Labor Day

So while Leonard was fishing his life away in the remote wilderness of Alaska, the rest of us decided to go to Idaho Falls.  I didn’t have the camera so therefore, I took no pictures.  I will just have to steal them from my sister-in-law, Jana’s blog!  Thanks Jana! 

Uncle Paul was home to help us unload the car and help us settle in while Grandma and Grandpa were catching the end of Kalli’s soccer game.  Kalli even managed to score in the final seconds so that her team won!  Way to go girl!  We made ourselves at home and were excited when they walked in the door.  The next day, Thursday, we hung around the house and made pickles.  We canned 70+ quarts of pickles!  I brought the cucumbers from Coeur d’Alene and we spent the day canning them.  It was totally worth it because the pickles are amazing!  Courtney, Jana, and Dad all helped Mom and I throughout the day. 

The next day, Friday, Courtney’s kids had the day off from school so we went boating!!  It was a lot of fun and something my kids have been looking forward to for awhile.    Here’s where the picture-stealing comes in! 

Kaydra and Kanyon tried wakeboarding.  They both almost got it.  It was cool to see them try!

Kaydra

Kanyon

They are pretty proud of these pictures because even though they fell quite a few times trying to get up, these pictures make it look like they knew what they were doing!  Pretty fun!

Miranda would have been happy to spend hours on the tube.  Unfortunately, the rain came in the afternoon and we packed up quickly and headed home.

Saturday found us at the Eastern Idaho State Fair.  We go there mostly for the food, but it’s fun to do a few things while we are there too!

The kids rode a few rides and we visited the petting zoo.  They milked a fake cow (for some free milk!) and ate more food.  We also ran into a few of the Aldridge kids there, Jason, Pearl, and Charlotte and her husband, Robert.  Fun to catch up with a few cousins.  A few of the little kids managed to win a stuffed animal in the drawing they had because it was kids day.  We came home with a giant stuffed wolf-dog thing that Kanyon won.  Yay!!

Sunday we went to church and visited with our friends from our old ward.  It was good to see many of them there and nice to still feel at home there.   We also went to visit Grandma and Grandpa Great – Parry that morning and it was good to see them.  Then Sunday night, my dad’s parents, Grandma and Grandpa Great – Fuller, came over with Aunt Karen and the Aldridge kids to have a fire and roast S’mores.  We said goodbye and thought we’d seen the last of them but then they returned in the morning for breakfast after their car broke down on their way home.  After a quick shuffle of cars, they were on their way again and so were we.  We left Monday morning and headed for the long drive home.  The kids traveled really well and we didn’t have any car trouble along the way, so I feel blessed for that. 

It was a great trip and we wish that we could spend more time with all our family down there.  Sorry we missed many of you while we were there.  Maybe next time! 

Thanks for the fun trip and fabulous memories!