Reminiscing

The first weekend in August we decided to go up to Pomerelle in memory of when we got engaged. We rode the lift up and walked down like we did a year before. We found the same log that we took a couple pictures on last year so we decided to take pictures there again. Chris set the timer on the camera and ran back to the log, but when he sat down, the log tipped over and the camera got a picture of him falling. I stood up but he was kind of stuck. It was pretty funny. So then we took the real pics but they don't look quite the same because the log is tipped over. It was a good time though and we had fun remembering when we got engaged.

Last year:

This year:

Road Trip

Well, as I have mentioned before, we are moving to the big city, Spokane, for Chris to go to grad school. He will be getting his Masters in Healthcare Administration. For the last few months we have both been looking for jobs there, with not very much luck. I have had a hard time even finding openings for a dietitian. I have talked to tons of people on the phone, checked hospitals, nursing homes, health departments, etc. We finally found an opening for a full time RD position at a hospital called, ironically, St. Luke's. It has nothing to do with the St. Luke's I work at now. It is a rehabilitation hospital where people go for therapy after an accident or stroke, etc. I applied and got an interview so we packed our bags and took a quick road trip. We decided since we were there we would look at apartments as well. I had the interview and it went pretty well. We also found a place we liked, so it was a productive trip. We had a little time to kill in between appointments too so we went to Riverfront Park. Chris was so excited to show me "the big red wagon" that he played on as a kid when he lived there, but was disappointed it wasn't as big as he remembered. I still thought it was pretty cool. The handle is a slide and there are monkey bars underneath it. I also talked Chris into riding the Carousel with me and I got two more pressed pennies for my collection. We also got to see Spokane Falls, which are man made but pretty cool. Chris thought he was funny taking a picture of me walking up all those stairs, but I made it. :)

 

History Lesson

Well I know it has been FOREVOR since I last posted, but we have been crazy busy (and stressed) with looking for jobs, packing, and moving, but more about that later.
Awhile back Chris checked a book out from the library on the history of Twin Falls. He was fascinated by it. Every day he was telling me about things he read, such as "this picture is where the corner of Main and Shoshone is," and it would be a picture of an old guy with a beard holding a shovel in the middle of a bunch of sagebrush. Anyway, one rare Saturday when he had nothing to do and nowhere to be, we set out to find the "Blue Lakes," which I never knew existed. I guess there's a reason why there is Blue Lakes Blvd. So we drove across the canyon and trespassed onto the Jerome Country Club golf course (shh, don't tell), and we found them! They are actually Blue. It was really pretty. We also realized that there is a lookout point where you can legally look at them, which we stopped at on the way back.
Chris also hoped to find the gravesite of Mr. Perrine himself, who apparently is buried down there somewhere, but in an effort to keep our trespassing to a minimum, we didn't look too hard.
Next we went down to Centennial Park and read a sign all about where the old grade used to come down into the canyon, which Mr. Perrine made. It went behind Centennial Falls. Chris had read about this as well, and even though he had been behind the falls before, he wanted go again, this time trying to see where the old grade would have been. It was pretty fun going behind the falls and Chris was satisfied with his determination of where the road must have come down.
Here are a few pics of our hands on history lesson that day:

...and Family Reunion #3

Last weekend we had a little reunion on Chris' dad's side of the family. Well, it was supposed to be but only his Uncle Mark and Aunt Michelle ended up coming. His cousins weren't able to come. All his sibling came (they all live in Twin). And his Aunt Sandy and two of her kids who live with Chris' dad were there as well. 

In the afternoon the kids played on the Slip n' Slide. They loved it.

 We ate lunch and visited. Here is Chris' sister Katie and I. 

There were about 8 dogs there, so they decided to have a race with some of them to see who was the fasted. I thought it was kind of cool, which is saying a lot because we all know how much I like dogs. (not). 

After dinner the girls played Croquet (and I won. Twice).  :)

And the boys played basketball.

Chris took his nieces and nephews on the four wheeler.

And in the evening we all made 'Smores. Here is cute Nala while Chris was building the fire. 

It was fun getting to know Mark and Michelle. They live in Couer d' Alane so I have only met them at our wedding. It is possible that we might be staying with them for the first couple weeks after we move.

I think that is the end of family reunions for us. Chris' mom and stepdad are going camping to the Tetons in a couple weeks, and we really want to go, but probably won't be able because we will be packing. My family (some siblings and Aunts and Uncles) are going camping at Redfish Lake the week after that but we will already be gone. :( But we have had lots of fun with our families this summer!

