We finally got snow

It took awhile but I woke up to snow this morning

There's nothing better than hot tubbing in snow!

Life's a Beach

We just got home from a glorious week in Kauai

Seven years ago we were in Kauai on this beautiful beach for
Susan and Greg's Wedding

Now.......




Where the hell's the beach????

I'm standing in the same place as those pictures above were taken

Beth and Gary
Now there's no beach, just a a lava rock seawall

How could this happen to such a beautiful beach?

Brexton and Jake had a blast playing in the sand 7 years ago
It was an awesome sandy beach

Beautiful girls, beautiful memories

Take lot's of pictures and treasure your memories
because we never know what tomorrow may bring

Kasper

On Thursday, Sept 30 we lost our precious Kasper.  

She had been losing the use of her hind legs and they

finally gave out completely.  Thursday she couldn't

lift her hind end and I knew the pain was bad.

It was a very hard decision to make but I know it was the right decision.

 Kasper loved going in the mountains,

 jeeping and running,

chasing sticks and swimming

Shea is very sad. 

She says Kasper was her favorite dog

 and she loved her the most. 

 Cash lost his best buddy

She raised him from a pup and he is lost without her.

We will all miss you Kasper.

I know you are free of pain and happily bouncing through

the clouds with Suzee and Cina.

Rest in Peace sweet puppy!

Oktoberfest at Snowbird

Cheers from Snowbird!!!

Mountain Scenery

Brats and sauerkraut

Beers

Polka Music
Seth loved it as he clapped and danced

Rolling down the hillside

Balloons for the kids

Face Painting

Princess Shea with Grandma


We spent Sunday enjoying the beautiful fall weather at Snowbird.  So much going on for Oktoberfest.  We rode the tram and enjoyed the view.  Wandered through the vendor booths.  Shea had her face painted and was the prettiest princess on the mountain. We had a great time enjoying all the activities and our time together. What a fun day!!!

I have an announcement to make....

I'm sooo excited, I just can't hide it.

I'm ready to return to blogging...woohoo!

After seeing what others are doing with their blogs I'm looking 

forward to putting my creative skills back to work and sharing 

our adventures with all of you again. Stay tuned....

Where the heck have I been?

No excuses...I don't know why I stopped posting.

Here is my birthday celebration at The Mayan Restaurant with Gary and all the kids and grandkids. 
We had a spectacular time.  

Max takes Sadie for her first ride on his 4 wheeler.  

They both loved it.

...And check out our grown up baby.  

Cash is 8 months old and absolutely adorable in a crazy sort of way.

Reflections Photography by Beth

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Reflections Photography

Sadie Rose

Shea's Sleepover

Shea came to spend the night.  We had a great time playing at the park in the leaves.  Shea was really excited to take a bath in my big tub.

She is such a little princess.

We started the morning off with Mickey Mouse pancakes, then more fun reading and playing and drawing pictures.

What a wonderful time we had.

Party Time

We celebrated birthdays with a costume party.  Mooney's all have October birthdays.  Lots of food and fun was had by all.

I found the cutest little butterfly in my garden today...

Sadie

7 months old

Meet Cash

Gary got a puppy for his birthday.

Cash is his name and he's an English Bulldog.

He has melted our hearts.

Even Kasper is in love with Cash.

Cam spent the day with me on Tuesday,

when Cash joined our family.

Cam is insisting we call him "Snort"

as he does a lot of snorting.

He's a very loving puppy and is always under foot.
When I sit at my desk, he generally curls up on my toes for a little nap.

Isn't he just the cutest little guy!?!

Snippets of our Summer

Tony's 7th Birthday was celebrated at Chuckee Cheese with all the kids.
He was a very happy birthday boy!

Our summer wasn't all play, we sweated and worked hard sanding and re-staining all our decks. That was a huge undertaking but well worth the work. They look beautiful, better than ever before.




Attending some of Crystal's riding events was a new experience for me. She's quite a rider and it's been fun for me to learn about the world Gary came from with horses and rodeos.



A Summer night camp out in the backyard with Brexton, Zach, Max and Cam was a really fun night for an old grandma. It's been a long time since I slept on the ground but definitely a night to remember. These 4 very special boys make everything fun for me. They are so full of life and love, every minute with them is an experience to remember.




A birthday dinner with Mary and Jeff as we celebrated Jeff's "50th" ??? birthday. He was a really good sport when they told him he had to sit in the saddle for a birthday YeeeHaaw.

It's been a great summer with kids and family, concerts and camp outs, exploring Farmington Canyon and just hanging out and enjoying the life we're living.
Thanks to everyone who's been a part of our summer.