Witts End

2011-05-20T17:43:00.000-07:00

Brooke and Grammie (& about 50 other first graders) on the bus on the way to Idaho Botanical Gardens

I got to visit Boise, and sure had a great time, great food, great company, great bedtime "parties", it was over too too soon. Tired to download two videos, but after 8-9 attempts, I am moving on. Thanks for the great visit, Howells!

The pink hat is Brooke, notice the toad in the pond. . . almost dead center

Brooke at Dance Recital, her mom did her performance make-up so well!

Bryce, so handsome!

Brooke and Bryce after Dance Recital

these two pix should be way up above with field trip pixs

Elk

2011-05-02T18:58:00.000-07:00

This morning about 5 dad took these pix from the back deck, the elk were grazing on their way to or from the river water, we see the herds of deer and elk in the fields along the road now. They come thru our yard night and morning, I guess Spring is here! (notice the morning fog, too)

The Power of Example

2011-05-02T11:04:00.000-07:00

I see I haven't posted since January, the background of snowflakes is sadly still accurate for our weather. Where is Spring??

there is hope, found these peeking their heads out, before the deer ate them

got this from Kim for my birthday!!

Visited Montana in April, sweetest family!!

Weston taking a horse ride, with Gages's assistance. Gage is a great 'big' brother!

So glad my grandchildren are being taught, and they make it look so fun! I am so thankful for dedicated mothers. This is Macy helping her mom prepare apples to dry in dehydrator.

Visited Robinsons and Jon in April, was wonderful!

Going to visit Howells soon, can't wait!

More Winter Fun

2011-01-11T10:31:00.001-08:00

My snow angel!

Christmas IS Family

2011-01-06T03:02:00.000-08:00

Just taking it all in!

Christmas was wonderful, we got to see all of our family! We were treated royally in Montana, then to Idaho for a repeat royal treatment. These pix aren't in order, and it is just a sampling, but hope you enjoy and that you can get just a tiny feeling of the wonderful time we had. We love our family, each one, even those whose pix I didn't get in here! Have a wonderful 2011, we are planning to.

Early Christmas with these adorable sweet Witts, it was great great fun!

Grandpa and Macy reading her new book

Gage with his new bow

Gage and Macy are working hard on their candy house

The finished "home" was so beautiful!

and here is Brooke's finished Candy Land when we got to ID for double fun!

Bryce made a winter scene, teddy bears taking naps under the stars and stuff

Here's a true angel

A gift of a family and all the equipment for a picnic - PRICELESS

Macy and Gage scattering "reindeer dust" that they made

THERE GOES BRYCE!

and Brooke scattering reindeer dust that she and Bryce made. . .

Brooke knitted her mom a hot pad (with Aunt Val's help, but not much!)

the dolls are checking out their new home

Brooke during creation stage of candy town

Lorraine and Chevy heading up the sledding hill

Macy and Daddy with new baby RUDY

La NiÑa

2010-11-30T13:14:00.000-08:00

The Pend Orielle Sunday

Well, snow has come to us. What a difference a week makes. It is beautiful, it can quit now. But don't think it will. Over 20 inches. . . on Saturday it warmed for awhile up to 30+ and the snow compacted, on Sunday on the way to Church, the river was still and clear, and everything was white or silver, Kim took a pix with his phone. Doesn't show how very breathtaking it was, you will have to come see! Monday was clear, but started after midnite and hasn't stopped. I took these pix about 7 this morning. It is 1 pm and still falling down ....down..... down... May you all be warm, safe and enjoy the view aroud you!

