Wednesday, November 11, 2026

October 2026

 October 2 - We spent a couple of days in Island Park with Jared's family.


October 3 - Molly, Hallie, Penny and Nikelle helped put faces on pumpkins for my parents door.


Here's a 4 wheeler train.  They had a fun ride.


"Watching" Saturday afternoon General Conference.

Feeding the fish at Big Springs. Well, most of us fed the fish, Molly fed herself! Then, fun in the hot tub.

October 4 - Scottlynn and Penny sharing a chair, and Penny is eating a huge carrot from Michelle's garden.

October 5 - Michelle helped decorate Mom and Dad's door.  It turned out really fun.

Addy tried to get into the shelves, Penny and Addy are hugging on their Grandpa Paul and Grandma Beth.

This cute Declan is turning 9! We went to Pizza Pie Cafe, and shopping for some Legos.  He chose a rocket at Barnes and Noble.  I love spending time with this young man!

October 6 - Penny helped take the sunflowers down and put pumpkins in the entryway.

We also changed out the decorations on the front porch. 

Penny got tired on the way to dance! Cole loves the little table!

October 7 - Cole came to help Randy mow the lawn. Then came in to play with toys.

October 8 - Penny found some pretty colors in our driveway and by the Brody Tree.

October 10 - Waiting for the. Tater Trot to start.  Cole was entertaining all of us. Scottlynn, Penny, Hallie and Molly had fun on the playground equipment.

Declan, Clark, Annie and Ryder ran the race.

Here comes Annie!

Now here comes Ryder!

Here come Declan!

Here comes Clark! His ankle was hurt, and he didn't really enjoy the race.

We went to Pocatello to eat at Raising Canes.

October 11 - We had a lot of rain!

We celebrated all the October birthdays! Aubrey, October 5, Declan, October 7, Diana, October 15, Cole, October 21 and Annie, October 30!

We got an updated family photo of Brian's family. 

October 13 - Penny was excited to eat these little French toast made from Hawaiian Rolls. 

October 14 - I found Shauna and Troy at the Idaho Falls airport! So glad to have them back in town, but so sorry for the reason that brought them back. Troy's mom was in a car train wreck!

October 15 - Celebrating my birthday at Sage Hill! Cindy and Ken sent flowers and chocolate covered strawberries that Penny loved! I also got flowers from Blake. It was a good day!

October 18 - Cole and Penny watching a show on Randy's phone.

October 20 - I got to take this cute Cole boy shopping! He chose a fire truck and really liked it! I can't believe he's turning 2!

October 21 - Cole is 2! He got to come hang out with us for a bit. He is so cute and loves all the toys. 

October 22 - Penny is tall enough that her chin can sit on the counter.

I got to go to Maden's Districts Cross Country race. We saw him as they left.

Now, he's almost to the finish line.  He got a personal best!

It was a great race! Proud of you, Maden!

October 24 - Cole and Penny are having a party on my bed!

October 25 - Happy is getting some loves from Jared. Cole thinks he's big to sit on a big chair.

This was not a fun night.  Mom was feeling very weak, confused and sick.  She was taken by ambulance to EIRMC.  They couldn't really figure out what was wrong, but admitted her to the hospital.  Her oxygen levels were pretty low. 

October 26 - I took this beautiful Annie to lunch and shopping! We had a great time at Pizza Pie Cafe. She is quite the shopper! 

October 27 - Started the day with a beautiful sunrise! Penny was so excited to go to dance in her Skye costume.

October 28 - Ending the day with a beautiful Moonrise.

October 30 - I spent part of the day with Scottlynn. She decided to have a nap in the chair.

Mom is back at Parkwood and got a new wheelchair! 

It was Trick or Treat night at Parkwood.  Hallie, Molly and Penny came!

Ryder and Cole came too!

October 31 - We went to Rupes with Randy and Cole. Cole was being very funny and had us all laughing!

Such cute kids in the their fun Halloween costumes!


Thursday, October 8, 2026

September 2026

 September 1 - Penny was thrilled to find her shadow again. We love it when Cole comes to play!


September 5 - Fun at the fair!

Always fun to see the horses, especially when you find some named Annie, Clark, Molly and Hallie!


Scottlynn loved riding the pony.  We found a cute little Highland Cow for Cindy.

Scottlynn and Penny loved feeding the goats.

Reading with Scottlynn.

September 7 - The fridge in the garage died, so we bought a new one.  Thanks to Jared for getting it home in his trailer, and for fixing the wiring in the garage so the new fridge will work.

September 8 - Penny is way excited for her first day of Busy Bee's Preschool.

September 10 - Penny was so excited to help Grandpa mow the lawn, but she was too tired!

September 11 - Cross Country at Freeman Park in Idaho Falls. We saw Maden run.
Next, we saw Annie run.
Then as a bonus we saw Michael Cook run. Funny thing, Maden is in the third picture and I didn't even know he was standing there when I took it.
Michelle and Adalyn are enjoying watching the racers.

September 12 - Carter and Alina came to meet Adalyn.

September 13 - Carter and Alina came for Sunday dinner.  We celebrated Blake, he will turn 71 on the 21st. Cole chose Jared for his person. 

September 14 - The Brody Tree looks so good!

September 17 - I saw this rainbow on my way into town.
We had a huge hail storm, it looked like snow!
There was constant thunder and lightning.

September 19 - We got to tend Scottlynn! We went to Texas Roadhouse, she had a nap, she was funny with toys on her fingers, we went to Dairy Queen for a treat, she helped build a little table and chairs, then she loved pushing the little chairs around.

September 20 - Penny and Scottlynn loved sitting at the new little table.

September 21 - Blake got a free Sundae art Dixie's Diner for his birthday! Then he got to help Ryder with some math homework.

September 24 - Penny is trying out riding on the scooter with Grandpa. We went to mow the lawn at Grandpa Early's house.  The Brody Tree and hydrangea are really pretty pink. 

September 25 - We went for a drive around Palisades and saw some nice fall colors.
We also saw how low Palisades is.
We went to the Star Valley Temple.
We came home through Montpelier and saw more fall colors. We also saw a huge herd of sheep on the hill.

September 26 - A beautiful sunset, then a beautiful moon in the east.

September 27 - Now the moon is setting in the west in the early morning.
Penny and Scottlynn are having fun with the little table, moving the chairs around, eating, and doing stickers.

September 28 - Randy and Cole came to mow the lawn, then Cole had to eat a cookie at the little table.