Vernal Weekend and Dinosaur State Park

I loved working at the Dinosaur Museum in Blanding.  The displays were so amazing--I couldn't figure out why a little town had such a great museum.  As I prepared for tours, I loved learning about the pre-historic creatures that wandered the earth before man.  Many people who came into the museum while I was working told me about Dinosaur State Park in Vernal, but I was content with our own little slice of history in San Juan County.  We even knew where real dinosaur bones and tracks were "out in the wild."  I felt that we certainly must have the best place in the world for enjoying old fossils.

Then David and Ronni moved to Vernal.  Of course any tour of the area included the Dinosaur State Park and Museum.  Let's just say I was very very impressed. If you want to see dinosaur bones, go to Vernal!

Swearing in of the Jr. Rangers

The building's north wall is the rock that holds hundreds of fossils.  Unbelievable!

The boys filling out their Jr. Ranger books. 

Jess would have been a tender morsel for those big guys.

Amy making it look so good.

Find Waldo Christian in this picture.

Gwen's first big trip.

Bones, bones, bones. .  .

and more cool bones!

Mike and Tyler looking for treasure.

I could never get the names of grandkids right because the parents never held held their own kids.  This is David and Gwen.

Brig loved the play table at the visitor's center the best of anything in the Park.

Amy dreaming of new stuffed animals.

Jess looking so darned adorable I wanted to take a bite out of her myself.

The film before the tour.

Brent sneaking up on Katelyn.

 So, if you or your kids love dinosaurs, go the the Dinosaur Museum in Blanding and learn all you can.  Then take a trip to Vernal and see some amazing evidence of prehistoric life.

 

Ninja's welcome!

 

                 "A cousin is a ready-made friend for life."

Swaddling the Babies

Jill knows how to wrap up a fussy child (or two).

Christmas and Primary Classes

This is LeGrand's 10-year old Primary Class.  He loves them and they love him.  He teaches with two doctors from McKay-Dee who knew Curtis well. 

This is my Sunbeam class.  Logan told me after singing a song in opening exercises:  "I am so glad Jesus loves me!"  Jocelyn is so thrilled with our class that she jumps up several times during my lesson to hug me.  Merilee doesn't speak often, but I can always get her to smile when I ask questions that no one else can answer but her.

We made cute cards and ornaments with their pictures for Christmas.

Olivia

Yes, I am playing catch-up.  Is it obsessive to not want to post "out-of-sequence?" Because of my inability to add to my blog for awhile there, I missed some important events.  I will make a stab at trying to soothe my anal desire to keep things chronological.  

 

Just before Delivery: 

 

 

 

 

Delivery:

 

 

 

 

 

For the complete birth story, refer to Jill's blog. . .

 

 

Newborn:

 

Olivia Jane Garlick

20.5 inches long and stretching every day

8.0 lbs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dang

This is the prompt I received when I tried to upload a picture:

 

Whoops! You're out of space. You are currently using 100% of your 1 GB quota for photos. Upgrade storage

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So let that be a warning to you.  I think it must have happened because I have not been downsizing my pixels.  I should have been photoshopping and saving at a medium quality maybe.  I just love good quality photos. 

 

Since no one really reads this blog anyway, I am considering ending my blogging career and taking up something meaningful like solitare.

Preparation for maternity shoot

. . . did some investigation into maternity photo shoots.  These were my favorites.

Is this as red-neck as you could get?

I'm speechless.  Wait--got my tongue back.  I think it must have been this couple's attempt to save money--two photoshoots in one.  Both oddly bigger than life.  

Finally a real winner.

Jill and Michael, I hope to be able to reproduce this kind of quality for you soon.