Cock a doodle doo

Uncle Neal has a rooster that my girls LOVE to play with. He likes you if you feed him and hold him and rub his neck. He will attack you every now and then though but it doesn't really hurt. He fell asleep in my lap one day.

School and Pictures I have forgotten

Yesterday was the first day of school for Rian and Kenni. Graci started preschool today! They were all so excited and it is so nice to live in a place where the bus stop can be right in front of your house! Graci goes to school at Aunt Laverns house through the field so that is nice and close too. At least until we move anyway.
They have our roof on! Shingles go on next week sometime and exterior stuff in the next week and a half.

A Couple weeks ago the girls and I spent 5 days in St. George at mom and dads. Mom taught the girls how to sew! Here are a few pictures of them practicing. They each made a pillowcase. I need to take a picture of their finished projects. They loved it.

My cowgirls! Kenni is getting so good and brave on horses! She insists on doing everything herself now. 

I thought I had pictures of Rian as well but she must have escaped my camera. 

Shelby is telling her dad the she does NOT want to get off

Mangum boys and Van Gils kids all went for a ride after Rians Baptism. They had a great time!

This is Kim and Carl's Christmas card for this year

Yellowstone

Last week we had the 3rd Annual Ewell Family Reunion. This year it was in Island Park and Yellowstone. We had a great time! I haven't been to Yellowstone since I was little so I was really excited to go.
We got to our lodge on Monday, Tuesday we went to Big Springs in Island Park and a few things around town, Wednesday and Thursday in Yellowstone, and Friday we took a trip up to Quake Lake. (That was very interesting if anyone wants to research it) We got back yesterday. Candice and family tended Beau and we had some of Brian's cousins tend Phoebe and the kitties. (I have 7, you know). I LOVED Yellowstone. My only disappointment was that we didn't get to see a bear in the wild. I really wanted to. However, we really enjoyed all the other wildlife and gorgeous country that is up there. We had a great time with the whole family. Tie dying shirts, craft night, games, hot tub, and funny things that happened like the power to the lodge getting turned off because the bill wasn't paid. It was pretty amusing. Maybe not so much at the time, but now it is. To top off a great week, we came home to find our basement all framed!

This was one of my favorite places. I took about 217 pictures of the waterfall.

This cute little guy was eating an ice cream cone while enjoying the grandeur of Old Faithful. 

My Cute little Kenni. We all thought the hot  pots were great

Another waterfall picture

Shelby Loved the water

The Johnny Sack cabin. I think thats his name.

                                         The Bison were soooo cool! I could have watched them for hours.

Notice Kenni and Graci plugging their noses?

Waterfall

We have a ton of photos of this guy. He had just gotten done rolling around in the dirt.

We saw lots of Elk. 

We loved Island Park but next time I want to stay in Yellowstone to spend more time there. It was a great week!