Our early morning fun!! Not really!! May 6, 2009

This is the mess Keith found inside his truck this morning when he went to go to work. Sometime in the early morning hours someone tried to steal his truck.

This is what they did to the ignition switch and steering column.

This is the passenger side key lock. They tried to punch out the lock.

Success!! This is the drivers door. Here is the point of entry. Note key lock, it is missing. You have to laugh. They tried but failed. Our good luck was their bad luck. We at least still have the truck. We have a headache but still have the truck.

The wild out come of getting a cold

The weekend of scout expo the wind here in Las Vegas was soo bad and the pollen count was soo high. I ended up getting very sick with one of the worst colds I have had in a very long time. The outcome: I broke a blood vessel in my right eye. The picture above is after several days of healing. Keith noticed it on 5-1-09. This is the second time I have had this happen in the same eye. Not a pretty picture, especially for a girl and even more so since you can not wear any eye make-up until it heals. People just stare. I have been telling people it is the devil in me coming out. They give me the weirdest look. It is really funny.

Scout Expo April 24, 25 & 26 -2009

The Troop set up a backpacking exhibit at expo to show all the equipment you would need for backpacking. They also had the proper clothing and light weight tents and sleeping bags on exhibit. The Troop took second place.

Chow time. The boys had to prepare dinner on Friday night. We had chicken enchiladas and Mexican rice. For desert we had chocolate cobbler with cherries, vanilla cobbler with peaches and spice cobbler with apples. All of this was made in dutch ovens.

Troop 138 in front of their camp site at expo.

The boys were putting up the Troop flag in the middle of their camp site. Shayne is hold the flag.

Court of Honor 4-21-09

Here Shayne is receiving his Citizen in Community merit badge. This make 30 merit badges he has earned in just over two years.

Shayne earned his Life Scout rank badge. His is trying to figure out how to pin the parent pin on my shirt, he was somewhat confused and embarrassed. Keith and I are really proud of him. Now ontoward Eagle!!

Easter in Salt Lake 2009

Mom, Dad and the grand kids (missing from picture are David, Jimmie and Alyssa,who is in Iraq). Back row: Shayne and Ashley. Left to right: Ariel, mom, Eric is in her lap, Bryant, Brynlee dad and Brightyn is sitting in his lap.

Everyone in front of mom and dad's house. I will bet the neighbors thought they were being invaded. (not pictured: Will and Jackie, who came later. Keith was taking the picture, Dad was somewhere hiding)

David and Alyssa's Bike 3-09

David's code name "Maverick"

Alyssa's code name "Top Gun". Go figure.

Okay. This is what the bike looked like in early late March. It used to be red. I am not allowed to post pictures of what it looks like now (and this is not even close) until Alyssa comes home from Iraq and sees it for herself. David's friend airbrushed this himself. He did a great job. All I can saw is she will be floored when she see the bike now.

The boys at play

These two love to play. The old man(Bear) and the baby (Bandit) are always going at it. Now Bear outweighs Bandit by 50 to 60 pounds. But Bandit sure gives the old boy a run for his money. As you can see Bandits head fits perfectly in Bears mouth. Somehow nobody ever gets hurt.