We made it to Craig!

Well we finally made it to Craig. We had to stop in Rawlins last night because the wind was so bad, we thought it might actually blow us off the road. They don't call it "Windy Wyoming" for nothin'!

The wonderful people at the Balloon Fest got Bob a nine foot log. He cut it down a bit so he could make an incredible Owl sculpture. 

This is where he stopped for the day. He has 7 hours tomorrow to finish it. No problem!
Now off to the wonderful Craig Campground.

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The campground was wonderful! Very nice people, clean spots, a dog run, wonderful showers with tons of hot water and a pretty swimming pool I did not get to swim in. Darn it!
Anyway, on to our second day.....
Jon got there to start carving on his sculpture and Bob was close to half way.

We really spread out and our booth looked nice. Such a variety of art. Wood Spirits, Chainsaw carvings, AwkwardPenguins T-Shirts, Jewelry, so much more.....

Bob got down to the detail work. These owls are looking AWESOME!!!

The boys got bored and had to expend some energy. Silly boys and their big boy toys!

Ok, enough playing lets get back to work! They are getting close!

Bob got his done. WOW! This is a fantastic sculpture! And we had a nice little storm threatening us, but even with the lightening and thunder, it wasn't too bad. Mostly just noisy!

Uh-Oh! Photo Bomb!

And Jon's turned out fantastic too. Both so very talented. 

Wait...not again!

Overall it was a fantastic two days in the park. The organizers of this event were phenomenal. They took very good care of us. We had a great time and look forward to next year! :)

Oh, I forgot to mention that there were Dippin' Dots. MMMM! My favorite thing at festivals. And cotton candy flavor to boot!

Painting of Our Wonderful Home!

We had talked about painting the camper all kinds of colors and designs. It was going to be painted just like a log cabin. If anyone could pull off such a huge task, it would be Bob. But then we thought maybe-white, maroon and kelly green with swirls and swishes. That was the plan, until we bought the trailer. Now we decided maybe we could do a matching set. Matching metallic car paint to glossy house paint is no easy task. But we got sooo very close.

Tuesday morning Bob decided that was the day to get started. So we set about taping off all the windows, mirrors, signs, reflectors, bumpers, lights, knobs...oh so much you don't even think about until you actually do it. 

We started out with this:

 And covered every little thing!

Next Bob started spraying the light gray!

Got this side!

Then more taping before the charcoal gray.

Ta Da!These pics make it look easy, but it was a lot of work. We started at 10 am. I had to stop about 2 pm because the sun was not very nice to my bare shoulders! (Duh! Sunscreen, Cayenne) But Bob worked thru the scorching sun and had no lunch. 

But the payoff is this beautiful camper, neat, sleek, clean. Maybe I'll talk him into some color, flowers, smileys, peace signs, who knows. But I am sure it will be beautiful when he is done.

Our matching set!

Bonus for us: Lee and Cindy took us out to eat at the Depot! Excellent food, company and MARGARITAS! 

Thanks guys!

Whittle the Wood Carving Competition

June 12-15, 2013

Day 1

Our first day was a blast! The Parks and Rec people take such good care of us! We are fed very good food, put up in great motels, and always hydrated! The park employees are just so cheerful and happy. Big thanks to Dave, Penny and Mike!!!

Bob got right after his log. Peace Loving Hippie will be out of there in just a few days!

Day 2

Our second day, I mostly stayed in to organize the RV. It is a mess. We ended up throwing the last of our stuff in every nook and cranny. What a disaster! 

The trailer is just too small for all of our inventory, so we ended up with most of it on our couches. 

We knew it would be a learning experience! And it is proving to be just that! Bob worked his behind off. He is really going fast!

My baby girl came down to help! Woo Hoo! She showed up looking so pretty. She has been sick, so I was so glad to see her smiling! 

Day 3

We found some art supplies for Kyra so she could work her magic with pastels. She is truly unbelievable!

Bob finished the Hippie! He turned out fantastic! No paint on this one.

This is our set up day. We get to take the tables, chairs, gazebo and all the small inventory over to our space and start selling. $$$

Day 4

We showed up at the park and our gazebo had been destroyed by the wind. We also lost two clay sculptures. That is so sad.  

The good news is that Bob had an extra gazebo! Yay for shade!!!

The 1 hour quick carve was at 1pm. Bob finished his 10 minutes early. 

Some of these other carvers are AMAZING!

Ron Eye-1st Place

Artist Choice and Peoples Choice

Bongo Love-2nd Place

Faye Braaten-3rd Place

Steve-Burned Cowboy

Evan-Fantastic!

Thomas Earing-Kyra loves this one! Of course!

Jon Parker-This was the cutest!

Nick-Neat combination!

And last, but definitely not least!

Chad Stratton-My second favorite (you know, after the Hippie). So fantastic, so detailed!

Bob didn't win this one with his wonderful Hippie, but we had a fantastic time! 

Our First Tiny Trip

Our first trip was just a small one. We took the RV and our dogs up to Sinks Canyon. The canyon is such a beautiful place anytime of the year.

New Curtains

The bedroom and shower had the original curtains and bedspread. Don't know about you, but i didn't want to sleep on 28 year old bedding. And the curtains were crumbling from the sun exposure.

Before

 So after measuring many times- as my father taught me "measure twice, cut once"- we finally got started on the curtains. Selecting the color scheme was a pain, but we decided on a classy burgundy tapestry material. It took two days, but we replaced all three bedroom curtains, the shower curtain and the horrible hall way door. Yuck, that was a terrible thing, made of plastic and wood, it squeaked as you pulled it shut. It is there to the left of the shower curtain.

After

We Did It!

Well, we finally did it! We took our first step. Purchased our new home / art gallery on wheels. It's gonna need some customizing to make it into a home.... and so, the adventure begins!