2nd week of July

Here are some highlights from the 2nd week of July.

Hudson climbing in the cupboard.  Monday, Steve went up to the cabin w/ the boys.  They met Dave up there and Stacie's family.  They went to clean up a little bit.  Phill was taking the young men in his ward up to the cabin for their campout, like Stacie did for their young women camp.  Apparently some of the leaders didn't want to do "real camping" in the mountains so they asked to go to the cabins like the girls did.  While up there Nyles shot his new .22 rifle.

I worked Monday and Tuesday, then took the rest of the week off.  We were supposed to have our family reunion then, but due to Sage's death the week before we decided to cancel it for now.  We went to the movie theater Wednesday morning.  They have kids' shows playing for $1.50, so we thought we'd go for fun.  We invited Dave/Joann to come with us.  We saw "The Bad Guys."  It was funny.

Pretty flowers growing in the yard.  We also had to cut down our plum trees last year since they were dying after Steve bumped the roots while putting the mulch in.  Amazingly a new tree is coming in!

A cute card Carter made for Steve and I.  We took down the bottom bunk in Hudson's room since his room is too small w/ it on and the fan is REALLY close when on top.  

My boss also sent me a really beautiful bouquet of flowers after learning about Sage's death.  It was really thoughtful! We ended up bringing them w/ us up to Idaho to share them with my mom :)

Thursday morning we left to go to Idaho.  We were planning to go to Idaho anyway, so we figured we'd go up and visit.  Thankfully Hudson took a small nap along the way.  There were pretty sunflowers along the way as well.  My dad got home shortly after us.  He went to the eye Dr. to get more cataracts removed.  Hudson thought it was funny and he looked like a pirate. :)

We went to visit my grandma that evening.  Carter and Hudson wanted to pet her kitty.  

She has pretty Coneflowers and Day Lilies coming in as well. 

Later my dad took Nyles to site in his scope for his .22 Rifle.  The scope was too long though and interfered when loading it.  They also shot my dad's rifle.

Friday morning we went fishing w/ my dad on his boat.  We didn't catch any, and only had a few bites, but we still had a good time and enjoyed the boat ride.

We saw lots of Blue Herring birds as well.

It warmed up pretty quickly, so we headed home.

Carter caught a lizard by the shop after getting home.  It was so little and cute!

Dad took the boys on a motorcycle ride.  Grandma Valere Hegerhorst (my dad's mom) came over for lunch.  Grandma's 93rd birthday was coming up on Monday, July 17th. We made pizza for lunch.  

After lunch we decided to head up to Barb's new place in Nampa/Kuna.

A beautiful sunflower field.  Hudson fell asleep right away and slept most of the way thankfully.  My boss also sent a flower bouquet up to Barb's place.  I gave her Barb's address since I wasn't sure when she'd send it, but she ended up sending us both one.  They were beautiful as well.

Barb and Rich moved into their new house in June.  

They have a pool in the backyard, so of course the boys wanted to swim!

Hudson going down the slide w/ Rich.

Calley on the slide.  Swimming fun!

Carter diving.

Carter diving.

The kids took a break for a Popsicle or ice cream, then back to swimming.

Barb and I went on a walk that night.  The sunset was so beautiful!  Their dog Zoe on the couch.

After Hudson was asleep, The kids wanted to do some night swimming w/ the pool lights that change colors.  It was pretty cool!

Night swimming.

The next morning Hudson took a pool noodle and pretended to "fish" in the fountain/pond they have.  Silly kid.  Then more Popsicles and swimming.

Barb invited everyone over for a BBQ Saturday evening/afternoon.  Rose had gone to stay w/ Dexter earlier in the week to help him cook/clean and whatever else they could do for him.  Anna came over as well, along w/ all of Daron's family (minus Daron who was in Cascade).  It was great seeing everyone!

Calley, mom, Rose, Barb and Anna.  Will (Haley's husband getting their baby DallasAnn) ready to go swimming while Hudson watched.  Riley, Wade, Wade's girlfriend Grace, Dexter, Colten and Dad.

Rich doing a jump.  Brady, Mikey and Abby.  Carter diving.  More swimming.

Hudson, Penny and Rich swimming.  Hudson mostly wanted to swim on his own.  

Rich doing more diving moves, along w/ Carter, Sophia and Nyles.

Diving.

Hudson liked to ride the jet ski then fall off into the water.

Nyles and Carter just LOVED swimming and diving most of the day!

Saying goodbye to Grandma (my mom) before she went home.  Later the kids watched a movie and Barb made popcorn, yumm!  We all had so much fun!  Thanks Barb and Rich for having us over.  It was especially great to see everyone.  

We drove back home Sunday morning in order to pick up Piper from the kennel that afternoon.  

Cute Hudson fell asleep on the way home.  It was such a hot day!

We also got home in time to go to our neighborhood Sundaes on Sunday.

