When I last wrote, our family was embarking on a family vacation. We left our house at 9:30 a.m. We arrived at our destination (Idaho Falls, Idaho) at 2:00 a.m. Our children did great! We stopped in Reno, NV; Winnemuca, NV; and Wells, NV. When we arrived at our hotel, they had given away our room and did not have an vacancies. They had to find and pay for our accommodations. We stayed at a better hotel with a view of the Idaho Falls Temple. I mostly sat in the back with the boys. This way I could breast pump and bottle feed Noah. I did drive the last leg of the way. Thank goodness for audio book tapes. To the left is a picture of Garrett and Noah in our hotel room. Jordan had an early meeting, but the boys and I slept in, had breakfast, swam, and packed our things. When Jordan returned from his meeting, we went to visit his sister, Shawna. Shawna and her family live in a small town located near Rexburg. We spent the afternoon checking on our campus apartments and walking around BYU. After our lunch at Hogy Yogi, we headed off to Shawna's house.
The following day, we spent time talking with Shawna's family and Jordan's father, Maurice, who lives with Shawna's family. We also went to a session at the Rexburg Temple. In the late afternoon, we traveled to Bear Lake to spend time with Jonda and Candy (Jordan's sisters) and Denver and Lafe (Jordan's brothers). Bear Lake is really beautiful. It is as blue green as the ocean. However, it is windy most days so Bear Lake is not good for water skiing. However, it is great for jet skiing, inter-tubing, and fishing. Farmers near Bear Lake grow very yummy raspberries. I was a little sad that we were not able to try the famous raspberry milkshakes. Maybe next year. 
We spent Saturday on Lafe's boat. Garrett and Zane, his cousin, were afraid to try out the inter-tube. Jordan and Lafe made the boys take a turn. We told them everything would be okay and how much fun they would have. However, we did not go fast enough and the tube flipped. No one was injured, but it might be awhile for Garrett tries the inter-tube again. The next morning we drove to Boise to visit my grandparents, my aunt and uncle, and Jordan's brother. We made good time and were able to eat dinner with my grandparents. My grandmother is 96 and in pretty good shape (considering her age). I wanted her to see her great-grandson, Noah. I am just sad my children will not know their great-grandparents as well as I do. It is up to me to make sure they know about the great qualities each one of them has. I am lucky that I know my grandparents as well as I do.
I will have to post our activities for the rest of the summer at a later date. It is late, and I must finish chores before going to bed. Next week will be the first full school week!
