12.06.2013

cows say moo!

 
My Aunt (who lives next door to my parents) is the Webelos leader in their ward.  She likes to take the boys on outings.  She decided to take them to the bishop's dairy barn.  She invited us to tag along. Dieter loved the cows.  This particular dairy barn milks about 650 cows a day. It was kind of fun to go see the operation.  It had been years since I had been to a dairy farm.  I remember going once with a friend of mine.  Her family owned dairy cows and they would go to the barn daily to get their milk.  I remember not liking milk straight from the cow.  It did not taste like the milk I was used to drinking!
 Dieter got to get close to the baby calves.  We eventually got him to say "moo".  Now he knows what the cow says. 
 Inside the barn where the milking operation takes place.
 At the end, the farmers offered us some milk.  I didn't take them up on the offer, but Wes did and he said he loved the creamy milk.


12.05.2013

so much to be thankful for...

We love this little fellow to pieces!  We are SO thankful he is our son!
 As Wes, Dieter and I got on the I-15 southbound on-ramp to make the 12 1/2 hour trek home, we remarked how few pictures we took of our Thanksgiving visit.  Just because we didn't document what we are thankful for with photo images, it doesn't mean we are any less thankful. 
We had a great time with ALL of my siblings and their families. There are 30 of us!  We were able to give thanks that my mom is now done with chemo treatments and the blessings/miracles that have happened along this particular journey.  We promised mom that she wouldn't have to do anything for Thanksgiving dinner.  However, she sneaked in and made the gravy for the mashed potatoes.  It turned out great!  My sister-in-law (Tiffany) decorated the cottage and it turned out great.  I wish I had taken more pictures of how she decorated. 
 My sister, Tiffany, is posing in front of the cute Thanksgiving signs that my sister-in-law, Tiffany, decorated with.  (So many Tiffanys in my life!  We have another sister-in-law on Wes's side named Tiffany as well)
 Dieter had his very own seat at the kids table.  Too bad for him, lucky for us, he slept through most of dinner. 
 Amy likes to pose!
Happy Thanksgiving!