Tim with Beckham ~ we couldn't believe how much they have grown!!
Chris loves babies and can't wait to be a daddy, he just needs to find a wife. Where in the heck is she?
So I wonder if there has ever been an intervention for a black and white addiction!
I am Shalayla Williams and I am addicted to black and white clothes.
Oh yes, I also have black and white shoes AND I didn't show all my black white clothes. I pledge not to buy any more black and white clothes for one year! (It doesn't help that my favorite shopping friend also LOVES black and white!)
The Wyoming Centennial Farm & Ranch Program honors families that have owned and operated the same farm or ranch for 100 years or more. There were about 20 farms and ranches receiving recognition from all over Wyoming. We were proud to be among them.
Aunt Bernice could not believe it when she saw her 4th grade teacher at the ceremony! Her name is Dorothy Duvall and I guess she had a crush on my Dad!
Paden waiting patiently for our turn.
He was a good boy and played quietly for over an hour.
I sure enjoyed seeing my cousin Carlene again. She is so beautiful... inside and out!
So Tim and I headed for home. We stopped at the Well Draw plant. It made us sad and wish that things would have turned out differently. 
We also stopped at Martin's Cove. I love it there. President Hinckley once called Martin's Cove Wyoming's Temple. It is a sacred place and I feel a special spirit there.
They have little handcarts now. The little boys pulling the cart are so darling!
I told my friend Sister Nickell that I would stop and see her. I served with her at the temple. She works so hard and is always kind. She and her husband are serving a mission at Martin's Cove.
I love Sister Nickell. They have 8 daughters. I think this is their fourth or fifth mission. They have enjoyed their mission at Martin's Cove so much they planned to come back next year.
Little did Theodore Federer know in 1910 that his hard work would pay off and his ranch would be honored a century later.
By Baylie Evans
CHEYENNE -- An old sepia-tinted photograph shows a life that many in the Federer family remember fondly.
It shows a smiling, chubby-cheeked baby in a baby bonnet, a windmill above a weathered brick building and chickens polka-dotting the landscape.
It's the life that Theodore Federer built for his family after he bought a train ticket westbound from Illinois in 1910 and stopped here.
Theodore Federer had heard that there was free land out west for anyone that could make it, and he was ready to try.
He set up about 16 miles northwest of Cheyenne and worked the land for several years before it legally became his.
He couldn't have known that his ranch would survive 100 years and would receive recognition for becoming a centennial ranch. He only knew that he had to work hard enough to put food on the table each day, which was no easy task.
Carl Federer, the youngest son of Theodore and Edna Federer's eight children, said he remembered growing up on the ranch just after the depression.
"Folks did everything to make a living," he said.
His family raised chickens, milked dairy cows, grazed cattle and broke horses to buy groceries each week.
Theodore Federer even hunted coyotes, which fetched a price at the time. He would leave before sunrise with his hound dogs and return after dark, Carl Federer recalled.
"You had to be tough to do that," he said.
Life on the ranch was different than it is now, Carl Federer said.
In high school, he would milk 25 cows before catching the school bus at 7 a.m.
Once, he broke his collarbone in a rodeo and couldn't milk them. The family had to sell the dairy cows, he said with a chuckle.
He recalled a blizzard in 1949 that he and his family were lucky to survive.
"It was horrible," he said.
His mother, sister-in-law and several children got trapped in a car during the blizzard and had to be rescued with a toboggan.
"We went out looking for cows after that and, this is no lie, we drove over the telephone lines," he said.
Doctor visits were rare and neighbors took care of each other back then.
"It was a pretty tough life," he said. "I wouldn't trade it for anything."
At 4 p.m. this Friday, more than 100 friends and family of the Federers will gather at Lions Park for a reunion and celebration of the 100th anniversary of the ranch. They will come from all over the country.
Eileen Federer-Williams, a granddaughter of Theodore Federer, said she and her family are proud to still have the family's ranch in their name 100 years later.
The future of the ranch is a little uncertain right now, but she said it will likely remain in the family name for some time to come.
"It means a lot to our family," she said. "We just feel like this is Wyoming's heritage."
She grew up only a quarter of a mile away from the Federer Ranch, herself.
"Honestly, it was the most wonderful experience to have grandparents so nearby," she said.
While the men and boys were out working, the women and girls would work inside.
Her grandmother taught her how to serve and be kind as well as how to quilt and crochet, she said.
"If you asked who the biggest influence in my life was, it would be her," she said.
A lot of homesteaders didn't make it and had to look for work in town. But the family's work ethic made it possible.
"I think it's a little harder these days to teach work ethic," she said. "The farm made it necessary."
She hopes to honor her grandparents in the coming days with the reunion and by accepting recognition from the state as a centennial ranch on Saturday at the State Fair in Douglas.
"(My grandparent's) influence is still felt," she said. "Believe me."
The Homestead ~ 2009
We finally had the reunion to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Grandpa filling his homestead claim. It was a celebration of their lives and that of their children. It was a celebration of hard-work and sacrifice and of the wonderful legacy they left all of us.
The out-of-towners arrived and we are ready to party.
Aunt Bernice, Aunt Kay with her daughters and grand-daughters.
Aunt Kay will come to Provo next week for a few days of training. She will serve a year long mission in Chicago. She is so excited and will be a great missionary.
I thought our guests of honor should have corsages and boutonnieres. Uncle Dale is 81 and facing a possible heart valve replacement. I was so happy he could be with us.
Aunt Kay and Aunt Bernice ~ I love my Aunts. They are so much like Grandma... wise, witting and fun!!
