The 4th of July weekend is always so big. It is one of my many family reunions. Between water relay races (which we are the champions 3 years in a row now) which ends up the guys showing off with back flips and double front flips and way to much craziness, skeet shooting, singing sharped toothed buzzards, chili cook off which me and my Dad made some killer chili, I do mean it wasn't for the weak stomach's hot, hot, hot. We also had train rides, kids games, dutch oven cooking, and end every year with a sit back on the front row and watch the 1/2 hour of fireworks with 1/2 the town of Hatch and the fire department. It is so much fun and a ton of work.

Okay so I am alive. But let me just tell you it's been crazy. We have been way to busy for my comfort. So these are from last month when it was finally warm enough and not raining to go for a little hike. It was so nice to actually see something blooming. I'm also so sorry I was dumb and forgot my camera at relay for life wich by the way was a blast. Colton ended up running...yes running 2 miles that night. He's tough. In fact I really want to enter him in a race this year and see how he does. We will just have to see how that one goes.