this is looking out my back door up on the hill

the birdhouse

looking over the fence toward LeClerc Road

over fence to hillside, notice lights at bottom. . . they are on top of fence

looking toward the anthills

looking toward the river

Christmas Cheer

Change of Season

2010-11-13T19:38:00.000-08:00

Dad hanging the lights in good weather with green lawn that won't last

the lights at night

looking north from the house, the trees have been so colorful

I haven't figured out how to get the pix in the order I want, but here goes. The pix with grandkids were taken in October, we met with Lindsay in Missoula to celebrate Weston's birthday. Gage and Macy did a mask painting project in our hotel room, great fun. See the little monkey, er uh, Gage, modeling one of their creations. Gage and Weston played so well, Weston loves to be right in the action with Macy and Gage and they are so good to him. Then some pix of our yard today, it is so green and I am sad to see the summer end. Most of the flowers died with the cooler weather, but my peppermint and lemon have thrived, as well as the California Poppy. I took these while Kim and I put up the Christmas lights today, while still good weather. A bit early, but hey! The autumn has been breathtaking. Totally loved the colors and the awesome beautiful world we are blessed to live in. Hope all are enjoying your surroundings.

peppermint and lemon grass, smells so good

Merry Christmas soon

busy busy artists, and we used "every" color we had

one little monkey getting ready to jump on the bed

like father like son like brother

Pend Oreille River Labor Day Scenic Train Ride

2010-09-07T19:45:00.000-07:00

first time using blogger to download video, so we will see. . anyway, this was a very pleasant scenic ride, beautiful country, nice day. ( listen to the train . . . .) Our friend from Fairbanks was here for long weekend.the train was taken over by these "ruffians" who wanted money for the local theater group. . .

the views were awesome, we crossed over the Box Canyon Dam, that was most impressive, we were 150 feet up in the air. . . hope it downloads. . . and FINALLY some zinnias. . . I have fought the deer for these, planted from seed.and while I am at it, here is one of Kim (MY OLYMPIAN) right side up with the Olympic medals. . .

2010-08-03T23:40:00.000-07:00

the sweet passengers on a treasure hunt around the property

Jon wasn't able to come for FOURTH, he is working as fuel truck driver on a K-Max Helicopter crew, we got to visit him last week in Libby, MT.

Joyful July 2010

2010-08-03T23:24:00.000-07:00

There is a learning curve, and I am not yet around the curve, so this "entry" ends up being three entries. . . Enjoy the pix, they are just a sampling. . . ( and sorry there are two of a couple at the end. . . couldn't for the life of me make it work or spend ANY more time)

July has been a wonderful month, here are some of the highlights. Our family came for the FOURTH, great great fun!

We had a great time. . . and as you can see, yard is big enough for all, YA ALL COME NEXT YEAR!

Brooke at Bellagio gardens, a "flower" frog behind her

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Brave Brooke going up to go DOWN slide at Todd's sister's pool (thanks Megan!)

Then in the middle of July, Grandma went to Boise and Brooke and I flew to Las Vegas to visit Moultons while Bryce got feeling better after having surgery. We had a great time, wish I'd have gotten one on the plane, but packed camera. Brooke had flown before, but she couldn't remember, and so was very excited. She is such fun, and her parents can be proud of how she respects their family values when out of their home, even eating veggies and not sweets before meals, brushing teeth, etc. What a sweetheart. And Bryce recovered so well, we are thankful for prayers answered.

We love our family!

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Brooke telling Bryce bye bye

Summer Projects

2010-08-03T21:26:00.000-07:00

Kim made fire come out of the water!

Yum, Strawberry Pie

Brooke's Dance Recital May 2010

2010-06-08T04:13:00.001-07:00

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Nature, Electricity & Bears ! OH MY

2010-05-15T23:17:00.000-07:00

Again, I don't know how to make the pictures in the order I want them. . . Todd's parents from LV visited us while in area for wedding, what a pleasant treat! We visited (first pix) Boundary Dam on the Pend Orielle River, these are the lines coming up hill from HUGE turbines below, 265000 horsepower, and the elec travels across state to Seattle in ONE SECOND! It is impressive to see.

Then we "hiked" to Sweet Creek Falls, some other visitors snapped pix for us. . . the falls were roaring with spring run off. You can see in background...

Then the bears, Kim snapped pix from his pickup last Sunday while visiting a neighbor 2 miles up road from us. . . a mom and two cubs, when he snapped pix, one cub stood up and turned to see. . .

Sheila ventured into a cave on hike, all turned out well.

Sullivan lake was looking-glass clear, it was beautiful today.

Life is good.

