an information spot and watched a video about the City of Rocks. It's a pretty cool spot. I remember going to the City of Rock for reunions when I was a little kid. It was fun to take my kid... full circle.

We gathered at the base of bath rock.

All the kids wanted to go to the top. If I had been wearing better shoes other than sandals I would have gone. They have some foot holds so it's easier to get up, but I was amazed at how well the kids did. There were some crazy free climber who just climbed up where ever they could find.

Danyka enjoyed the show.


Everyone saying hi from the top. All the Moms were freaking out. I was glad I didn't have a kid big enough to get to the top.

It started to storm so we got everyone off Bath rock fast. It was beautiful as the clouds rolled in and it began to rain. I had to snap a few pictures. I've decided I'm better at landscapes.

After the City of Rocks we went to the Melcher Mine my Aunt Deb's house for dinner. The rain really started to come down making for a chilly night but the reward was B-E-A-utiful.

A nice double Rainbow.