HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTI!
I LOVE YOU!

Love, Josh

Enjoying the ranch life

Yes that is a live goat standing on a log! Its a mountain goat and he stood on that log forever. I've never seen anything like that, it was hilarious!
Saturday we had a Despain family get together on there ranch. This was the first time Josh had every taken me and it was the first time I've ever heard about it. I guess he thought it might scare me off but i had so much fun and Cooper enjoyed the animals even though he wouldn't touch them and we had to hold him because he was to scared to get down. He is to much like me. Josh's grandpa was all smiles showing us his horses, and talking about them. We had a great time even though Josh told me afterwards that the sloppy joes we ate had snake meat in them. Good thing i only took a little bit. I hope josh is just kidding! Anyways we had a fun time and it was nice to get to know the Despain side a little better.

You are beautiful

Mom you are absolutely stunning! I'm so grateful to have you in my life and I love you for so many reason here are just a few reason why i love you. I love that you are a tough tomboy. I love that you were asked by the boys your age in high school if you were going to be there quarter back. I love that you tried to be a cheerleader. I love that you followed your heart when dad asked you to marry him even though you both were so young and both your parents didn't agree. I love how strong you're in the gospel and i love listen to your testimony. I love that you taught me how to throw a ball how to bat how to play basketball, volleyball, and was my biggest fan. I love that you always gave me support in whatever i wanted to do. I love that you would play with us when we were little. I love your stories, cooper and i could listen to them forever. I love that i can always talk to you and you will listen . I love that you don't judge me in my decision and only give advice when i ask. I love that you love Cooper. I love that you love me. I love you mom and hope you have a great and wonderful Birthday! Lets party!

Our little sleep walker

We have a sleep walker! We have caught Cooper walking in his sleep two nights in a row. We have a really old house and Coop's bedroom is upstairs. Coop will walk down stairs into the living room to the kitchen through a bathroom into the playroom then come into the master bedroom and just look at us. Its crazy! I just hope and pray he doesn't get hurt sleep walking.

Coopers observation on goats milk

My dad and his friend Scott Christensen bought some milking goats. My dad named his goat Thora. Cooper was so excited to go see Papa's goat but when we got there Cooper was scared of the goats. I think Coop has way to much of me in him. Later that night Porter came over to visit this is how Coopers and Porters conversation went.

Cooper said, "Porter we went to milk the goats."

Porter comment, "Oh you did?

Cooper replied, "Yes!"

Porter said, "Cooper where do you get the goats milk from?"

Cooper answered, "From its weenies!"

Everyone in the room was laughing at this point. Cooper said he needed to go to the bathroom. This is what happen in the bathroom while Cooper is sitting on the toilet.

Cooper said, "Mom?"

Mom replied, "Yes Cooper."

Cooper said, "There's no milk in my weenie!"

I don't think i've every laughed that hard in my life! I love my little Coop dogs comments!

This is my dad milking Sally!

Here's what Cooper calls the weenies!

Gunner and Thora and if you look in the background Cooper is sitting on Scott's lap milking the baby goat Peanut.

Gunner milking Thora!

After milking we went on a walk to some big rocks the goats loved playing on them.



Gunner holding baby Peanut.

Does anyone want goats milk?

Papa holding Cooper! I love this picture of them!

Enjoying family cookouts

This week has been filled with tons of family and good food. Monday night we went with my parents, Gunner, Misit, Stratton, Aunt Sherri, Uncle Billy, Byrant, Bo, Becky, Natalie, Janessa, Macie, Payton, Aunt Karen, Uncle Art, and Trent out to Sherri and Billy Elkins ranch for a dutch oven cookout. We used to do this all the time when i was little and we haven't done it forever and nothing better than dutch oven peach cobbler! Cooper and Payten had so much fun playing with each other.

Tuesday night Josh's cousin Randa and her husband Mike and there two adorable little kids Ellie and Teagan were in snowflake. We had a cook out with them and Grandma and Grandpa Despain, Grandma Brewer, Great Aunt Lorna, and Lawryn. Cooper and Ellie loved looking for snails we found over twenty of them. Josh and Mike thought it would be funny to put salt on the snails it was so sad i guess it takes the moisture out of them and kills them. We had a great time!

Great food and great company what else could you ask for? We cherish the time we get to spend with our families!

Its raining its pouring the old man is snoring

The rain hit us hard yesterday evening. Along with the rain came the biggest hail I've ever seen. One hit Cooper in the neck.

The road in front of our house looked like a river. This is Josh driving his truck through it. Josh was just like a little kid playing in the rain and Cooper thought his dad was so cool!

I tried to walk in the river road but it was to cold, the water came up to my calve.

We were sitting in the house watching the rain and there was thundering and lightning all around us. Cooper said, "mom they're having fireworks again? Awesome!"