Summer Fun

Summer weather finally came and we were able to get a golf trip in. We had planned to go to Twin Falls where we love to spend time at the golf courses along the Snake River. We were going to take the fifth wheel but when the time came to get it ready, we found that we didn't have the electricity that we needed to utilize the hook-up features. Being the hard-core campers that we are, we couldn't face a weekend of no television, air conditioning, etc. So we towed the trailer down to the repair shop and took off south instead of west. We (Mike, me, Dad Hale, Brad and Tyler) went as far as Niccole and Chris's, stayed with them (thanks for the lodging, Dunfords!) and traveled from there. We went to Hobble Creek Golf Course, one of our favorite places to golf. It was a fun weekend. What a beautiful canyon and golf course!

A fun course to test your skills!

Mike shows us his swing! We all played pretty well for amateurs. Grandad had to sit out most of the day watching the rest of us. His tendonitis in his ankle was still giving him a lot of trouble.

The weekend of the 4th of July was spent with family. Chris and Niccole with their boys came up on Friday evening. We all went over to Matt & Amanda's where Mike and Christina & kids joined us for a great cookout and after dinner we watched the city fireworks. Spencer also came up from BYU to join in with the holiday celebration. On Saturday we were going to go to the Cruise-In at the fairgrounds. When we got there, we found that they were charging an entrance fee of $8 per adult and $7 per child. They had not charged other years so we chose to go to a movie with the kids instead. All of us wanted to see different movies and so we split up and saw the movies of our choice. Chris, Spencer and I took the kids to see "Toy Story 3", Mike and Matt went to "Airbender", and Nicci and Amanda watched "Eclipse".

After the movie, Chris and Nicci left for home and the rest of us went to the Cruise-In parade. We hadn't been to the parade for several years so it was a fun activity.

Lines of people waiting to see the "vintage" and "not-so-vintage" cars as they paraded the main street of Logan.

It was a fun weekend!

Then it was back to the real world on Monday. Back to the gardening and yard work and for Mike back to pharmacy life. As always, there is always lots to keep us busy. The garden is our focal point, as usual, for the summer months.

The 2010 produce garden is lookin' good!

I have already bottled and canned beet pickles, frozen peas and dried sage. It is only the beginning of the harvest. We can already see cucumbers, peppers and squash in the vines! It looks like it will be a successful produce year again this year! Hopefully, it will make it worth all of the hard work it takes to keep a garden growing!

A Great ML Hale Reunion This Year!! Fun, FUn, FUN!!

We had such a fun time at our reunion this year. We rented a large cabin on none other than "I.P. Bills Island". What memories are found there!! The cabin was great! (Thanks, Mike and Christina for finding it and making arrangements!) It had room for all and even a hot tub!!! The beds were the only thing that could have had some improvement in the comfort area, but even that was tolerable. Next time we would just take an air mattress to put on top. Everything else was "perfect"!

We spent the time playing games, taking walks,

bike riding (for the men),

jogging (for the women), television and movies (for the kids), lots of visiting and relaxation, and side trips.

Hiram
(Now that is relaxation!!)

We went to Big Springs on Friday ...

The grandkids at Big Springs
(l-r) Carter, Brigham, Hiram, Ivan, Cooper, Jake, Caitlin, Kaden, Noah, and William (Tucker not shown)

Matt shows his "moves" off the end of the fence at Big Springs. What form!!

We then checked out Coffee Pot's campgrounds and river. Everything brought back so many memories. But isn't that what reunions are for ... re-living memories and making new ones ????

We spent Saturday in Yellowstone Park. The only wildlife we saw there was buffalo and one elk.

Close enough to touch!

We visited Old Faithful .......

Waiting for Old Faithful

Jarom, Brigham and Noah

Amanda smiles through the cold and wind.

So cold and the middle of June!
Gretchen and Tucker

Phil & Juliana

Resting the feet and keeping the hands warm.
Niccole and Hiram

We only had to wait about half an hour before the geyser erupted.


Eating our sack lunches in the Old Faithful Lodge (since it was cold and rainy outside). We didn't know how "legal" that was but we did it anyway ... and it was fun!!

Thanks to all for making our ML Hale Family Reunion an event to remember!! Let's do it again next year!