March 28th: Left Spokane to head to Mt. Home Idaho to visit the Nielson's and Sheri. We were pulling a snowmobile trailer as Brent had a weekend trip planned with his brother Kurt and the boys. A couple of hours outside of Boise we blew a tire on the trailer! So great! No worries, however, as ever-ready Brent was well prepared with tools, a spare, etc. I kind of think he enjoys these little emergencies in an odd way as it gives him a chance to prove his boy-scout mantra of preparedness. After a short delay, we arrived to spend the night and the following day with them.
March 29th-30th: Went to Logan, Utah where Brent met up with Kurt, Tyson and Tamaira. Jace and Russ drove up from Provo to spend the next two days on the mountain snowmobiling. They had a great time and have discovered a new place to play. I drove down to Utah County and spent those days with the girls. We checked out the new City Creek shopping area and listened to General Conference.
April 1st: Sunday--General Conference. Always a wonderful day. Never ceases to amaze me how timely and pertinent the messages are. A true testament to the doctrine of prophets and apostles. We watched it in Lehi with all the family--my favorite way to spend the day. We enjoyed cinnamon rolls and a lovely dinner in the afternoon. Jerry and his family joined us.
April 2nd-5th: Brent flew home to Spokane for the work week. I headed to Richfield to spend some time with Mom and Dad. We planned a special 80th birthday party for Dad in May, and I just helped them with chores at home.
April 6th-10th: For Easter weekend we were back up in Lehi at the Lewis home. Mark and Traci were headed to London (so excited for them!) so we were able to spend 4 days with their fabulous boys, Hunter, Keaton and Landon. It was an adventure for sure. It's been a while since I've been a "full time Mom" of young ones. Saturday happened to be little Landon's 6th birthday, so we helped him celebrate a bit. The boys were so excited that evening to prepare for Easter. They were a little worried that the Easter Bunny may not find them in Lehi, but never fear, I assured them that their Mom and informed the Easter Bunny where they would be. Of course he came through.
Easter Sunday we went to church at Jace's student ward because he was singing with a quartet and in the choir. It was a lovely program. That afternoon we enjoyed dinner, and since the weather was lovely, the boys (big and little) played outside by the river. After a few minutes of jousting with willow reeds, Russ comes in with Landon saying that he had cut his finger. Long story short, we decided that it may need stitches. We packed up to head back to Logan and stopped in Sandy at an emergency room. Landon was a great patient--he only shed a tear or two when getting the anesthesia in his finger previous to stitches. He needed 8 stitches! So glad we decided to have it checked out. I hope I haven't scared anyone from letting me be Auntie/Grandma in the future. I figure it isn't too unusual to have a little drama with 3 active boys around. We made it to Logan that night and Monday and Tuesday went well. They have a beautiful home in Nibley, just outside of Logan.
April 11th: We went from Logan to Boise again. We spent the night and then assisted Lindsay in transporting Sheri back here to Spokane. Sheri, Barbara (her friend/nurse) and I drove up in her van. It was a fairly smooth drive, and we have successfully settled Sheri back into her home. She is happy to be back in Spokane. She has decided to halt chemo, but is still hanging in there. What a courageous lady. Sheri and her family are teaching many of us so many things. Observing the hand of the Lord and the many tender mercies in their lives is so inspiring.
So there you have it! Another full two weeks that I wanted to document. Here are a few pictures of our adventures. We always love the time we are able to spend with our family and friends. Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter.
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| The boys fishing on the banks of the river behind Camille and Russ' home. |
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| Landon relaxing while fishing. |
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| Singing Happy Birthday to Landon. Notice his brother Keaton and the typical goofy peace signs! Almost every picture we took looks like this. Boys will be boys! |
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| The jousting matches. Not sure who had more fun--my nephews or my sons-in-law! |
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| Coloring Easter eggs. Brittney and Stuart painted a few themselves. |
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| The Easter Bunny found those Forsey boys! Can you believe it? |
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| Landon in the emergency room. What a trooper. |
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| One big owie! Glad we stopped for stitches. Like I told Mark and Traci, we only had one emergency room visit in 4 days! That's not too bad, is it??? |