Today is the first Saturday all summer where we didn't have somewhere to go or somewhere to be, so that is why I am finally catching up on my blog! But I have a big list of other things I need to do, so I better do something more productive now. :)

Family Reunion #2

The second weekend in July Chris' mom's side of the family had a big family reunion because it was his Grandma and Grandpa's 60th wedding anniversary. We went Friday afternoon and hung out by the river and ate.

Here is Courtney and I (Chris' little sister) riding the boat. :)

I roasted a huge, perfect marshmallow.

That night we had an auction. Everyone got to have a number and when they called your number you got to pick something out. They had quilts, kitchen appliances and dishes, books, games, crafts, decorations, etc. Chris' grandpa likes to shop the clearance aisle and then buy 10 of everything. haha. Our numbers never actually got drawn, there was some kind of mix up. But his Aunt Cherie gave us a quilt, and that was really nice.

After the auction Grandma and Grandpa got up and announced that they are now serving as missionaries in the Boise, ID mission. They are over approving housing for the missionaries to live in. I think they have served two other missions. It was a sweet moment and I just love these two so much!

We love Grandma and Grandpa Andersen. Whenever we are bored and need something to do we like to go down to their house and swim in the pool. We always visit with them for awhile. They make all their grandkids feel like you are their favorite.  

Saturday Grandma and Grandpa had an open house for their anniversary at their house, so all the grandkids stayed down by the river while that was going on. They rented this bounce house for the kids, and even though it was raining, they had fun. The rest of us sat under a pavilion for 2 1/2 hours (or more) and waited till we could back to the house.

Before Chris and I went down to the river where everyone was, we did stop by their house to say hi. 

While we were there they took a picture of his mom and all Chris' aunts and uncles with his grandma and grandpa. From youngest to oldest: Kenneth, Carol (Chris' mom), Mary Ann, Cherie, and Larrey D. 

We had dinner after the open house and Grandma and Grandpa came out in these shirts that they bought on their honeymoom 60 years ago. It was so cute. 

After dinner the kids swam in the pool, even though it was raining. :) It is such a pretty view.

The next day we all went to sacrament meeting with Grandma and Grandpa, and I think they really liked that. It was a fun weekend and I had fun getting to know a lot of Chris' family that I had never met before.

Family Reunion #1

The weekend after the 4th, Brock and Kris came here. They were originally planning on blessing their baby in August, but since they were already planning on coming to Burley the next week, we saw them two weeks in a row, which was fine by me. Since Brock was here, all my other sibling came as well and we had a little family reunion. Usually we do something for longer than a couple days, but this is what worked out this year. The day before was when I went to the Ryanhood concert, and that same day Chris left after he got off work to go on a camping/boating trip to Anderson Reservoir near Boise with his friends. I was sad I couldn't join them and sad Chris couldn't be with all my family, but next time I guess. 

Anyway, so I drove to Burley again on Friday. Saturday we got up and went to Nat Soo Pah. It was a fun time and the kids had a blast. All except Halli, she was scared of the water for some reason.

One of the nights Halli was playing with phone and she kept walking back and forth through the living room talking on the phone. She said she was talking to her dad, and she was hilarious. She kept saying "Really!" and "I know!" It was pretty funny. Sunday we all went to church with my mom. Here is Taylee in her pretty dress (her and Halli wore the dresses they wore at my wedding). 

It was fun to be with all my brothers and sisters. I love them!

Howdy Wyoming

The weekend before the 4th (yes I know this out of order, woops), my mom, Kyler, and my nephew Ian made the trek to Riverton, Wyoming. My brother Brock was blessing my nephew Cooper that weekend. We took Ian to play with Taylee. We missed out when my sister Tysi and brother Kelby took their families to Wyoming over Spring Break because I was in SL, so I really wanted to go. Chris stayed home because we had been gone so much he wanted to stay home and get some stuff done. My dad and Shana went for the weekend, too.

Brock bought a 3-wheeler awhile ago because he remember how much fun we used to have on the one had when I was little. We all took turns riding, even my mom. :)

Saturday we went to a place called Sinks Canyon. The first pic below is where the water "sinks" and disappears underground. The second pic is where it reappears about a mile up the road, called "the Rise."The water was so clear there and there were fish that you could feed. It was pretty cool.  

Here we are playing at the Sinks.

Brock and Kris live right on a pond and so one evening Kyler, my mom, Porter and I went out on the paddleboat. 

Sunday was Cooper's blessing. We went to church and came home and ate dinner and then we were "on the road again." (like the song)

We thought it was pretty funny when we passed a sign that said "Kinnear, Population 44."

What was even funnier were the two guys sitting outside the really old gas station when we pulled up. It reminded me of the movie Baptists at our BBQ. haha

It was fun to visit Brock, Kristina, Taylee, Porter and Cooper. It was a short trip, but we had lots of fun.