Saturday Show

The family loaded up in the mini van and went to a car show in Murray Park yesterday. It turned out to be a good show. There was lots of cars and the weather was perfect.We all chose our favorite car.
This is Steven's:

Isaac's had 2 favorites:



Dixie says she was undecided. I had a few. Here are some of my favorites:



I am trying my hardest to convince Dixie to trade her mini van for a VW bus. It would be about the same price and the bus is just so much cooler. It doesn't hurt to dream.

Pinewood Derby

Steven competed in his first Pinewood Derby Friday. He designed a Lego car and won the coolest design award. His car wasn't the fastest but everyone had fun.

Double cab in the garage!

Well, I had my dream VW in my garage today. I had a guy coming over to pick up some parts I had and while he was on his way his rear oil main went out. He asked if he could use my garage to pull out his engine and replace the seal. It was cool to see him take out his engine in just under an hour. He replaced his seal and figured his fuel pump was leaking also. It ended up filling his oil with gas and then it would dump out the rear main. He was able to fix it today and he took his VW home. I told him he could leave it at my house for good if he was tired of working on it. Here are some pics.

Sold the camp trailer!

Well, we sold our camp trailer. We had talked about doing it and I decided to put it on KSL to see if there was any interest. It took 2 days and it is now owned by someone else. Our family is a little sad to see it go but it is nice to not have to store it for the winter. We are going to buy a newer one in the spring. I have a few must have features for our next trailer.
1. It has to have bunks in it for the boys.
2. It has to have a queen size bed that is set up all the time.
3. It has to have fiberglass sides.
4. It has to have absolutely NO WATER DAMAGE. Been there done that!
5. It has to have an outside shower.
6. It can't be any longer than 25 feet.

Thats not too much to ask is it? The nice thing is that we have time to look. The next trailer will be a keeper so we won't settle for something that isn't exactly what we want. I guess the hunt is on! (My favorite part)


Here are some fun times we had in the trailer

Camping at Willard Bay

Well, It doesn't seem like the snow is coming anytime soon so all the boys decided to go to Willard Bay and camp overnight. It gave us a chance to try out the huge tube on the water.






It was the perfect day. Perfect weather, perfect water, and best of all we had the whole beach to ourselves.



We camped overnight and had fun sitting around the fire and telling SCARY stories.

Praying for Snow!

Well, we got the bug officially ready for winter. We are ready to go tubing as soon as the snow flies.

Maintaining the Bug and the end of summer.

Well, Its time to lower the bonnet on the Bug. I put the deck lid back down on the bug hoping that it will help lower the temperatures outside. I guess I am ready for fall to come. The only problem is that in Utah it usually goes from hot summer to winter right away. A nice mild Fall would be great.



I also changed the oil. In a bug thats a messy job! I had oil everywhere except in the bucket it was suppose to be in. I also got the heating system ready for winter by adding some clamps that went missing this summer and tightening some needed bolts that shook themselves loose. I wasn't going to drive the bug this winter but I am having to much fun to put it in storage. I guess it's time to find out how good a bugs heater works. I know the front windshield fogs up a lot, but I found some rain-x that works on the inside of glass to keep it from fogging up. It seems like these little cars require a lot of little maintenance to keep them going. The nice thing is that it is lots of easy things and if you procrastinate a little they are very forgiving.


Well, I guess summer is coming to a close. I am hoping to take the boys camping once more before winter really hits. I am also ready for summer to be done so work will slow up. I am getting tired of working on these: