June 2026

 June 2 - The lavender plant looks good all tied up so it's not falling down.

I didn't get pictures of the measuring, but here are the stats for the kids heights.

June 3 - Brian and Blake working hard!

Randy came to get the lawn mower and Ryder drove it home.

Jared came and cut a hole in our garage wall.He was representing Tobin's Restoration. This is where we had water come down the wall due to the roof around the pillar being done incorrectly.

June 4 - I love when the flowers start to bloom! Now, Jared is getting the mold out of the wall.

June 7 - We celebrated Clark! He will turn 11 on the 18th!

June 9 - Blake and I celebrated our 48th Wedding Anniversary! We went to the Rexburg Temple and then to eat at the Hickory.

June 12 - Mikala (Courtney's sister) married Jaelen Matthews in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. Ryder, Cole, Molly, Hallie and Penny all waited outside while we attended the sealing.  It was a gorgeous day.

Look at this handsome Cole! 

I had fun taking pictures of the kids and Randy while we waited for Mikala and Jaelen to come out. Randy is wearing Blake's old suit, it's the suit Blake wore when Randy and Courtney got married. Mikala and Jaelen look so happy!

The spire and Moroni on the Oquirrh Mountain Temple.

After the wedding, we stopped at Krispy Kremes.  Molly, Hallie and Penny loved watching the donuts being made.  Penny said that was the most fun thing we did.

 Cole loved sitting on Jared's lap because he fed him the yummy refreshments at the reception. It was very nice and such good food.  Cole and Penny loved playing Connect 4 outside.

June 13 - Blake and I stopped at a Red Lobster on our way home. Yum!

June 14 -  Jared came to fix our broken big garage door, so it will open.

June 15 - My new hobby! These are acrylic suncatcher puzzles.  They are so fun and I'm addicted.  You can see that I've given some away, but I still have more! I hope those that have them are enjoying them.

June 16 - I got to take cute Clark to lunch and shopping before he turns 11! We went to Chick Fit A to eat before they close for renovations. Then he found the game he wanted at Game Stop and a whole box of pretzel bites that he didn't want to have to share.  It was a fun day!

Penny and Hallie got to help me decorate the front porch and entryway for the 4th of July. They were such good helpers.

June 17 - I found these fun puff paint kits for Hallie and Penny to do while they got to come stay with me for a few days. They loved them!

Cole came to visit! Jared ate outside when he came to pick up the girls.

June 18 - Scottlynn came to play, too!

Jared helped Blake tie up the lavender again.

The flowers are all looking so good!

June 19 - I picked Hallie and Penny up at their house after I got done at the gym.  We had to park my car across Worthen Road because they were seal coating our road.  We had quite the adventure walking in the rocks on our way to our house.

Then, we had another adventure getting back to the car.  The adventures weren't very fun when we discovered all the goat heads in our shoes! When we came home, luckily we could drive on the road and park in the garage.  When we got parked in the garage, Penny said "I'm so glad we don't have to have any more "ventures"."

We had a nice BBQ at Parkwood with my parents.  Cole had a great time entertaining Grandma Beth. 

June 20 - We got to watch Cole and Ryder for the afternoon.  Cole loved chasing bubbles! When we took Cole home to put him to bed, I got to watch Ryder take care of Happy's mess in the yard.  Good job Ryder.

June 21 - Blake got a pie from the ward for Fathers Day.  Cindy sent a box of yummy treats.

June 22 - I just can't get enough of these flowers! 

June 27 - Celebrate Blackfoot. It was a cold windy night, so we watched the fireworks from Randy's back yard.  Ryder, Molly and Hallie raced around the yard to get warmed up.

We could see the fireworks pretty good! It was a great show. It was very nice not to have to fight the crowds to get home.

While they were going for a little stroll and scooter ride, Jared tried to give a cat a ride. I don't think it liked it very much.

Cole was really talking to this bear.  Then he and Penny were playing and talking so cute in the hall.

June 29 - Just doing some changing up.  New bedspread on our bed. Different bed and head and foot boards in the guest bedroom.

May 2026

 May 1 - Randy pressure washed the outside of the house. It looks wonderful! Ryder and Cole played in the yard.

Cole is getting big enough to reach the counter to line up the cars.

May 2 - Cole and Scottlynn "playing" with each other, and eating snacks.

We introduced Cole to all the fun in Jared's backyard.

May 3 - Adalyn Michelle Cook's blessing day. It turns out that Michelle and I have a mutual good friend in Lesli Jardine. We met her in different ways and discovered that she knew each of us.

We played a version of Corn Hole. Hallie took the pictures!

May 4 - It was fun that my brother Randy came to visit.

May 5 - Groveland Elementary Wax Museum - Molly had the State of Iowa and was portraying Shawn Johnson.

Ryder had the state of Wyoming and was portraying John B Kendrick. They both did a great job on their state projects.

Penny fell asleep in the chair, then she fell out of the chair, rolled over and kept sleeping.

May 6 - I got to watch Penny and Adalyn for a little bit.  Penny adores her and thought it was funny that they were wearing "matching" clothes. 

May 7 - Penny was so happy to find her shadow again!

May 8 - The Mother's Day lunch at Parkwood. Funny thing - some people thought Michelle, Mom, Adalyn and I were doing a 4 generation photo.  Lynne didn't think it was too funny.

May 9 - Cole loves the tractor! Molly, Ryder and Hallie are trying out the new tennis trainer.

I got to visit sweet Addy while her parents worked in the garage. Jared had Penny and Cole help him move Big Red into the garage. Ryder and Cole and I played a dice math game.

May 10 - I love the beautiful flowers Cindy and Ken sent for Mother's Day.

We celebrated Randy! He turned 38 on the 7th.

We divvied up the pull tabs we've been saving all year.  Cindy sent a bunch too!

May 12 - Penny found another shadow to play with. Then she made "rug angels" on the newly laundered warm rug.

Cole and Penny had a great time pushing things in the driveway and chasing bubbles and picking up rocks.

May 14 - I took Penny and Paul to Parkwood to see the miniature horses.  Penny was leary at first, but Paul taught her it was ok.  Aubrey brought Scottlynn and she loved them.

They played with the animals back in Grandpa Paul's and Grandma Beth's room.  Then we went back to Michelle's and got to tend Adalyn and Cole too.  Cole got just a tad jealous when I was holding Adalyn.

May 16 - We got to watch Cole for a little while, he loves to play chase when you're trying to get him to take a nap.

May 17 - Brian and Aubrey brought a low country boil for dinner. It was quite amazing and good.

Scottlynn and Cole reading stories and playing.

May 19 - I made some alphabet fun for Penny. We took her to A&W, then Cole came to play.

May 20 - Fifth Grade Track Meet - Molly's field events were the long jump and the javelin throw.

Ryder's events were the high jump and the long jump.  We didn't get pictures of the long jump.

Ryder won his heat of the 100 meter dash.

Molly ran the 3rd leg of the 4x100. Her team placed 2nd.

She also ran the 200.

Ryder ran the 3rd leg of the medley relay. His team came in 2nd.

May 21 - I love it when I get to watch sweet Adalyn.

May 22 - I got to take Ryder to lunch at Pizza Pie Cafe, he ate dessert pizza first! Then we went to Game Stop.  He was happy that he found two games he wanted.  He'll turn 11 on the 23rd!

We went to watch Molly and Hallie in their dance recital. Molly did so well.

Hallie did so good too!

Cute little dancers with their Grandparents.

May 23 - Scottlynn brought a little truck to put by Brody's grave. But, she didn't want to say cheese or smile for the picture.

Jared brought some pop rocks to add a little bang to visiting the cemetery.

It was a nice, windy day visiting Brody.

May 24 - Celebrating that Ryder turned 11! Mikala and Trey got to celebrate too!

May 25 - We celebrated Memorial Day by planting a couple of new plants where some had died.

Blake and Brian were fixing the hitch on the trailer, so Scottlynn was riding the little go cart. It turned into a rough day for Brian after he hurt his back.

We went to eat at the Tokyo Steakhouse. Scottlynn loved the soup on the weird spoon.

She loved coloring and telling me all about the colors. She told me "I'll say cheese now, Grandma."

May 30 - We watched Cole so he didn't have to go to a rainy soccer game.  He loves the toys! And we love watching him!