Way to go Bry!!

It just amazes me that two children that are only 2 years apart in age and that come from the same parents are so different. Well I am talking about my two boys. I had no problems potty training Koda at night, but Bry has been a real challenge. I have tried just about everything. I would get him up 2 times a night, I had him checked out by a doctor, him and I made up a calender with fun stickers to mark the good nights, also him and I would make deals if he did not have any accidents at night but nothing seemed to work.

So a few weeks ago Bry said he wanted to make a deal with me. (here we go another one of these I thought to myself) He said if he did not have any accidents in his bed for 6 days I could take him to the dollar store and he could pick out 6 items of his choice, but that meant that he could not have any accidents. So we shook on it! Much to my surprise he did it. So from that point on him and I have been making a deal if he goes 7 days without having any accidents he gets to choose something fun for the hole family to do on Friday. (Friday works best cause Shawn is off that day)

So we have been doing this for a few weeks now and last Friday he choose to go bowling. We all had a great time. (well Koda had a little bit of an attitude. He wanted to order drinks and snacks while we bowled, but Shawn and I decided that after we were done bowling we would all go next door and try out the new pizza place. He was not so happy with us, but he got over it) Anyway, we had a lots of fun and the food was good.

Way to go Bry on not having any accidents for several weeks now. We are so proud of you! I can't wait to see what you pick for us to do next week!

rAnCh tOuR

Last week I had the opportunity to go with Bry's class on a field trip out to a Ranch
(its about 1 hour from town) It was such a great experience. We loaded the bus at 8:30 and rode out to the Ranch. When we got there the teacher broke us up into groups. Each group was assigned a leader and the leader took us around to all the different stations. Here is more about our tour!! Just before we left the school I took a picture of all the students in Bry's class. (the straw hats that they are wearing was donated by a little boy in the class. Him and his grandma made each child one just for the Ranch tour)

Bry and I hanging out on the bus. Waiting for everyone to get seated so we can go!

This was our first station that we went to. We learned some new things about chickens, roosters, and baby chicks!

They had some baby chicks there at the Ranch that we were able to look at.
So cute!

The next thing we did was go on a hay ride. That was lots of fun!

Bry excited to go on a ride!

At this station we had the opportunity to go through where they corral their cattle. (this is where they line the cattle up to load them on their semi or this is where they line them up to give them shots, and fix their hoofs, and tag in their ears. So if you were claustrophobic this definitely is not the place for you)

In this picture we were all standing on the scale.

(this is where they weigh their cattle and them sell them off)

There were about 15 of us standing on the scale where we were weighed and our total was 3,000lbs. Holy COW talk about tons of weight!!

One of the stations that we went to was one that had baby sheep. This little boy that is letting Bry pet one of his baby sheep is in charge of several sheep on the ranch. (there were 4 momma sheep and 6 or 7 baby sheep in this one pen that we were at) Anyway, this little boy showed us what he feeds the sheep and how he cuts their hair. It was very interesting. Being a rancher even at a young age is a lot of hard work.

This machine stretches out the wool. Bry got an opportunity to try this machine out.

We learned about how sheep herder men live in the mountains while they are watching over the sheep. This is the little tent and things that he takes with him for 5 months out of the year. (I know I definitely could not do this for a living. That would be a hard way to live, and I really enjoy my hot shower every night and being able to use a toilet)

Anyway, it was very interesting to learn about how they survive as a sheep herder.

In the old days this is how they spun their yarn to make cloths, and their goods. They let the children pretend to make their own. This was a neat experience and Bry really enjoyed doing it.

Bry roasting our lunch.

(we ate hot dogs, chips, apples, a cookie and lemonade to drink)

Bry engulfing his hot dog that he roasted!

This field trip was such a fun field trip. I am so glad I took the day off of work so that I could spend the day with Bry. Thanks Bry for inviting me to hang with you for the day.

(each teacher within the school can apply for this program and then once they are excepted then the teacher has to take a weekend agricultural class. After all that then the teacher and her class is eligible to go on the field trip to the Ranch. Koda's teacher did not make the cut this year, So they were not able to attend. Hopefully next year)

Holy Huge Box!!

We purchased a Knaack box from my mom a few weeks ago and when we saw her in SLC for the graduation we picked it up. (thanks Mom and Roger for helping us get this huge box and bringing it to SLC with you. We appreciate it!) We were so excited to get home to get it loaded with all of our camping stuff.

Koda and Shawn loading all of our gear!

And it is LOADED FULL!!

If you could only see Shawn's face. He has the biggest smile on it and he is so proud of himself on his organizational skills. He was able to put a lot of camping stuff in this huge box!

And this is where the box is going to be. We decided to get a large enough one to fit across the front of our flat bed trailer. That way we can still put our 4-wheelers on the trailer. By having this huge box we are not storing all the gear into the cab-over. (I just hate stepping over everything just to get into the cab-over, not to mention dinging things up) Anyway, we are just about ready for camping season. (its just this crazy weather we have to convince.)

Happy Cinco De Mayo

Happy Cinco De Mayo Today!!

and

Happy Anniversary Dad & Patti