B+C+B+C+B+C: Quick Trip to Ferron

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Quick Trip to Ferron

During Brian's "staycation" from work (kindof a joke - he doesn't have time to use all his vacation days, so he just took half a Friday afternoon off) we journeyed out to planet Ferron, in the galaxy of Emery County. Yee haw!

I got to see my first real HORSE RACE. I kept wondering if the horses were having a good time. I mean, *I* enjoy racing... but I don't have to carry a small jockey on my back with a whip... Speaking of me racing - in the family pic, top right (Courtney's being blocked by Brian's arm - sorry Court) I'm wearing my shirt from the Peach Days 10K I did that morning. It was fun and funny. Quirky little small-town fun run. No timer, and the course directions were something like, "just turn by the Williams' place, then go towards the reservoir, then come by Millie's farm til you get back here." Very intense. I got a great workout though because I kept getting chased by farm dogs.

The Millsite Golf Course is Ferron's biggest attraction - can't you tell how lively it looks? :) kidding - actually, it really is a beautiful golf course, and makes for THE BEST run. Seriously. On the greens themselves (my legs lovelovelove running on golf course greens) and all the miles of trails surrounding. A distance runner's dream. Here, Grandpa is giving Brianna a tour of it. She was a tough critic, but was quite impressed with the actual reservoir.

Maybe not the safest swing, but I think it's so cute! And pretty durable... I bet it's been there at least a couple decades....

Brian's country home. Where having half-naked barefoot babies roaming around is perfectly acceptable.

I think this is so sweet. Brianna and her Grandpa McKell. He's a lovable guy and she enjoys hanging out with him.

Bathtime in the giant jacuzzi tub! You're welcome, Bennett, for the protective photo editing.

The swings at the park in Ferron. Look at Brian multitasking - eating his Peach Days free dinner while letting Brianna kick him (her favorite game). He has skills. Gma and Gpa also did their swing-pushing shift. Check out that stormy sky - we had a good one that night! Lots of lightening. Country storms are exciting!

The babies' encounter with ol' Tuck. They practiced making their WOOF sounds at him and did lots of shrieking and slapping and pulling on him. Tuck really enjoyed all of that. More of their encounter can be seen on our YouTube Channel.

Fuzzy picture, I know - but it's not possible to get anything less than a blurry action shot with these two kangaroos! Oh, and my cruddy camera skills too. Nevermind that.

Rusted springs on a 20 yr old trampoline.... we're all about safety! (there's a cute video of them jumping on our YouTube channel)

After 2 nights and 3 days of sugarsugarsugar and playing hard and very little sleep, Brianna crashed on the way home. She was a little hungover the next couple days.

3 comments:

the Gardners said...: Looks like lots of fun! And hey, check you out! You are looking good, Mama!; October 7, 2011 at 1:44 AM
Marilyn said...: You are looking really good, Chelsea -- long and lean! It's fun to see pictures of my brother being so cute with his little grandchildren.; October 9, 2011 at 5:27 PM
Becky said...: That looks SO fun! We love Ferron Res. It's beautiful up there!; October 10, 2011 at 3:38 PM

Quotes I want to remember

"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain."
- Neal A. Maxwell

"It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enamored with men's theories such as the idea of preschool training outside the home for young children. Not only does this put added pressure on the budget, but it places young children in an environment away from mother's influence."
-Ezra Taft Benson

“Perhaps there has never been a time when we had greater need to pray and to teach our family members to pray. Prayer is a defense against temptation. It is through earnest and heartfelt prayer that we can receive the needed blessings and the support required to make our way in this sometimes difficult and challenging journey we call mortality.”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the covenants your children know you have made. And bear your testimony! Don’t just assume your children will somehow get the drift of your beliefs on their own.
-Jeffrey R. Holland

"We hold in our arms the rising generation. They come to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. We cannot be casual in how we prepare them. Our challenge as parents and teachers is not to create a spiritual core in their souls but rather to fan the flame of their spiritual core already aglow with the fire of their premortal faith."
-Neil L. Andersen

"Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts."
-Neil L. Andersen

President Hinckley admonished both men and women to be nurturers. He said, ‘How much more beautiful would be the society in which we live if every father . . . and . . . mother regarded [their] children . . . as gifts from the God of heaven . . . and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.’ ”
-Susan W. Tanner

"Children are like trees. When they are young, their lives can be shaped and directed, usually with ever so little effort. Said the writer of Proverbs, 'Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it' (22:6). That training finds its roots in the home. There will be little of help from other sources. Do not depend on government to help in this darkening situation. Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. president George Bush, spoke wisely: 'Your success as a family, our success as society, depends not on what happens at the White House, but on what happens inside your house.' "
-Gordon B. Hinckley

“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
-Henry B. Eyring

“Reverent behavior is not a natural tendency for most children. It is a quality that is taught by parents and leaders through example and training. But remember, if reverence is rooted in love, so is the teaching of it. Harshness in our training begets resentment, not reverence.”
-Margaret S. Lifferth

"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."
- M. Russell Ballard

“As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’?”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Security for our families comes from learning self-control, avoiding the excesses of this world, and being temperate in all things.”
-Kent D. Watson

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Quick Trip to Ferron

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