My Birthday!!

We had a great time on my birthday! Jeff's fam and Mandi & girls came with us and we went out past Lamb Springs to some petroglyphs that we had never been to. It was so cool!! I got some cool pics and we all had a great time. Kelly was MIA as he was stranded in California waiting for a load. Bevan was also MIA. It was a little cold that day and we didn't think we wanted to ride the quads in the cold, so Grandpa Dar let us take his other Jeep. Kristi and Mesia went with G & G Lamb, Jeff & I had our kids and Mandi had her girls in her Blazer. (The girls built a hut before we left.) It was a great day!!

Catching Up!!

Wow! Time has flown by. We had a wonderful Easter weekend. On Saturday, we all went down to Aunt Patti and Uncle Sid's and had a BBQ and Easter egg hunt. The kids all had a blast. Chelle and Gary and kids were there too. Mom has some good pics on her blog. On Sunday, we went with Jeff's family to Sugar Knoll and Red Cave. I had never been there before (even though it is only 8 miles away)!! We had a lot of fun and Uncle Bev was a great tour guide! He even helped the kids make an AWESOME egg-rolling hill (it even had a tunnel)!!

Otter Creek!!

The first week of April we went to Otter Creek and went fishing for the first time this year. It was a little chilly - you can see the snow in the background - but we had a great time. Grammy & Pappo, Buddy & Tami & Kids, and Jessie & Mike all went with us. Jeff is such a good sport. He spends most of his time fixing, untangling, and baiting the kids' hooks. He doesn't get a whole lot of fishing in, but I know the kids love it. (And I appreciate his patience!!) Jentry wanted to pet a worm and Luke stood by watching. We all had a great time!! In fact, a week later, Dad and Mom wanted to go up again, so I took the kids and Jessie & Mike met us and we went again. We left Jeff home working :( I really did feel bad, but we did have a little better luck that time. Mike and Dad caught a couple!!

Fun Times at Kanab Fort!

Wow!! We've had a busy month and a half! The end of March we took a day trip out to the Kanab Fort. I guess I have been here - when I was five!! We thought it would be cool to take the kids out and let them see it before you can't get out there anymore. Dad, Mom, Mandi, Rylie and Saige came with. Jolene Waters and her two sons and niece also came with. The kids all had fun finding all sorts of treasures - which we left there. (Don't need anymore "treasures" at our house.) They also had fun burying each other when we stopped to cook a hot dog. It was just nice to finally be able to get out and enjoy the warm weather!!

Four Wheelin' With the Lambs at Lamb Springs!

We recently went four-wheelin' with Grandpa Dar & Grandma Lamb. Kelly & Mesia came along and we headed out by Lamb Springs. We were going to go to the petroglyphs, but we were all too lazy to hike down to the one's we went to, so we went out a little further and went down this creek bed to look down into Water Canyon. Uncle Kelly kept a close hold on Jentry so she could see the bottom.

Headin' back up the canyon - Jeff giving Dallen a little help up a steep rock and Grandpa Dar giving Grandma a heart attack.

Mesia & Jeff and Dallen making their way up out of the wash after shuffling quads to help Dallen get up a couple steep parts.

Kelly & Sisi following close behind. Jentry was with me bringing up the rear with the Jeep.

We all had a great time even though it started getting cold!! First quad ride of the year!!! Yeah!

Birthdays at the Millett Homestead!!

On March 14th we went over to Parowan for Baylee and Beau's birthday party. The kids had so much fun playing!! (We really don't get together often enough.) Buddy saddled up a couple of their horses and the kids all took turns riding and having a great time!! Luke sat and had little talks with Pappo and Uncle Jeff. He is such a cutie! Saige ran right through a big mud hole and was very upset about it! Dallen seemed a little nervous up there on that big animal. Sierra liked it pretty well. But Jentry was the one who absolutely LOVED it!!! (They rode horses one day at preschool and at first she didn't even want to give it a try. I finally convinced her to let me put her on and walk beside her. After that, she wouldn't let anyone else have a turn!!) She had a blast at Buddy and Tami's and even wanted to run. So, Buddy and I tried running the horse around and finally Tami got out there in her nice sandals and ran them. They had a great day. It was very nice to get together with everyone!! Thanks Tami - you and Buddy are the BEST host/hostess!!! (Great sloppy joes and salads!!)

Bathroom Re-Do!!

Well, it's been awhile since I posted, but wanted to get a couple pictures on of my updated bathroom. We have had these bright daisy digs for a few years now, but I felt like it was time for a change. Besides, I really needed to scrub mildew spots off the ceiling and walls (embarrassing, I know) with bleach and fix some spots where the paint was peeling. I got to work on the scrubbing and scraped and re-spackled some, and then painted (first with two coats of KILZ then two coats of Brazilian Tan-or-something). This process took several days with letting spackle dry, then KILZ dry, then the paint dry. But in the end it was worth it!! I was also going to paint the vanity cupboard, but got lazy and decided I didn't want anything darker than what we already had. I just put some new, updated handles on the doors and it looks alright.

