Enjoying the Bar J Wranglers

THE CREW

The Bar J packs in a great "genuine" cattle drive meal including tin cups and plates. After the scrumptious meal the wranglers put on a kickin' show complete with yodeling and comedy.

Paul and Patricia Romer (Mark's Dad and Step mom) and Ray and Elaine Romer (Mark's Grandma and Grandpa) came to visit for the weekend and decided to make a trip to Jackson Hole, WY. While we were there we were able to go to the Bar J Wranglers for a dinner and show. We all had a lot of laughs and enjoyed our time with each other.

Thanks for sharing your time with us. It was so great to have you here at our home.

This is the Train we rode while waiting for dinner to be served.


Although these pictures are over three weeks old, I have to get caught up on our lives. I have been detained from the blogging for various reasons. Every night I look forward to my blogging time, but it just hasn't happened lately.

Daddy Can Wiggle Too!

I am still catching up from two weeks ago! Forgiveness is good. I have had so many distractions this last little while. These pictures are from when Mark visited. We had a hot dog roast with my parents and the favorite thing for the girls is the wiggle racers. Mark decided to race along with the girls.

Sweet Moments With Grandma

After another great day with grandma we went outside to enjoy the crisp autumn air.

Brooks was really anxious for his bed and became irritable. Grandma Beahm wrapped him up tight and cuddled him in her jacket while she walked around showing us her beautiful gardens around the house. He stopped any complaining and was quite content with his snuggles. He is such a great baby. I know I mention this in almost all of my posts, but he is remarkably perfect.

Hair Time

I am so grateful I found some hair blogs to help my imagination when it comes to Abbbi's hair. I love to do it, but my ideas seem so mundane and not quite what you'd call creative. Thanks Hair blogs!

Campfire Dinner

Hot Dogs anyone? Abbi, Annabelle, Brooks and I decided to have a hot dog roast with Grandma and Grandpa Beahm. They have a new fire pit out by the shop, and we had to break it in. I guess the hot dogs didn't give Annabelle quite the additives she was looking for. She decided to do some adding of her own.
Grandma isn't a big fan of hot dogs, but if they are cooked over the fire she can't resist.
I pulled the van over so the food wouldn't be "bugged", but my van got "bugged". There was a ton of flies and other bugs in the van and they didn't get out until the next day! Brooks enjoyed his dog just like the rest of us. No he really didn't partake.
It was a day of firsts for Brooks... He had his first try of root beer, he devoured the squash and zucchini we gave him, and he loved the hot dog buns. I think Annabelle is totally entranced by the fire.

Cooked or not, they are a favorite treat for Abbi.At Grandma's house any meal is not complete without a sweet. Cookies and marshmallows were the sweets of choice for the night.

Abbi and Annabelle were discovering their surroundings after their tummy's were full.

Little Helpers

My sisters Katie & Jenny came over to work together on canning. We thought it would go pretty smooth if all we had to do was canning, but we didn't stop to consider 6 kids under 5years old. I think our canning would be better called juggling.

Our support group...Annabelle, Tristan, Abbigail, Braxton, Christian, & Brooks was in his bouncy chair. We let the kids watch lots of movies and used all the bribes we could to keep them occupied.

The kids were really quiet, so we decided to check on them to see what mischief they were up to, and found them in the toy box.

Tristan, Christian, & Annabelle loved to hide in the toy box and close the lid.
Feeding all the kids was quite a chore when the kitchen is covered in canning goods and jars.

Sometimes I would love to be able to feed the kids in a trough. Fill it up and say have at it...

My friend Ashlie Martin and her friend Briant came to say HI. She called me to see what we were up to and asked if I would let her come over to help can and put the kids to bed. She is so sweet! She loves to play with my kids and is the cutest thing with them too.

Excuses!?!?

There is one word to describe the excuse for not posting in two weeks when I have a grand array of pictures and lots of stories to tell. Peaches, Applesauce, Tomatoes, Apricots, Jam... CANNING. Yes, canning is all I have to say about my lack of time spent on the computer. It was replaced with hours of back aching, feet throbbing work in front of the kitchen sink and some intense moments searching for a pressure gauge to peak so that I could resume my indoor chores. There are some major conveniences for canning, and I really shouldn't complain. I do enjoy the concept of canning... the week after everything lands in the jars. I take pride in my storage room and the feeling that we have successfully filled every remaining jar...except those set aside for the scrumdidliuptious grape juice.

I have more stories to come and pictures too, but sleep is taunting my eyelids. The sooner I drift into a slumber, the sooner I am able to see the love of my life. Mark flies in tomorrow, and I can hardly contain myself. We have a date planned and I am just as excited as if I am back in High School going on a date with a major crush, only this is better. I can't wait to see you and feel your arms enfold me. Mark, I miss you dearly and yearn for your presence.

Goodnight my love.

Grandma's Harvest Goodness

What else do you have in that beautiful garden Grandma? The girls love to spend time in the garden with Grandma Beahm. They ask for gloves just like her so they can go on adventures looking for slimy worms or friendly lady bugs. Annabelle usually disappears in the raspberry patch and then comes out of hiding with stained fingers saying "I only pick the red ones grandma".Ahhh...What's up doc?There's nothing quite like picking over the garden to explore the options for dinner.
Carrots...Tomatoes...New Potatoes...Squash...Zuchinni...Beans... Who needs protein?
We call this Veggie Delight!
Brooks loved gnawing his fresh carrot, although he was more intrigued with the greenery than the orange tasty part.