Uncle Galen's Graduation

Uncle Galen graduated with a Masters in Education this weekend!  Congratulations!!!!!!

Now, what can you teach me?

Babysitting baby Riley

We babysat baby Riley today so Clayton and Malia could have their first date since she was born four months ago!

Basketball Court

Dad painted a new basketball court today to go with the new backboard he put up last week. He even finished it off with an Orofino Maniac!

Mom

Mission Accomplished

Swingset is set! I love it! And Mom just got home . I love her too !

New Swing set

Dad is trying to put together out new swing set. It's reminiscent of yesterday when he bought it from a mom selling it on Craigslist..... Nobody plays on it unless you are trying to set it up or take it down.

Mom's flowers

It's Mother's Day!

Trip to town

Dad muttered something about he moved to Idaho with less stuff than we commandeered yesterday!

Dinner

Dad! Did you learn how to cook from Grandpa? That's dinner????

Stuck!

Mom went to Boise for the breast cancer walk. Emy and I are home alone with Dad all weekend. Why did Mom say this was her Mother's Day present when she left?

Summer is Here!

Okay, maybe temporarily, but it got to 90 today and we love it!

Tattoos

Hopefully I'll have this all out of my system by the time I hit 16 - Wow, that is a lot of tattoos!

Bath Time

Emy, stop looking so happy in the bath tub, you're starting to make me look bad!

More Snow!

I thought we left this stuff in North Dakota.  This was our welcome to Idaho present, I guess.  After we went past this sign, the snow stopped in about 30 minutes, so Dad stopped to change Emy's diaper on the side of the road.  Bad plan, it started sleeting as soon as he got halfway into it an they both got drenched!  Silly Daddy!  Should have waited for the next gas station in 2 hours!

Road Trip Home

Don't worry, we weren't this happy the entire 13 hour ride home!

Beaded Hair

Mom helped put in bead strings in my cousin's hair.  Someday I can have them too!

Asleep

Dad, are you falling asleep on the couch?

Cleaning Up

I'm cleaning up my spilled cereal...........anything to get more brownie points with Grandpa for another Dilly Bar!

Emy and Grandpa

Playing

We even got Dad out on the playset.

Dilly Bars

Grandpa bought Dilly Bars for dessert one night.  They were a big hit with all the kids.......and even more of a hit with the parents!  Well, until bedtime at least!

Cheese!

Wait, not Cheese.................Dessert!!!!!

The Tunnel

When everyone was in Sydney, we drove to the Sunheim bridge that was built in the early 1900's for the railroad, and then got to go through the abandoned tunnel.  I was so scared until Uncle Aaron gave me a flashlight!

Walking across the bridge

The Creepy Tunnel

Emy, Cloey, Madison, Kiawana, and Me

Dinner with Ethan

Mom said we were having too much fun eating next to each other.........what do you mean, Mom?

Cousin Madison

Don't worry that really isn't a ball.......its

only a balloon...........

Skid Steer

Don't worry Emy, Dad taught me everything he knows about driving a skid steer.  Wait, you better bail!

Swinging with Mom

Mom, these swings are more fun with Dad!  Can we have an underdog now?

Cousin Landon

Emy, just hangin......literally.......with my cousin!

Cloey and Emy

Just us girls............

Swinging

I loved getting underdogs on the swings even though Mom couldn't watch.  I never even fell off!

Emy

Hey!  Stop stealing all the Mom and Dad time!  Its my turn already!  Just because I taught you everything I know about Mom and Dad manipulation, doesn't mean you have to use it all at once!

Help!

Brandy picked us up from Grandma's house to spend one night in Minot.  I'm not sure that Emy and Brinley enjoyed their time behind the bars!

Piano Lessons

Okay, Dad, you mean to tell me that is all you remember from 6 years of piano lessons is chopsticks?  I'm telling Grandma!!