April 2026

April 1 - Beautiful tulips at the Pocatello Temple.

April 2 - Penny was so happy to find her finger puppets.  Scottlynn came to play, then we went to IFCH to have lunch with Blake and Brian. 

We had a little snowstorm after we got home.

April 3 - We had an Easter lunch at Parkwood.  Lynne and Rob even got to come.

April 4 - We went to watch Maden play a little tennis.

Oh, the many moods of Scottlynn.

April 5 - Cole's in the cupboard again!

April 7 - Blake, Randy, Cole, Penny and I took a little trip to Lava.

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Penny didn't love the slide, but Cole did!

It wa a fun day.

April 8 - Annie had a track meet in Blackfoot! She did really well, she ran the 400 and she won her heat in the 200. Scottlynn and Declan were really good, even if Scottlynn looks a little mad.

Annie went and did the long jump without telling us, so we had no pictures. Later that night, I was looking at the pictures of the track meet on the Blackfoot District's Facebook page and look what I found! 

Molly and James had their school choir concert. It was really cute! Penny didn't really like her daddy holding Adalyn.

April 9 - Penny helped me decorate the front porch for spring.

Penny loves some of the toys we brought up from downstairs. She loved seeing the baby chicks at Cal's and helping Blake fix a lawn mower.

April 10 - A beautiful start to the day!

April 11 - Hallie and Molly came for the day. They painted and played with this tetras type toy.

April 12 - Those that can read played a fun game called "How well do you know your family?" Penny and Scottlynn had fun playing with other toys.

April 16 - Silly Penny!

April 17 - These poor tulips at the temple in Pocatello got frozen.

Cole was really worried that he couldn't fit in the front of the shopping cart. He liked the big trucks.

April 18 - The tulips got frost on them again, but they look like they'll come out of it.

April 19 - Penny and Scottlynn are playing their own kind of game.  Scottlynn was a little sad when Penny left, but a little paint book cheered her up.

April 21 - Penny thought she was hiding! 

 I took the girls in to watch Maden play tennis at the Blackfoot courts. He played really well and ended up with the winning shot.

April 23 - What's more fun, the beads or the basket?

April 24 - Just a few snow flakes falling.

Still getting some flakes.

April 25 - This heavy frost looks more like snow.

April 28 -Penny spent a long time chasing, then being chased by her shadow! She was sad when it went away. We went outside to find it and she thought it was really little.  When the sun went behind a cloud, she had to come in and pout because she missed her shadow.

April 29 - Breathtaking!

I got to go spend some time with this cute Scottlynn.

April 30 - D.A.R.E. Graduation.  Molly won the prize for best essay in her class.

Ryder chose to go to graduation instead of a soccer game.  It was nice we could support both of them.

March 2026

March 1 - Brian is 42! 

Trying to play ping pong on a regular table.  With some practice, it might be fun.

Everyone had to give it a try. I'm so glad someone still likes to play with the tractors.

March 3 - Penny helped me reorganize the toys downstairs, then we brought some different toys upstairs.  Cole came to investigate the different toys.

March 4 - Beautiful morning moon that seems as bright as the sun.

March 5 - Getting some snow!

Snowing harder!

Penny's loving these stacking buckets.  Randy taught her how to make it really tall. Then, she got tuckered out!

March 7 - We got to watch Ryder and Michael play some basketball!

It was so nice of Jared to come and set this clock for daylight savings time.

March 8 - This was the last Sunday that all these kids were in the same ward. Cole and Scottlynn are playing like they are friends.  Beautiful sunset!

March 9 - This cat scared me to death when it hopped up on the window sill!

March 11 - Maden came for a bingo night at Parkwood.  He won twice, Dad won once and Mom and I were the losers.

March 13 - We had some really strong winds! Ryder, Molly and Hallie brought in some of the shingles that blew off.

Cole thought it was really fun to get in and out of this basket.

March 14 - Cole is getting some exercise while we are waiting for Ryder's basketball game to start. Then he's having some treats during the game.

Ryder and Michael's first game of the day.  They won!

The 2nd game of the day was very exciting, they ended up losing by 3 points in overtime!

More shingles have blown off!

March 15 - Scottlynn loves the kitties! Playing Old Maid!

March 16 - Spending a little time with Adalyn! Another gorgeous sunset!

March 19 - Penny and Paul make up funny games. Penny loves baby Adalyn.

March 20 - Jared and Penny are rearranging the shed. Penny loves tractors.

March 22 - Penny and Cole are loving stories read by Grandpa!

March 23 - I got to spend the day with Cole. He loves this picture of Grandpa Mark and Bruno. He loves making things play music, and he loves books.

March 27 - Molly and I got to spend most of the day together, celebrating that she will turn 11 on the 31st! She chose to eat at Olive Garden.  It was the fastest service ever! Then, we went shopping at Walmart. She chose some crochet kits. Then, we went and played bingo with Grandpa Paul and Grandma Beth.  It was a fun day! I love you, Molly!

Branson, Avery and Carter came to stay with us for a night so they could go see Grandpa Paul and Grandma Beth.  It's always fun for them to come visit.  Branson and Avery are moving to Greenville, SC soon so this was their last visit for a while.

March 29 - We are getting ready for the Treasure Hunt!

Everyone is looking for their treasures.

Looks like they found some things. Scottlynn likes her finger puppets.

I wanted a current pictures of these 10 grandkids, but the timing was not good for Cole, he was not happy we came in the house!

We celebrated Molly with a really special cake! Can't believe we've had her for 11 years!

March 31 - Penny was thrilled to wear her shirt from the treasure hunt. By the end of the day, I was a little tired of hearing that it said "Silly goose on the loose". She took her little doll outside for a stroller ride.