September 2011

September was a busy month for us. We usually get started on crop just before Labor Day but this year we got a little break. It was so much fun. We got to go to the Iron County Fair. (All the footage from that is on our video camera, sorry no pics.) Tom and Natalie came down to enjoy it with us. We had a really good time. Putting off crop for a week meant crunch time before the weather turned so after our break we got busy!

 Look how cute she is feeding the horsie! We have really missed our walks these last few months. I'm excited for the weather to warm up and to start them up again.

 We added a new doggy to our family. This is Jack, he's a black lab/blue healer mix. We adopted him from the shelter at the Iron County Fair. Next year, if we make it, I don't think I'll be allowed to walk by their stand. ;-) We were a little unsure about him for the first couple of months but he has turned out to be a great dog and a good friend to Sitka. Dani loves Jack. She calls for him every time that we go outside. He is really good with her and for the most part pretty calm. Travis has been working with him and we're really hoping these two dogs will stick around longer than some of the others that we've had.

Dani got super attached to her stuffed animals and dolls. She would pack her arms full of them and walk all over the house. She read them stories and talked to them in bed. It was really quite cute!

My Mother passed away in September. I was very grateful that we were able to get someone to cover for Travis while we went up for the funeral so that I didn't have to go alone. I was very grateful for the tender mercies that occurred that day. My brother was able to call and talk to all of us while we were at the cemetery after the internment. He was still on his mission down in Florida. It meant a lot that my parents came to the service to support all of us kids through this more challenging time.