After talking to Kristy and Chip-n-Sarah this weekend I miss them even more! So I rounded up some of Daron's going away party photos...

Happy 32nd Birthday Chip. We are sorry we missed the big bash but it looks like you had plenty of fun without us!

Black Widow Neighbor
Isn't she pretty! Yikes, this black widow spider was found near our back fence. Daron spotted a yellow jacket fighting to get out of a web and grabbed his camera. A black widow spider came out to find her prey... Needless to say we check the blankets and don't reach for any boxes in dark dark corners...

Darons Poster Unveiling!
Daron has created the most amazing poster for the Kaibab Paiute Tribes Annual Powwow. His poster will be displayed in Las Vegas, Salt Lake, the Navajo Nation and other large cities around the Southwest Area. His skills are becoming so good that I may start freelance him out so he can make me some money!

Daron and Jennifer go to Duck Creek July 2, 2006.

We realized that a wonderfrul pine forest with a big glacier fed lake was located about 45 minutes away. The drive was beautiful and the lake was great. Daron and I rode our bikes around the lake - it is an 11 mile trail. Daron did great and I only wiped out once but luckily no blood! I felt like we had gone from semi desert to Montana! In only 45 minutes. I don't know why I am having such a hard time inserting the photos within the text. They all keep going to the top. It is irritating me.... The photo with the white mountains in the back is on the drive to Duck Creek. At Duck Creek you can rent log cabins, rent ATV's, cross country ski, mountain bike, hike, boat and swim if you like really really really cold water. A couple from St. George told me that the lake is usually frozen through mid June. Needless to say the weather was about 20 degrees cooler than Kanab. At one end of the lake there were piles of lava rock from an old volcano. It was so strange seeing it in the middle of the forest. I always think of barren lava fields in Hawaii. I took the trail between the lava rocks very slowly and walked my bike some of the way. Can you imagine falling and skidding in lava rocks? Yikes. Daron, the dare devil that he is, rode his bike through the whole lava field:) Ignore this...just a shameless attempt to become famous on google: Daron Andrews Daron Andrews Daron Andrews Daron Andrews Daron Andrews Daron Andrews Daron Andrews Daron Andrews Daron Andrews Daron Andrews Jennifer Andrews Jennifer Andrews Jennifer Andrews Jennifer Andrews Jennifer Andrews Jennifer Andrews Jennifer Andrews

Last weekend our friends/relatives Dan and Antonio drove down from Barstow California. Despite some car trouble (cars tend to overheat in 130 degree weather) they were able to rent a car in Vegas and make it to Kanab! Kanab was only in the 90's during the day and nice and cool (sweatshirt weather) in the mornings and evenings. Daron took Friday off and the three Amigo's decided to hike Squaw Trail. They had a great time.

Then they came up to Angel Canyon and had lunch with me! Here we are out on the "cafeteria" deck overlooking Angel Canyon. (It's the photo at the top with the four of us.) Dan and Antonio cooked us an Argentinian meal that was fabulous and I caught a photo of the boys in the kitchen. I of course was cleaning while they cooked... or was I supervising?