Amelia - 26 Months Old - August 30th, 2026

 Amelia is 26 months old. Here are a few pictures from this month. She likes playing with Mr. Potato Head, playing in the sprinklers, shoveling in the rocks, brushing her teeth, going to the park, but her favorite was playing in a box we had. She has played it in for days. She is starting to say a few sentences. She loves watching the Minions!



















Butch Cassidy - August 2026

 When we drove home from Bryce Canyon, we took a detour and went to the boyhood home of Butch Cassidy. It was in a very pretty valley, and was very quiet and peaceful. It was hard to imagine how his life ended. I'm sure it was very tragic for his family . 








Bryce Canyon Car Show - August 22nd, 2026

 We went to Bryce Canyon so Doug could enter his '57 Chevy in the annual Bryce Canyon Fly In and Drive In. There were a lot of vintage airplanes there. They had an airshow. It was cool to watch. There were over 80 classic cars and trucks. Doug received 2 awards. One was the Hal P. Award. They said they chose his car because they loved the color of his car. He got the final big trophy, and it was the Commissioner's Choice Award. He was very shocked to win anything, but especially the big award. He said there were a lot of cars that he thought looked better than his, but the commissioner told him afterward, that he picked Dougs car . Doug realized after he met the commissioner, that he had been by and talked to him a couple times during the car show and was asking a lot of questions about how he restored it all himself. So I'm sure that is why he won. The other cars were beautiful, but most of them were just bought that way and they didn't do the work themselves. I am very proud of him for all the hard work restoring his car. It took him over 600 hours. We travel and go to a few car shows a year. This was one of my favorites. The people were all so friendly, and he enjoyed talking to them and answering their questions about his restoration!












Bryce Canyon - August 21st, 2026

We drove to Bryce Canyon today. We checked into Ruby's Inn. We met up with Heidi Jo . She is a friend of Jessica's. She lives in Tropic. She and her daughter met us and Heidi drove us to some cool viewing spots in the park. Then we went out for pizza with them. She works there in Bryce Canyon and knows a lot of cool facts that she shared with us. 














 

Lilly's 1st day of 9th grade - August 13th, 2026

 Lilly started 9th grade today. She got her haircut last week. I hope she has a great year, and doesn't miss too much school!







Foot Surgery - August 11th, 2026

 I had surgery to remove the screw in my foot from a year ago. It was too long and was starting to hurt when I walked. I only need to wear this surgical shoe for 2 weeks, and I don't need crutches. It wasn't too bad.