Big Adventure #2...

We left Las Vegas and headed to

Panguitch, UT. to see the grave of

Alva's grandparents on his mothers side.

He had this stone engraved several years

ago and took it up there to the previously

unmarked graves...kinda cool.

We were headed down the road and
Hoke spotted these old run down houses,
and casually mentioned that he always
wanted to go rummaging thru places like
that, and little 83 year old Lavina says
"lets do it!" ... so he hit the brakes and we
left Grandpa in the car and...

                                      
                                         

...here we go!

                                       

This piece of Deseret News from SLC
was behind some wallboard,
you can't see it very good but
the date on it is June 22, 1939!

                                           

As you can see I wasn't very well prepared
to go "tip toe-ing thru the tulips"
(note the blood on my leg!)

                                                  

but it was all worth it!

                             

"Big Adventure"...

We were the "drivers" for Alva and Lavina's

road trip to see the bridge over Hoover Dam

(Pics of that to follow after I figure

out how to get them of my cell phone).

We stopped in Kingman on the way to

see Hoke's cousin and his wife...

We left Kingman, Hoke driving and on

his cell phone, Alva sleeping, me and

Lavina chit-chatting in the back seat...

and about an hour later we realized that

we were on I-40 West, headed to

Californ-i-a...oopsie! 

As you can see we made it to Vegas,

next adventure...we were leaving the Riviera,

where we spent the night and Alva

decided to take the door with him!

View from the MacDonald's across the street

where the repair dude was fixing the door,

we plead the fifth!

Stay tuned for more adventures...

Ice Cream time...

 Hoke loves Thrifty Pineapple Cocunut Icecream...

but dogs and chickens...who knew?

For our "Fine Feathered Friends"...

We had our annual "thank you snowbirds" party today...

We have friends from Canada, Oregon, Idaho,Alaska and Utah.

They really add to our small little ward every winter

and we have made some great friends!!! Thank You.

Home tweet home...

Look where mama built her nest...

Happy Spring!

Bocce ball anyone???.....

Earlier today "90-ish" year old Brother McMahon

stopped by and challenged "bishop" to

a game of bocce ball, and being the refined and cultured

people we are...he didn't even know what it was!

It's a French yard game similiar to horse shoes,

only with wooden balls that you throw,

It was very fun and Hoke got STOMPED!

I got to visit with sweet Mae and listen

to her stories about 66 plus years

of marriage and tell me that "boys will be boys".

What a fun experience this morning...