September 2018

Eastern Idaho State Fair.  The wagon works well for 3 kids to get around the fairgrounds and not get lost.  Annie was a little nervous about the fair mascot, but warmed up a bit. Brian and Celia had to try their luck at pull ups. 

Jared, Nikelle, Molly, Blake and I went to the fair during the parade. It was a great time to be at the fair.  Molly was so excited to ride a horse at the fair, then she was a little scared of the white horse, but she was just fine on the brown one.

Molly loved this little exhibit with hands on fun.  She was a cute little farmer and chicken and loved sitting on the cow.

Ryder loved the fair, too.  He got to go on the Merry Go Round, ride a horse, sit on the cow and be a chicken.  He called the stroller we rented his wheelchair.

Molly got to help Grandpa mow the lawn and go see Grandma Great.  She's such a happy, fun little girl.

Maden and Celia participated in a Cornhole competition.  Maden was so excited, and was definitely the youngest competitor.  Blake, Brian, Clark, Annie and I found a shady spot to watch.

Randy took Ryder bow hunting.  Ryder loved riding the 4 Wheeler and being with his dad.  Molly started her first day of dance class.  Annie loves to get her face painted at Texas Roadhouse, then take selfies of the paint job.

Ryder had a busy day.  Blake had some business in Pocatello, so Ryder and I went to the mall, he played on the Mickey car, then we picked up Grandpa and went to Wingers for lunch, then took him back to the mall to the "Jump Place".  Then when we got home he played in the hot tub.  Lots of activities.

Blake, Randy, Courtney, Jared, Nikelle, Molly, Ryder and I went to the Parade of Homes in Idaho Falls.  We saw some really nice homes.  Ryder and Molly loved wearing the silly booties.  We are all in this picture, you can see mine and Nikelle's shadows and Blake getting into the car.  I love the daddy's holding their little ones hands.

My brother, Randy and his wife, Julie are moving into a home in Rupert. (It's actually Nikelle's childhood home!) They were borrowing our Red pickup and horse trailer. Blake, Randy, Ryder and I went over to help them unload.  Ryder had not had a nap, and so he slept almost all the way to Rupert.  While we were there, a dog suddenly came into the house.  We quickly got the dog back outside. Randy looked at the dogs tags and found out the dog's name was Molly! Julie found some toys for Ryder, he thought it was great.

September 21 ---

Bonneville Homecoming Parade - Jared used the boat for the float for the Miss Bonneville contestants.  Molly loved being in the parade. It's really fun because it goes in Brian's neighborhood.  We went with Clark and Celia and watched the parade and got some candy.  Maden and Annie got to come out of their classes and see the parade.

Sept. 21, continued.... After the parade, we headed for Bear Lake.  We were going for one last boat trip, and to hear my nephew Joseph Leifson report his mission. We took Ryder with us, he and Molly like watching movies when they travel.  We kept having roadblocks, first cows, then tractors, then a wedding party got in our way.  We celebrated Blake's 63rd birthday once we got to the resort. I bought these little dolls because I don't have very many little girl toys and Molly had a great time with them. Ryder and Molly had a bit of a hard time going to sleep in the same room, but they finally did and thought it was great fun.

Sept. 22-- Some of the guys went hunting early in the morning, so we took the triplets to the swimming pool. When the mighty hunters returned, then it was boat time.  It was a little windy, but not bad.

We got to see Joseph after two long years. So great to see his happy smiling face.  He brought his sister, Jackie and brother, Ryan for some fun on the tube.  Maden really likes Joseph and Ryan and thought he was one of the big kids to be with them.  The wind was stronger and it was really a bumpy ride. You can see their legs flying and bouncing, but they kept the smiles, so it must have been fun.  Maden thought it was fun to pull them in to the boat. Then Maden got to go with Ryan and Joseph for a little spin.  I thought Ryan's hair was very stylish after being so wind blown.

This is how Molly ended up sleeping for her nap, half hanging off the bed.  These were my two sleepy seat mates on our way home after hearing Joseph give a great mission report.

Jared drove truck for Bart for 3 days during spud harvest.  That is one of his favorite things to do.  

He certainly isn't afraid to help when there's a problem, the piler got plugged up, so he made his way clear up there to clean it out. That was after helping Bart fix some other things in the cellar.  The spuds look pretty good.

Molly enjoyed riding in the Spud Truck with Daddy.  It was a fun, dirty time.

August 2018

 First, a BIG announcement!

Jared, Nikelle and Molly are expecting a baby girl in February!!!  We are so excited!

August 3rd --A fun morning at Jensen's Grove.  Cousins Ryan and Samuel got to join the fun.  

Ryan and Samuel got to take the maiden voyage on the new tube.  They said it was fantastic and so fun.

After the boating, Molly and Ryder loved playing on the slide.  Nikelle and Molly had fun swinging together.  

August 4th --- We had a Chambers mini reunion at the Matsuura's Clubhouse.  Since it was just 3 days after Lynne and Courtney's birthdays, we had cake and singing.  The kids had a great time at the party.  We missed Celia, Maden, Annie and Clark, they were in Pennsylvania.

Since the Clubhouse has a tennis court, there had to be a tennis match.  Brian and Rob took on Randy and Jared.  They were all very tired, but had a great time.

Aug 6th -- Ryder came to play, and ended up with his feet in the hot tub and the sprinklers, then he decided to get his swim suit on and really get wet, he had a great time.

August 10th -- Molly and Ryder had a great time playing on the wiggle car.

August 11th -- Jared and Brian took their families to Blacktail Reservoir for a little spin in the boat.  Celia got up on the wakeboard, Brian drove so Jared could wakeboard, they all had fun on tube.

