Trip to Maryland with Jamie

On September 21, my sister called me from Washington DC and said "I wish you were here!". So being the kind sister who just got back from Disney Land less than a week before that I am, sacrificed my duties and chores at home to help a sister in need. I bought an airline ticket and left 4 short hours later. Can I just say over and over what a good time we had!

Wyatt at Valley Forge

Matt and Wyatt getting onto our carriage tour of Philadephia.

Here we are at the Liberty Bell again!

Do I look hot, sweatty and miserable? Thats because I was! The only hot and humid day on the trip, but it is a cool picture of George Washington's tomb at Mount Vernon!

Here's the naughty boy who thinks its okay to scream out as loud as you can in all quiet eatting establishments. As the other guests were asking to be reseated, Wyatt (no longer known as Quiet) had a jolly good time. Heres Jamie and Wyatt in Amish Town, Pennsylvania.

Me and Wyatt in front of the Revolutionary War Monuments.

On the plane, I read Walkara. Cheif Washakie was a big part of the book - I was all excited to see his statue in our nations capital.

Trip to Disney Land with Kristine

I met my sister-in-law Kristine on an errand for our husbands on a sunny afternoon, and we decided that it would be fun to leave for Disney Land right now! So we did. The whole trip was so much fun!!!! We went to Sea World, Universal Studios, and Disney Land. The best part of all was leaving the kids home! Thanks for the fun trip Kris!

Universal Studios

We're so excited to go to Disney Land!!!

gotta have your picture taken here when you go to DS

Indiana Jones

Hummm

August Snap Shots

training them early

Because it's much more fun to color on yourself than paper.

Hunting up Ophir

Lori, Haylee, Lance, Audrey, Cody, Carly, and Alisa. That dirt sure does taste good Haylee!

Dad's funeral

Dad's funeral in kind of backwards in order, I don't know why it downloaded this way?

Lacey & Cody putting a rose on Grandpa Larry's casket

Rockin R Brand (courtesty of Kris)

We brought Dad up to the Cemetery on a buck board

Cousin JaNae Wyman carried Dad's Stock Contractor Flag

It wasn't planned, but everyone walked behind the buck board instead of driving.

Cousin Shawn Proctor rode a horse and led one for Dad

3 of the saddles Dad won, on display.

Placing Dad in the buck board

The veiwing

Aunt Peggy, Suzanne, Lacey, Cousin Shawn Proctor, and Jamie at the viewing

Dad's ear tag on his spray of flowers

Flowers from the grandkids - each one had their boot on it.

Larry Russell Obituary

Larry Calvin Russell, surrounded by his loved ones, passed away June 8, 2009 due to sustaining injuries from an ATV accident.He was born March 23, 1951 to H. Calvin Russell and Afton Williams Wilcox in Tooele. He married Jan Davis on Feb. 17, 1978, they later divorced. He married Vickie Oliver on Nov. 26, 1993, they later divorced. He married Suzanne Lloyd Mair on May 30, 2008. His childhood was spent in St. John (Rush Valley) working on his grandfather Martell Russell’s ranch. He was the first Boy Scout to earn his Eagle Scout award in St. John. He was the vice president of the FFA and rode saddle bronc with the High School Rodeo, graduating from Tooele High School in 1969. He attended Utah State University.Larry was an accomplished saddle bronc rider. He was a four-time champion of the Rocky Mountain Rodeo Association. He owned his own Rodeo Stock, “Rockin R Rodeos” n which he produced rodeos for the RMRA all over Utah and the surrounding Western States, including the Rush Valley Rodeo, Lagoon, and Tooele High School rodeos.He worked at the Tooele Army Depot as a guard but his dreams and ambition were too big to work a steady job. So he took a huge risk and started his trucking company. At a young age Larry began purchasing property and built a successful cattle ranch. His hard work and passion for ranching produced one of the largest ranches in Rush Valley. He was a member of the LDS Church.Larry knew how to live life to its fullest. Even with long hours of work, he never turned down an opportunity to be with friends and family to have fun. He had so many close friends, whom he dearly loved to spend time with. He was the life of the party.Despite all his accomplishments he was most proud of his three daughters and grandchildren. Larry would often take them fishing, water skiing, camping, hunting, country dancing, or just out to dinner. Larry gave freely to everyone. He was genuinely one of the last true cowboys.He is survived by his wife Suzanne; his daughters Lacey (Kris) Burrows, Lori (Dean) Alder, Jamie (Matthew) Broderick. Step daughters Sunny (John) Kohler, Stefannie (Preston) Phillips. Parents Henry Calvin Russell, and Afton (Glen) Wilcox, father-in-law Orson Ray Lloyd. Sisters Janet Wyman, Susan (Bryan) Allred, Peggy (Ken) Proctor. Seven grandchildren, and eight step-grandchildren.He is preceded in death by nephew Joseph Allred, stepmother Odessa Tolman Russell, close friend Ray Park, and his grandparents.A viewing will be held Friday, June 12 at Tate Mortuary from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 13, 11 a.m. at the Rush Valley LDS church with a viewing at 9:30 a.m. Interment will be in the St. John Cemetery.

Before The Chaos

Here's the kitchen before we started remodeling. Not the prettiest I've ever seen.

We got this old stove for free - I can't believe I lived 4 1/2 years with only one working burner!

The old hardwood floor.

These pictures are right before the remodel.

What were we thinking?

We completely redid this room - what a mess!

Kris ripping up the floor in the old computer room.

On February 12, 2009 we started remodeling our house. Here's the pictures in review of this huge project. I'm glad we're about over with it, if I get light headed again and want to remodel - someone please stop me! This is the old computer room which we are turning into a bathroom.

Our Messy House

Kris painting

Lance helping Kris paint

Such a good little helper! Tell me - who can paint and suck a bottle at the same time?

Talented Lance!

Where are sink was. Lots of fun running upstairs to the tub for our only supply of water.

Here we are living in the filth of sheet rock dust, tools and construction. Cody and Lance are somewhere in there I think?

Before and After

We've come along way. This is our house right before we moved in.
And here's what it looks like now.

Before

After

Before

Clarks Cabinettree is awesome!

Easter 2009

My boys and nieces after the Easter Egg Hunt. Not a very good picture, but it's the best we could do trying to get them all to stand still.
Lance and Cody

Me with my boys. I love them so much!

Here's a few new pictures of me and my boys.

Old Tucson Studios

We drove to Arizona to visit Matt & Jamie, and while we were there, we visited Old Tucson Studios where they film all sorts of western movies and TV shows
Lexi walking to the Train from Tombstone, and a whole bunch more movies.

Can Can Girls

"We are the Three Amigos"

Chapel also in the three amigos.

Jamie and Matt - I always suspected Matt was a horse thief.

Kris in the Gun Fight at the OK Corral

Lincoln County Courthouse from Young Guns II

I've seen this building in tons of John Wayne movies!