We are all still in shock and grieving Sage's death.  Thankfully we know this isn't the end and we will see her again.  I am so grateful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ who made this all possible.

1st Full Week of July

 Here are some highlights from the first full week of July.

Monday morning, Steve took the boys fishing w/ Dave, Diane and Rob.  They went to Deer Creek.  It was a little slow, but they did catch some and had a good time.

It was a warm day for sure!  Nyles caught a good size Brown Trout!

Good times!

Nyles was really hot and wanted to jump in to cool off!  

Hudson holding up the flag in the boat, then playing in the truck while they cleaned up the boat.

Then next day Hudson playing w/ armor and Nyles.

On the 4th of July, we headed up to Midway to Melanie/Brandon's.  We went swimming after lunch. Hudson let me pull him around for a little bit, then he wanted to try to swim on his own.  

Swimming w/ cousins!

Hudson and Carter at the pool w/ Grandpa.

Jumping and playing in the pool.

Cute Hudson and Carter playing w/ Grandpa McGrath.

Cool Hudson w/ sunglasses on.  Steve was at the pool w/ us for a little while, then came back to the house.  He was pretty warn out (only a week after his surgery), so he took a nap.  After the pool the kids did some crafts.

Hudson had fun going down the slide all by himself.  We also built a marble run.

The marble run.

Hudson decided to make a "new" quote for the board.

All the grandkids (minus Chandler).  Back: Olivia, Lynsie, London Claire, Alexa, Isaac, Ethan, Noah, Cameron.  Front: Nyles, Hudson, Conor and Carter.

Hudson giving mini-golf a shot, then squirting Dave's truck w/ a water balloon.

We went home after dinner.  Nyles and Carter went out to the circle to watch some fireworks.  

Hudson thankfully slept right through them!

The next day Steve let the boys play in the sandbox, making mud.  Hudson especially loved it!

Steve's family gave us a "care package" as we grieve Sage, including some coloring pages for the boys.  They had fun coloring.  It was really kind and thoughtful of them all.  Thank you all!

Hudson likes to get rides from his brothers.

Steve ordered a wedge to help him sleep better.  I had to go into work the whole week of the 4th.  

I go by Temple Square every morning on the train.  They're making progress!

Steve took the boys to a park to play.

They then went to Thanksgiving Point to the Butterfly Museum.

Pretty butterflies.

Saturday we decided to get out of the heat and head up to the Uintas.  It was a beautiful drive up.

We went up to Moosehorn Lake.  There was still snow up there of course.  We met Stacie/Phill up there.

Steve showing Claire how to cast the fishing rod.  Stacie on the kayak.  Getting some lunch.  

Nyles caught a few small fish himself.  Conor and Carter playing.

Everyone getting lunch and getting ready to head out on the lake.

It was a beautiful day!  The weather was about 70 degrees (instead of almost 100 down in the valley).  We had clouds go over us, but thankfully no rain!

We kayaked on the lake.  There were pretty wild flowers around the shore.

Carter fishing from the shore.  Some snow on top of Mt. Baldy.  

Stacie pretending to be Big Foot going over the snow.

Hudson getting a snack.  Nyles fished from his kayak almost the whole time!  Carter and Conor ended up playing in the snow banks most of the time.  Claire tried fishing from the kayaks as well.

So pretty!  Hudson wanted to smash the rock w/ the hammer.  Pretty flower!

Carter giving Hudson a ride in the hammock.  Phill caught a fish.

Steve isn't allowed in the water and he can't lift anything over 30 lbs, so he stayed by the shore w/ Hudson.  More pretty flowers.  We checked out the campsites by the lake.  There were a few tress that had fallen down from the large amounts of snow we got this winter.

I went out one more time w/ Stacie to row to the other side of the lake.  I decided to put my line down and a little later I saw my pole moving.  I caught a fish!  I was so surprised!  I called Nyles over to help me get it off.  We ended up switching poles so he could just take the fish :)

Nyles, Carter and I wore waders so we could get into our kayaks w/out getting muddy feet and we didn't have to worry about getting our lower half wet.  It was really nice actually!

Nyles fishing.  I then put Nyles line down as I was coming back in before going home, and I caught another one!  This one was smaller though so we put it back.  It was my first 2 fish I caught all by myself, and while trolling in the kayak, yeah!  It was pretty exciting! :)

Hudson didn't have a nap so he fell asleep on the way home.  Beautiful views.  

Steve cooked up the Tiger Trout I caught on the BBQ.  Nyles and Hudson ate it all up!

On Sunday we went over to wish LuDean a Happy Birthday.  She turned 97 on July 8th!  She's 90 years older than Carter, who just turned 7 on June 8th.  Dave and Joann were apparently tired :)

Hudson got a hold of the markers and wanted to try them on his legs; silly kid!  Great quote.

We are so thankful to live in this beautiful land we do and for the freedoms we enjoy. 

We give thanks to all who have served our country, past and present.