May 2021

We went to Melba one day for a hike. Brooke and William were sitting together and it was so sweet to see them.

On the way there, we somehow got into a line up of old fashioned cars. It was a slow drive but it was so fun to see all of them. Perfect day to go out there!

Love our family so much! We're just missing Hailey who had to work at the bakery.

Saw a "horny toad" as we called them when we were kids. So awesome to see them again.

Spencer made it back to the car first and enjoyed some reading.

We went with the Harlows after the hike to a little cafe. Blake had to get the "boot beer float". There was also a crazy windstorm that blew open our hood!  

Chicken william

Brooke had some counseling with Jonathan and learned some fun games at the end.

Williams true love

William made this for me for Mother's Day.

Hailey and I went on some model home tours.

Seriously love how many games the kids play together. 

This is Snow in summer and it started out as a tiny start. It grows like crazy!

Brooke in her happy place.

Blake and Spencer building together. Great partners!

William and Baklava, best buds

Hailey made this for Mother's Day for me to give to my Mom and sister. She amde one for me too. I love it.

Hailey was going on her own to friend's prom so we stopped by and gave her a corsage. Spencer gave it to her and it was very sweet.

Such a cutie. She had a great time and all the friends just hung out together.

Mother's Day breakfast in bed. Love the effort they make for me!

Blake always gets me these beautiful cards. I have wanted to learn paper cutting. One thing at a time!

True personalities. So blessed to be the mother of these wonderful people.

I always want to play a game on Mother's Day. This time it was Mall Madness, ha!

We went to the capitol building for a homeschool field trip, such a beautiful building!

Took Spencer in for some allergy testing. He had a lot of pin pricks and is allergic to grass, weeds, pretty much anything outside plus dogs. He was a good sport. We can either do five years of allergy fixing or just let it take its course and he'll grow out of them and get used to them. He chose to just see it out.

We bought some fun plants from a guy in Boise

Brooke made a fun grocery list.

Blake and I went on an overnighter to Boise. Always nice to just be together!

William is quite a good little cleaner.

Every Fast Sunday, William whispers, "We should make bread."

Very happy with how this one turned out.

We went to an iris garden. It was so beautiful and so much variety. Some sisters open it to the public every year and they sell them so we got some unique ones.

End of the year homeschool co op display.

On our way to Idaho Falls, we were driving through Pocatello and spotted the new temple. It was such a sweet moment knowing that Ryan and Monica lived here and that Grandma Terry grew up here. I am sure they loved it!

Axe throwing for Jordan's bachelor party.

Always puzzles with the cousins

Teaching all the lego knowledge

Stopped by Craters of the Moon on the way home because why not? It was a different route and only a little out of the way. Such a cool spot. 

Hailey started feeling sick from all the car time. I looked in the back and she looked pretty bad. William said "Hailey looks sick. She looks green." Then Hailey threw up in an empty cashew bottle we had in the car. Spencer tried to comfort her. We put the lid on the bottle and got to Chick Fil A 20 minutes later where Hailey had a full meal and felt alot better. 

The guys played this at Jordan's bachelor party. It is called Koob, European chess. You throw the sticks at the wooden pieces. It's quite a fun game and Spencer has done great at teaching us the rules.

We went to the end of the year party at a house in the country. Spencer spent a lot of time with Dot, they even held hands on a hill. We finished homeschool early and hallelujah, we did it! It was amazing and exhausting and pushed us all to our limits in learning and patience. But we also had so much wonderful time together and it was so simple in some ways. Grateful for the time!

William and Liam are great friends.

We took the Young Women on a hike in Kuna. They are such fun girls.

Grateful we can all get to the temple together.

Stopped at Lovejoys after.

Cute little Brookie bun.

Almost done!

Got some back yard furniture. Gave the hot tub away to a company that fixes and resells them. Nobody missed that huge thing.

We went to Emmett for fun on Memorial Day weekend. The water was cold but it was fun. The kids had a kayak battle. Blake and I tried to kayak together but we ended up going in circles. Still learning!