4th of July

Outside of Mormonville they celebrate the 4th on Sunday's. We headed up to Virginia City, MT with the Jorgensen's. First thing that beautiful Sunday morning, Jaren and Tim got up to go flying. I got up early to shower so there would be enough hot water for everyone. The airplane came and buzzed the house around 9:00 and still not Jorgensen's stirred. After I was completely ready I thought I would make German pancakes for everyone. I went downstairs to the storage room and walked into a good inch of standing water in the storage room. I was a little confused and thought that maybe one of the freezers broke. Then poor Kiri comes around the corner and said that we were having some plumbing issues. The sump pump quit working. So we had 3 showers worth of water standing on the basement floor. Aaaahhhh, Ive never had anything like this happen. So we were frantically trying to mop up all that water. I called Jaren and told him to hurry home we were having issues. The guys figured out what was going on. They ripped out the carpet (which is still up in case you are wondering) and went and borrowed fans from mom and dad. It was crazy. Ofcourse Kiri thought it was there fault which it soooo wasnt. We were happy that it had happened when someone was home and could fix the problem. Well it was now 11:00 and our poor guests still had not had any breakfast and I don't know about them but I was starving!!! So after a quick bowl of cereal (the breakfast of champions and what all good hosts should feed their guests) we headed to Virginia City. We shopped the little town all day (something that my boys were forced to do since there were more girls than just me) we rode the little train ride they had. On our way Keller started saying that he wasn't feeling good. Poor kid. By the time we got there he had a pretty good fever. Luckily we found some medicine for him and he bounced back. The train ride was fun, the shopping was fun, and the fireworks were great. All in all we had a pretty fun day, weekend for that matter.

More 3rd of July

We knew that we were going to have our Montana friends "the Jorgensens" over for the evening. We were also going to go the next morning to Virginia City, MT for the real 4th. So we went to the grocery store and stocked up on some steaks and chicken for kabobs, and a bunch of fruit and a few veggies. Finger food. Perfect for a small get together. My BF Leslie's husband is always gone for the 4th so I invited her to come out as well. She had her mom and dad with her and a few of her children. Jeff, Brianna (who just left on a mission to New Mexico) and Brittany. Brittany isn't really her child but should be. Anywho we all got together and the Jorgensen's brought illegal Montana fireworks for our own little show. It was so fun. It was a little cool for July so we brought out the jackets and blankets and had a real swell time. The sunset was beautiful as you can see from the picture. Keller "Potter" who had already lost one wand earlier that day had been flying on his broom around the yard, when he decided to put his "good" wand and really the only wand he had left in his back pocket so he could go through the grain better. We were sitting on the porch when all of the sudden I hear a blood curdling scream. "My wand, my wand, Ive lost my wand!!!" in the grain of all places. If anyone has ever been in a grain field you know its not easy to find something that you have dropped. I was dreading this sad little moment. But thanks to Kiri and her son Ben she directed Keller and Ben to the right spot and he FOUND his wand. Which really was a good thing because they were casting all sorts of spells and we had some of the most amazing fireworks this side of Rigby! Here are some pics from that evening. It really was a fun holiday!

4th of July (Well 3rd anyway)

The fourth of July was celebrated this year on Saturday the 3rd. We woke up to a pretty cool morning. It was kind of nice not to be sweltering at the parade but I did have to put the boys and myself in jackets. This was a big year for us because Sawyer was in the parade. He went with the gymnastics team and walked through the parade. It was so fun to see him. When he saw us he got this sheepish grin on his face then did a walking handstand. He was so proud of himself and we were all proud of him. After his handstand they stopped the pick up that was pulling the long trampoline and he got to do a back handspring. So we were super super proud. What a good boy. After the parade we decided to go and get something to eat. On our way to the car Keller (aka Harry Potter) had his wand and stopped to look at a manhole....for some reason he stuck his wand through the hole and let go!!!! Oh the drama that followed. All I can say is its a good thing we had a spare. Anyone who knows me knows that I love Zumba. My instructor Amee had a bunch of people dancing in the parade. Here is a pic of my great friends Krissy and Leslie dancing during the parade. (Just in case you are wondering who the random people are in the pics) We went to Rigby and had a pretty good burger. Then we went home and waited for the Jorgensons and Wilsons to come over for that nights festivities. It was one of the funnest 4th's I have had.

