Jackson Vacation (many, many pictures)

We made our annual trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming the end of July.  Everyone was able to go except Kara and Phil opted to not take Bo.  I for one really missed him!

We rented a condo through Snow King but when we arrived that afternoon, there were some problems with the condos and so they sent us to a house close to Teton Village.  This was very last minute so when we finally found and arrived at the house, there was someone already there.  We went to the front door and asked them about it and they said that they were staying there!  We knew we were at the right place because our code got us into the garage like we were instructed.  Well, we left the house and called the hotel and they took my phone number.  To make a long story short, The people claiming to be staying in our house were the house keepers and I guess they thought they would just have a nice free weekend since no one was supposed to be in that house.  We got things straightened out and finally got into the house.  Here are some pictures of the house.  It was nice and we all had our own beds and a bathroom for each family.

We went to dinner that first night at an Italian restaurant.  Molly had spaghetti and we couldn't resist taking a picture of her after she was finished.  She eats it with her hands!

The next day we drove to Yellowstone.  Jessica had never been there before as well as the grand kids.  We stopped at this waterfall along the way.

Nice white legs don't you think?

Old Faithful was great!  We timed our stop perfectly.  It went off about ten minutes after we got there.

This is the only wildlife we saw the whole way up and back to Jackson.

That evening we went to the Alpine slide at Snow King.  This is a tradition with us.  Last year Jax and Kade got a little injured but this year, everyone was much safer.

Notice Bryns face in these next two pictures.  She kept telling Suzette she wasn't going fast enough.

I'm sure you can tell that Grandpa wasn't happy to have his picture taken.

Suzette and Jordan made it up that second night to stay with us and float the river the next morning.

Kade got going and then caught up with this kid in front of him.  He was going kind of slow.

I have a bunch of pictures a lot like this:  Molly with Kara.  Molly loves Kara!

On our last day, we all got up, packed and loaded the cars and then everyone but Phil, me and the kids, went down the river.

Phil and I took the kids on a little car ride while Baine slept.  During our ride we saw this!  You may not be able to tell but it's a bald eagle!  We also went to a park for a while and then went into downtown Jackson to look around a little. 

We had a good time. At least I did and I hope we can keep making this a tradition each year.  It's a quick trip but we still have fun!  Thanks to my kids for all going!

Baine is ONE!

Baine turned one in July and Kelsey and Brady really out did themselves for Baines party.  They had one of those jumping houses set up for the kids, and lots of good food.

Baine wasn't very excited about the birthday cake.  No matter how much we coaxed, he wouldn't eat it. 

 He wasn't too excited about the presents either.  I think it was just a lot for him to take in.  He is such a cute little thing but he does have a mind of his own and there's no changing it.  We had a lot of fun that day and the grand kids especially did.  Kelsey had all of our family there along with both sets of great-grandparents!  She also Brady's family and some of their friends too.

Fourth Of July

I am determined to get a blog in before July is over!  We celebrated the 4th again this year Lewiston style.  It was enjoyable as always and the weather was perfect!  There wasn't a softball tournament this year and most of us really MISSED it!  Here are a few pictures I took.

Molly was determined to have a picture with Baine but she wouldn't smile.

Baine seemed to love it all.  He had a constant smile on his face.

Jax enjoyed it as well but he likes to play it cool.

Bo just plain enjoys life!  He is the best.

Bryn is waiting for someone to throw some candy.  The kids didn't get as much this year as usual but I think they got plenty.

In this picture the parade is over and I was trying to get a picture of how much family comes to sit in the area that we save.  Thanks to Kade, we are able to take his truck with a flatbed trailer hooked onto it and park it on the parade route a few days early.  This way we can put chairs on the trailer and also on the ground to watch the parade.  We also place a large tarp on the ground for the kids to sit on.  Most of them don't sit because they are all up trying to get to the candy.

This last picture is of all of the Tarbet grand kids and great grand kids minus one grandson in law. Pretty cool don't you think?  I'm not sure, well yes I am, what Kade is trying to do.  I took about 12 of these pictures and Kade was doing the same thing in each. 

Catching up on June

I need to finish catching up on May.  I forgot to mention and post pictures of Bryn's dance review.  It was really fun and Bryn did a fantastic job!  She knew all of her dances!  I think she looks so cute!

Bryn wasn't too sure if she wanted the flowers until she saw some other dancers holding some.

June also brought the end of soccer and the start of baseball.
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With the rain finally stopping for a while, we began sprinkling on the farm.  These are pictures of our newest pivot sprinkler.

It was my moms birthday in June and she wanted to celebrate by having a picnic at the park with all of her great grandchildren.  We got most of them there except Eddies kids.  This first picture is of Bo and Maya.  They are just a few weeks apart and I think it's amazing that they are both smiling, proof that they are happy babies.

Lynette and her girls.  I didn't mean to cut off Blake, I was just trying to get some quick pics.

Bryn and Baine

Jax and Damon.  They are just a few months apart in age and they had a pretty good time with each other.

Mallory and Jane with Kara in the background.

Sherri and Shanna.  We were really happy to see Shanna and get to visit with her a little.  It's been a while.

Kelsey, Bryn, Molly and Baine.  The kids all want Kelsey.

We went to Whittier Park.  It was a really fun park and really nice.  I think we'll go there again.  It was fun to get together with the family even though we really didn't have a lot of visit time since we had  all of the kids with us.  It's always fun to see how the kids have changed and to see them interact with each other. 

I can't believe that June is over.  We really didn't have a Spring.  Where does the time go? 

Catching up on May

For some reason I'm struggling to post lately.  I'm not sure why.  I guess I just need some inspiration.  There is plenty going on in our lives but I just haven't had the desire to write it down.

May was another crazy month but every month seems that way.  We celebrated Kades birthday and then Mothers Day right after that.  I remember coming home from the hospital after giving birth to Kade.  I came home on Mothers Day but I was empty handed because he wasn't quite ready to come home.  I did get to bring him home a few days later.  He was a very healthy looking baby.  He had lots of black hair, dark skin (I think because his bilirubin was so high) and chubby.  He was also a very content baby as were all of my babies.  Yes I was very blessed and yes I knew it for more reasons than one. 

May also brought graduations and along with that brought somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 couples moving out of our student ward.  This has made me sad but excited for them at the same time.  We wish them all the best and hope for success!  We have had a few new couples move in and they are great additions to the ward and I look forward to getting to know them.  Our student ward is going well.  We are having a great time.  I could use a few ideas for activities.  I feel like we are in a rut and with school out the kids have a little more time to get together.  Of course summer is nuts for us so that will make things interesting.

Our family was blessed in May...everyone seems fairly healthy, Phil was called as a councilor in the Bishopric in his ward, Phil also got a new job! 

Now on to the summer.  First it needs to stop raining for a while.  We really need to get our crops planted.  We are now one month late!  This summer is going to be a nightmare at work and I am already dreading it.  We most likely will be shorthanded staff wise and it will make things stressful and hard.  I'm hoping that it won't be as bad as I think it will be.