Hiking to Table Rock

I know that it is hard to believe that two old people, particularly me, could hike up a mountain which is 11,000 feet high. Lynn Hill, who hikes it every year, asked Sid to go with him. Sid asked me, thinking that I would say no. However I surprised everyone and decided to go with them. Sid and I were unprepared for how grueling of a hike that it would be. Lynn wanted to hike the face since it would save 4 extra miles. But as we started up the hill, there was a sign that said that it was very difficult. He said that it was okay, because it would save us a lot of time. As we started to go up the steep and rocky terrain, I thought that it would be a long four miles if it was all like this. Fortunately only one mile was straight up. Then we hiked in a fairly easy incline through some meadows. Then we hiked on a bed of rocks which were not hard to hike, but tedious. At this point, we could see that Sid was coming up from behind. I knew that Sid would perservere, but at his own speed. The last hill was the steepest and when I saw all the high school kids whining, I knew that it wasn't going to be easy. The altitude was killing your lungs and you could only go a few yards without stopping for air. I told Lynn that I thought that it was far enough when I was about a few feet from the top. He just laughed and said that it would be worth it. When we finally got to the top in about 4 hours, Sid just laid down flat for a rest. It is like a big table at the top and the view was breathtaking of the Tetons. We could see the brave hikers on the Grand. I waited for Harrison Ford to come and save me with his helicopter, because the thought of going downhill was terrifying me. I also thought of life flight. After eating our lunch, we headed down. I know that Lynn Hill was sick of me hanging on his backpack, but he was my security blanket. I wish that we had taken the easier way down and not the face of the mountain, but we finally made it down to the pickup in about 4 hours. I kept thinking to myself...where is that Diet Coke? We had plenty of water, but not pop! The thought of that Diet Coke kept me going! After talking to veteran hikers, they couldn't believe that we hiked on the face. Neither could we! Sid wanted to go back the next week! I said perhaps in a year when my memory became dimmer.

Eastern Idaho State Fair

Sid & I took the boys back to their home on Labor Day and decided to stop in Blackfoot and take them to the state fair. They loved every minute of it and wanted to see every animal in the place.
They had a children's area where Cole was learning how to milk a cow.

Braxton and Adam were riding on the tractors.

Cole was learning how to ride a bull.

Braxton liked to look and touch all the animals from the other side of the fence.

Labor Day Weekend with the DeMille Boys

Braxton loves to ride with Sid on the 4-wheeler. He isn't moving, but waiting for Sid. He always wants to go for a spin!
The twins want to ride with Sid, while I went with Cole on the go cart.

Cole learned how to drive on the sands. We were amazed how well he drove on the sand and could keep from getting stuck.

We followed Sid around through the trails and on the hills.

The boys are waiting patiently waiting for Sid to put their hot dogs on the sticks.

Where has time gone?...Fall is here!

Matt and Jess are the proud parents of our new granddaughter: Halle Kaye.


The DeMilles came to visit also and were excited to see their new cousin.

Adam wasn't sure that he liked his Mom holding another baby!

We babysat the boys while their parents went to Hawaii. We tried to do everything on their list of things to do. They wanted to cook hot dogs outside.

2. Weekend with the visitng Buchanans in Utah

Holly was trying out new rollers on Lily's hair. She looked darling with her ringlets. Look on Megan's blog to see the results.

Adam and Nat were riding bikes. They got along so well and are both three years old and potty trained!

Lily wants to wear earrings, but doesn't want to pierce her ears. She has some earrings on with masking tape.

Since Cam and Cole have birthdays in May and I didn't see them until June. They both went to WalMart and chose their birthday gifts. Cam chose a remote control helicopter which was fun to watch. He was very good at flying it.

Cole chose a tranformer of some kind. The Buchanans were in Utah for Dave's brother, John's wedding. So we drove down with Braxton to visit with them. It was fun to see the cousins playing together.

1. Braxton's Week

Braxton got all the vehicles out of the toy box and lined them up in the livingroom. I was impressed!

Riding shotgun in the truck with Sid and pulling on the horn.

School was out and my vacation was beginning. Holly met us in Pocatello with Braxton. He was so excited to come and be with Grandpa. He went on several deliveries with Sid and also loved helping him do whatever Grandpa did. They made daily trips to the grocery store for all of Braxton's favorites: sausage and chips. He ate a lot of meals at McDonald's and went to the movies. He was quite disappointed not to go camping with Sid on the ward camp out. But that will come later.

How many times can you see this movie in a summer?

1. with Braxton in Rexburg in June. I think that I slept through most of it.
2. with Cole in Rexburg in June. I thought that it was a pretty good movie. It was his week at our house and it will on his list.
3. with the Buchanan family in Irvine, California in July. I drove to it without going on the freeways.
4. with all the grandkids except Lily (who wanted to stay with Holly and get her hair curled) in Kaysville, Utah, in July. This time I spent a lot of time taking Adam to the bathroom.
This is a small glimpse of my summer.