Making Cookies and Ice Cube

 Thursday we made no bake cookies - notice the pretty flowers from Dan- and the cute girls.  We wanted to take some to the cabin.

 Love Georgia's face!

Aunt Katie and Annabelle sent a bin of dress ups for the Fairbanks -  here Georgia and Millie decided to sit in it!

Lindsey froze some small plastic toys in a bucket of water - cool fun for the girls.

Corn holders worked better than spoons - fun summer activity!

June 15th - chance meeting and Sadie's T-ball game

 Wednesday, June 14th we drove to Utah - Hardy's had been there for a few days - we pulled into the Chevron Gas Station on Canyon road and were surprised to see Jennie and girls pulling out!!  They parked and we got to give them hugs - they were on a shopping trip the boys stayed at the cabin with Jason to fish...totally random!

 Cute Sadie at her T- ball game - love the red baseball mitt.

 The whole teams bats around - here's Sadie running home - almost passing the boy in front of her!

 T-ball is so funny!  - kids have to learn so much!

Olivia's team members practicing also - she's in a pink shirt at the end of the line.  It was

Russian Hats

Ben and Kate looked in boxes in their garage until they found these Russian Hats that Kate brought back with her when she went on her high school trip.  Dad declined wearing the Military Officer one - no sensed angering the KGB - right?

Do we look Russian enough?

Closer - this is with the ear flaps up - there is a ribbon tie on the top of each hat to tie them down.

This is with the ear flaps down - and I'm sure people tie the ribbon under their chins - we were hot enough with them on our ears!

Closer of the ear flaps ... Dad said he might take this hat it was so warm ... minus the old logo!

Quick visit to Hyrum

 On Wednesday, June 7th - we drove to Hyrum - we  brought some things to Mortensen's and they gave us a Dress Up Box for the Fairbanks!  Here Anna is modeling - they still have plenty that fit her!  She got her two friends in the background to have a fashion show!  they all dressed up and paraded to music - fun!

 Anna making a funny face!

 We got to see Joel's baseball game in Smithfield - He did great!  Struck out and then got a RBI double next turn at bat!  His team is the Yankees - as you can see.

Random; player - nice day, nice field - wonderful to spend time with family!!

Idaho Falls Temple Rededication

Our Stake President gave us tickets to actually be in the temple at the noon session of the rededication.  There are three, 9,12, and 3.  It was really nice - beautiful day and wonderful event.

We had to wait in line for about an hour - but it was well worth it!  Someday my dream is to have all my children and their spouses in the temple with me ... I may be a spirit but whatever!!

More Celebration

 All the youth waving their 'colors' and singing -  pretty impressive.

 They all had little finger glow sticks - really pretty.

 Our stake had blue skirts that I helped sew - but these green ones were closer to the camera.

 As the youth sang the closing song - Angel Moroni came out of the top of the set!! Same one I posted a picture of Dad standing next to in the painting shed.

 Elder Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve and Pres. Erying of the First Presidency - enjoying the celebration.

The youth told us it was really hot on the floor of the Holt Arena - they did great!

Youth Cultural Celebration

 We arrived home at six and the youth Cultural Celebration began at seven!  Here are some of the young men representing the early pioneers and settlers of the Snake River Plain...we painted the blue and gold on the back scenery!

 The Native Americans from Fort Hall did some awesome dances - loved the drums and little ones...and the costumes. We painted the gold color on the back cubes.

 There were about 1200 youth in all - here they are singing a song about 'potatoes' and tossing sacks of potatoes around the floor ... fun!

 Another picture of the potato tossing - cute song and the kids looked like they were having fun.

 The Hispanic influence was also celebrated - such pretty colors and dancing.

 This scenery is supposed to be Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem .. we painted some of the bricks.

Closer look - we added white to the top and sides of the bricks to help them look three dimensional - we did a good job!