Lagoon Amusement Park - July 20th, 2026

 We decided to go to Lagoon while we were camping up this way. We (and Scott's family) reserved the campground, and stayed 2 nights. It is a nice campground, and really nice to be able to go back and forth during the day. It was a record heat wave while we were there. It was 106 degrees at the campground, and it was muggy. We started the day going out to breakfast in Layton. Gwyneth ordered the short stack, and it was the biggest 2 pancakes I had ever seen. They didn't even fit on the plate. We went into Lagoon at 10:00 when it opened. They all went on the old wooden roller coaster. I didn't want to. Then Doug went on the Screamer, and it made him so sick. It kind of ruined the whole day. He couldn't go on any rides for a few hours. After lunch, we went on the Terror ride , and Dracula's castle. We tried walking through Pioneer Village, but it was too hot. We felt sick, so we went back to trailer to cool down for awhile. When it cooled down to 90, we went back and went on new ride Primordial. It was fine until the last when it dropped us down, and we both got sick...We went back to RV for an hour and then we were determined to go back. We spent the last hour at Pioneer Village. I ordered a huge Funnel cake. Between the 2 of us, we could only eat half of it. We went through all the old pioneer shops and saw a lot of cool stuff. My favorite was probably the shop with all the old musical instruments. I don't know if we will ever go back to Lagoon, because it is too expensive for only going on 3 rides. But if we do, we will NEVER go in the summer againn!

Duck Creek - July 5-7th, 2026

 We came to Duck Creek. It is only in the 80's, so it feels a lot cooler than home. There is hardly anyone in the campground. Nice and quiet. We fished at the pond and only caught 3. We ordered pizza from Hot Mamma's.  The next day we fished for 5 hours at Aspen Mirror Lake. Then we relaxed and watched TV in the trailer. The next morning we fished at the pond for 2 hours and caught 24 fish. It is not as much fun camping without the kids and grandkids. We walked all around the new campground to look at the sites. When we got home it was 107 degrees!!

4th of July - 2026

 It was too hot to celebrate. We didn't go to the parade. We loaded the trailer for a camping trip, and then we stayed inside all day. Tonight we did go to up on tech ridge to watch the fireworks. They were pretty and we had a good view. Even though it was illegal for private citizens to do fireworks, there were still a lot of people setting them off. They were all over the area! It was the country's 250th year celebration!! MaKayla sent me this cute picture of Amelia in her holiday outfit.

Amelia is 2!! June 30th, 2026

 Amelia is 2 years old today. I still remember the call saying she was being born 3 months early. She was so tiny. And now she is a happy, healthy, smart, curious 2 year old. She loves playing in the sprinklers, and going to the park. We had our neighbor Zeke here for a day, and she loved blowing bubbles, and swinging, and he taught her to kick a soccer ball. One hot day,  she tried her first ice cream smoothie. She really liked it. She likes playing with the neighbor cats that come around. We finally got some rain for an hour, and she had so much fun standing in the rain. She wasn't sure what it was, but she didn't want to come back in the house. She has learned how to climb up on the counters, etc. She keeps us very busy. She likes to color, and her favorite color to use is purple. (my favorite color) She gets frustrated when we don't understand what she is saying. She found our grapevine the other day, and won't stop picking and eating the grapes. Here are some photos from this month!!

Amelia's 2nd Birthday Party - June 2026

 It's hard to believe Amelia turned 2 already. MaKayla went to a lot of work for her party. The theme "Two Fast, Too Curious" was a lot of fun. Their place was decorated so cute, and all the food she made had a theme to do with cars. Her outfit matched the theme. Amelia didn't care about opening any of her presents because she was busy playing with her little cousins. Once things calmed down, her parents gave her their gift which was a motorized car. That is the only present she loved. She rode it for the rest of the day. It was a fun party. 

Summer Puzzles - June24th, 2026

 With retirement, we have more time to do puzzles. MaKayla bought us a few at a thrift store. One is a 2000 piece puzzle. It is a camping scene. It was fun to do. The other one was a 1000 piece puzzle that my neighbor Roxanne gave us. (She has over 100 puzzles, and is now giving them away to friends.) It was of Sydney Australia. We love doing puzzles. It is very relaxing. We do the edges first, and then we pick a side and go from there.