August 2022

We enjoyed a Shaved Ice for Family Home Evening.

We tried to use our Get Out Pass to go Glow Golfing on a Monday for FHE, but they don't accept the pass on Mondays, so we had to go back later in the week.

We met up with the Little Leos to use our Get Out Pass at Splash Summit.  We arrived before they did and swam and got lunch.  They arrived and then the fun really began.

 

 

Megan

Emily

A little rain storm came through and it wasn't all too dry under the umbrellas, but it was better than the downpour.

Then the sun came out and we enjoyed more water time.

Emily, Alex, Derek, Tu;er. Caroly, Hadley, Tansy and Megan

I had a chance to go to tea at the Grand America with my fifth grade team from the 2020-2021 school year.  It was fun to catch up and visit. (Jenna Craker, Barbara Antonetti, Laura Passey and me)

 

Darrell and I had a date night to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Centerpoint Legacy Theatre.  It was good!

We used our Get Out Pass to go to the Kearns Pool.

Tyler had Young Men's Camp the week before school started.

Emily decided to get her ears pierced.

The girls went to Montana for a few days while Tyler was at camp and I had teacher meetings.

My current 5th grade team at the Granite School District Kick-off. (Amber Parry, Rachel Crane, me and Laura Passey)

We weren't necessarily planning on this little addition to our family, but my parents and the girls brought down Zelda from Montana.  She is 4 months old and a sweetheart. (And her one white whisker is so funny.)

 

Emily and Megan had a short day on Wednesday, August 17, to go to Matheson Junior High to find their classes and meet their teachers. (Emily, Renee-the girl we carpool with-and Megan heading off.

 

Later that night Tyler, Darrell and I went to Cyrpus High School for Tyler's Freshman Orientation.

 

The next day was the first official day of school.

Tyler-9th grade

Megan-7th grade

Emily-7th grade

Me-5th grade (again)

Zelda loves chasing after Emily's laser light.

We found a picture of Zelda when she was just a wee one on the Animal Shelter's Facebook page.

Poor Zelda with Megan

The girls were trying to get Zelda to cooperate for a Halloween-themed photo shoot. Ha!

Zelda makes it hard to pay attention during scripture study.

Matheson had a tailgate party before the Cyprus High School game.  We went around to different booths to get our tickets punched and then we got nachos.

Tyler played in the band at the high school game.  He dropped him off at the high school and then went back later to watch the game.  Cyprus lost 56-6, but it was fun to see Tyler be part of the band.

If you look really close, you can see the "C" lit up on the mountain.

Poor Zelda had diarrhea since she came home from the animal shelter.  We thought her digestive track might settle down once she adjusted to a new house, but we eventually had to take her to the vet.  She didn't seem too stressed to be there. We got her some medicine and probiotics and they'll do a sample of her poo.

Emily bought Zelda and mummy toy and she  LOVES it.  She'll jump up high to try and catch it.

Emily and Zelda napping together.

The girls couldn't wait to decorate for Halloween.  Can you spy our live addition?

Montana 2022

The kids and I spent a week in Montana in July.

It's so fun to see cousins playing games together.

The darn deer were eating my parents garden, so the electric fence was put up.  Here is Emily touching it.

Emily and Megan on the swing.  The smoke made the sun look really cool, especially for Tyler's shot.

 

We played Uncle Wiggly, a game I played as a child and that was my moms when she was a child.

We went on a couple hikes.

 

Dad, Olivia, and Mom on the back row and Emily, Tyler and Megan up front.

The view from the mountain

Our second hike we went up to the Cairn and added our own rocks.

Tyler, Emily, Megan and Olivia playing Scattergories.

We also floated down the river 2 days.  (Megan, me, Olivia, Emily, Kimberly and Tyler)

Emily got a huge innertube and couldn't maneuver very well on the first day, so she and I were tied together the second day.

 

We got up early one morning to drive 2 hours before getting to our hike up into a mountain lake.

Emily, Tyler and Megan getting ready for the hike.

It was a little sloshy and wet from the rain, but we got to cross a stream. (Megan)

Dad, Mom, Megan, Emily and Tyler

Beautiful Lake Selway

Tyler

Megan and Mom

Dad and Emily

Tyler with a fish

Emily with a fish

The kids caught over 30 fish.  Some were too small to keep, but the fishing was good.

Snack time

Megan took some wildflower pictures

 

I enjoyed a little siesta laying under the big blue sky.

Lunch time back at the pick up

The kids were excited to have a chance to ride in the back of the pick up.

One day we drove up to Missoula to see Aubrey and Kyle participate in a tennis tournament.  This indoor facility wasn't real friendly for spectators, but it was fun to be there.

Another day we went to Lewis and Clark Caverns.  Megan, Emily and Tyler at the mouth of the cave

The cavern was pretty cool. Megan, Mom, Dad, Tyler and Emily

We had to slide down on our bums here

 

Later that afternoon we went to the nearby mountains to ride the ATVs and shoot the rifle

Megan in the RZR

Tyler and Emily

Emily driving the RZR

Tyler

Shooting the rifle

Emily and me on the ride home.

Dad cooked up some of the fish the kids caught.  Shorgy got a little piece too since Porgs love fish

We loved spending time with Mom and Dad!