Monthly Archives: June 2007
This past weekend we received the tragic news of the drowning of our friend’s 10 month baby girl, Cheyenne. It’s the sort of news that weighs heavy on ones heart. I can’t express my sadness for my friend, and his family. I hope they will find some peace at this time, but I know things will just never be the same . . . Here is a copy of her obituary.
On June 20, 2007 Cheyenne Danille Anderson returned from the loving arms of her family to those of her Heavenly Father. She was born August 27, 2006 in Cedar City, Utah to EksAyn Anderson and Mallory (Anderson) Beckstead. During her short life Cheyenne brought joy and happiness to all who knew her. Cheyenne loved being outside, mommy’s necklaces and anything she could put in her mouth, especially food (and rocks). She loved the time she spent with her sisters Kailey and Cloe. She’ll be remembered for her beautiful brown eyes, infectious smile and burrowing hugs.
She is survived by her parents EksAyn Anderson, and Mallory Beckstead (fiancé Shane Clark) of Cedar City. Her grandparents, Grandma “Tressa” Beckstead of Cedar City, David Beckstead (Beverly) of Hurricane, and EksAyn (Patty) Anderson of Taylorsville. Her sisters Kailey and Cloe. Great Grandma Howdy (Yula Hunting), Great Grandpa EksAyn Anderson, and honorary Grandparents Doug and Tammy Carter. And many other loving family members. Cheyenne is our miracle for she has enriched our lives in life and death. (Cheyenne was an organ donor.)
In lieu of flowers, please make donations for the benefit of Cheyenne Anderson, account set up at Wells Fargo Bank. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, June 25, 2007, 1:00 p.m. at the Mountain View Chapel on Hwy 56 in Cedar City, Utah. Visitations will be held on Monday June 25, 2007 from 11:30-12:30 a.m. at the Mt. View Church in Cedar City. Interment will be in the Cedar City Cemetery under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary.
On line condolences can be sent to www.southernutahmortuary.com
Sitting there they could see the whole world
spread out until it reached the sky,
and whatever there was all the world over
was with them in Galleons Lap.
Today we are celebrating. Wyatt and I made a giant step toward accomplishing one of our goals we made before we were even married.
When Wyatt and I were dating we spent 4th of July weekend at my grandfather’s cabin at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon. We went on a hike and stopped to talk about cabins–what we would want when we had a cabin someday. It was that conversation that first steered us toward the “getting married” talk. We decided if we were going to talk about owning real estate together, we should first talk about spending our life together 
One of the cabins we looked at.
We’ve always wanted a cabin, and started looking even before we owned our first house. We’ve fallen in love with several properties, even had offers on two. But we’ve never moved forward–there was always something holding us back.
Today we closed on Galleons Lap, a property in Weber Canyon just outside Oakley, Utah–just 45 minutes from our front door. We bought land without a cabin because we decided that a cabin wasn’t really reasonable at this point in our lives, but we’ve watched land values sky rocket the past couple years. We wanted to own something–especially in Weber Canyon, before we were priced out of the market.
Why Weber Canyon? Because it is within an hour of Salt Lake, 15 minutes of a huge reservoir for fishing and boating, has a river running through it for fishing and playing, and it’s not a water shed (unlike almost all other canyons within range of Salt Lake) which means you can take dogs & horses up there as well as 4-wheel and snow mobile. There are several smaller lakes and streams in the area, including Smith & Morehouse which is just another mile up the canyon from our property. And it’s all nestled in a small canyon above the tiny town of Oakley, with all the charm of “Kens Cash” grocery–more of a general store, and the annual Oakley Rodeo, which Wyatt and I went to last year, and have tickets to this year. Basically this place has it all!
Our lot is at the very top of a subdivision called Beaver Springs, in a “neighborhood” called “Little Dipper.” It’s on the very top, and has views over the whole canyon and down into the valley below. It’s a steep lot, but flattens out at the top. Behind our property is a giant 40 acre plot that can’t be subdivided, so no one will ever be above us. There is one “neighbor” just north of us, who actually lives in Tennessee (we did our research) and only comes out twice a year–4th of July and Christmas, so it is pretty secluded. At some point we hope to build a cabin, but in the mean time we have a place to throw up our tent and camp for weekend fishing trips.