OH JOY

2010-05-03T19:55:00.000-07:00

Got to share some events with Brooke and Bryce. Bryce is in the Kiwanis Boys Choir, and they took a day and toured, visiting Bryce's elementary school and other places, ending up at Concert at Capitol that evening. Bryce got to ride bus, great fun. His dad went along for the day, too, what a great dad ! There is a pix of Bryce and his good friend Robbie, they are singing "Popeye the Sailor Man". . . Brooke also won an honor of the "Patience Award" for her class, got breakfast with the Principal ! Her class has been tending a flock (?) of pheasants, here she is holding one, I guess she and Gage are "birds of a feather. " And mom joins in the fun ! (see Witt Wisdom blog)

SHE GRADUATED! Music to our ears!!

2010-04-26T22:28:00.000-07:00

Valerie graduated from Kindergarten at Charlotte Hill Elementary in Las Vegas, NV in June 1992, and from Absarokee High School in Absarokee, Montana in June, 2004. AND NOWValerie Witt Robinson graduated from BYU on April 23, 2010. We are so very pleased at the choices she has made with her life. SHE is music!

ANTS

2010-04-18T18:39:00.000-07:00

just to give a closer illustration. . . . ant with stick in mouth WOW

smorgasboard

2010-04-17T22:53:00.000-07:00

Haven't posted for awhile, and tons has happened. And I don't know how to make a layout cooperate, so just randomly on here. We built a new storage room in the corner of the garage, it will serve us well. Not to get it stocked up. We traded the subaru for a hyandi, good mileage and paid for. We burned our field, and I rediscovered ant beds, these are huge. I used to love to "study" ant beds when I was a kid. When I was in third grade, our class was earning money to buy a pair of guinea pigs (from my brother Kendall) and mom gave me the job of walking to the store for a few groceries. On the way home, I stopped to "study" an ant bed for an extended period of time, and when I got home, I almost didn't get paid. I had looped the grocery sack over my arm and ended up smashing the middle flat of a loaf of WONDER BREAD. Wonder bread was a rarity at our home, it was a great loss. Anyway, my "study" of ant hills goes way back. If you look closely, one ant had a piece of grass three times longer than he was in his mouth, that always amazes me.

Having a nice spring and glad for some warm days after a few weeks of much needed rain. The robins love our yard, and the worms. Tried to get a pix of the cats, not very photogenic. Now next week we are headed to Provo to see our baby graduate from BYU!

2010-03-08T18:15:00.000-08:00

We had great fun visiting the Montana Witts.

We caught Steven's Family sledding in Montana!

2010-02-20T13:16:00.001-08:00

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And here goes Brooke!

2010-02-20T12:52:00.000-08:00

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And Bryce has been Skiing

2010-02-20T12:26:00.001-08:00

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The Olympics are bringing out the best in us!!

2010-02-20T10:38:00.000-08:00

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For the Beauty of the Earth

2010-02-08T11:24:00.000-08:00

It has been a very mild winter, and we may pay for that this summer, but I am not complaining. On the way to mutual last Wednesday night, I was just drinking up the beauty of the drive along the Pend Oreille, so stopped the car and crossed the road, and just looked left and clicked and right and clicked. The river was still, the sun had just set, and the blue of the sky was reflected on the river, and the silhoutte of the shoreline was a stark contrast. I thought it was beautiful. Wanted to share.

RANDOM PIXELS JOYFULLY COLLECTED

2010-01-08T22:20:00.001-08:00

What a difference a year can make

2010-01-08T21:26:00.000-08:00

Last January (2009) this was the snow from our front porch, this January (2010), I barely scraped enough for a sweet 15 inch snowman. Its been a beautiful winter, so far. Thank you El Niño.

2009-12-16T09:43:00.000-08:00

There are many things I haven't learned how to do yet. One of those is how to get the pix and the text to go where I want them (layout) on the blog, so sorry for discombobulation. Another is how to chop onions. . . the gross pix is for Bryce and Gage, but this thumb would have driven the vampires wild. The pix of snow are from out my back door this morning, it is really pretty. And then the history lessons. Steven and Lorraine posed in front of our home in Heber City after a snow in late December 1979. Steven even helped push a bit. Isn't Lorraine a sweet little angel! And then, Steven's first Christmas and first encounter with the bearded one. Then there is December 2003 in LAS VEGAS snow, and Bryce's first snowman. And then there is Gage at just a month, enjoying the Christmas Tree. Hope everyone is enjoying the Season!