My cousin Cherie helped me do the pinning!
Cherie pinning on Uncle Carl's boutonniere. We always called him Bub, however I found out a few months ago that he doesn't like that nickname!! Carl has esophageal cancer and has lost a lot of weight. He starts treatments soon, so we're sending lots of good thoughts and prayers his way!
Aunt Kay ~ Aunt Bernice
Uncle Dale ~ Aunt Kay ~ Uncle Carl ~ Aunt Bernice
I told them to look at me and say chesse!!
Uncle Dale telling everyone about the Federer Book I compiled. I took about 30 more orders for the book.
Uncle Dale thanking me for helping organize the reunion. It was a team effort and I thank Aunt Bernice, Aunt Kay, Uncle Dale and my cousins, Debbie and Brenda for all their help.
Aunt Bernice gave this pin to me as a thank you gift. It was Grandma's and I love it. I put it on a chain and wear it everyday. Aunt Bernice said when Grandma's appendix ruptured someone gave it to her as a get well gift. What a treasure!
Then I got this watch from my cousins Teri and Cherie. I couldn't believe it was Skagen. It is made in Denmark and I have wanted one since we went to Denmark to pick up Mark from his mission. It is so sleek and elegant! I also got a beautiful scarf that my Aunt Judy made. It was so kind of them to say thank you in such a big way!
Aunt Judy also made this darling little hat for Cash. Mark and Tiff are such a great looking pair.
Aunt Bernice and Kay Ballard
I love Aunt Bernice. We talk on the phone often.
Everyone enjoyed the good food and catching up.
Aunt Sharon brought this beautiful cake!
Uncle Dale asked each of Grandma and Grandpa's children to come up and introduced their families. Randy Wagner was the only one representing Uncle Clarence's family. Randy drove all the way from Texas to be at the reunion. We were so glad he did and really enjoyed visiting with him.
Randy held a button that my cousin Brenda made for all of us. It has a picture of Grandma and Grandpa on it. He said how much he loved Grandma and Grandpa and thanked them for their influence. He also paid tribute to his Mom, Cathy and said that she was a wonderful Mother. It was a tender moment.
Randy Wagner
Oh how we wish Dad could have been with us. But Lloyd, Kenny and I did our best to represent him. We really missed having Marion, Ernie and Roseanne at the reunion.
I said Dad died when he was only 66 and that we miss him. I also gave thanks for our great heritage and the opportunity to gather as a family and celebrate. You can see Kenny is tearing up. Even tough cowboys have tender hearts!
Kenny's turn and he also gave a sweet tribute to Dad and then for Grandma and Grandpa.
I asked Lloyd if wanted to say something, he hesitated but then said how we are all better people for having a wonderful Dad and Grandparents who worked hard.
I sure love Lloyd. He is always helping his neighbors or Uncle Carl. I love seeing him with his grandson Paden!
My parents have been divorced for a long time so my Mom was a little hesitant to come the reunion. We were glad she did. She was a Federer for many years and Kenny thanked her for all she does for us!
Dad has the most posterity cause he has the most children!!
Jimmy, Casey, Shaylynn, Mom, Kenny, Theo, Britney, Teagan, Bobby, Lloyd, Tim, Eileen, Heidi, Troy, Holley, Enoch, David, Izzy, Joseph, Jake, Nevaeh, Declan, Mandy, Paden, Carl, and Gabriel. I hope I got that all correct. Whew! (I wish Chris, Mark, Tiff and Cash could have come!)
Uncle Dale introducing his family.
Teri, Cherie, Debbie, Dale and Alene. They all live in California.
Aunt Bernice introducing her family.
Cindy, Robert, Doug, Brenda, Dave, Bernice and David.
They live in Oklahoma.
Uncle Carl had to be coaxed to come up and said Hi and Good-bye! 
He did introduce his family and talked about how he loved living on the ranch.
Carl's son Chad, wife Tracy and boys Reece and Kaden.
Reece, Tracy, Kaden, Chad, Carlene, FarmGiant (for the life of me I can't remember his name, Carlene calls him the FarmGiant), Carl and Sharon.
Last but certainly not least is Aunt Kay's family.
Grandma's nephew, George introducing the Parker's.
We were so happy to have so many Parker's at the reunion.
Sharon Willford, Mary Johnston, Kay and Kenny Ballard, Donna Ballard, Linda Bourret, Ted and Doris Walton, Pat and Rita Parker, George and Jan Parker.
Taking book orders!
I was excited to see Jim Federer. His Dad John was Grandpa's brother. John was thrown from a wagon and dragged by the four horse team. He left behind his wife and twelve children. He was just 55 years old.
This is a picture of Jim and his eleven brothers and sisters. Jim was so handsome, he is in the back row, third from the left. That's how I remember him.
My sister-in-law Bobby and Theo's fiancé, Britney.
Gathering for a group picture.
Grandpa had a brother named Louie and his daughter Margaret Larsen is standing next to me and her daughter Pasty next to her. I played with Patsy and her sister Susie a lot. Margaret is the most happy, positive person I know. I haven't seen them for years.
We had almost 100 attend the reunion. Some had already left when this picture was taken.
Love my big brother Kenny! He calls me Sis and gives great hugs!
Teagan!!
Lloyd, Carl Jimmy, David, Theo and Robert
Mandy, Jake and Ashley
Mom, Jimmy and Declan
Paden!!
The boys
And the girls!
Cousins, Vicki and Greg with Carl, cousin Carlene and FarmGiant.
It was so fun to see everyone visiting and renewing family bonds.
God be with all of you... until we meet again!