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Hot is an understatement!

We drove down to the valley for the weekend for Eben’s Mission Farewell. (http://www.ebenwhiting.com)  We started on Friday with some work at a client’s office.  After they offered to babysit our kids so we met Jenn at the Temple and was able to do some “work” there.  I think that the picture I took looks a bit fake because it looks so pristine.  Later that day we went and had dinner with some friends and then headed back to the Hotel Atkin.  The next morning the kids got to swim again, and they both really enjoy the water.  It makes me sad that we don’t have a pool locally now.  We finished the weekend at Jeff’s house and had a great time.  You can see that Rustyn had wat too much fun and feel asleep while still trying to play.  Eben’s farewell was nice, and it was amazing to see all the people that came to see him off.  Rows of people i’ve never met before came to hear him speak.  Rustyn, MeeMaw, and I went and saw Blue Dog before we left, and he seems to be doing well even though he doesn’t look very healthy.  When we get back to Round Valley we ran out to the ranch to pick up Luna and our truck.  When we got there Rustyn got to met a new friend.  Tentatively name “Jean” at the moment, the miniature horse is the same height as Rustyn.  You can tell by the picture that he’s a bit excited about the new horse.

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RVRCE | August 20th

Between a horse virus and a wildfire we had to cancel two of the big rodeos that we had planned this past year. Last weekend we had our final scheduled rodeo for the season. Everyone seems to have been in a funk since the fire, and even though the majority of the people were only displaced for a week it seems to have a lasting affect on all of us. It was an enjoyable time, and Alex had her first rodeo. I think there are some pictures of it on MeeMaw’s camera. Doesn’t seem like we should be putting the rodeo stuff up and hauling wood yet. Here comes fall I guess.

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Navajo Tacos at Gwen’s

Sunday we went and visited Gwen and had Navajo Tacos.  I took a picture of Gwen, but she’s taking a big ‘ol bite of her lunch so you’ll have to deal with Rustyn playing in the tree, our drive home, and a picture of FHE the next day.  If you look enough at the Scrabble board you will see that Rustyn began to help us out with some of the words.

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Fruita/Salt Lake Weekend

A friend of mine got sealed in Salt Lake and invited us to be at the sealing.  We decided to head up to Fruita to see Amanda’s brother and family, and then run up to Salt Lake for the sealing.  We hung out at the pool, and Rustyn had a blast once again in the water.  While we were up in Salt Lake Chad and Mindy watched the kids, THANKS, and they had a great time.  We actually went and watched a movie, ate at the Roof with a great view, listened to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir practice, and then got a great night sleep.  The next morning we went to a session before the sealing and had such a great experience that I don’t think either of us will ever forget.  Thanks Dare’s for the fun weekend.

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Eben Whiting’s Temple Trip

My cousin Eben went through the Temple in July to get ready to leave on his mission in September.  We went down and played in the pool the night before, and found out the Rustyn is not afraid of the water.  He was jumping into the water, and going down the slide all by himself.  Alex was herself, and didn’t mind it either.  She is the most chill baby I’ve ever seen.  The Temple was great, and it was a great experience.  While there is not photos of it, there was massive amounts of Pete’s Fish and Chips consumed directly after the Temple.  You can follow Eben on his mission at http://www.ebenwhiting.com

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Craig Choate’s Blessing Dinner

Criag, Andra’s son, had a dinner and party at the Rhoton’s house and invited Rustyn and Alex. The food was amazing and so was the company. Alex and Craig even shared a chair when they decided they had enough fun for the evening.

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Memorial Day Rodeo..In July

This rodeo season has been a little delayed between the EVH-1 horse virus and the Wallow Fire.  We had plans to have a Memorial Day rodeo similar to the Marlen Rogers Fun Day in the past.  We were able to get almost all 27 buckles donated, and then had to cancel the rodeo in May.  July 2nd was the first time we were able to rodeo, and it turned out great.  The rule my grandfather had was that you can only wear one buckle at a time so you can only win one at the rodeo.  27 kids went home with a buckle that day.  It was also close to my Dad’s birthday so we celebrated at the park with the fireworks.  They didn’t burn the weeds and grass at the airport so during the show there was a small brush fire.  It was taken care of and not a problem, but almost laughable while Wallow was still not contained a few miles away.