Palmyra

We were also able to stop in Palmyra at the Sacred Grove and Hill Cumorah. We were the only ones there and were able to enjoy complete silence and peace.

This is how I want to be buried!

Morgan, you better start saving your money!!



The story behind this picture is simple. We were walking around the most darling town (Niagara-On-The-Lake) and we were getting pretty warm in the sun. We saw a shaded cemetery and decided to walk through it. This cemetery was amazing. There were so many neat old headstones. And then we saw this. A very impressive tomb. The side showed some different details, but we didn't take too many pictures of it.

I love cemeteries, especially the old ones. Sorry you have to share in my fascination, but thanks for you interest anyway. Anyone else think old cemeteries are neat or do most people think they are creepy?

Niagara Falls in Panoramic View!

I am so grateful we were able to see such an impressive sight! By the way, we took this amazing panoramic picture ourselves! We have a great camera that has wonderful panoramic ability. I was pretty proud of this work of art!

Some of my favorite photos from our trip!

It's good to see some American Pride still out there!


This was the bridge to Canada at the Michigan port-of-entry! They are completely redoing the bridge, the construction was crazy, but I am glad we still got a chance to go over the really neat part of the bridge.


This was our first time seeing the Niagara Falls! How magnificent! Oh, and our room that night was on the 12th floor of this hotel with a direct view of the falls, we were so lucky.


The mist coming off the falls really felt nice. The first part of our drive was cold and rainy, but the last part was really hot and muggy, so it was nice to cool down by the falls.

What a beautiful bridge!

So, this was a sight along our drive. I couldn't resist taking a picture. It's not every day you see a bridge like this in the states! It is really a beautiful structure!

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

Morgan's dad had his birthday the other day and we had such a fun birthday party! All the grandkids just love grandpa and as you can tell from the picture, are usually as close to him as they can get (the kids also enjoy the part with the candles).
Happy Birthday MarDell! We love you!

Our trip to the 71 Ranch

Morgan and I had the chance of going down to Greg and Maleia's Ranch. We had so much fun.

Morgan is a wonderful rider and was had a wonderful time riding like a madman! Him and Greg were a hoot! They were like wild Indians running up and down the open, grassy plains.

I had a blast on the horse, too. There were areas where the sagebrush was just about as tall as I was on the horse. Then we would come to these completely open, grassy areas and everyone would gallop, run, trot, whatever. We had the chance to ride through the river a couple of times. Anyway, all in all, we had a great time and a lot of variety in our riding.

This is one of the views of the ranch barn. Morgan loves pictures of barns, so I thought I would put this one up for him. There were a lot of other beautiful pictures of the ranch. The guest bedrooms are so nice and the beds are really comfortable. We loved being able to ride horses, play horse shoes, eat the great food (prepared by a ranch chef), and most of all, see our wonderful family!

Dani is growing up so quickly. She is always busy talking, playing cowgirl, and tormenting their cat Grigo! We loved playing with her and spending time with Greg and Maleia. Oh and I almost forgot to mention that Gordon, Alana, Alexander, Curt, Julie, and Mom and Dad came out as well. We had a blast together and I hope we can all do it again.