WEEKEND TRIP TO RAES.

JULY 14,2011 -SHARAE CALLED ME AT WORK AND SHARED SOME SAD NEWS WITH ME. SHE SAID THE DR. COULD NOT FIND A HEART BEAT ON THE BABY AND THEY WERE GOING TO DO A "D&C" THAT EVENING. SHE ASKED IF I WOULD COME AND BE WITH HER OVER THE WEEK END FOR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. I LEFT JULY 15, AT 3:15P.M (AFTER MY BLS CLASS AT THE HOSPITAL) AND (GETTING TIRES ON OUR CARS FOR REGISTRATION). THE UNFORTUNATE PART OF MY TRIP WAS I TOOK THE ROUTE 26 WEST AND SHOULD HAVE STAYED ON 93 STRAIGHT THROUGH ARCO. I WENT 2 HRS OUT OF MY WAY, TO TURN BACK TO ARCO AGAIN. MY TRIP SHOULD HAVE BEEN A 3.5 HOUR TRIP INSTEAD IT WAS A 6.5 HOUR TRIP. I GOT TO SHARAES AT 10PM. I SPENT FRIDAY NIGHT TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SHARAE WAS THANKFUL I WAS THERE TO TALK AND BE WITH HER. I HELPED HER WITH THE KIDS, COOKED A FEW MEALS AND GOT AQUAINTED WITH THEIR NEW DOG "YOGI"-HE IS A BLACK HALF LAB AND HALF ROTWEILER. HE IS A 1 YR OLD,AND VERY PLAYFUL AND RAMBUNKSHISH. SHARAE SAYS THIS IS JOES DOG-NOT MINE!!!!

SATURDAY AROUND 11:00 AM, WE WENT TO ATOMIC DAYS. SHARAE REALLY WANTED TO GO.

THE PARADE STARTED OFF WITH AN AIRPLANE FLYING OVER HEAD AND DROPPING PING PONG BALLS. EVERYONE SCURRIED TO GET AS MANY AS THEY COULD. ASHER GOT A PING PONG BALL WITH A STAR ON IT. WE WERE TOLD THAT ANYONE WITH A STAR COULD GO TO THE SHERIFFS OFFICE AND CASH IT IN FOR A 50 CENT PIECE. (ASHER IS LOOKING AT THE STAR ON HIS BALL)LATER WE TRADED THE BALL IN AND GOT A 50 CENT PIECE. AFTER THE BALLS WERE DROPPED THEN THE PARADE BEGAN, PEOPLE IN THE PARADE THREW CANDY TO EVERYONE. ASHER AND IAN LOVED PICKING UP THE CANDY, IT WAS FUN. SHARAE WAS NOT SURE WHAT SHE WAS GOING TO DO WITH ALL THE CANDY. SHE DECIDED TO HAVE A TREAT JAR AND REWARD THE KIDS WITH POSITIVE BEHAVIOR WITH THEIR DUTIES AT HOME.-GOOD IDEA! IAN WATCHING THE PARADE AND WAITING FOR MORE CANDY!!!!! THE KIDS LIKED ALL THE COOL CARS. DURING THE PARADE SHARAE WENT OUT TO ASK THE "ZUMBA FLOAT" WHERE THEY HOLD THEIR CLASSES SO SHE CAN START GOING. IAN WATCHING THE COOL CARS DURING THE "ATOMIC DAYS" PARADE. AND LOTS OF HORSES. IAN GOING DOWN THE BOUNCY SLIDE THAT THEY HAD AT THE PARK CELEBRATION. HE LOVED THE DIFFERENT BOUNCY RIDES. MAMO BOUGHT US MARSHMELLOW GUNS. IAN AND ASHER LEARNING HOW TO USE THEIR MARSHMELLOW GUNS. THATS RIGHT IAN YOU PUT THE SMALL MARSHMELLOW IN THE FRONT HOLE OF THE GUN. BLOW THE MARSHMELLOW WITHOUT GETTING IT ALL WET,(IF IT GETS WET THEN IT STICKS IN THE GUN AND WON'T COME OUT). THE MARSHMELLOW IS SUPPOSE TO SHOOT OUT THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE GUN. IAN GOT THE HANG OF IT AFTER SOME DILIGENT PRACTICING. TRY HARD NOT TO SUCK IN,BUT LEARN TO BLOW OUT. ASHER LIKED THE SMALLER VERSION OF THE GUN. WE TOOK THE GUN APART AND MADE IT SO HE COULD BLOW OUT THE MARSHMELLOWS TOO.

