October 2018

I love it when Jared and Nikelle send pictures of visiting Brody's grave.  Such a calm peaceful place to be.

Blake and Jared had to replace the water heater at Grandma Purcell's house. It was not a fun job, but they got it done.

We celebrated my 60th birthday on the 6th, because everyone could be here. (My birthday is on the 15th)  I love having my kids and grandkids here.  I had a lot of help blowing out the candles.

We had some fun with play dough.

Blake and Maden played some pool, and the other kids had fun playing house and school.

Ryder brought us a pumpkin for our porch.  He was a little worried about the dragon at Walmart, this is as close as he would get on this day.  Clark loves to play with the pickups and trailers, he hooks them all up and then lines them up and then plays with them in the chair for hours.

We got to have Molly overnight on the 12th.  When she woke up that morning she told her parents that she wanted to play hopscotch, they told her maybe I would play with her and boy she didn't forget, it was the first thing we did when we got here.  We did her kiwi crate and she loved the little cake we made.

On my birthday, Blake and I took a little drive to the Star Valley area, we stayed overnight, then went to the temple the next morning.  Jared was working over there, so we stopped in to see him in on the job.  Molly got to go to a pumpkin patch for a field trip with preschool, she loved seeing Mickey and Minnie there.  Annie is so good to play with the little kids, she and Ryder were playing school together.

Oct. 20th - Brian and Celia were out of town, so the kids were staying with us for the weekend.  Nikelle, Courtney and I went to a baby shower in Ogden and left Blake, Randy and Jared in charge of the 5 kids.  They took them to IJump in Pocatello.  It was kind of fun, Annie, Maden and Molly loved it.  (for some reason, I didn't have a picture of Molly) Clark only liked the ball pit, Ryder liked it until he hurt his ankle.  After the jump place they took them to Pizza Pie Cafe.  They all survived!

In the evening, Jared (the hunter), Molly (the fox) and Nikelle (the deer) went to their ward party.  Such cute costumes!  Randy, Courtney, Ryder, Maden, Annie, Clark, Blake and I went to the Snake River High School to a play all about Dr. Suess.  It was a great performance with a lot of singing, the kids all loved it. Afterward, Annie got to try on the cat's hat.

Annie and Maden got to attend our ward's Primary, they were having a missionary day, and we got these cute pictures of them.  I love the one where Maden is photo bombing! Annie's hair turned out really cute that day. Ryder came over for a movie and popcorn, everyone loves to sit on grandpa's lap.

Look, Ryder got closer to the dragon.  Molly fell and hit her head at preschool, the Kleenex was to wipe her eyes and nose, but apparently it helped her head too.  Ryder got to stay overnight one night, and he and grandpa had some fun in the hot tub with the colored lights.

Ryder and Randy came to help sweep up the leaves.  Ryder loved getting in the trailer with all the leaves.  They almost covered him up! They swept up the red leaves from Anderson's yard too.

We had a family party to celebrate this cutie's 6th birthday.  I really don't know where time goes.  Annie is such a cute, bubbly, cheerful, happy girl.  She was so excited about every aspect of her party.

After the party, we all got ready to go to Boo at the Zoo.  Clark wore his Lightning McQueen jacket, Ryder was Blaze (I didn't get a picture with his eyes open) Molly was in Utah with her parents, but she went to a pumpkin patch in her cute fox costume, Annie was rainbow dash, and I can't remember the name of what Maden was.  They all looked so cute.

There were some super people at Boo at the Zoo, named Brian and Celia. There was a monster waiting to scare Blake after this picture.  Ryder spent most of the time sitting on his dads or moms shoulders, which was nice for him, but hard on them.  

Halloween turned out to be a really chilly night.  Molly told me that it was freezing. But she sure is a cute fox!  When we took Ryder to Trick or Treat at my parents, he said Trick OR Treat when she opened the door, with a huge emphasis on the OR.  We all got a good laugh at that.  Poor Annie had little accident involving the corner of a chair when she was running to answer the door for Trick or Treaters.  Thankfully, she was able to recover enough to go out and do her own trick or treating.  

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!