Higham's New Roof

It was time to redo Jennifer's parents roof. The original shingles had been on the roof for close to 30 years. I made this shirt especially for the job.

  We wanted to make sure that we got it done before the start of football season. The weather was overcast most of the day and did not rain. Great weather for shingling a roof. We started at 8 am and were finished around 7 pm.  I enjoyed about 8 of those 11 hours.

 We were so glad to be finished. Ernie and I were the only two working on the roof and could have used some help. I used the nail gun to put in over 5,500 nails and being on a slope that long made for some sore muscles. When we were done, it looked great and Tammie was very pleased.

Y Mtn Hike

We have always talked about hiking up to the Y on the mountain in Provo.  Finally we we did it.  We wanted to do it before the football season started.  We went early in the morning to beat the heat.  There are 12 switchbacks that wind their way up the mountain.  Seth and Carter did well, with much prodding and encouragement.  I carried Keenan on my shoulders.  Jennifer carried Keenan for a few minutes but decided I better take care of him.  She took Seth and Carter by the hands and helped them to keep moving.  

It was quite a climb.  Once we got to the top the boys wanted to walk around on the Y.  It is pretty steep and not good footing for a boy.  We took in the view and rested a bit before heading down.    

While at the top we were able to spot three temples (Provo, Provo City Center and Timpanogos).  

Castle Valley Pageant 2014

We went to Castle Valley Pageant. We got there early so there was plenty of time to participate in all the activities. We got prairie diamonds, they are bent horse shoe nails. The boys tried to milk a cow. We sampled homemade honey taffy.  



 

 We watched a horse be shoes and then went on a wagon ride.  



 

It was a fun evening. We are happy that Grandma and Grandpa Jenson joined us.