Scotty and Deb's Excellent Adventure

Monday, July 28, 2008

Day 08 - A Day at the Swimming Hole!

Grandma, Jen, and the boys had a fun day in the pool... and it was a HOT day!

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Day 07 - Nauvoo and Wild Weather!

Sunday, July 27th

Tonight we went to Nauvoo to see Jason Deere perform. It was supposed to be on the outdoor stage at 8:00 p.m. At 7:00, the skys suddenly darkened as if it was nighttime and the lightning and thunder started followed by over one hour of gale force winds and rain. It was crazy... I have only been in rain this bad in 1985 when I was in Hurricane Bob in Virginia... and it only lasted for 20 minutes!

The show was moved from the outside stage into the visitor center auditorium which could only hold 250 of the anticipated 700 attendees.

They graciously performed two shows... we luckily got into the first so we could get home around midnight with the boys...

The show was fantastic and the spirit was strong. They have done a great job relaying some of Brother Joseph's life and trials through music.

If you get a chance to hear their DVD or see them in concert, we highly recommend them. They will be in Portland for "Time Out For Women" in September or October.

Tomorrow we are going to chill a little... it has been a busy week.

Day 06 - Giant Yellow Machines

July 26th - Edwards, Illinois Caterpiller Proving Grounds. (Remember, you can click on any photo to make it bigger).

We have anticipated this event for months... this is the first time that CAT has put on one of these demonstrations in Edwards for 20 years. They pulled out the stops and demonstrated every style of equipment that they manufacture!!

The boys had a great time and so did we! The photos tell the story...

(Que the Jurassic Park music)

These bad boys are huge!

This 787C is a monster! However, you can completely hide this truck in the bed of a 797B ! Unfortunately, they could not bring one the 797's to the show... they must be built on-site due to their size and they cost $3.5 million.