We got some nice weather at the beginning of May. We took the kids on a bike ride down to the Snake River.
On the 3rd, Kory and I got our first dose of the Pfizer
vaccine. We have both had COVID, so we got a little sick from it, but nothing too
dramatic.
Morgan got an impressive wound while practicing skateboarding.
On May 9, we had my Mom and Dad over for dinner to celebrate Mother’s
Day. We took them for a drive out on the Bone Road. I got a set of golf clubs
for Mother’s Day.
On May 11, we had Aiden’s first birthday party. McKenzie arranged
everything and we had a nice backyard barbeque at our house. Everyone had a
great time eating, playing volleyball, and playing with the kids.
On May 12, I went to the driving range to try out my new clubs. I felt
like I was getting the hang of it.
On the 14th, we watched McKenzie’s boys for a couple of hours.
It was nice enough to run through the sprinkler!
Caleb went to his first Prom on May 15. He took his friend Alex and went
with a fun group of kids from seminary. For the day date, they went to
Squealers in Rigby and rode the rides and played the games. That evening, they
got pictures at the greenbelt and then had dinner at one of the kids’ houses.
The dance was fun. Apparently, Caleb really let loose and was dancing crazy and
doing flips. I think both he and Alex had fun. They have had a close friendship
since they were little kids.
Kory and I saw some Jaws sleep shorts at WalMart and couldn’t resist
getting them for Caleb, because he loves the movie Jaws.
On May 17, Isaac turned 23! We had a little cake to celebrate and then
went down to the greenbelt to skateboard. When they got back, they decided to
watch an outdoor movie, so Austin used his technical genius and hooked up the
projector and they put a sheet on the back of the house and got all cozy. I
thought it was too cold for an outdoor movie, but everyone else enjoyed it.
Isaac has been student teaching for seminary at Idaho Falls Seminary. He was
officially hired as a part-time teacher and will teach at Shelley this Fall.
He’s pretty excited about this opportunity. He will still be working on his
degree at BYU-Idaho, but may need to take online classes to work with his
teaching schedule.
On May 19, we hosted a baby shower for my sister, Kristi, at my mom’s
house. Amy did cute decorations, mom did amazing food, and I just kind of
helped out. It was fun to see lots of cousins and aunts and get a chance to
visit. It seems like it’s been a long time since we’ve gotten together due to
COVID.
On the 20th, we went to the driving range again, and this time
Morgan came and tried it out. She was doing pretty well.
On the 21st, I watched Aiden for a few hours, and later that
night, Kory, me, Morgan, and Alex went to watch Caleb in the play “Cocktails
with Mimi.” He has taken the Drama class throughout high school and they always
put on a few plays throughout the year. He did a great job.
On the 22nd, Kory decided I was ready to try golfing on an
actual course, so we did the junior course at Sandcreek. It was the perfect
size for me. Only six holes, with pretty short fairways. I got to see
first-hand how frustrating golf is. Even though I had been hitting pretty well
at the driving range, it’s entirely different when you are trying to get the
ball to go to a specific place! I felt like I only had two good hits. But it
was still fun, and we’ll keep doing some of these short courses until I get
more confident. Later, we took Morgan to Heise and sat in the hot pool. It’s
stinky, but they’ve spruced up the place, so we’ll probably go more. It’s much
closer than Lava Hot Springs.
On May 24th, Kory and I got our second COVID shot. Kory was
fine and went to work the next day. I felt horrible and stayed in bed all day
on Tuesday. The 26th was Morgan’s 6th grade track meet.
She signed up for the triathlon which includes a short run, a softball throw,
and a long jump. We didn’t know when things were happening, so luckily Kory and
I got there in time to see her throw the softball and say hi to her. That evening was Caleb’s choir concert. He is in
the Chamber Choir and I was impressed with how good they sounded.
The 27th was Stevie’s birthday, so we had cake and ice-cream
and presents at our house. On Friday the 28th Morgan was supposed to
dress up as a character from the book The Westing Game, so she dressed up as
the cook. After school Kory, me, Caleb, and Morgan went to the temple to do
baptisms. This was Morgan’s first time and luckily our friends the Nefs invited
us to go to their scheduled time with them. Caleb baptized Morgan and Kory
confirmed her. She said she liked the feeling in the temple. Afterwards, we
bought them some Carl’s Junior.
On the 29th, Kory and BJ golfed 18 holes at the Rexburg Golf
Course, while I drove the cart. The weather was incredible. After that we dropped
off some gifts to the Andersons and went to the Sugar City Cemetery to put some
flowers on the graves. We visited with my parents for awhile and then headed
home. We also had some burgers at the Broulim’s in Rexburg. We went for a bike
ride down to the river when we got back to Idaho Falls. It was a busy, fun day.
On Sunday, we went to church at The Gables where Kory conducted the
meeting. That afternoon the weather was still so amazing, Kory and I drove up to
Big Springs in Island Park and had a little picnic and walked along the nature
trail by the river. We drove home on the loop from Ashton to Felt and then
stopped by my parents’ house to visit.
On the 31st, we went to Victor with Isaac and Austin’s family.
We visited with the Kunz relations, went to the Cedron Cemetery and then had a
delicious dinner and hung out some more. Beautiful Memorial Day weekend.
Comments
Post a Comment