SoccerTime

It's Soccer time again, and both of the girls are playing this fall. Weston said he would rather wrestle, then after the season started he wanted to play, but it was too late. Which is OK, it was hard enough to juggle two game schedules, let alone three. Bekah is really into it this year, she even scored two goals last time. She is very proud of herself and a big part of the team.
Bekah drives for the goal! We are so excited that she is actually playing this year. It fun to watch her.
Ellie decided to try playing soccer this year and is really good at it. She even scorced a goal a couple weeks ago! Lately, she been playing defense, because her coach thinks she is better at that. She does like playing Goalie!
This is Ellie playing goalie. She likes soccer so much that she's even having a soccer birthday this year. She still likes dance, however I haven't been able to find her a teacher that's affordable around here. Trying new things is good too.

Fort Bridger Rendezvous

We went up to Fort Bridger on Sat. Sept. 1st '07. Ellie and Weston went up with Grandma Susy and Klint Friday,after school to help set up. This is our family picture pre 1840 style except for Ellie's water bottle.

We took our friends the Lance family Landen, Codi, Laura(in yellow), Landrea, and Lois the dog with us for the day. Everyone seemed to have a fun time, however Laura loved every thing especially the sqaure dance that night.
The Epperson family in pre 1840 attire Ellie a.k.a Makes a Friend, Lyn a.k.a. Eagleman, holding Bekah a.k.a. Coyote Girl, Weston a.k.a. Brother Bear, and Heather a.k.a Blue Moon holding Ray.
One of my favorite parts of Bridger Rendezvous is watching the Indians dance. The bead work on their costumes is so incredible.

Ray was memorized be the dancers, the drums, the music and the whole thing. I could watch them dance forever, it is so beautiful.

Timpanogos Cave

Lyn and the kids in the biggest room in the cave. The walls look like melting choc. ice cream.
Stalagmites, wait maybe it Stalagtites. Anyway the ones that grow from the ceiling.
The heart of Timpanogos. When they turn out the lights it glows red.(backlight)

This is the Epperson family stopping to rest on as we hiked down Mt. Timp from the cave. Going up about did me in. However going down was easier,until Bekah decided she was too tired to walk anymore. Ray had already went to sleep on Lyn's shoulder, so I started packing Bekah on my back which made me go even slower and my knee throb more. Just as I was about to make her walk, I thought with all these teenagers on the trail you think maybe the Lord could send someone to pack Bekah.(It wasn't really even a prayer, it was more of a complaint) At that moment around the corner comes a group of Y.W. and their leaders and one girl did offer to pack Bekah, even slowed her pace to let me keep up, and talked with Ellie the rest of the way down. I could say she was truely an answer to pray, however she was just one of God's Angels here on earth letting us know he really knows what we are going through and helps us even if when we don't ask nicely.

Thanks to Buzz(the girl's nickname) I really needed you that day and you had the faith to listen to the Lord.

Summer Fun '07

Summer starts the old fashioned way with Baseball! Weston played coach pitch for the 1st time this year and really loved it. He had 2 awesome coaches (Corey Games & Bryon Horner) who really worked with the boys on their skills.

Ellie played coach pitch/tryout. Which lets all the girls tryout the different positions and learn to play them. Ellie loved to pitch and play short stop, and she was quite good at both.
Grandma Berg takes the cousins to the Hogle Zoo at least once a summer. Ellie, Sammy. Emma, and Bekah designed their shirts for this outing and I made their camo shorts to match.

Ellie's favorite animal is the zebra, so of course we had to have a picture by them.

This is Brigham, Ray, and Bekah playing crash up derby on Kathy & Val patio.
My kids had been to the derby the weekend before with their Dad.
Bridal Veil Falls Wading Pool

This was my new discovery this summer and turned out to be one of the kids favorite spots to go play on a hot summer day. I didn't realize that the Provo Canyon walking trail goes right past the falls bottom and they have set up a little place only 2 ft deep for the kids to play. What a fun free outing! I'm all for free!
Weston just relaxin'
Bekah's all about the pose!

Ray loves to throw rocks and watch them splash.

Ellie informed me that all the pictures of her made her look fat, not! Anyway she didn't want me to show any so I guess I won't.

We had a fun summer this year and really enjoyed being together as a family!

Family Vacation in Yellowstone

For our family vacation this summer '07 we decided to go to Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National park and to spend a day in Jackson Hole, WY. Lyn and I had both been to Yellowstone when we were younger, and had great memories we wanted to share with the kids. I had forgotten how breathtaking it truely is there. We went in June, just after Bekah's birthday. So it was still "spring" and cheaper to stay and still a little cold, but the park had baby animals to see, and less tourists. This picture is of the Grand Tetons, before the storm.

Our first night we stayed at the Coltor Bay cabins in the Grand Teton's. it was a fun place to stay and we were glad we stayed in a cabin, because it rained that night. Yet, it was so beautiful the next day.

The kids favorite part of Yellowstone was the Dragon's Mouth, it really

sounded like a dragon was growling from inside the cave.

Buffalo at the roadside. Ray's favorite. After this, every time we got in the

truck Ray said "I want to see the Buffalo!"
Elk still in the velvet. Beautiful
Heather, Ray, Weston, Ellie, Lyn and Bekah in front at the Old Faithful Inn.

Epperson family at Old Faithful June 2007

I remember Old Faithful being bigger! Don't You?
This was the very best part of our trip, to finally get to see the mother grizzly bear and her cubs.

We spent a lot of time the day before trying to find them, however where ever we were they had just been. So it was a real treat to be on our way out and just happen upon them. The kids loved it, of course, however I think Lyn and I were just as excited!

This is at Lewis Falls, the last day in Yellowstone, also right before the camera died because we forgot to charge the battery. The rest of the trip was great however the pictures of the Jenny Lake hike, and all our fun in Jackson, WY. are on a disposable camera. Yet, it was an awesome family vacation. The kids keep asking us, "When can we go back to Yellowstone!"

Trying to keep in Touch

Well I'm going to try and post some fun family stuff here, however please be patient with me as I have no idea what I am doing!