Emmett ID 7/2013

A couple of you may have noticed (probably not many more than that take the time to read our BLOG) that I have been on a BLOG strike, and, as you will notice, a picture taking strike!  I guess that I kind of got a little burned out, but now I am regretting it.  Because I use this BLOG as a journal, I feel that have missed about three months of my life.  I will try to play catch-up with the few pictures and little memory that I have!

After David's great surprise birthday weekend, we stayed a few more days at Golden Sun RV Park in Apache Junction AZ.  I spent several days putting a quilt together at the great facilities there.  I learned so much from the ladies I was sewing with.

The quilt fit our bed just right.  Now I just have to get the batting, take it home, and quilt it on my quilting frame.  I haven't done a quilt this size yet, so it should be exciting.

We left Apache Junction on May 28 and stayed one night at the St. George RV Park in Hurricane UT and then a night at Hot Springs RV Park in Garland UT.  We had to be in Idaho Falls for Marissa's (Shay's daughter) high school graduation on the 30th.

Marissa was one happy girl to be out of high school!

 

We had been excited about getting home this summer because Shay and his family were renting a home in Nampa and we were excited to be able to spend more time with him and his family.  But, Heidi and the kids were not too happy in Nampa, and because their house in Idaho Falls hadn't sold and needed to be lived in if they were going to keep it, she and the kids moved back to Idaho Falls that same weekend.  We helped them unload the moving truck before Shay, Terry, and I left Idaho Falls for Emmett.  I guess they will be commuters--Heidi and the kids coming to Emmett or Shay going to Idaho Falls every couple of weeks.  As it turned out, Heidi and the kids got to spend quite a bit of time during the summer in Emmett with us, at least until school started the end of August.

 

Ryan and Lori live in La Grande OR, which is about a 2-hour drive from Emmett.  Ryley's birthday is June 8 so we met them in Baker for a birthday bowling party for her.

It was fun and she got this crazy stuffed "monster" that she had been wanting.

 

We spent the month of June catching up on all of our doctor appointments.  Shay stayed in our back yard in his camp trailer.  There was no electrical hook-up so he had to run a long extension cord.  We had been wanting to add a 50amp service by our car port to use when we are home, so we decided to do that and to also run electricity underground down to our big shop.  That way, Shay could just back his trailer under it and have electric hook-up.  Getting through one complication after another, they finally got the job done after two weeks.  It was so good to have Shay there to help and do most of the "grunt" work!  We now have four RV hook-ups--three 30amp and one 50amp. Lorrie says that after we are all gone she is going to put an "RV Space Rental" sign and rent out the spots!

 

We also spent time this month getting ready for our Imlay Family Reunion.  My family (Fishers) are in charge of it and we are having it at the Triangle Park at Black Canyon Reservoir, where we had the very first one eight years ago, starting the 5th of July.   We are all working hard, hoping it will be a success.  The month of June went by really fast, with everything going on. 

 

Our kids started coming in for the reunion a couple of days early.  Sarah's family got here first. Lindee and Jenna are both growing up so fast!

We put our flag up when we get home, but it is kind of noisy for Lorrie since it is just outside her bedroom window, so we take it down when we leave.  JT and Luke passed off a Cub Scout requirement by taking it down (without it touching the ground). . .

. . . and folding it, with a little help.

 They did a great job!

We got some hammock chairs in Mexico and, with Ryan's help, got them put up.  The girls, Jenna, Emily, and Lindee thought they were great.  Heidi and the kids came in soon after Sarah's family got here.

The grandkids always have so much fun playing together, especially on all of ours and Lorrie's wiggle cars and scooters on the blacktopped driveway.  Luke, Tyson, and JT are going to have a race.

When Travis' family showed up, it really filled up the house!  Here is (clockwise) Travis, Spencer, Sean, Ryan, Sarah, Luke, and Josh eating lunch.

From another view (clockwise), we have Lindee, Luke, Josh, Tyson, Jenna, Emily, and Spencer.

 

Jenna and Emily found a quiet place out in the Journey and learned to sew some cards.

 

Ryan and his family showed up the day of the reunion.  Jill and her family were the only ones that didn't make it to the reunion (Dan's family had their reunion in Firth ID the same weekend), but they came later to McCormick.