Pagosa Springs.

Olivia who wanted to take the horse home. We could put it in our backyard Mommy.

Logan who thinks he is a cowboy. Hehehehahahaha.

Soren who probably one day will be a "real" cowboy.

Anna who loves horses the most.

Ella was a little bit giddy and making the horse nervous.

The puppies had been playing in the mud. Can you tell?

Logan even had a paw print on his chin.

This was the first time Fred and Molly got to play in the water. They had fun for a few minutes then got to cold and wanted to be held and warmed up.

My beautiful Aunt Peggy.

The girls made it to the big rock and they were very proud of themselves.

At the San Juan River.

The family packed up and headed up to Colorado for a couple of days. My wonderful Aunt lives there and we stayed with her. We all had a wonderful time exploring the river and mountains. It had rained a lot so we did not get to do any hiking. The kids got to see some deer, boy did they think that was great. They all thought that we should move to Pagosa and live in the mountains. I think we should too, but Troy has this great job here that supports our family. Drat! We had a good time visiting with Aunt Peggy. The kids kept calling her Grandma. She looks a lot like my mother plus they have a Grandma Peggie. It was just to hard for them to keep straight. We are hoping to have another visit in the fall when all the leaves are turning.

Young Marines go swimming and more.

Right before they left.

The Sandoval county Sheriff let them all take rides on the boat.

Ella getting done with her swimming test.

Anna was complaining how cold the water was so Gunny Glass decided to help her get used to the water by throwing her in.

Sunday I took Soren, Logan and Olivia up to play in the lake. Olivia did not want to get out of the water. She is such a little fish.

She had food all over her sweet little face. Typical.

At the end of the encampment the had a flag retiring ceremony. Anna helped raise the flag, she was so proud of herself. We were proud of her too. When I went up on Sunday I left Logan there with the group. He is the one without the uniform. By the time they all got home on Monday they were tuckered out. I have to just sit down when they all get home because they all have lots of stories to tell, most of them funny. I love how they come home with such respect for the country and such a sense of accomplishment. The leader are all so wonderful, I can't ask for more than that. Troy is able to be one of the volunteers and has such a great time.