Ranch

Jay caught Harvey this collard lizard

He loves it!!!

The calves this year are so cute

Colten could ride with Jay all day everyday and be in heaven!

BRANDING IN ST.JOHNS

We went to St.Johns last weekend to help brand. It was a crazy windy day and the dust was terrible but branding is always fun and it was fun to see everyone.

Spring

Off to the pond

Green coming up at the farm

Pond overflowing from the run off

+Horn hunting

Preston and Jay with the truck
buried in the mud

more horns

roasting marshmallow's with Josh

Colten lounging by the bomb fire

catching salamanders

Coming back from the creek catching water dogs

Its been nice to have a little warm after so long of cold, even though there has been a lot of very windy and cold days we have enjoyed the nice ones. The boys have been in full force catching horny toads, lizards and toads there new favorite place is a big puddle down at the creek where they have been catching water dogs and salamanders. At one point we had a salamander,water dog two toads, and 3 horny toads. The boys have been in heaven. We were catching water dogs one day at this pretty deep hole and the next thing I know colten went in head first. I practically had to go in after him so that he wouldn't drown. When he came up out of the water I asked him what he was doing and he said " I was trying to get the water dog. Thus explains the picture above of him in his crocks and diaper. What a little boy heaven! We have also been doing a lot of hiking. Spring time means horns dropping off the elk. Jay has been a few times with some friends and Ive gone a few times. It is just nice to get out and it helps to find a few horns too.

stuck in the mud

The result. Oh how we love mud!

Harvey petting the bulls

lots of water

climbing the windmill

Jay and the boys feeding

Condo and Easter

Harvey spent hours diving for the dive sticks
and loving the goggles

Taking a break from swimming
Phoenix zoo



Jay and the boys riding a camel at the Phoenix zoo

Hunting Easter eggs

We spent Easter down in the valley which was so nice. The Condo had such a fun Easter egg hunt for the kids and the boys were so excited to meet the Easter bunny. It was such a nice break! We did a lot of swimming and lounging. Thank you mom and dad for the fun week .

FUN IN THE SUN

It has been so nice to be out of the cold and into the sun for a few days. It is so green and the weather is awesome. The kids have been having so much. Thank you grandma and papa we wish you were here!

SNOWING AND MELTING

This usually is dry except some times in the monsoon season

There has been a coyote overload
Jay and the boys

This is normally a small little creek

These are some pictures at the ranch in the middle of March. We are still getting snow but it is also melting very quick! There are rivers running in places that have never run before. The meadows in front of the house are lakes and it sounds like we are living next to a huge waterfall. You can here the water poring off the mountain it is crazy but so beautiful.