This is Flunky Cabin. I have no idea when it was built, but there wasn't much left of it to say the least.
This is the house that Flunky Built. Along with a guy or gal maybe named Lamb, and Rourke and Hartwar?? I don't remember the Plasterer name.
Ok, so today we were lookin' for some fun on a Sunday. We loaded up early, drug the kids out of bed and headed for Diamond Valley where my mom & dad live. It's a little cooler up there (about 10 degrees) but everyone of those degrees helps, right? You BET! I didn't get a lot of pictures, but it was an ok trip. The weather was warm, but not hot, and the group of us was awesome. Mom & dad took their four wheeler, Josh & Nikki w/ their Rhino, Scott & Shareen w/ their Rhino, and Desi rented on with her Gramma Norma. It was fun and always is a great time with everyone. We packed up lunches and ate while we are on our trip. With a flat tire on Josh's Rhino we still have fun. They limped it back, having to air up every so often. We even did a couple geo caches! Now we have another 34 miles to add to our trips! Below are some of the pictures of the day....
A beautiful canyon on the back way from Diamond Valley towards Silver Reef.
This was a pretty neat signature rock. We didn't stay long enough to do our name!
This picture of Kody is by one of the geo caches that we found. It's clue was wash your hands and then use the air dryer to dry them off. Not too far away was a water pipe that actually blew air out of it sticking out of the ground. Below is Shane pulling out the treasure.
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We took a camping trip over Labor Day weekend to Jacob Lake. It was a blast and a great get away. When can you ever pass up a trip away from home, doing the things we love; camping, Rhino'ing, spending time with family and friends. The Holt family (Scott, Shareen, Desi, Josh & Nikki), my parents, and my sister and her two kids joined us as well. We stayed at full hook up camping place and it has really tall pine trees. We had two days of raining days, and took a quick trip to the Grand Canyon. It was nice to see the "Big hole in the ground" as Braden liked to call it. But the cloud cover didn't really show the beauty of it all. We will have to take a trip back to explore that again!
Shane was the only BRAVE one of our famiily to climb to the top of this Look Out Tower. It was 80 Feet high and he went up with Papa Scott. I tried to climb up, but couldn't get past the woobling of the stairs as I was going up. Not to mention, I think I am a little afraid of hights. Kevin is worse then me of heights, but I had no idea that I would be effected too! He didn't even try!
This is on their way up to the tippy top. The picture above I think is Shane's head. Desi and Josh & Nikki made it too. Shane thought it was soo cool, but once he was on the ground he looked a little pale.
Here are some randon picutes of some of the events that took place on our trip. 
On Sunday we took a trip to go feed the ducks. Desi gave me the great idea. Before Kody was born Shane and would go at least once a week and Kody has been missing out of the fun. This was his 1st time visiting the ducks. I thought for sure he would be afraid of them. Shane sure was at his age. With time Shane has gotten a little less afraid of them, but Kody was chasing them while Shane was waiting back by the bench only to make sure they didn't get too close. 
Happy Birthday Shane. I hope you have a fun birthday party at Hidden Valley Water Park! You had lots of friends and family show up and played hard in the water and slides. The weather even turned out to be pretty nice even though the rain clouds looked like it was going to make it a rainey day! Shane would like to say "THANKS" to everyone! 
Today was Shane's 1st day of Kindergarten at Bloomington Hills Elementry! The Home of the BOBCATS! He was so excited to go that he wanted me to drop him off before he went to daycare even though he would have to wait for the rest of the kids for over an hour. His school is just around the corner from our house and it was almost torture for him to not be able to walk with the neighbor kids. I have to be to work at 8:00 and school doesn't start until 8:50. Instead of walking or riding the bus like most kids get to do, he gets to go in the daycare van every morning.
He sported a new Batman backpack, new shoes, new hair cut, and a new outfit. Even though his backpack was empty, we wore it proudly. HE'S A BIG KID NOW! :)
Favorites of the 1st day:
1. Recess on the playground
2. Singing songs
3. Meeting new friends
4. His teacher Mrs. Merrell
Here's to our 1st "real" camping trip of the year. Beaver Mountain you will not be forgotten! We love this place and have been coming up here since Shane was born. It's so nice to get out of the heat and some nights freeze our butts off. I'm not kidding. It cools right down and you have to pull the ole' woolies out. We have never had a trip that it doesn't rain and this trip was not any different. On our last Rhino ride, it was nice and sunny. We made it to the little canyon where the beavers make their home on a little beaver dam. There is a little creek that runs through the canyon and it's SO pretty. Had lunch very quickly, cause the rain clouds were a coming! We rode back to camp as quickly as possible, three kids in the back (Shane, Diva, and Kamryn) and Kevin and I in the front (I was holding Kody). Kody, the little bugger he is, fell asleep not 5 minutes after we headed back. It's a very bumpy up hill ride. He didn't wake up even after it started to pour down the rain. It was sooo cold and we here getting very wet. I think Kody had all the extra jackets and blankets wrapped around him...he stayed dry. 
"Hey, mom....I think I like this camping suff!"
KODY you are a stinker!
Diva (left) Kamryn (right)
"Is it my turn, Shane?" Kody says.
**I'm a little hairy**** **My mom is crazy**
What a handsome, cute, little Kody!
Tractor WORK!
While we were there, we meet with the chickens. I think there are 10 hens and 1 big Rooster. Both the boys liked watching them and Grandpa even let Shane throw scratch (chicken food) into their coop. Kody can cock-a-doodle-do! Can you? 
