only in Dillon

I bet I'm the only one who heard this today:

"Sorry I'm late; I would have been here sooner but there was a cow loose in town and I had to take a detour."

Yup, you read that right. There was a COW loose in town. (And yes, my first question was if Mikel managed to get a picture. The police diverting traffic probably wouldn't have taken too kindly to that though so you'll have to trust us on this one.)

Mikel was on his way to the university to help do some renovations in the volleyball locker room and apparently there was a cow in the middle of the road. Two guys had roped in and were fighting it to get it in a horse trailer thing. This isn't the edge of town either (or really close to any fields) so we're not sure how the cow got to that point but it did!

Just another Thursday in Dillon!

just another day in the kitchen

Yea right! While I do spend enough time in the kitchen to ensure neither Mikel I or starve, I'm not exactly Susie Homemaker by any stretch of the imagination!

However, while I was home for Thanksgiving, my mom and I decided to try making cake pops. By "we decided" I really mean my mom decided that she wanted to try it and I was the lucky victim that got to help. 

It was actually really fun and they turned out so good! 

They were definitely a hit at Thanksgiving!

the finished product

sugary deliciousness 

how can you have Christmas without snow??

Since I have moved to places where that white stuff falls from the sky during the holidays, I regularly get comments on how it's just not Christmas without cold weather and snow. Although I understand the association for them, I have to say that it's just not a problem for me!

Riding my bike to my grandparents on Christmas morning in shorts sounds like a wonderful Christmas to me!! No snow necessary!

Although it wasn't quite Christmas yet, the weekend after Thanksgiving I was at San Clemente with my parents and had the most WONDERFUL beach day weather.

Warmth and sun combined with views like this somehow help me get through the holidays without show!

Thanksgiving fishing

Over the week of Thanksgiving, Mikel was so excited to go steelhead fishing with his cousins. He hasn't been able to go on this trip for a couple years because we were in Michigan so it was nice to have the opportunity this year. 

The boys were in Shoup and out of civilization and cell phone service for the whole week and had a blast!

Jake and Lucas 

Mikel's first catch of the week

Jake

Jake and Lucas

another one for Mikel

Bloxham guiding service

Mikel, Dominique, and Jake

one of the only buildings there

fishy fishy

a good day's work

two big horn sheep

beautiful

wildlife in the river

It was a great trip!

Thanksgiving 2011

One of the benefits of having both sides of the family so close to home is two Thanksgivings (maybe both a blessing and a curse with all the extra food)!

This year we were able to do one Thanksgiving celebration on Thursday and the other family on Friday!

the Bushman girls on Thursday

Mascari family hike on Friday

me and Michael resting on our hike