Catchin' Up

It has been too long since I have posted anything. Much has happened the last few months. I am going to briefly summarize what has happened. If I get ambitious, I will post pics and videos.

Our family attended Lynn's Pocatello retirement party. It was a very nice ceremony with good food! The Idaho State Journal did a front page story on it. You can see the online version here.

Angie had a dance competition at Lagoon the day before Mother's Day. Thanks to Amy for hosting us the night before. She is such a great hostess (something that has rubbed off from her parents!). It was PERFECT weather for the day. Angie and her dancemates did very well at the competition. We also had a lot of fun at Lagoon. Angie and Lilli loved going on the rides, and I was surprised that Lilli loved the Egg Drop (the kids version of the Rocket). Angie went with Mom on the white roller coaster. Deb said she screamed and clung to her big time. She was all smiles when she got off, but she didn't want to do it again. The downer was when I locked the keys in the car. While we were waiting for the Lagoon Security people to unlock our car, I was huddled with Angie and Lilli to keep them warm. Angie looked up a me and said, "I sure hope my husband doesn't look the keys in our car." Angie's our worrier! (A week later, Angie asked Heavenly Father to bless Dad that he won't lock the keys in the car again.) Thanks again to Amy for the unplanned stay on Saturday night.

Earlier this Spring, we were preparing to go to Lake Powell on the houseboat with Lynn, Leisha, and other family members. A week before we were to leave, the boat sank! So, after some scrambling, Lynn and Leisha's family chose to go to Quail Creek State Park. It was a lot of fun but very hot! On our way down, we stayed at Todd and Chelsea's. The girls loved playing with their cousin Lyla.

We have been looking for a bicycle for Angie. We found one on Craigslist and checked it out. It was a little big for her (20 inch bike), but the $15 price tag was too hard to turn down. The family also had a 12 inch bike they wanted to sell for $5. We decided to forgo on it, but then the family offered it to us for free, so we took it. The family also had a Barbie Beetle power car and an electric ride-on four wheeler which they also gave to us. They didn't run, but they said they were working before the batteries went out. Not sure if that is the case; we still haven't got them running, but batteries cost $63 a piece. After we loaded them into our minivan and started home, Angie said, "Bless God!" When asked why she said that, she said she didn't think she would ever get a car and was extremely excited. I just hope we can get them to work now!

Angie and Lilli just finished with swimming lessons. Both girls love getting into the water and did well with the swimming lessons. Deb was Lilli's teacher for the last two sessions. When coming home from Downata after their last lesson, Lilli said (without any prompting from anyone), "Mom, thank you for being my teacher." Deb beamed as she told me the story.

For the first time in a few summers, I will be working all summer with my new job at ISU's athletic department. However, we are looking forward to the Brower reunion at the beginning of July and and the Gambles reunion during the middle of July.