Family Camping Trip

We went camping up Franklin Basin Road from Wednessday to Saturday. It was fun getting the whole family together. Thursday evening Anthony was able to take us on a private tour of Minnitonka Cave in St. Charles Canyon. He couldn't get the generator to work, so we toured the cave with flash lights! That was really fun. Then Friday we went to the North shore of Bear Lake and had a fun time swimming, playing frisbee, eating lunch, and of course Anthony and Trudy built a sand castle. Friday evening Anthony and Trudy were walking through the sage brush and willows to get to the river when Anthony was attacked by wasps. Bees just seem to always find him. He is allergic to them and always swells up. (See last picture) Trudy took him down to Logan to the Insta Care. He received Benadryl and Steroids to help the swelling go down. Tom and Elise brought their dogs. Trudy braided our hair. We didn't even plan the blue shirts, but it's fun that we matched!

Christina watching Olivia with their dog Isis. Steven and Anarie with Olivia. Elise and Christina waiting for breakfast. Bob cooking. Savannah helping Grandma do dishes.

Testing out the water at Bear Lake. Tom and Elise and Savannah and Olivia. Isn't Olivia cute!!!

Playing frisbee. Top Anarie throwing to Christina. Anthony and Trudy getting ready to go snorkling. Middle Bob cathing the frisbee. Bottom Sandra, Tom, Steven and Bob. Anarie trying to keep warm. Christina trying to get a little sun. Anthony, Trudy and Steven building a dike so the waves won't wash away their castle.

A heart Christina built in the dike.

Master piece done. Bob, Christina, Trudy, Anthony, Savannah. Below Sandra with Steven and Anarie on the beach.This is how Anthony looked about a half an hour after the bee stings. His right eye is swelling up. There is a rash on his left shoulder with litlle rashes all over his body. This is after he washed off the mud to help take the sting out.

Pioneer Trek

Bob and I were Ma and Pa on our Handcart Trek re-enactment. The youth are our children and the adults our aunt and uncles.

Christina on top of Independance Rock, Wyoming.

Christina, Bob, and Sandra

Walking down from Independance Rock. As you can see, it is very windy today.

Our family with our handcart ready to go.

Bob standing watch over the handcart. We were asked to pack our limit of 17 pounds in buckets to make it easier to load and unload.

Trying to keep up with the fast pace going up the trail. Lots of wind, heat, and sand! We had 378 people in our trek.

Our family getting ready to trek back into Martins Cove. We are at our camp site which is 3 miles away.

Monuments in the Cove erected to remember the pioneers and rescuers.

Baby Robert resting in the handcart.

The youth choir singing during a devotional in the Dan Jones Cove. Christina is in the front row in braides.

Standing in view of Devils Gate. We did walk down to the Sweet Water River to play in it for awhile. It was so nice. By the time we walked back to camp, we had probably walked over 13 miles! My feet and back are so sore!

Standing in front of the monument "Remember" in the Rocky Ridge Hollow.

At the end of the devotional at the Hollow, the youth choir sang the song "Come, Come Ye Saints". As they sang people slowly got up and quietly left through out the song. I was one of them asked to represent those who died along the trail. It was such s touching, emotional time!

Monument for the common grave of the 13 people +2 who died crossing the Rocky Ridge in the Willie handcart company. A marker with the names of those who died.

Pretty Gardens!

We did some more weeding in the yard and garden. After raining the whole month of June and then the sun finally coming out the weeds were growing faster then anything else. Everything looks so nice now. I just had to show the gardens off! These top two are pictures of the flower garden in the front of the house. The one below is on the east side of the house. I love it when the weeds are gone and the flowers look so pretty! Bob weeding the corn. He is such a hard worker. The tomatoes and pumpkins and cucumbers behind. Me weeding the sand box! Anthony helping me weed by using the cultivator! Just make sure you wear shoes when you try this at home :)

Brough Family Reunion

This is most of us playing by the river at Island Park (just south of Yellowstone Park). Notice the fire in the back by the two little kids. Wind, clouds and occasionaly sun!

Savannah had fun even though she decided it was too cold to go wading!

Christina with Savannah, Elise with Olivia and their cousin Emily Helm.

Below are Elise, Tom, and Steven trying out the pontoon boat.

Christina trying out the pontoon boat.

Danny built a fire to keep us warm while playing in the river! :)

Some of the "boys" trying to keep up with Grandpa at Pin

The "girls" playing "Phase 10 Twisted"

Savannah and Emily became good friends! Playing "Go Fish"