June 18 - Saturday - Family Home Evening

Becky was playing games with the kids.

We had our Family Home Evening at the cabin.

Grandpa Bates gave the lesson on prophets.

Then we had a nice barbeque meal - Streak, hamburgers, or  hot dogs.

Then all of the kids got a ride on the 4 wheelers or the moter bike.

Some of them got a little muddy and wet.

There are lots of places on the trail that have water this year.

We now have a dryer and a washer that work at the cabin.

Thanks to Lance, Derek, Dad and Uncle Tim's work.

I took this picture in Idaho Falls last summer.

I'm not sure if they are Dahlias or Asters.

Anyone know for sure?

June 17 - Around the cabin

A walkabout the cabin.  Fiday morning Dad and I worked at the Temple

and them we went to the cabin.  Becky went up the day before.

Becky told me there was a red tulip out by her car and I

couldn't believe it.  I never planted a tulip bulb as

far as I know, but there it is.

There are not many flowers blooming yet.  Spring is slow in coming.

 This flower is all over the trees right now.

BLUE VIRGIN'S BOWER; BLUE CLEMATIS

Clematis occidentalis

Look at the Huckleberry blossoms.  It froze hard on Thursday night

so I hope they were not frozen.

This is a rose from my bush in the front of the house.

This was from last summer.

We are gettin a lot og buds on the bushes so soon we will have

those beautiful pink roses again.

ROSE-Rosa acicularis

June 16 - Thursday (preparing to go to cabin)

Becky worked hard weeding the raspberries and Dad rototilled.

I made bread, washed and got ready to go to cabin tomorrow.

Sorry this picture was taken through the window with a screen on it.

These are the purple flowers we got years ago from Arnells.

I do not know their name.

They are not blooming yet this year.

Visit for Father's Day early

Wendy, Micah, and Tyler camee to see Dad and give him a gift for Father's Day as they

can't make it up to the cabin on Saturday.

Tyler kept covering his head with his "bonnet".

It was good to visit with you.

June 15 some of Welch's here to see Dad for Father's Day

DAISY-Leucanthemum X superbum

June 14- FLAG DAY

Today is Flag Dad.  There were flags all over town.

Today I went visiting teaching.

Gages are home from their mission and we were able to visit with

them for a few minutes this morning.  They look good.

They were pleased at how good the Blacks took care of their home

and their yard.   Last night we had a very hard rainstorm.

Everthing looks so pretty and good.

ROSE-Rosa family

Lots of "Firsts"

Our first Peonia of the year

CHINESE PEONY-Paeonia lactiflora

Our first Iris.  A beautiful while one.

GERMAN IRIS-Iris germanica

And our first produce from our garden.

Radishes, dirt and all.