We pulled into the cabin and got out and no sooner did Tanner find a snake. He was so excited!
After he tossed that one like a discus in track and field, we came upon a dead one on the road, after that I found the slither path of another one. I was beginning to feel a pattern coming on here. I stayed out of the brush.
We had a lot of fun visiting and telling stories about when my parents ventured to the Logan Temple leaving us under the care of my oldest brother (8children). The stories that are told makes my mom wonder and my brother want to hide. We could see in our little town, when they rounded the corner a block a way, we could get the toys/clutter (furniture, ropes, blood-ketchup, butter knives) put away and be sitting so innocently on the couch welcoming them home. What a wonderful group of kids! (yeh right!).
We also had a memory object night where each sibling brought an object from childhood and the rest of us had to guess what it represented.
We "hiked" to Cave Falls and later Mesa Falls. Beautiful!
I love the look of this picture. "How is your crop going this year?" or "see that rock down there, how do you suppose we get it from up here?" Corbin and his cousin McKay (6 weeks apart) were actually checking out a dog. They kept saying "doggy! Bark, bark" and 'nice doggy!"
Picture of the grandkids and some adult helpers. I think our numbers are up to 40 total from my parents!
There are four different sets of grandkids that have three the same age. My three kids make up three of the groups. I thought I would add the pictures. (We could not get the three two year olds to hold still, they were all in melt down stage at that point).
Tanner (youngest), Ty then Kayla
Kajsia, Savannah (2nd to oldest) and Sienna
We stopped in St. Anthony and played in the Snake River where they have some of it "buoyed?" off for kids with a pvc type water tube and a diving board into the river. Yes, I joined in and yes, it was cold, but fun! I strutted my stuff with a front flip off the diving board. Now that is cool. Right?
On our way home we finally made the stop at Register State Park and checked out the pioneer names on the rocks. It was actually pretty cool. I am glad we did.
We have had a ton of company with my family's rebellion and the temple open house. We love it!
My sister from Portland to and from, sister from Seattle to and from, my parents and Aunt and Uncle from Preston, and my brother and his fam. from Logan up here for work. It has been really fun and busy! We have been dubbed "The Thomsen Bed and Breakfast". We will take it, come on up and stay!
