The Johnson's

Katie and Adam were able to come visit us a couple of weekends ago. It was fun to have them stay! We did some fishing on the Lemhi behind our house and Adam caught quite a few! He was pretty excited to say the least and was even able to keep one of them which we grilled.

Katie went to a few yard sales with me on Saturday- there was nothing good, which is what always happens when I take someone with me. We also went to the Lemhi County fair. I thought that was fun because I actually knew quite a few of the people who had things on display there. We got scones and waffle cones there.

We tried to go to Hayden ponds but they are still doing construction there, so we went up the road a way. Joe and Adam fished and Katie and I read our books. Then we had a hot dog roast.

It was great visiting with the Johnson's and I learned that I kind of like fishing - but still don't like eating the fish.

If you want to see some pics from this visit go HERE.

Visit to Kimberly

In the middle of August we went to Pocatello for Matt and Brielle's wedding reception and then to Twin for Kyle and Tysha's wedding. Both of these events happened on special days for us. On Friday August 12, Joe turned 32! Then Saturday the 13th was our 6th wedding anniversary. Needless to say we didn't really celebrate either on the day they really happened because of all the goings on.

Rachel and Seth are living at Jon and Connie's for a couple of months while Seth is in transition to the Air Force. Then they will move to Texas. We got to see our newest nephew Simon for the first time which was exciting. He is a sweet little boy. They also blessed him while we were there.

This picture is really bad - especially the sticking up part of my hair, but I had to put a pic of Simon in!

Jonas had been nipped at by two little yippee dogs a couple weeks previously and was therefore terrified of Ginger most of the time. He did a complete switch around on Sunday though and couldn't get enough of her. Ginger has a knack for making friends!



On Monday before we left we went with Rachel, Seth and the boys to Shoshone falls. The water was higher than I've ever seen it this year.

Crazy picture

Joe took a bunch of pictures of Rufus and Ginger battling it out. They really are friends most of the time, kind of like siblings actually. This picture he got is so awesome!

Billy Goat

My grandpa is pretty funny. We went down to Idaho Falls for the 4th and ended up coming back with my grandpa's goat to help us mow our lawn. He didn't have a name before but Joe dubbed him Rufus. Ginger is liking to chase him around (only because he's on the chain and can't get to her - She's pretty chicken). I think she better be careful or else she is going to get one of his hoofs. Uncle Gary said that grandpa was getting sick of moving Rufus around, but I think it is because Rufus butted grandpa in the backside one too many times. Rufus no longer has horns because of this bad habit :-) Hopefully Rufus proves to be a good lawn trimmer!

latest project

I finally finished these socks this past weekend! It was fun to learn how to make them and I think they turned out pretty good for my first attempt!

Dad's visit

My dad came up to help us prune the trees in our yard a few weeks back. He is pretty much amazing! My dad is an expert on pruning since he grew up helping and working in an orchard in his hometown in Oregon. Joe thinks its crazy because dad doesn't use chain saws or anything, just his loppers and a hand saw. I was glad to get to learn a little bit about pruning from him.

Two views of our branch pile...

There are a lot of historical sites around this area. I'm trying to learn a little bit more about all of it because its pretty awesome. My dad and I went on a drive before he went home and we saw the remains of the walls of Fort Lemhi. Here is a plaque that is in front of it. Fort Lemhi was a Mormon mission, and would have been the first settlement in Idaho had they not had to abandon it. This area also is where Sacajawea was born and part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

I think it is awesome that I can stand in my yard and look at the Bitterroot Mountains - which are part of the Rocky Mountains and the continental divide. And if I look behind me I see another beautiful mountain range - the Lemhi. I love to stand outside my house and just listen to the sound of the Lemhi river running right behind me. This place is so beautiful!

Here's a mountain bluebird we saw on our drive. I don't think I had ever seen so many wild animals in my life before I moved here. I see pheasants frequently on the side of the road on my way to work, sand hill crane, antelope, deer, moose, elk, eagles, hawks, and countless others all the time.


I think its safe to say that I've fallen in love with this place. I don't know what the future holds or how long we will stay here, but for now I am going to try to take in as much as I can.

Hours of cheap entertainment

This is what we did a lot of on Saturday... watch Ginger play in the sprinkler. It was quite hilarious. She didn't get tired of it very fast, and neither did we!