Memorial Day Weekend 2015

I took Friday, May 22nd off and we went up to Idaho again for Memorial Day Weekend.  This was our third year in a row!  We left early Friday morning and went straight up.  We made good time and only stopped once in Jerome to get gas to take a potty break.  We got up to my parents around 1:30pm.  After lunch Steve and my dad got the boat ready for the next day, then went to the Tilapia ponds close by and fished for a while.  Dad was afraid it was going to rain so he didn't want to take the boat out and get caught in a storm.

The next morning, Dad, Uncle Mark and Steve went fishing for Kokonee Salmon at Anderson Dam.  They left pretty early and stayed until just after lunch.  They had a great time and were very successful.  The weather was beautiful as well.

Uncle Mark and Dad fishing 

 Caught one! 

 Steve enjoying the fishing trip

And another one....  

 Needless to say they brought home a few....they caught 32 Kokonee and 1 Rainbow Trout. Success!

While they were fishing we went up to visit Anna and Barb.  We met Anna and her family at the hospital.  My mom, Anna and I then went in and visited baby Ayden in the NICU.  He was doing better when we saw him, but the day before was rough Anna said.  He's still having trouble after his last surgery.  Anna said once he starts doing better they'll need to go back and do another surgery.  He's a month old now.  We are keeping him and Anna both in our prayers.

Colby and Colten

After visiting Anna and her family, we went over to see Barb and her kids.  We had lunch and Nyles played outside w/ his cousins.  Nyles loved all the trucks around and the sandbox!  Thanks Barb!

Calley, Nyles and Dallin w/ Popsicles 

Dallin, Ryan, Abby, Nyles and Calley on the trampoline

Abby, Calley, Nyles and Dallin

Mikey

We left after a few hours. Nyles fell asleep on the way home from Boise.  He was pretty tuckered out from playing so hard, imagine that...

When we got home luckily they had cleaned up all the fish by then.  Nyles got to go on a ride w/ Grandpa on the motorcycle.  He thought it was sooo much fun!

Playing w/ the trucks

Pretty bird

All of a sudden it started to rain and it rained hard.  We even got some hail coming down.

Taking cover while it was raining.  The dog didn't seem to care.

Sunday, May 24th

Nyles w/ Grandma and Grandpa

Mom and Dad

We made ribs for Sunday lunch.  Steve holding "Famous Dave's Rib Rub."  Grandma came over for lunch as well.

Dad's dog Chuck

After a nap, we went to visit Grandpa Hegerhorst's grave in Bruneau.  Dad, Steve and Nyles going to get some wheat to put on Grandpa's grave.

We then went and picked up Grandma and went to visit Grandpa Hegerhorst's grave.  We met Mark, Marla, Emily, Ben and Bridon there too.

Bridon and Nyles playing

The past 3 years on Memorial Day.

2013

2014

 2015

Nyles catching a shark while taking a bath

After Nyles went to bed we played a game of Sequence.  The night before we played Ticket to Ride, and the night before we played Cover your Assets.  They are all really FUN games.  It was a lot of fun playing w/ mom and dad. ;)

Monday, May 25th.  We headed home after breakfast.   We made just the one stop in Jerome again to top off our gas and take a potty break.  Nyles enjoying the ride home.  Playing w/ his truck, and drawing over my study notes. 

  

When we got home, we unpacked, then went over to a park to enjoy the nice weather.  We also bbq'd some hot dogs for dinner.

Nyles being an airplane on the swing.

     

We are grateful to remember those who came before us.  We are especially grateful to those who sacrificed for us for our freedoms, in particular our religious freedoms.  Thank you!

May Showers

We're half way through May already; I can't believe it.  It's going quickly as well.  Here are a few updates.

Nyles stacking Cheerios, but then decided to eat them.

Nyles watching Steve cut down a tree (in Dave/Joann's yard).

