THE EVANS CLAN

Sunday, August 26, 2007

more of Red Rock Cabins

Early morning on the boat dock by our cabins.

Looking at our cabins from the other side of the lake. We took a walk all around the lake that next morning.

A mother and her two fawns...We saw lots of wild life on the trip, including otters, cranes and mountain goats!

On Sunday the 19th, we celebrated 4 birthdays..Sydney (7)...Alexa (4)...Abby (9) ...and Clare (26)...Four Beautiful Girls! (Clare is holding the newest member of our family, Ellie Elizabeth...Mark & Wendy's new daughter)

Abby & Eliza opening her present.

The "Crazy Grandsons"! I couldn't get them to be serious for a picture.

Isn't this a darling group....the little girls and Eli! We were missing the Tingey's that day....they were on vacation.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Family Photo ~Alexa's party

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Alexa's 4th birthday

Alexa turned 4 today...August 13th... and she had a party at the park with her Evans and Giles grandparents. What a beautiful "princess" she has become, and she is so proud to be 4! She kept saying "I can't believe I'm 4!" Notice the cake, it is the center of Grandma Alice's cake from last night. It worked great, especially since orange is Alexa's favorite color. I even changed the 97 to a 4, so it said Happy 4th Birthday! How's that for recycling!

Pictures from Alexa's party

Princess Alexa

Mallory, Alexa, and baby Ellie (oh, and Belle)

Sister, Ellie....enjoying the party!

Blowing out those candles! (before the wind did)

Monday, August 13, 2007

Grandma Alice turns 97!

Doesn't she look great! What a night this was. We all gathered at the Federal Heights for a birthday celebration for Grandma Alice on Sunday night the 12th of August. Her birthday is actually on Tues. the 14th, but this was the best time to celebrate. We had about 70 of her posterity there....just about everyone that was in town. She was VERY PLEASED.

I think she loved her cake. It was a carrot cake and very delicious!

I don't think she really needed help blowing out her candles, but I loved this picture of her and Bill blowing.

She was also presented this beautiful bouquet of yellow roses from the Rotary Club. This picture will appear in the Rotary magazine.

snap shots from the party

Pictures with Grandma

Taken in her room right before the party. Emily had to work that night so came early to wish Grandma "Happy Birthday. Doesn't Grandma look nice? We had her hair and nails done and got this dress from her home. I also put a little make-up on her which she has not had done for a while. I think she was very pleased. She certainly does not look 97!

"We love our Great Grandma!" Kathryn (Colleen's ) and Alexa

Mark and Wendy and their three beautiful girls!

Alice and her sons!

More pictures with Grandma

Rick and children

Bill and Jan and family

The Barlow's

Tom with Grandma. This was taken towards the end of the evening and Grandma was getting tired. What a good sport she was, though. When I told her it was almost over and then she could go to her room and rest, she said "You can go on forever, if you want" I think she really enjoyed the night.

August Cabin Week

Just wanted to tell a little about our August Cabin week before I post the pictures of Grandma Alice's birthday.
We had another great week together...missed Dan & Clare and Rick & Donna and family this time, but we welcomed our newest member, Ellie Elizabeth Evans, to the cabin and she loved it! At least she seemed to! I guess she woke up a little more in the night, but we didn't hear her. Good job, Wendy, in keeping her happy....sorry you didn't get much sleep.
We had a lot of rain...some every day, but there were still periods of good weather so we could enjoy the outdoors. We really couldn't complain about the rain because we need the moisture so badly, and it did cool things off. The temperature most days was in the high 60's or low 70's, and that felt SO GOOD, after the 100 degrees we are having most every day in the valley. In fact I would love to be up at the cabin again right now! The only thing bad about the rain is that it seemed to happen every time we were out on the trail with the horses, and therefore we got VERY WET...several times. Oh well!
The scariest thing that happened this trip was Rachel's "Rodeo Ride" on Cabaret! We don't know what got into him, but he was running like the wind and Rachel looked just like a rodeo queen and was riding him like a pro (even though she was really scared, as was her mother and grandmother!) until he jumped through the fence and over the culvert. I'll never forget seeing her fall and what looked like Cabaret feet trampling her. As we ran towards her, I was afraid of the worse, but Rachel's "guardian angels" were with her again and miraculously she was not hurt....just a small scrape on her back....and not even a bruise the next day. We are SO VERY GRATEFUL. The Lord has really blessed us at the cabin....and everywhere else, actually. WE MUST NEVER FORGET!