They also had some fun in the swimming area. Lots of big smiles.

August 15 & 16th -- Courtney started school again, so Ryder gets to come to our house.  Grandpa took him to Jensen's Grove to throw rocks and wade in the water.  He got to help mow the lawn, and sit in the laundry basket.

August 19th -- Randy and Jared took their families to Island Park to this fun cabin for the weekend.  It was a little sad because the cabin is being sold, so this was the last trip.

August 20th -- Look at this cute toothless boy.  

August 24th -- We went to Texas Roadhouse with Grandma Helen and Merralee.  Brian and Clark joined us too.  It was a good lunch!

August 25th --  Another fun day at Jensen's Grove.  

After the fun at the Grove, there was a lot of fun with bubbles and ice cream cones.

August 27th --- First Day of School! Maden's in 3rd grade! (How does that even happen?) Annie's in Kindergarten!!! She was so excited and nervous, and so cute.  Ryder started preschool too. I just don't know how these kids have gotten so old!

July 2018

July 4th - Parade in Idaho Falls.  Blake, Courtney, Ryder, Molly and I found a spot behind the fence at an elementary school.  Jared and Nikelle were in the parade with Miss Bonneville and Miss Hillcrest.  Jared was a good sport to let them put a crown on his pickup.  It was a fun parade, the kids loved it.

After the parade, we went to Jared and Nikelle's house for some hamburgers and fun.  Molly and Ryder had fun playing baseball and jumping on the tramp.

While we were celebrating the USA, Brian and his family were taking a little trip in Canada.  They had fun hiking, and even got to ride a horse.

July 6th - Boating at Blacktail.  Blake went with Randy, Courtney, Ryder, Jared, Nikelle and Molly.  They all love the boat.

July 7th - Mini Golf in Pocatello.  Blake and I went with Randy, Courtney and Ryder to a mini golf course in Poky.  We had a great time. Ryder thought it was fun to run and put his ball in the cup.  I got a hole in one on the first hole.  Blake and Courtney got one on different holes.

July 8th - Sunday dinner -- Everyone came for Sunday dinner.  The kids love the swings.  Such a cool thing that 4 of them can swing on one swing.  Everyone loves Jared, too.  How many people can sit on Jared?  Looks like 6!

July 13 - Jared took his little family camping at Lake Walcott. Molly loved fishing with her little pole.

July 14 - Blake, Randy and I met Jared, Nikelle and Molly at Lake Walcott, it was a beautiful morning for being on the lake, no other boats and no wind.  

Brian, Celia, Maden, Annie and Clark went for a hike in the Darby area.  They said it was beautiful, they even found a dog.

July 21 - Party at Dr. James cabin in Island Park.  This is always such a nice occasion.  Dr. and Mrs. James are the best hosts, and their cabin is so beautiful.  Celia and Annie did a little swimming and canoeing. Maden loved the tube behind the boat, Annie got on it too. Jared was camping just across the lake, so he boated over and brought Molly and Nikelle to Dr. James cabin for awhile.  Molly and Clark liked going for a 4wheeler ride.

July 22nd - Cindy and Ken came! And we celebrated my dad, Paul Chambers or Grandpa Chin Choppers' birthday.  (His birthday is July 21st).  The kids love to have birthday cake and candles, they were all playing on the bed, and the triplets watched some Mickey Mouse downstairs.  Of course, there had to be a good game of Egyptian Rat Screw with a lot of yelping, and slapping.

July 23rd - We went fishing at the Pocatello Pond, but didn't even get a bite.  

July 24th -  We went to Rexburg Raapids.  Maden loved the lazy river, I think he probably stayed in there the whole time.  Molly is really a fish, not a little girl, she absolutely loves the water.  We all a fun time.

July 25th - We had some bubbly fun! The kids loved the leaf blower bubble maker.  Annie would make a huge pile of bubbles and the others would jump into the pile.

The driveway looked like a crime scene where Cindy and Annie traced themselves.  Clark and Ryder thought they were funny to put their stroller and trike up on the ramps.  While we were having bubble and chalk fun, Molly was being pampered.  She got her hair and nails all done.  Poor Brian had to put in a long day at Parkway, we even had to eat without him.

We got to take some Family Pictures!  We went over to the McClellan's wonderful back yard. It was the perfect setting for pictures.  We just used our iPhones, and had my mom and Nikelle's niece take the pictures.  They turned out so good, everyone cooperated so well, the lighting and setting were perfect.  I love that we included the Brody Bear!

Blake and I with our precious Grandkids.

I love these little humans so much. They all have such different, fun personalities.  It's so funny that they are all saying "cheese".

These four really hate pictures! But, they were very good sports.  Cindy told them to show their guns, that turned into a circus of sorts.

Blake and I with our 4!

Our 4 and their other halves.  This was a new group that we hadn't done before.  I like it! 

Diana and Blake

Ken and Cindy

Annie, Celia, Clark (with Kitty), Brian and Maden

Randy, Courtney and Ryder

Nikelle, Jared, Brody Bear and Molly

My parents - Paul and Beth Chambers

All the girls.

All the boys.

After the pictures, the kids were so glad to be able to play on McClellan's cute little playground.  It was a great reward for being so good during the pictures.

July 26 - Fun at Grandma Great's house.  We met up at Helen's house, and Courtney had fun taking the kids on scooter rides.  Annie is really good with a hula hoop, me not so much, for getting bad pictures of her with the hoop.

July 28 - I love getting all the pictures printed and in their frames! They turned out so good!

July 31st -We found Jared working in Blackfoot!