June 8th- Thursday: I played pickleball with Brynn, Swa, and Grandma! I ate with the girls and then showered. I took the three girls and Addie and Beckham Brown to the park to play. I talked with Richelle Lloyd the whole time. McKenna and Adrie successfully completed their first week as camp counselors! We got home and had lunch. I worked on sewing McKenna’s swim suit, cleaning, and laundry. Anna had basketball camp. She won an over the door hoop in a raffle! I took Ben, Anna, and Alice to the library. McKenna went to swim at Caroline’s. I packed my stuff for our Idaho trip. I took the three girls to a baby shower for Rachel Webb. Dan got Ben to his bike practice and then late to his baseball game. We made sure the kids had everything packed. I worked on a grocery order and Dan loaded some things up in the van.
June 9th- Friday: After we ate, Dan picked up groceries. We finished packing and got on the road by 12. We picked up Eli on the way. McKenna road with Winegars. We had pizza for lunch in the van. We stopped at the Potato Museum on the way. We arrived at Three Peaks Lodge in St. Anthony, Idaho around 4pm. The kids had a blast running around and exploring the house while we figured out where everyone would sleep. We had carne asada tacos for dinner. We talked and the kids played more. The house was so awesome! We played pickleball and the kids set up hammocks. Dave and Laurie and Brynn Brian both got here around 10pm. We got the kids to bed. Dan had a super runny nose and wasn’t feeling good.
June 10th- Saturday: Alice came in our room in the middle of the night with a sore leg. I had a hard time getting back to sleep after that. We woke up around 8:15. McKenna and Ben went to the Rexburg temple with cousins, Dave and Laurie and Grandma. After breakfast I got dressed and then we played 9 Square, pickleball, and volleyball. Grandma had plastic boats for boat races. We had lunch and then I tried to nap in the hammock. Kids did paracord and boondoggle. Dan, Alice and I went for a little Kayak ride. Alice went out earlier with Brian and Charlie also. Bethany went out on the canoe with Uncle David and Lola and Kate. Dan showered then helped make dinner (fried rice). After dinner, we helped clean up and the kids played with the parachute we brought. I talked with Laurie for a bit. Grandma made cookies. We gave baths and showers to the three little girls. We played Qwiplash. We went to bed around 11:30.
June 11th- Sunday: I showered and we all ate breakfast. Everyone got ready for church by 10:30. David conducted a Sacrament Meeting for us. The speakers were Hailey, Henry, Whitney, Andrew, me, and Jake. We got to hear a recorded testimony from Emma. Grandma and Grandpa spoke as well. We had lunch and took family pictures in the grove of trees in our matching shirts. I chilled in the hammock. Everyone did their own thing for a bit. Dan brought out the nail game. We had lots of snacks and played Code Names. I napped again in the chill/piano room. We watched the kids perform “The Three Little Pigs” on the stage downstairs. We played Qwiplash some. We had homemade pizza for dinner. Dan and I played pool. We went outside and had s’mores over the fire and celebrated June birthdays. Alice fell asleep in my lap. We got the girls to bed and helped Ben, Oliver, Eli move their stuff to the down stairs. We talked more and hung out.
June 12th- Monday: Dan and I were in charge of breakfast. We did french toast and strawberries. After clean up, we got ready to go to the sand dunes. We played there for 2.5 hours. Grandpa rented a UTV. We had lunch and showered and got cleaned up. I napped on the couch while the kids played Qwiplash. We had a really big thunderstorm with heavy rain. I played Five Crowns with the cookies, Brian, Swa, and Grandpa. We had hamburgers and hotdogs for dinner. We played outside and also started packing up. I also helped the kids work out trading bunks so everyone had a turn to sleep in the castle room. I played skull long while Dan got the three girls to bed. I found out they had to change some things for youth conference due to weather.
June 13th- Tuesday: Dan got up and helped Ben get off to youth conference with Swa, Truman, Oliver, and Henry. We ate and packed up and everyone left the house by 10am. We drove Ellie and Whitney home. I worked on Youth conference phone calls and texts mostly on the drive. I also listened to my book and napped some. When we got home, we unloaded and got out mine and McKenna’s camping stuff. I cleaned out the van and Dan went and got left over food from his parents’. We kept laundry moving. The three girls watched shows for a while. McKenna napped. Ben got home a little after 5. He ate a little something and then Dan took him to his mountain biking practice in Fruit heights. I ate with the girls, then we worked on unpacking, dishes, and cleaning up. We got the girls to bed by 9. I folded laundry and listened to DMT. Dan gave himself a haircut and shaved and showered. I worked on packing for Youth Conference!
June 14th- Wednesday: I showered and then ate with the kids. McKenna and I loaded our gear. Steff and Josh dropped off fridge food. Dan helped his parents get the Elis’s pool table and then went to work. McKenna and I went to the church for the youth conference day activity. I drove kids to the Rush Fun Plex, then came home to eat lunch. I went back to the church at 2 and started setting up tables and chairs with the food committee. We covered the tables and then went to the Dungeon to get the paper products. We started doing the garlic bread, and then cutting lettuce for the salads. It was fun to chat with the committee and get to know them better. Dan drove kids back from Rush. We ate by 5pm. The Sheridans and the Wendells gave a fireside. Then the kids had a dance and played 9 Square. McKenna and I got home at 8:20. Dan got Ben from baseball practice. We loaded up the van with food and got the kids to bed! I went through Idaho pictures.
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