River House Ruins

These ruins were close to the Comb ridge road, by the river. There were more ruins nearby that still had pottery in them, but we could not find it.

Last hill of Hole in the Rock Expedition

Well weather has finally settled down enough to take another southern Utah Trip. (May 1 2010) We had so much fun! Here are some pictures of the Road that the Hole in the Rock Expedition made up over Comb wash. This is the last hill that they had to go over 6 months into the trip that was supposed to take 6 weeks. So much for short cuts!! Some of the animals finally gave up and died over this hill. They had to have 6-7 horse teams hitched up per wagon. That means lots of the teams did it over and over.
In one picture Ivan is standing by the road. They cut out one side, and used the fill to fill up the other side.





This is a picture towards the river from the road. The River House Ruins (next post) that we went to are along the river to the left. If you look at the rock in the foreground you can see scrape marks from the road construction.

More of Madalynn and Siblings

We are having so much fun here at Kevin's. We expect Madalynn and her mommy to arrive home today in a couple of hours. Meanwhile here are some more pictures:







Matthew talked on the phone to his dad at the hospital. Then he decided to use the wet washcloth that I had to wash his face for a phone. He was so funny, babbling away with the wet washcloth on his ear.



Grandpa Starr arrives with the tractor in the dump trailer after dark. Matthew had to get in and drive the tractor. He was one happy boy. Today he has been running from window to window to watch grandpa as he drives the tractor. And right now, he is sitting on the tractor again.

Madalynn is born

Madalynn was born this morning. We brought Allison & Matthew to see her. She is about 4 hours old in these pictures and still had not had her first bath. She reminds me of Kevin--she is going to be a cutie! Allison wanted to bring the little dress that matches hers to show to baby sister. She is a good baby and was 7 lbs 7 oz, 20" long. OK these pictures make we want to head back to the hospital to cuddle her. Her grandma Mansfield is her nurse for the day. So fun!!

Check Julie's Blog

Be sure to click on Julie and Ryan Persson's blog on the right column. She has just updated her blog with total history of Michael and some really cute pictures.

Two Cousins

On Sunday we got together for Blake's Birthday. This is the first time that Ellie and Bryson have been together for awhile. Remember Blake only weighed 6 lbs when born, and he is 2 months younger than Ellie. (Blake is Tami's and Ellie is Stephanie's--although you could probably tell that since they look like their Fathers!)

Michael at 2 Months

Look how chubby his little cheeks are getting. We see smiles now. He is so cute!





Look how chubby his little cheeks are getting. We see smiles now. He is so cute!