We went to a family rendezvous the last weekend in July at my cousins house in Bozeman Montana. One of the days we went up to a beautiful lake not far from their house and boated around, threw rocks in the lake and just enjoyed the beautiful scenery. We had a great time the whole time we were there just relaxing, playing with cousins and chatting! It was very needed and so relaxing to just get away and enjoy the slow pace of life! Cannot wait until we do it again!!!
The Blue Angels came to Idaho Falls and since I've been wanting to go to an air show for a long time now, we decided what better one to start out with :)...and Jake got a free ticket from work!! They were AMAZING. Watching the other planes wasn't the BEST, but it was worth the wait to watch the Blue Angels. If you look closely, there is a girl on top of the plane up above...that was crazy. One of the Red Bull racing planes came too and that was cool. There were a bunch of older planes too and they were all neat, but the highlight was for sure the Blue Angels. We sat at center point so every time they came in and twisted one way or the other it was RIGHT in front of us. Sometimes it was so close it would make me sick to watch them!
The kids had fun too and are STILL asking when they get to see the loud airplanes again. The Blue Angels practiced for a few days before the actual show and they would come RIGHT over our house. It was very cool! It was a super hot day and a long show, but it was very worth it! Can't wait for the next time!!
These boys have so much fun together when they actually get together! They 'almost' weighed the same thing so the teeter totter actually worked quite well :)!
What a wonderful lady Grandma Ruth was. The funeral was absolutely beautiful and such an honor to be able to help with. When Grandpa Glenn died, they put all the grandkids hand on a cement block and buried it with him. Instead of doing that, Jake came up with the idea to do a purple sheet and put our hands in it with white paint. It was such a great idea and brought so many of us together to honor Grandma and remember something special we did for her one last time. It brings tears to my eyes thinking about it.
They also decided to put the casket on a flatbed trailer, pulled by a tractor with chickens clucking their song on the way to the cemetery. Grandma grew up on a farm and LOVED chickens. It was such a fun way to remember her.
It is always such a great experience to feel the spirit of eternal families and the knowledge that we have that we will see Grandma Ruth again and that she is happy now being with Grandpa Glenn after so many years. She was 90 years old when she died and died in the same house she was born in...you can't get much better than that!
We went up to the mountains with Jake's family and had a blast. The girls LOVED riding on the back of the four-wheeler and Anthony couldn't have been happier than on the motorbike with his dad. I take that back, he wanted one of his own (any guesses on when that will happen?)! We roasted hot-dogs, ate chips and got to see some beautiful scenery. It was a very fun day!
I really enjoy the 4th of July. Always a very fun holiday. We eat good food, hang out with fun people and get to watch fireworks...really what could be better? This year was no different. We did the same thing we have done for the past few years and had a blast. The kids really enjoyed the sparklers this year and that makes me happy because I secretly (okay maybe not secretly) still LOVE sparklers and wish I could do them too...but let the kids do them now. Next year I'm buying a box for myself!!
Contrasting pictures of my kids...more often than not, its the bottom one that we see (which is why I took it)!!
Isn't my family just cute??