That time of year

2009-12-05T15:08:00.000-08:00

We went to Park City, Montana for the occasion of Weston Reed Witt's blessing. It was a wonderful weekend. Here are some of the pictures. When Macy was blessed, Brooke sat in this chair and held Macy, and now, two years later and much more grown up, Brooke is holding Weston on his special day. (see pix of Macy and Brooke in 2007- Macy is still just a DOLL!, check Witt's Wisdom blog!) Weston really enjoyed the day with all the fuss and action. Dinner at the Grandchildren table was great fun, Lindsay kept us all fed very well - (THANKS LINDSAY AND STEVEN!)

Brooke by the Savior, all ready for Church.

This year we compromised on a tree, I didn't want one, Kim did, so that meant small. Kim rode the fourwheeler around our property until he found the "right" little sweet tree, and here it is. It's perfect! Merry Christmas

And this is all of our grandchildren on November 28, 2009(that we know about. . .) It is nearly impossible to get all five to look the same direction and smile in unison, but here is our attempt. We love them SO SO SO MUCH!

Broadway comes to the sticks

2009-11-24T12:14:00.000-08:00

My younger sister came to visit us, we went to the Lion King in Spokane. It was a great show, very very exciting. We sure enjoyed Cindy. We couldn't get to Smokey for the traditional pix because there was a rockslide on the road, but she said she will come next summer. HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

Weston getting acclimated to earth life

2009-11-05T06:46:00.000-08:00

I got to visit Steven & Lindsay's family, what FUN. Weston is very welcome there, and he is so sweet. Macy took him for a ride in her baby stroller, he met RED, the kids got to trick or treat, so much going on, what a busy sweet family. Thanks for letting me share time with you.The pictures cannot do justice to the real thing, and the video seems to cut off on right side, sorry.

I then went on to Las Vegas and Todd & Heather entertained (!) me. . . . their new home is very nice, full of a great feeling. The weather was wonderful, too. I didn't take any pictures. Thanks for the fun, Moultons.

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He's here!

2009-10-20T06:25:00.000-07:00

Lindsay & Steven and Gage and Macy welcomed Weston Reed Witt into their family on Saturday morning. All is well! Handsome little guy with a great head of hair, and very very loved! Can't wait to meet him! Thanks, Montana Witts!

Reviewing Summer Fun

2009-10-04T12:21:00.001-07:00

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This was to die for, Macy "crashed" into Gage, watch the slight thump, and see her glance over her shoulder as she drives on, Gage on driveway in twist of metal. Had to stop filming to rescue him... aren't grandchildren the BEST!

We've been here a year....

2009-09-29T16:31:00.000-07:00

We arrived a year ago last September, here are a few pix from the year's highlights. I didn't put a fresh four wheeler pix because my leg and ankle are still recuperating, but all is well that ends well. Its been a good year, and as we head into another Autumn, we are excited to listen to General Conference and enjoy the autumn leaves.

on with midlife crisis

2009-09-20T21:18:00.000-07:00

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Summers End

2009-09-09T06:19:00.000-07:00

It has been a nice summer, even in 90's, but Fall has arrived, leaves are turning, and even a frost 2 nites ago.

This is dad's other activity, making friends of the mole catchers...

New Attraction for Visitors

2009-09-05T18:44:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Mom caved to my whining and let "us" get another ATV. I wore out Craig's List and found a very low mile 2009 Suzuki 400 KingQuad with a plow and winch. (more to the story).

Today we took it for the maiden voyage. We went to 4 stores last night and no one had helmets. So we dug out the old Ski Doo Helmet from our Blind Date where it all started. Funny thing, it wasn't as romantic this time. She didn't have to cling on to me for dear life. This time she had to cling on to the side of the mountain.