And this is what it looks like now. I love the tan color and it almost matches the orange bathtub and sink - but not quite as orange. I saw this "hearts and stars" shower curtain in ABC back in July and also the valance a while later and decided that I wanted to have it for my bathroom. Of course, I do love red!! I got dark red rugs and the brown towels look really nice. I also found a cute star in ABC and hung it above the toilet. I didn't have anything up there before, and it has a red and off-white checked piece of cloth wrapped around it in a bow, so it matches great!! I am very excited to be enjoying my bathroom now. It is a little darker in there now, but it also feels a lot more cozy than the stark white walls before. I love it!!!

Girls' Weekend At Mandi's!

So, I guess I should mention that the girls did not just disappear for the weekend! Mandi was so sweet to watch them for us. We didn't figure they would like the game that much, so on Friday, I took them to Kanab and Mandi and her girls let them spend the weekend. They had much more fun there than they would have with us. On Saturday, they all went with Dad and Mom out in the hills to enjoy a day in the sun! Mandi took them to the store and spoiled them rotten! They cooked hot dogs and found lots of treasures to bring home.
(Check out more pictures of their great day on mom's blog.) On Sunday they all had fun playing games. It was a fun weekend for all!! :)

Jazz Game!!

Wow!! The Jazz game was awesome! Jeff, Dallen, and I had a great trip up north this weekend. We left Saturday morning at around 7:30 a.m.. We made a few stops on the way...the Beaver pawn shop is pretty cool. We also stopped at four other gun/ammo places and Dallen started getting a little bored. We got to the game about an hour early and as we were walking in, they were handing out Jazz basketballs to everyone. (Jeff and I even got one...for the girls.) Dallen was excited to get an AK47 jersey!! At first we thought our seats were here.....

But this is where we were really sitting....

We were on the VERY TOP row! We could still pick out the Jazz players and just to feel the atmosphere was awesome! But, we were quite high. So, here's Dall's favorite player - Kirilenko - shooting a foul shot.

We did have a lot of fun. It was really neat because we got to be there for the tribute to Larry H. Miller.

Happy Birthday, Mom! We sure love you!!!

I just had to put this great picture on - Mom will shoot me - but her birthday is Feb. 9th, so we all got together and had Navajo Tacos (again-thank goodness we all love them) for her special day (a couple days early)! I won't say how old she is - there were five candles on the cake for each decade - so fifty something. Buddy & Tami & kids made it this time and brought Jessie along. Mandi & girls came over after she got off work! We enjoyed games, and of course, FOOD (and don't forget the cake and ice cream-$100 Cake that I sank worse than I've ever sunk a cake before:( )!!!

Dallen had his last game Friday night. He and a friend were the only two Glendale boys who had to play on the Orderville team because Glendale had too many boys for their team. Anyway, the last game was against Glendale (all of his other close friends) and he made the last shot of the season. He tied up the game with five seconds to go - and we thought there was no better way to end it. Both teams enjoyed a closing social with sloppy joes and salads and desserts afterward and he got this cool certificate. We are pretty excited to go up to the Jazz game in SLC on the 21st of February. Dallen got a free ticket for playing Jr. Jazz ball and Jeff and I only have to pay $10.50 per ticket. We couldn't really pass up that deal. (The girls are excited to spend the night with Rylie and Saige!)

And here is our beautiful birthday girl in her gorgeous new leotard. Also showing off her pretty crown and ballet shoes to match!! (Grammie and Sierra are working hard on their laptops in the background-or maybe just surfin' the net!)

Well, Jentry was born on Super Bowl Sunday and this year her birthday fell on Super Bowl Day again. I had got on the internet and ordered some of these awesome 3-D glasses to watch "Chuck" the next night, but we also used them during the game to watch some of the commercials! Aren't they stylin'??

I like this picture of Kristi, even though she felt a little under-the-weather that day!

Jeff, Dallen, & Bevan taking in all the excitement of present opening!

Jentry, Sierra, Rylie and Saige enjoying their cake & ice cream!

Little Miss Jentry had her 5th birthday on Feb. 1st!! We had Grammie & Pappo, Mandi & girls, Grandma Lamb & Grandpa Dar, Kelly & Mesia, Aunt Kristi & Uncle Bev over for Navajo Tacos (our most popular birthday dinner) and cake and ice cream. She got lots of fun stuff and we all enjoyed getting together!!