Prehistoric Times

 Edwin got to go fishing with a friend from work and caught these two walleye. They were delicious filleted and deep fried.

 Uncle Daniel, Aunt Becca and Gordon came for a visit last week on their way to Colorado. We had a great time with them.

 Robert and Gordon are going to be great buddies.

 The morning before he left, Uncle Daniel wanted to go on a hike up to the falls. There was still a little ice on the water so he opted not to go for a swim down the natural water slide.

Grace and Anne are wearing the dresses that their Mom and Aunt Karen wore for Grandma Fern's funeral when they were little. Grace is getting too big for Aunt Karen's old dress so we decided to take it to her when we visited Vernal this week.

We had fun going on a hike with cousin Lauren and cousin Gabe at Dinosaur National Monument and visiting the Utah Field House of Natural History.

 

Here we are at the quarry at Dinosaur National Monument. Anne wanted to take her bone back home with us, but the park ranger said, "No."

 

Jen and the kids went to play at the Fowler's during some visiting teaching. Brother Fowler made these boats for their grand kids to play on.

Grace and Anne had a field trip to end their year of home school. We went to Thermopolis, WY and visited the Wyoming Dinosaur Center. We got to go up to the quarry and dig for real fossils. Next to Anne's left shoulder is a bone, probably from a diplodocus. You can see a little bit of whiteout on the fossil labeling it bone number 1615. It was logged in the official book as being found by Edwin Butler. Grace and Anne also found some fossil bones while they were digging. The other big white chunks are other fossils covered with plaster of paris and burlap to protect them while they are completely excavated.