Is it Spring? It must be Spring.

Well, my entire life, there has always been one event that has signaled the arrival of Spring - branding the cows. When I was a little girl, I ALWAYS helped my dad, when I turned into a mutant "teenager", I asked myself "Why am I standing around in the hot sun, smelling burnt hair? For fun? I think not." So that signaled the end of my innocent youth. Still, I always associate Spring with branding cows even though I am not up there in the thick of it.

Matt loves this time of year. He was so excited he invited his entire family up for the big event. Brandon brought his boys and Kaden to gain this "manly" experience. They all had a blast and came home with sunburned necks. Kaden even tried his hand at castrating a cow (He didn't have the stomach to finish the job) and Matt helped him finish. He did however pose for his trophy.

Well, on a more "Springy" note, we took the kids up the canyon to throw rocks into the river. It is kind of a little family tradition every year. When it is warm enough, we load 'em up and head to Red Creek. The kids love throwing rocks in the river.

We also got a great deal on a wooden picnic table out the good old Nebo Market. The kids love the umbrella and they think that they are so grown up sitting at their very own table. When I was a kid I hated sitting at the kids table, maybe they aren't old enough to realize the blatant segregation. Oh well.