Keyton with his sparkler... I was getting a little nervous with 10 kids running around and not paying attention. I think Grandpa Briggs chasing the kids with his sparkler didnt help ;)
Jeron, Kaycen, Britt and Keyton watching the fireworks. The kids thought the neighbor haters were the best ones!
And the end result..........................
Worn out from all the fun activities!
~7/3/09~ Kim and Dennis took us all to the Elk Farm at Bagley's Elk Ranch in Driggs. We rode the wagon pulled by Clydesdale horses (my favorite kind of horse). 
Kaycen on the fake elk in front of Bagley's office....where are his horns?
Grandpa Dennis, Keyton and Ammon on our way out to see the elk.
Keyton and Kaycen looking at the elk. It was all we could do to hold Kaycen 
Kaycen and I enjoying the ride... well Kaycen is probably enjoying that sucker more ;)
This bull elk came right up to us, we all got to feel his velvet antlers. VERY COOL!
This baby elk was born just barely before we got there. The baby was still wet and the mother was cleaning it off and she hadn't even stood up yet. A couple minutes earlier and we would have seen it born.
The babies stay in their own herds called nurseries and only one or two females will stay close to the nursery just in case they get in trouble then they can help call the main herd for help. When a baby elk is born the mother cleans the baby then leaves it for 2-3 hours and then comes back to nurse it. Then leaves again, this goes on for a few weeks until the baby joins a nursery. This is because when an elk is born for the first few weeks it doesn't have a scent. So the mother leaves so that her scent doesn't attract danger. We were also told that at feeding time that its neat to hear the elk call each other. The mother calls her baby and they know exactly which baby is theirs by their call. The Bagley guy says that it all sounds the same to him, but its neat to watch each baby and mother meet up.... we learned a lot about elk on this trip!
My Mom was so nice to watch the boys so that I could go horseback riding with Kim, Dennis and Heidi. We went up to Driggs to Bagley's Ranch and up into the mountains. What a beautiful ride it was. Our ride was an hour and a half and I think we were all glad it wasnt any longer. Only because we were saddle sore and Kim's feet kept falling asleep, the ride was either up hill or down hill and made for a more difficult ride for someone like me that hasnt been on a horse in years. Other than that we probably would have rode all day long. It started to rain on us. The rain drops were HUGE and it was just a small cloud passing by. If you looked into the sky you could see the rain drops falling from way high because the sun was shining. It was such a peaceful and beautiful ride. What a great way to spend my birthday. Thanks you guys for letting me tag along!
Our guide and Dennis.
Kaycen playing in the weed grass.
Reeling 'the big one' in.
Keyton showing off his 'sucker fish'.
I think that Kaycen is more crazy about anything with a motor than Keyton was at his age. Britt's mom always said that Britt would sit outside for hours watching all the heavy equipment and big trucks doing their jobs all day long. I am thinking that Kaycen will grow up to be just like his Daddy and be able to run any piece of equipment he can get his hands on... 
Keyton and Kaycen playing outside 
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