SHARAE ORDERED A "BOUNTIFUL BASKET" AND WE WENT TO PICK IT UP AFTER WE WENT TO ATOMIC DAYS IN ARCO. SHARAE IS HELPING TO FILL THE BASKETS WITH FRUITS AND VEGTABLES. SHE GOT LOTS OF GOOD THINGS: MELON, NECTARINES, BANANAS,PLUMS, PEACHES, BROCOLLI, LETTUCE, KALE AND OTHER GOOD THINGS. I WAS IN THE CAR WITH THE KIDS, THEN WE LOADED UP OUR BASKET AND DROVE BACK TO THE HOUSE.

SATURDAY NIGHT JULY16TH.

SHARAE LETTING THE CHICKENS OUT OF THE COOP TO FREE RANGE FEED. THEY HAVE NAME FOR THEM AND I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAMES. THEY ARE CUTE THEY KICK UP THE DIRT AND RUN ON THE GROUND REALLY FAST. WHEN THEY ARE READY TO GO BACK INSIDE THEY STAND BY THE DOOR UNTILL THEY ARE LET BACK IN. ASHER HANGING OUT WITH MAMO WHILE SHARAE IS LETTING THE CHICKENS OUT OF THE COOP. HE IS JUST BEING HIS SWEET SELF.

SUNDAY JULY 17TH I WENT TO CHURCH WITH SHARAE, IAN AND ASHER. AFTER DINNER I LEFT TO COME BACK HOME AT 3:15P.M. I HAD TO WORK EARLY MONDAY MORNING. I THINK SHARAE IS DOING BETTER NOW. SHE STARTED TO CRAMPS JUST BEFORE I LEFT SO I GAVE HER AN IBUPROFEN AND SHE SOON STARTED TO FEEL BETTER.

JULY 9-10, 2011

BILL AND I LEFT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING JULY 9TH, TO DRIVE UP TO IDAHO TO SPEND THE DAY WITH IAN AND CELEBRATE HIS 5TH BIRTHDAY. WE STAYED SATURDAY NIGHT AND LEFT TO COME HOME SUNDAY AT 10 AM. SHARAE HAD A NICE PARTY FOR IAN AND INVITED SOME FRIENDS TO COME ALSO. WE HAD A FUN TIME, IT WAS A SHORT BUT SWEET VISIT. I LOVE MY NEW SUIT-THANKS MOMMY THANKS MAMO AND PAPO COOK FOR THE NERF GUN, I HAVE BEEN WANTING THIS FOR A LONG TIME. I AM A BIG "5" YEAR OLD NOW. PAPO SAID NOT TO POINT ANY GUNS AT PEOPLE.

SHARAE PLANNED A FUN BIRTHDAY FOR IAN UP IN THE MOUNTAINS. JULY 9,2011.

MOM AND SHARAE SAYING HI WHEN WE FIRST GOT TO THE CAMP SITE WE HIKED UP THE MOUNTAIN TO LOOK INTO A CAVE. THIS PICTURE WAS ADORABLE, BOTH THE BOYS JUST SAT DOWN WHILE WALKING DOWN FROM THE CAVE, ASHER WITH HIS BAG OF CHIPS. PLAYING PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY, EVERYONE DID A GOOD JOB! IAN GOT A SHINER WHEN THE KIDS STARTED THROWING ROCKS. ACCIDENTS DO HAPPEN. TOO BAD IT HAPPENED TO IAN ON HIS BIRTHDAY. OK, IS EVERYONE READY TO HIT THE PINATA? IAN GOT THE FIRST HIT BECAUSE HE IS THE BIRTHDAY BOY. GOOD JOB IAN! NOW ASHER IS UP, HIT IT HARD ASHER WAY TO GO! LOOK AT ALL THE CANDY. HEY EVERYBODY LOOK YOU MISSED ALOT OF CANDY OVER THERE. COME ON IAN HIT THE PINATA HARD SHARAE IS VISITING WITH HER SISTER-IN-LAW JESS SHARAES FRIENDS-BRIANY AND DUSTIN, THEY BROUGHT THEIR 6 KIDS TO THE PARTY GRANDPA ENJOYING ALL THE FESTIVITIES OF THE BIRTHDAY THE KIDS UNWRAPPING THE BUNCH OF CANDY THEY GOT FROM THE PINATA BUST.

IANS BIRTHDAY PARTY ON THE MOUNTAINS OF IDAHO. JULY 9,2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO IAN WOW! WHAT A COOL GUMBALL MACHINE, IS IT REALLY FOR ME?