Friday, October 6, 2023

September 2023


September 1 - I got to go to the Idaho Falls Temple! Then I got stuck in a car wash for about 5 minutes! There was a beautiful full moonrise! It almost looked like a sunrise.

September 2 - The day started with a beautiful sunrise, and ended with a another beautiful moonrise.  We found another Little Free Library that is not registered, this one is in Basalt.

In between the sunrise and moonrise, we went to the State Fair Parade.  Blake was really enjoying it! Ryder got lots of candy, Jared plugged Penny's little ears when the sirens were noisy.  The vey last float had some really cute little dancers! We loved watching for Molly and Hallie!

September 3 - Playing a rousing game of Scatergories! Guess is it didn't rouse Aubrey, she and Penny had a good little nap.

In between the rainstorms, the kids went out to play on the scooters, the crazy cars and bikes.  

They all had a great time, and the puddles was great fun!

September 4 - After going to the fair, Ryder, Molly and Hallie decided to eat their little lunch on the patio.  Molly thought she was such a funny Pringles Duck.

September 5 - We got a new gate to keep Penny from falling down the stairs.  Hallie was so proud that she finally buckled herself in my car!  Blake hates the puddle at the end of the driveway, so he pushed the water across the street with a snow shovel.  Hallie and I made banana bread.

We took Hallie and Penny to McDonald's for lunch, Penny loves French Fries!

Blake took Ryder, Molly and Hallie back in to the fair, and met Brian's family because they had got rained out on Monday!  They had a blast!

September 6 - Another wonderful start to the day!

September 7 - This sunrise was breathtaking from 2 different angles.

Penny was so thrilled to find a little friend in the mirror.

Randy shot and antelope while he was bow hunting!




September 8 - We thought we were going to the swimming pools at the Lava Hot Springs, but it turned out they were closed even after they told us they would be open! So, Michelle and her family, Nikelle and her girls and Ryder and Blake and I went to the hot pools.  They are really hot!  The kids had fun, but were also pretty disappointed that the other pools were closed.

After leaving Lava Hot Springs, we stopped in Pocatello at Outer Limits for some arcade fun and pizza.

September 9 - Blake, Brian and Aubrey went up tp the hunting spot to pitch the tent. Aubrey was pretty cold.


Brian and Aubrey's new house is finished! They can move in! I went over to take some pictures, so I could show them to my parents.  It is so pretty and will be so nice!

September 10 - We have a curious little mover!

A beautiful end of the day!

September 11 -  I dead headed some roses, and Michelle and Paul came to help.  Michelle crawled behind the Brody tree and pulled some weeds, Paul carried my bucket around and helped pull up some weeds.

September 12 -  Nothing is safe within Penny's reach!  Beautiful flowers in my front yard.

Michelle came again and helped me reorganize the storage room! I forgot to get a "before" picture, just trust me, it's so much better!

September 16 - Jared, Randy, Ryder and Blake went to Gem Lake for one last trip out on the boat.  These are the only pictures Blake took.  It was also moving day for Brian and Aubrey, but no one took any pictures!

September 19 -Oh how I love to spend some time with this cute Penny girl!

September 21 - She's getting so big!

Celebrating Blake's 68th birthday at Texas Roadhouse with some coworkers! He had to ride the saddle! I guess he's a party animal now!

September 22 - Another deluge! So much rain!

I finally updated the pictures in my frames!

September 23 - It's very difficult to put a tv above the mantle in brick.  Jared, Blake and Brian worked hard til they got it right.  It looks so good!

September 24 - Hallie and Molly finally got to celebrate Grandpa's birthday!

September 25 - I'm just always in awe at the beauty around us every day!

September 26 - Hallie wanted crazy ponytails just like in the book "Stephanie's Ponytails".  Penny is discovering more and more everyday!

September 28 - Penny found her friend again, Hallie is "saving" Penny from touching the mirror.  Such cute girls.

September 29 - I guess you would call this a moonset - this was at 6:30 and 6:45am! I couldn't decide which was better the sun coming up in the east, or the moon setting in the west!

I turned the front porch from Sunflowers to Fall!

I did the same with the entry way!

We had a fun dinner with Shauna and Troy and Michelle and Adam at 7eighty5 to celebrate Michelle's birthday.

I will never tire or apologize for taking so many pictures of God's beautiful paintings!

September 30 - Jared has some really cute, gloved helpers as he fixes the brakes.

We had a party for Declan (he will turn 6 on October 7). He was thrilled with his gifts and cake.  Penny loved watching Jared play with Taz.

After the party, we went to the Wild Adventure Corn Maze.  The zipline was a little out of Ryder's comfort zone, but with a little help from Molly, he got pretty good at it and thought it was fun.

Clark and Declan love playing the corn pit, Annie got a little crazy on this jumping thing!

We took a little ride on the barrel train. 


I didn't get a picture of the first corn hole round, but Maden and I went back for another round, he skunked me! Annie and Hallie are burying their friend in the corn pit!

We ended the day with dinner at Culvers.  The kids thought it was great to get ice cream with their meals.  

Monday, September 11, 2023

August 2023

 

August 1 - I got to take Annie to her riding lesson.  She was so excited to ride the horse! She said it was really fun!


August 3 -  The neighborhood kids love the puddle at the end of our driveway.


Aug 4 - We measured all the grandkids! This year is in red! They've all grown a lot!


