Catch up Blog

We haven't written on the blog for a while.  It seems like we have been going a lot of different directions at about a 100 miles per hour.  This blog will catch everybody up with what has been happening in our lives.  

On Saturday of Memorial weekend, went to Julia Davis Park down on the Boise River.  It is in the downtown area of Boise and has a zoo and paddle boats and a greenbelt along the river.  We played various games and the boys rode their bikes along the river and everyone went on the paddle boats.  It was a beautiful day and we had a lot of fun.

Joce also learned how to change the oil today.  As you can see she is now a pro.  She didn't even get any oil in her hair.  What a feat.  That is unusual for a girl!!

On Monday which was Memorial Day, we had a bar-b-que in the back yard with some friends and Troy and KayLynne's family.  We had plenty of food and lots of fun.  Earlier in the day we were invited to go boating at Black Canyon resevoir with the Ririe's.  The kids had a blast on the tubes.  So did Shawn, even though he can't ride them as long as he used to.  He must be getting old or something.  It was a warm sunny day and perfect for water activities.

Then of course on Wednesday we went to Preston and spent the weekend there for Sydney's Graduation from High School.  I will only post one picture depicting her true feelings, and if you want to see the other hundred or so pictures from her graduation, you can go to her blog.

On Saturday we ended up in Salt Lake City for Shawn's cousins wedding and afterwards went for a drive and ended up at Leatherby's Ice Cream parlor.  

Here is the face of two young lovers waiting for their ice cream.

Here is the face of uncertainty!!!

This is the face of joyful bliss!

This is one of anticipation.

This is a face of victory!!

And one of defeat!!

and these are just some pretty faces!!

After we dropped off Syd at the airport on Sunday morning, we drove back home to Boise, and resumed life as usual again.  Shawn was on the road for the week and the kids were finishing up school.  Wednesday, June 3rd was their last day.   

This week, Shawn and Hayden went to Northern Idaho and decided to do a little fishing while Shawn was "working".  They finally had some success going after the big fish and a wonderful time doing it.  Shawn finally caught his big fish.  It was a 20 lb salmon that measured 36" inches in length.  Hayden topped off the day with a 5 lb salmon that measured 18" inches long.  As you can see, they are all smiles.