Craft Fair

So my mom entered my grandpa's quilts into a craft fair, so I got the opportunity to sit and watch everything for 4 hours with my kids. It was fun, i remember when I use to sit with my mom at the craft fairs and play with the other kids that were there with their moms. Well no other kids were at this one, good thing I had a back pack full of snack and activities for them to do while we took our turn.

 I was told by 3 of the people that were next to us how well behaved my children were (man did they fool them...lol). No I can not complain they did fantastic, and hopefully they can have the good memories that I do!



At The Wedding

My cousin Mitchell and his Bride Crystal.

I took this picture because if you look, it's only our family that is taking pictures...lol. The other family finally came and got a few too, hahaha.

 All the kids together.

 I love how beautiful all temples are.

 Again, all the rascals together.

 Hahaha, I loved this picture, yup they learn by example!

 My Awesome Family.

 My sisters sweet family.

 My wonderful parents.

 Then Trent decided to have some play time, lol, but they still came out good.

Idaho State Penitentiary

After the wedding we had some time to kill before the reception so we thought we would go visit the Boise Penitentiary. It was from 1872-1973, in that time it had over 13,000 prisoners. 215 women and the max at one time was 603. There were over 500 escapes, but only 90 got away, hahaha. 10 men were hanged here. Last one in 1957. No women have been executed in Idaho.

Oldest and Youngest inmates were a 10 year old who served less then a year for killing a man. A 11 year old severed 9 years for shooting his mother, and an 81 year old man served 3 years for cattle rustling. There was only one prisoner who was buried on the grounds of the prison, David. His grave stone is in the dirt spot by the guard house. He was a cat that the 10 year old prisoner found and hid, then once one of the guards discovered him, he hid him from the other guards. Till finally they put him on the prisoner records as David since everyone in Jail had to be recorded. He lived for 15 years, they never fed him, he was only given table scraps by the inmates, he was 25 pounds when he died.

I can't believe how beautiful the building are, I don't think the inmates appreciated the beauty they had around them...lol.

You did not want to be a tall man in jail...lol.

The kids right were we want them, under control and no way to get out, hahaha.

Brian really wanted OUT!

The cells in one of the 4 holding units, and the room where the hangings were viewed and done.

As we were leaving we saw that we completely missed a photo OP station. Coralie and her family were already gone, they could have had some cute pictures to!

Chad did not want to dress up but he did stand in the punishment box. Aunt Jeanie played the part well...lol.

My dad and Trent in the punishment box, and Trent being his clever self, hahaha.

My dad and me, yup, one play you never want to go is to prison!...lol

Through Chad's Eyes

When we went to my cousin's wedding, we trusted the kids (thank goodness for older cousin's) to wait for us during the sealing. They were allowed to go outside once. I gave Chad the camera and told him to take some pictures (hoping that would help entertain him, instead of causing any mischief). I thought that I would probably just erase all the pictures, but I'm glad I looked before I did. I saw what Chad sees through his eyes, and his world is BEAUTIFUL.

 When we came out I saw him take pictures of lots of foliage. Little did I realize the way Chad was looking at things.

 He even got others to sit for him.

This looks like it should be underwater somewhere. 

 My cousin and his Bride.

 There really is beauty all around.

 He even got a picture of this hard working bee.

 A close up, I didn't know he knew how to use the zoom.

 I need to take lessons from him!

 The fountain.

 So pretty.

 This was the last picture before the camera died. I'm glad I got a glimpse into how Chad views the world, so happy he can see all the beauty.

The Potato Semi!

Okay so I have to admit, I had never heard about this, but my dad told me it would be visiting the Simplot Don Plant and I needed to see it. I got there a little late and it already went into the plant, so I decided my best option was to go beg...lol. I went to security and when they asked how they could help me, I said "I NEED a picture with the potato truck!" They asked if I got clearance, I said "no, who do I need to call." Well they called and then they said they need ID for both me and Kylie I said I left mine in the car, so he said he needed a blood sample, I held out my finger and said "sure, I always have that with me", well when Kylie held out her finger like me the guy looked at her, smiled and said, "okay, what's your names", and we got in!

 I got the Oscar Meyer Wiener Mobile, I have to get the Potato Truck!

 It was very cool, and as you can see HUGE!

 Taking pictures with Spuddy Buddy.

 This is the crew who have to live out of the Semi for 70 days as they travel all over across America. They are also the ones in the potato commercials. They gave Kylie a Spuddy Buddy of her own.

 So happy with her Spuddy Buddy, and visiting Grandpa at work. It was fun!

Crazy Things That Happen

Before the frost and snow we picked our one and only canalope. I got a taste and it was really good! Brian ate the rest.

Snowing, with no clouds and it being sunny, very strange.

A miracle of a quilt project. Got this done in 3 weeks with my mom from when Great Grandma called till I delivered it to her done. We actually had everything done and ready to be quilted in a week and a half even with me doing the fun run, mom going to Colorado for Trever's funeral, all the Spiro Paranormal stuff I did each night. We had to wait in line for the quilting and then she had life happen to her too, so we had to wait a week and a half for her too, but it's done! Hurray!

Center of the quilt.

Great Grandma also in the middle of putting the quilt together changed her mind on what pictures she wanted so we had to switch a couple out and had two extra, and mom made a matching pillow case to go with it. I also told Trent he could never go to another volleyball game and take pictures AGAIN, till we got done! Hahaha. If there is anything I learned more about quilting, it's never do it with a time limit!...LOL

Brian was invited to a friends Birthday party at Randy's Extreme, so I took all the kids with me since Trent was still working at 9pm at night. Well Chad went down the slide and caught his pinky toe on the broken edge of the slide. He came limping up to me and said something was wrong. I looked at his feet, one was normal and the other had his pinky toe sticking striaght out to the side. UGH!!! The kid broke his toe! I got regular tape since they didn't have anything else and buddy wrapped it. The next day it was bruised bad and ugly and would not go in a shoe, the next day it was even worse! It was completely BLACK! By the end of the day it could handle a shoe, and then Monday he went to school like normal, it's healing pretty fast, this kid gets the worst of everything! 

The slide! Be careful with you TOES!!