The Philpot Phamily

Ann and I made a quick trip to Utah last weekend and visited Hannah and family. We enjoyed some fine activities, such as ice skating and chasing chickens at Jim & Beryl's Rockin' R.












Here are some of the skaters. The kids did very well for the first time on ice. All agreed that it's harder than it looks.

After collecting eggs, the kids found it was time to rustle the chickens back in to the coop. I would dub the coop the "Hen Hilton" -- it's quite a structure, reported (by Jim) to have withstood hurricane-force winds. Jerry did the wiring, and Beryl installed the flat-screen TV. (Okay ... just kidding about that last thing.)


Here's Kesiah, making a spectacle of herself. We also spent a bit of time taking pictures and sending 'em to Rileigh and Bridger.






Monday was Kaitlyn's first birthday -- and first experience with birthday cake. By all appearances, she liked it.





All in all, I'd have to report that the Philpots are getting along quite nicely. They'll soon be heading to a vacation in Cancun, Mexico. I expect we'll see some good photos from that excursion.