August

I decided not be be a jerk, and actually post something to our blog. Amy should help me with this, but I hope we can all contribute a little something.









August has proven to be a fun month so far! Harley went to Indianapolis for an International Conference, and loved it! Indianapolis is a very clean town, with a lot to see and do in the downtown area. I got to walk around and see some of the city. I was impressed with the state tributes to our vetrans, and the overall cleanliness of the city. This picture is from the top of one of the memorials, and looks at a library. Harley is an instructor at the Utah Police Academy, and is the state coordinator for the Drug Recognition Expert program, which is why he was in Indianapolis.


Amy has had some abdominal pain that hits her on occasion and causes her about a weeks worth of intense pain. This has gone on for the last year and a half or so. She finally made an appointment with the local doctor, or nurse practioner, who had no clue what was going on. They were quick to reccomend an ultrasound, which we had the next day, (Thursday the 14th). Nope, she's not pregnant. :) She does have to have her gall bladder removed, which we will schedule to have done soon. This dampens our enthusiasm for completing the Ogden half-triathalon in September. We'll just have to try again, mabey next year. This is a picture of our beautiful mommy participating in our favorite family activity.





The same day we discovered Amy's good news, and how to solve her issue, Spencer was at Scouts working on his First-Aid skill award. They had finished, and he was in the parking lot riding his bike around. He tried to wheelie over the curb and onto the sidewalk, but came down a little short. The final result of this escapade was a nice, beautiful deep, boyish type cut over his right kneecap. Sure enough, this was a little beyond first-aid skills, and he had to have stitches. The doctor put two internal stitches over his right knee cap, then put in about 12 more to close the cut. Spencer winced and grabbed my hand during the numbing shot, but then relaxed, and actually laughed as the doctor closed the cut. He is in a knee imobilizer to keep the knee from bending for the next ten days. Poor kid! He is sure a strong minded little guy, and impressed the heck out of his dad during the ordeal.
Spencer watched the doctor stitch him up! He was asking questions about the subcutaneous tissue, and all sorts of intelligent things. Sorry for the sideways view, but it shows the little man's interest in what he had happen to him.















Kaden was at Scout camp making, like, an infinity of boondoggle key chains, and we were short babysitters during the first week of August. We got help from Grandma Robinson, Ashley, and Grandma Watkins. We sure appreciate them and all their help. It is sure nice to have him back playing rockband with his brothers! Connor has sweet guitar skills.






During this same week, Deputies from Summit county and Harley's old road crew hit a drug jackpot.




This is a picture of a "suicide load" of marijuana. It weighed in at about 400 pounds of green leafy substance. The suspect was a man about 60 years old. There was around 53 pounds in the front, and then the rest under the Toneau cover in the pickup bed. The Deputy in the "trophy shot" has a K9, and has worked the road with his dog for the last 6-9 months. This was his first big pop. What a way to start! Guess what? Cops don't have to have permission to search when you can smell the contraband!



Connor is excited to start first grade next week. He is sure getting big. We were blessed with a visit from Aunt Aletha and Uncle Kevin. The boys and dad got to ride the motorcycles, and had a great time. We appreciate the time we had to be with Aletha and Kevin. Connor sure had fun!

Yes, Connor wore his peddal bike helmet. Safety first!