The Allen Family

Emily's Aunt Shelia Bass Shelia Darlene Bass, 51, died Sunday in Boulder City. She was born Aug. 19, 1950, in Missouri. A casino executive, she was a six-year resident of Beatty and a former resident of Las Vegas. She is survived by her husband, John; and daughter, Elizabeth, both of Beatty; son, Matt Clogston of Las Vegas; mother, Wanda Goforth of Beatty; brother, Herbert Goforth of Las Vegas; and sister, Patricia Dratter of Boulder City. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Beatty Baptist Church. The family requests memorial donations be made to the Mariam Koener Fund Endowment for the Arts for Beatty elementary school children at Bank of America, P.O. Box 68, Beatty, 89003. Neptune Society of Nye County handled arrangements. Emily's Grandma GRANTSVILLE-- Josephine Ellis Roberts pas-sed away Oct. 9, 2000, after a long illness. She was the 10th of 13 children born to Leroy Lee Ellis and Emily Louise McFar-land Ellis on March 22, 1920, in Bothwell, Utah. She marrie...

We got the back seat for the Rhino over the weekend and Ryker LOVES it! He thinks he is so cool to have his own seat. I love that we can all ride together as a family! Looking through their knockers at the cows

Daddy was washing the bike and as you can see Ryker really wanted to help....

The grand kids waiting to send their balloons to heaven (Do not mind Ryker's face he was PISSED that he had already let go of one set of his balloons) We love and miss you Mom & Grandma. I hope you feel our love and we make you proud.

How has it been a year since I lost you two? I love and miss you both so very much. My heart breaks thinking you never got to meet Ryker nor will you see him grow up. I really thought by now I would have more peace and understanding but I don't. I really thought by now it would get easier but it doesn't. I know a piece of me died with you both. I just have so many mixed emotions.... love, anger, sadness etc. I wish so badly I could be comforted by you both. I wish so badly I could hear your voices and see your beautiful faces! I do have some comfort knowing you are both with Aunt Shelia and Grandpa but the selfish part of me wants you with me. Its not fair. WHY? If tears could build a stairway And memories were a lane We would walk right up to heaven And bring you back again No farewell words were spoken No time to say goodbye You were gone before we knew it And only God knows why Our hearts still ache in sadness And secret tears still flow What it meant to ...

Briggs wanted to go to the Dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point to celebrate his birthday. It was so interesting but it did not keep Ryker's attention the whole time. The room where you could touch and play with everything was super fun for Ryker Goofy boy Love that SMILE! The erosion table was fun for the little man. Of course it would be he could get messy. Tyrannosaurus Digging up bones. Ryker was literally scared to death to get near the shark. I LOVE the look on his face! Waiting for the 3d movie to start Carving out our fossils After the museum we went to Tepanyaki Steak house.... YUMMY!

Ryker has turned into a HYPER 2 tear old monster! Wow he has kept us on our toes lately with all his doings. Let me tell you he is WILD and comes up with the funniest things. By the time we are ready for bed Chris and I are worn out! He decided to re-dress himself Stuffing grapes in his cheeks

Chris' Uncle Rick was selling his Rhino and of course Chris and I could not pass up the deal. We seem to always buy Rick's used stuff, he only buys brand new toys and takes such great care of everything that I would buy anything from him. We are so excited to finally have a side by side that will fit us all plus one when we decide to add on to the family. Ryker is in love with the new toy! We went up to South Willow lake with the family Playing in the water Ryker's best friend is his Uncle Bret. He always loves to be around "Bet"! All Ryker wants to do is drive!

This is all in reverse.... we ended our weekend with the drive in. It was Ryker's first experience at the drive in and he thought it was pretty cool and has not stopped talking about it. I do not think he really understood what we were doing. Do not mind the big fat lip! He was jumping around on the air mattress in the bed of the truck and hit the truck two different times.... OWIE ! Ryker wanted to lay all by himself when he was not hopping back and forth between our truck and Dora's Dax took over Toni's birthday and they rented a water slide. Ryker was a little unsure when he went down with Daddy because he got a lot of water up his nose He had more fun eating p opsicles and playing with Cash and all the rest of the kiddies My good friend Katie walked in the Relay for Life so I donated some money and did this luminary in honor of my Mom and her fight with breast cancer. I MISS and LOVE them both so much! We helped Erwin put a n...