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Colton finds your eyeliner? Yep it's this.... At least he knew it went on the face somewhere.... What a cutie?

This is the first picture I took, when I asked,"Colton Harman, What Are You Doing?" Colton replied-"Huh"

Palisade State Park

This is Palisade State Park formerly known as Funk Lake. Matt's Great Grandpa built this lake and area. I will have to get the whole story from my mother in law. I can't remember all the details. I will try the best I can to remember it and then fix it later. His Great Grandpa was sent by Brigham Young to settle this land. At the time this area was owned by the Indians. Great Grandpa was an engineer and knew that there could be a way to get the water over the mountain. So, he approached the Indians to ask them to buy this property and told them of his idea to make water travel over a mountain and into this valley. The Indians just laughed at him and thought that there was no way he could accomplish this, so they would sell him this dry land and knew that he would sell it back in a matter of time, when his plan didn't work. Well, to their amazement it did work. Great Grandpa got the water to travel over the mountain and made a beautiful lake. Which today is owned by the Government as a National Park. If you are ever in Sterling and go to Palisade State Park, you will know that it once was Funk Lake and was a very dry piece of ground. I'm sure the Indians were quite surprised by this young lad, who had a crazy idea.

Funk Family Reunion Sterling, Ut

Reservoir

road to Grandpa's

The creek and creek bottom

Dad's old home, which originally was made of adobe

Sterling

Sterling

We enjoyed the family reunion. It was fun seeing where Dad was from and his old home that he grew up in and the land around it. It was so neat hearing the stories of when he was young and would play in the reservoir and how he learned to swim in the creek that ran across the road from his house and how the used to herd cattle down the creek bottom. I could just picture him with all his brothers and sisters running around down there. Sterling is a beautiful valley and I was honored to be there with Matt's parents.

The reunion was fun, meeting and seeing family members. They talked alot about Charles & Emily Funk, who are Albert's parents and Matt's Grandma and Grandpa. It was neat to hear their stories. We got a book that was put together with stories of them and memories of the Grandchildren of their Grandparent's. It is really neat. I will treasure that book forever. Charles & Emily had 13 children of which 1 died the day he was born, and 3 others died before the age of 25. Two from diseases and one form a motorcycle accident. They have 36 Grandchildren and 106 Great Grandchildren, 34+ Great, Great Grandchildren. Dad just has his Sister Ada. Dad comes from a great posterity. I'm so thankful to be a part of their family.

Dad Funk's Baptism Day

While we were waiting for the pageant to start. Dad or Grandpa Funk told us that when he got baptized, he was baptized in the Manti Temple. After he was baptized, they took him up to the very top of the temple and he climbed those stairs that went around. And he got to stand at the very top, outside and look at the whole valley. What a neat experience. I'm glad he shared that with us. I tried to take a picture of the top of the temple, it's a little blurry, he told us after it was dark, but I wanted to make sure that Colton knew this story of his wonderful Grandpa.

Manti Miracle Pageant

Last weekend was the Funk family reunion in Sterling, UT. Mom and Dad Funk had planned for us to go down a night early and see the Manti Pageant. We stayed in a Hotel that night, or I should say morning, we got in at about 1:00 am. We had dinner at the church house, where they have a fund raiser for the ward. They served BBQ Turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll, salad, and dessert. The turkey was so juicy, tender and very yummy. Then we headed over to the pageant, Matt & I dropped Mom and Dad Funk off, so they wouldn't have too far to walk and to find us a place. We ended up having a very nice gentleman let us park between his two driveways. So, we were only about two blocks away. That was so nice of him and his family. The temple is so gorgeous. Then we waited for it to get dark and watch the pageant. Before hand, some of the cast walked around talking to people and doing some missionary work. Colton & I got our picture taken with a Nephite. He was really nice. What an absolutely beautiful experience. I had never seen the pageant before. I was so excited to see it and it was well worth the anticipation. The Manti Temple is probably my second favorite, Logan being my first. It is so beautiful. Elder L. Tom Perry, gave the invocation, it was so nice to hear his voice and then the National Anthem was sung. The spirit was so strong through that number, it gave me the chills and I teared up. I am so grateful for this beautiful country that we have been blessed with. I'm grateful that we have the freedom of religion so that we may worship, they way that we want and that we have the only true gospel. The Gospel of Jesus Christ. I'm thankful for my membership in the church and for my knowledge of who I am and where I'm going and the plan Heavenly Father has in store for all of us. I'm thankful for the Prophet Joseph Smith, for all he endured for the truthfulness of the gospel. I'm thankful for the Saints and for our Forefathers, who instituted the great nation and fought for our freedoms. I'm thankful to the men and woman who serve our country today, for their sacrifice and diligence in trying to keep our nation free. The pageant was very beautiful, the setting was gorgeous, there at the foot of the temple with the beautiful star filled sky above us. It is definitely something I hope to attend again. The only drawback was there are a lot of mosquitoes, I remembered repellent, thankfully, but still got eaten up. But it was so worth it. Here are a few pictures that I snagged that night.

Colton's Dancing Song

Here is Colton's Dancing Song- He loves it!! "Shake Your Tailfeather" from the Blues Brothers Check it out- www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ka-rGmXr7A

So, You Think You Can Dance?

I admit, I love this show. I love the talent and all the different styles of dancing, some more than others. Well, I have passed my love on to Colton. He loves to watch it, and he thinks he is one of the dancers. He has come up with quite the moves. Tonight he liked the "Jive" which he did jumps and leg lifts and also the "disco". What a great little dancer. I only wished that my camera battery was charged. I record the shows for mom so, maybe when we watch them again, he will show off his skills. That kid LOVES music and dancing. I'm really glad, music is a big part of my life.