Ashton Bike Ride Reward

We took the boys up to Drummond and got on the old train bed for a bike ride. We rode all the way down to Ashton (well just before Ashton) This has got to be one of my favorite things to do. I love to go biking with the fam. I think we really have a great time. The boys love to ride their bikes and be around the history of trains. It is nonstop questions to Jaren especially from one particular child. We rewarded ourselves with a great Mexican food meal and then went on a little drive (shocking I know) and stoped at the 511 Main St. resturant for ice cream. I love to watch my kids eat ice cream. They enjoy it so much. If you cant tell. I just had to share how cute they all are. The biggest one included.

Day Camp Yipee!!!!

Oh man, Sawyer waits for day camp. He has himself a great time. I am fortunate to be his scout leader so I get to go as well. For some reason I don't get as reved up about it as he does. This year was a bit better. Grama Sheila is my assistant so I coned her into going with us. (Hehehe sorry mom) But I don't think she minded and Sawyer was too happy to have her there. Last year they got to do archery and this year it was all about the Red Ryder Bebe guns. Sawyer loved it. As you can see from the pics they took every safety precaution needed. I must say my kid looked the cutest in his safety goggles. Not every one can pull that look off I will have you know. First they learned first aid, then to an obstacle course, Next learning to use a compass (Soy loved this one) they also made bug houses and they were able to go to the fort and buy all sorts of great things. Sawyer has waited a whole year to buy a mood ring. He wanted it last year but didn't have enough money. This year he was prepared. Lastly they shot the guns. They had a great time and I was way to happy to have it over!!! Here are pics from our action packed day.

Cave Falls in June

To know Jaren you must know that he loves loves loves a good Sunday drive (or Monday drive or Tuesday drive or you get the picture) There are not many roads in the Fremont County area Island Park included that he has not been on. And the crazy thing is he remembers them all. So our poor kids get to drive all Sunday long. Sadly when you put me in a car I get narcolepsy (is that how you spell it???) It drives my poor husband absolutely nuts!!! He just cant understand how you can be surrounded by all this beauty and sleep through the whole thing. I truly cant keep my eyes open. I wish I could stay awake but it is impossible. Anyway, we realized that we (Jaren and I) had been to Cave Falls but our children had not. So that is were we took them. It has been years since I had been there. I think it was the summer we got married. I have pics that I took of me in a tank top and short shorts, Jaren in all his long hair glory and we stopped at Island Park Lodge to see Chaddy. His goatee was down to his chest and he was rolling an old fashioned cig. Ah the memories!!! Speaking of memories I remember another time that my mom took us to Cave Falls and back in the day you could hike down into the cave (not anymore just in case you are wondering) We took pictures on a big rock that was sitting there. Anywho my mom who was always pretty stylin, had the best side pony tail ever!!! It was great Mom. I of course thought of it on this little trip we took. So back to the story. We took the boys to see Cave Falls. We had heard that the mosquito's were not in full force yet....I would hate to go there when they are really out. The weather was cool but we hiked about a mile back past the falls. The boys love to go on these little hikes. They call them adventures. We of course had to stop and take photos along the way. Nothing to eventful happened but we did have a fun time. If you would notice that we were able to take Keller "Potter" along with us. He joins us alot lately. Those glasses have been JB Welded countless times. We made him leave his wand in the car just so it wouldn't get lost. That's what is so great about nature...there is always a spare wooden wand just laying on the ground. Thanks for looking!