Testosterone Fest!

I am living in a sea of testosterone, and labor day weekend proves it. I know I'm a little late posting this, however it was such an adventure that I had to share. We went to the mountain man rendezvous at Fort Bridger. Troy and the boys went nuts! All things manly were there, like furs, and of course weapons of all kinds. It is quite an experience. There are people who dress up like mountain men, Native Americans, women in period dress and even men in kilts! There were even those that were in nothing but loincloths. Oh yeah, nothing but loincloths. Troy wanted to go so badly, as he needed some closure for some wants for badger and coyote skins that were lingering from his childhood. Hallelujah, we were able to help him with this problem! We searched the whole place until he found just the right ones, and now we are fulfilled. (we hope!) The kids were excited to find just the right raccoon hats and even though it was a billion degrees they wore them the whole time. I thought Nicholas was going to melt, but he didn't want to take it off! Grandpa and Grandma Sorensen came along also and so did my nephew Dallas who also joined heartily in the manly event. It was pretty fun to watch them have such a good time and see them get so excited over the loot they found. We came home with furs, fur hats, hatchets, powder horns, turtle shells and Dallas took home a coyote skull. (I'm sure Sacha was thrilled!) Grandpa even bought us buffalo burgers for lunch. They were actually pretty good. LaDawn and I were able to find a booth that had handmade quilts and rugs so we were able to salvage a little estrogen amidst all the craziness. I did enjoy looking at all the people that were in character. My favorites were of course the men in kilts. They were playing the pipes also so I got my fill. The Native American dancers were neat and of course the dad with the full bear skin on and all his children. He was pushing a stroller with his daughter in it who was wearing pink crocs. I thought it was FABULOUS! It was all in all a good day. All the "boys" had a blast and that is what is important, however I will need some recuperation time with just the girls. (Lori understands this!) I'll keep you posted on what we decide to do with the furs if anything, because I know you are all dying to know!

Pine Lake

AAAHH, Pine Lake. One of our favorite places to play. We love the sights, sounds and smells of this place. We were able to spend the better part of a week there in July and we had a lot of fun. My mom and dad were here from the Philippines, Christy and Phil came from Boise and the rest of the gang from the Salt Lake Valley were there to complete the Millett crew! It was just the right temperature, and while we did have one crazy downpour, the weather was fantastic. There was an amazingly bright and huge full moon every night and you didn't even need a flashlight. We rode the 4 wheeler's, swam in the lake, and of course made our traditional trek to Powell Point. The kids were thrilled that Uncle Phil was there. He is our mighty hunter and was able to catch many frogs, a snake, and the chipmunk that raided our food tent! (That is what he is holding in his hand in the pictures above!) Brianne and Mom didn't want to be outdone and they battled some skunks (yes, two!) that also had invaded our food tent. (We have very good food on these trips and the critters seem to know it!) Like I said the food was fabulous! Mom and Dad did dutch oven mutton and barbecue chicken. Aunt Christy had us making our own ice cream, and for her breakfast she made bird's nests (bread with egg in the middle and cheese on top)which my kids thought was great! Brad and Jo did Bulgogi a tasty Korean dish and Troy and I did our usual make your own omelet in a bag which is always a yummy favorite. We did finally break camp on Friday and made our way down to Tropic where it was sooo HOT, at least compared to Pine Lake. We love spending time in Tropic also and spent a couple of days there until we decided reluctantly to head back home. Thanks Mom and Dad and everyone for a fabulous trip!