I went to Monticello today to attend the temple. As I passed the Blanding Cemetery, I decided to slow down and see if the headstone had been installed. It had! So, off we went to see the headstone…
Caroline enjoys putting flowers on graves and she just happened to have these red/white/blue carnations, which she placed in the vase. Perfect for Doug’s grave as he’s a veteran of WWII.
We have been picking produce from our garden for about three weeks. We’ve had several tomatoes, zucchini, crook neck squash and onions. Last week, I even made Jalapeño Poppers and we have another dozen Jalapeño to make more this evening! I’m so excited, because we are having tempura and rice for dinner. Mike and I are looking forward to eating the ‘fruits of our labor’!
Tuesday, I took Alexis & Mona touring. I think this was their least favorite part of the trip…
We went down to the swinging bridge along the San Juan River to find petroglyphs. But, I was wrong. There were none…
We headed over to the Bluff Fort. They really didn’t get too excited about this either. I made them pose for this picture!
We then drove down to Sand Island to see the petroglyphs on the walls. Again, they were more excited about posing for these pictures rather than looking at the actual petroglyphs!
That afternoon, they went swimming again and Sidney had a nap!
Alexis and Mona were so excited about Monday’s fishing adventure, they wanted to go again Tuesday evening.
They braided their hair in ‘fish tails’!
We decided to go to Recapture Reservoir…
But, we didn’t have any luck, so went went back to the 4th Reservoir where they again found success!
Mike and I enjoyed their visit and I confess, when I met my brother Bryan in Green River, Utah to transfer the girls to him, I was a little sad. Thanks so much for visiting!
Sunday was a quite day. We went to church and the girls posted photos on Facebook. We also ate good food! Alexis wanted Omelets and hash browns. Dinner was delicious!
Monday, we went swimming (of course)! Later in the afternoon we went to Edge of the Cedars State Park. The girls loved it! They enjoyed looking at the artifacts and going down into a Kiva.
I think the best part of the day – at least for the girls – was when we went fishing up at the 4th Reservoir. They had a great time! They both caught two fish (blue gills). One using a lure and one using a fly.
Mike and I have thoroughly enjoyed having my niece, Alexis and her friend Mona visit us in Blanding. I brought the girls home with me last Friday and they will be returning tomorrow – Wednesday. Here’s what we’ve been up to…
Friday afternoon we made seven, yes seven, different foods in two hours. Some of the items were Seven Layer Dip, Pasta Salad, Jamaican Jerk Chicken, Jalepeno Poppers, Fresh Salsa, Chicken Enchilada’s and Lexi’s Cheese Cake. Lexi requested all of her favorite foods that we have made in the past. (It seems we have a Mexican food theme here!)
Friday evening we went to a Ward Dinner at Blue Mountain Ranch. It’s only about 15 minutes from home. It was a delicious dinner!
Sleeping arrangements… The girls took both of the mattresses off of the bed and put them on the floor. They love it!
Saturday – the girls help me set up at Farmer’s Market. Then they went exploring. Afterwards, we went swimming at the pool!
On our way home, I drove them over to the ruins that are on the edge of town. They thought this was cool!
I have included this picture for one reason only. By the time they leave, we will have gone through SIX BAGS of tortilla style chips. With fresh salsa and seven layer dip, we’ve eaten a lot of chips!
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