 Nyles "helping" the flowers grow or maybe just playing in the dirt.
Somedays he doesn't want to change out of his "maji's either.  

Enjoying some nutella and cupcake frosting

Steve and Nyles relaxing on a rainy day.  We sure have got a lot of rain in May.  The past 2 weekends it's rained almost the whole time, and it looks like we're supposed to get more rain over Memorial Day weekend as well.  You'd think we lived in Seattle or something.  I guess it's needed though ;)  With the rain though, we were able to stay inside and make the updates to our condo which were nice and needed (bathroom and kitchen cupboards).

Nyles watching some construction near downtown

We've been finding new ways to use our pork.  We made BBQ pork chops and ribs recently.  Both we used Famous Dave's Rib Rub on it, then homemade BBQ sauce.  They were fantastic!  Let me know if you'd like the recipes.

Mother's Day ribs for dinner, May 10th.

Nyles combing and brushing my hair

 He was really focused on it.  Surprisingly he did a really good job too.
At least he wasn't rough that is.

Wednesday, May 13th.  Steve picked me up at the train station, then we went to a park in Murray and went fishing.  I was needing some updated pics of Nyles as well, so I asked him to grab my camera as well. Needless to say, it was a game to him to get him to look at the camera, so we didn't get too many "good" ones.  Oh well, that's a 2 year old for ya.  Silly kid ;)

Nyles showing off his fishing pole

Now playing w/ his truck in the dirt

And he found a piece of fishing line w/ a weight on it.

Helping daddy fish

Playing at the playground now.

Going down the slide w/ mommy.

Oh course he smiled and looked at the camera for Steve the next day, oh well.

Saturday, May 16th Steve went out turkey hunting in Coalville.  He asked a couple farmers there if he could hunt their property and they said he could.  He had gone on Thursday afternoon/evening and found their farms to hunt, but couldn't get a turkey to come in.  The farmers told him it would be better to come in the early morning, so he did.

Steve's decoys set up

He got one to come in, though it was 40 yards away, he got it!

Proud hunter.  Steve was so happy, especially since it's only his second year trying to hunt for them, and he pretty much taught himself along the way.  It was also during the "general season" and that's a lot harder to get one.  Great job honey!

 Nyles checking out the turkey

Trophy shot

 Nyles taking another look.  Dave helping Steve clean it up.

 As Dave said, "It's warm in here."  

Rob came and watched Nyles so we could do to the Temple Friday night.  We had dinner together, then left.  Rob played w/ Nyles for a little while longer then put him to bed.  This is the second time, and so far so good.  We're glad Nyles likes "Uncle Rob."  It was great to get to the temple as well.

Saturday we went up and visited Dave and Melissa Thomas as well in their new house in Woods Cross.  It was great to see them and visit for a little while.  We sure miss having them so close by.

Steve starts Summer school tomorrow.  I'm taking Friday off for Memorial Day Weekend as well, so that'll be nice.  Our pool opens this weekend also.  Nyles is looking forward to swimming and we're all looking forward to Summer.  Yeah!

Kitchen Update

Since we did the bathroom cabinets, we wanted to do the kitchen ones too.  Here are some pics to show the updates over the past couple years.

When we moved in.  Notice the ghetto dishwasher and fridge ;)

Then we painted the walls green.

Then we popped the ceiling up and replaced the light.

The old window blinds

New window blinds and fridge.

 New blinds, ceiling, faucet, microwave, and light. 

We spray painted the handles satin nickel in the meantime.

 Then painted the cabinets....Old vs new
 

Original vs Today

Next to do is the floors and maybe the counter-top, both a darker color.  Happy Mother's Day to me ;) 


As I'm looking at the progress of our condo, it reminds me of this quote from this past General Conference.  Elder Oaks said, "God cares a lot more about who we are and who we are becoming than about who we once were.⁴ He cares that we keep on trying."  I truly believe this.  We are all a work in progress and God loves us no matter what!