Bear Lake Monsters

At Ciscos, where Lindsey works, there is a very healthy population of carp. Ewww. Some of these bad boys must be ancient because they are almost 3 feet long- I think they might be mistaken for the Bear Lake Monster:Lindsey likes to dangle her feet off the dock and have them suck on her toes. Ewww. No one else seemed to want to join her.We created a frenzy by feeding them from our snack bucket. This guy liked pretzels:

Attack of the Crabby Patty

Along with the boat, we rented what I like to call the "Crabby Patty". This inflatable disk was sure to reak havoc on those brave enough to give it a try. Bruce, Brian and Shannon were the gutsy ones yesterday, with Lindsey at the boat's wheel. After being submerged on their first try, they got the hang of it- mostly Bruce and Brian clung to Shannon who held on to the middle handles like a spider monkey. I laughed so hard I cried!

Bear Lake 4th (or 5th!)

For the 5th of July, we celebrated at Bear Lake, renting a boat from Cisco's, where Lindsey works.
We found a spot along the beach to set up a base-camp.
The water is so high that there's not much of a beach, so Bruce had to drag the boat up into the shallows as far as he could.After fortifying ourselves with lots of water, snacks and sunscreen, we began our adventure...

Twin Falls Temple

I was in Twin Falls last Sunday for my nephew's mission homecoming, and took the time to drive over to the temple. It's a beautiful temple, with landscaping to match the southern Idaho climate. I like how it's so, so white against a perfectly blue sky.

It's way past time to share another Wysocki picture! This one is really cute, with it's Root Beer wagons and America theme.

Baby Birds

Lots of birds live and make babies at Rose Ranch. At the June show there, without fail, there is stress over baby birds- either we find dead baby birds, or we find baby birds that can't fly, or baby birds want to live with us- you get the picture. Shannon, bless her black heart, wants the huge barn cats to eat the baby birds. Our friend Ann, the romance novelist, wanted to step on and squish them, because "they were just going to die anyway." But my 8 year old friend, Jennifer, being a lover of all animals, tried to save them all. She made a donut box home for this one complete with a straw bed,and hand-fed it worms dug up from the mud puddles. Honestly I don't know if it survived, but it's good to see such a soft heart.

Rose Ranch Rocket

We've been at the Rose Ranch show for the last few days. Rose Ranch has lots of rose bushes and lost of blowing dust- I don't think I've ever been so dirty! Shannon and Rocko were great on Thursdayin the 98 degree heat, doing fun equitation courses that had crazy turns. Today Rocko was cranky and spunky- not a great combination, but Shannon held him together with her super-strong legs long enough to make it through 2 rounds. For her, it was a bit like riding a lit rocket! :) So, Rocko went to Time Out, which means he had to run in circles for a while until he got tired. Then they came back to get a nice score of 74 in the HCHH medal, which ended up as 4th place. I really proud of Shannon!