We also got a current picture with all the Grandkids.  Top picture, Left to Right: Declan (5) Brody Bear (he would have been 6), Hallie (4), Annie (10), Clark (8), Molly (8), Penny (7 months), Maden (13), Ryder (8).


Brian and Aubrey had a gender reveal for their baby due in January! It's a girl! All the kids including Penny got to hit the piñata, it was purple inside! That meant girl! Then we played hangman to figure out her name. Scottlynn Allie.  We're so excited!


August 5 - The day started with this beautiful sunrise! We went to watch Clark play soccer. He's such a fast runner!


August 6 - Breathtaking sky that looks like it's on fire!


August 7 - We had a visitor on our patio.


We have had the house that my parents lived in painted and recarpeted before Michelle and Adam move in.  Northwest bedroom, top picture is the before, bottom left after paint, bottom right after paint and carpet.


Southwest Bedroom.


Master Bedroom.  


Living Room and Hall.

Stairs and Hall

Kitchen - The only before paint picture I had was before the garage sale!


Dining Room.  We are so pleased with the new look!


August 10 - The Hydrangea are looking so good!


August 11 - Another beautiful sunrise.  I had a thought about this sunrise, there were no clouds, so the light didn't reflect into the clouds making it even more spectacular.  That's kind of like life, when we have clouds or trials, it makes life all the better as we look back.


August 12 - Moving day for Michelle and Adam.  I'm not good at getting moving pictures. Samuel and Dallin rode in the trailer to make sure that nothing shifted! Hallie got to go mow "Grandpa Early's" lawn.


August 13 - Brian and Aubrey stopped by with their dogs.  Everyone loves little Paris, but she wasn't so sure about everyone, she hid under my chair. Molly played catch with Taz forever! We put Penny in a box and asked Cindy if we could mail Penny to her.


August 14 - Randy, Ryder, Blake and I took another trip to Schwartz Sturgeon Pond.  They caught a lot of fish! Ryder was very involved in it this year. 


I had to hold the pole sometimes when they had a fish on both of the poles.


Since we were 3 miles from the Oregon border, we drove there so Ryder could say he had been in Oregon.  We turned around and came right back.  We ate at Cheesecake Factory and Blake had to use my glasses to see the menu.


We stayed at a new Fairfield Inn, but it didn't have a hot tub! Ryder practiced his swimming by going from one end to the other.


August 16 - Molly, Hallie, Penny and I walked to the Little Free Library in our neighborhood.  They picked out this book so we had to read it when we got home.  Penny is becoming a little scooter.


August 18 - Beautiful sunrise! Maden and Annie went with me to Parkwood Meadows to play bingo! Always an interesting experience. Ended the day with a beautiful sunset!


August 19 - The annual Mountain View Employee Appreciation Day at Tautphaus Park.  The kids had fun on the bounce toys.


More Bounce Toy fun.


Good food and fun at the zoo.


This is what you get when you let Ryder have your phone in the car on the way home. Funny boy.  


August 20 - Blake is feeding Penny the last of the Trifle, she loved it!


August 24 - We took another walk down to the Little Free Library.  Molly and Hallie are sitting on the little bench looking at a book they chose.

Another gorgeous sunset!


August 25 - I just can't enough of these beautiful sunrises! 


Maden came to bingo again, then we stayed at Parkwood Meadows for an end of Summer barbecue.  Kayleen and her cute kids and Julene and Lynn Parsons came for lunch with Mom and Dad.


I've decorated my front porch with sunflowers for the end of August and September.  I love how cheery it is!

August 26- Another beautiful start to the day.  This was especially interesting that the western sky was just as beautiful as the eastern sky!

I even have sunflowers in the entryway! I love it!

I rearranged all the decorations in the built ins in the living room.  

We went on a little adventure.  Jared, Nikelle, Molly, Hallie, Penny, Ryder, Blake and I took off for Missoula, Montana.  Brian let us take his Sequoia so all 8 of us could fit. The kids were very good travelers.

Penny was such a happy girl.  We stopped in Deer Lodge, Montana for a little break and lunch.  We found a Little Free Library! Nikelle put a book in and we took three to read!

There was a fantastic park with a McDonald's next to it! Couldn't be better!

Having fun exploring the C'Mon Inn in Missoula.

We walked to a Cracker Barrel to eat after Jared and Nikelle left for the concert. 

The kids had a great time in the swimming pools and hot tubs.

August 27 - We stopped at the Deer Lodge Park again on our way home.  It is such a nice park and the kids loved it!

More fun at the Deer Lodge Park, Blake napping in the car while Penny is trying to get his hair, waiting for our food at Pizza Hut in Dillon.

These Hydrangea are just amazing!

These clouds in the eastern sky were amazing! There was even some lightning in the clouds.

The western sky was very pretty too!

August 16, 22 and 28 - All these kids have started school again! Ryder, Molly and Clark are in 3rd Grade, Declan started Kindergarten, Annie started 5th Grade and Maden goes to 8th Grade! How did they get so old?

August 29 - We had a terrific wind storm with a little rain.  The rainbow was amazing, and it was also amazing to watch someone's trampoline fly across the field and land on someone's fence.

August 30 & 31 - Beautiful full moon in the eastern sky at night, and then again in the western sky the next morning.  God's creations are simply amazing!

August 31 - This little Penny girl is growing up so fast!