Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls was a spectacular and WET place. We went all over the New York State Park as well as the Canadian side. We went to the Cave of the Winds, on the Maid of the Mist, the Journey Behind the Falls and up the Skylon Tower. We were wrapped in a lot of plastic but only took a few pictures to keep our cameras dry.
Bailey, Wills, Ryan and Heather went up to the Hurricane Deck to cool off. They are on the left.

This is the view of the American Falls from Canada.

Here is Horseshoe Falls. There is a Maid of the Mist boat on the left side of the falls.

Lawn Dart Airport

William and I flew out of Vernal to Denver to start our trip. We were told that Great Lakes has a couple of nicknames. Vomit Comet was one but the nickname we preferred was "The Lawn Dart". As we were driving along the New York countryside we came across this airport. It reminded us of our lawn dart flight.

We really liked the terminal off to the side.

If you read the small print there is a number to call to reserve space for the flea market.

Lake Erie

William and I had a great time in the Fredonia-Dunkirk area. These are some pictures of Lake Erie at sunset.

5th of July

The parade was held on the 5th of July. Here is Kristine, Ryan and Heather in the shade. It was a nice 68 degrees during the parade. It was so fun having them around for the weekend. Dad helped a neighbor roof their house...sorry, no pictures of the roofers.

4th of July Cake

Heather and I wanted to try a new cake recipe for the 4th of July. Here is the cake before we frosted the outside. We had layers of red, white and blue with some cutting and stuffing!!

Heather frosted and decorated the outside.

We went to the Feltch's backyard for dinner on the 4th. Sowards and Whites were there too.

Ryan cut into the cake to reveal the inside......The slices looked like a flag!

How to BBQ Chicken

William and I had a wonderful opportunity to attend Girls Camp for a couple of days. While there one of the duties we had was to help with the BBQ Chicken. Bishop Feltch was the chef but you can see that he had a shoulder that was healing from surgery. They used a blow torch to start up the briquettes.

Flames helped clean off the grill.

A new trimmed off mop was the basting brush.

We used 3 grills to make the turn. 2 grills were on the base with 1 grill to use as a topper then it became the new bottom on the turn. Cathy F and I were the lower handle holders with Dad and Bro. Ross as the upper handle holders.

We turned the chicken every 15 minutes for a couple of hours.

By the end rain, BBQ sauce and chicken fat were all over our backs and hair. The chicken was fabulous!!!

Ellgen Graduation

On May 29, 2010 William, Kristine, Chloe B. and I went to Craig to attend Curtis and Nathan's graduation. The are Valedictorians and well decorated for their great efforts. Congratulations!!!

Happy 50th Birthday

For my 50th Birthday I organized a service project. My goal was to assemble 50 Hygiene Kits to donate to the LDS Humanitarian Center. Family and friends donated items and money for the kits. On my birthday we gathered to put the kits together. This is how the room looked before we started.

Here we are assembling them.

Here are the finished kits.

Birthday cake and ice cream followed. I served my favorite Costco cake, yummy!

For years I have asked my children not to stress over giving me a gift for my birthday or Christmas. Instead, I have asked them to give service to others or improve a talent. Last Christmas they started a warm and fuzzy jar to mark different acts service. Their birthday gift this year was to give 50 acts of service. They wrote down their service (7 from each adult and 1 from Eliza) and sent me 50 golden warm and fuzzy pompon balls.

Janette's Graduation

I had a wonderful weekend at Janette's graduation. Here she is....Magna Cum Laude, top 5 percent of graduating class. Her degree is in accounting. I am so proud of the hard work she has put into achieving this goal.


Here is the Clark family: Rebecca, Deborah, Janette, Caleb, Alisha and Richard.


The Robinson family: Dad, Lynae, Janette, Marilyn, Allen and David.


Janette conducted the music at the Convocation of the College of Business and Communication.



Walking accross the stage to recieve the empty diploma folder. She is left of the podium.


Dad, Nate, Lynae and David.


Front: Alisha, Deborah and Rebecca. Back: Richard and Allen


We were watching for Janette in the many lines during the Processional. She walked in to the right of us and then was seated in the section in front of us. I was very moved by the remarks given by Pres. Kim B. Clark and Roger G. Christensen and the address by Elder Jay E. Jensen. BYU-Idaho has a wonderful spirit about the campus.


Here a picture of the Recssional. Janette is blocked by the women in black.


A group of us visited with Ron Kinghorn and Janet Barrus. We were able to attend a session in the beautiful Rexburg temple. Then we went out to the Teton Dam site.

Finale's Quilt

Kristine started a quilt in 2004 or maybe the beginning of 2005. The pattern is called "You Can't Have too Many Colors". She picked out the material, made the blocks, arranged the blocks and started sewing it together. Before we moved into this house I helped her finish sewing it together (I didn't want to move pieces parts). I tried a few times to encourage Kristine to finish it up. It didn't happen. I have been focusing on all the unfinished projects in the sewing room so a couple of weeks ago I enveloped, top stitched and then tied the quilt. I put it Kristine's bed to surprise her this last weekend. She loved it! I quickly took these pictures before she took it back to BYU.