25 July 2009

The Dragonfly and the Bug-a-Boo







We found a Dragonfly on our sidewalk this afternoon who wasn't able to fly anywhere and we all had quite a fun time trying to get Gideon to hold it. He was very afraid of it most of the time, but sometimes he would get curious enough to let it crawl on him. It was very cute.

20 July 2009

When it rains it pours

Well, a few months ago I remember writing about how our funace broke....today the washing machine that Gjanden and I bought right after our wedding has become kaput. It got about halfway through a cycle and then just stopped working. I had to take all of the clothes out by hand and throw them in the bathtub where they are currently sitting. I'm not entirely sure what to do with them now. And of course...they're most of my maternity clothes besides the ones I'm currently wearing. Stupid washing machine. I'd kick it for good measure but I'd be too afraid of breaking my toes.

16 July 2009

New Nephew Quinn!

Well, this morning around 5 am Gjanden and I recieved the news that the newest member of our extended family had arrived. My brother Joshua and his wife Nicci welcomed their 6 pound 9 ounce baby Quinn into the world. We got to go visit them in the hospital this afternoon and hold Quinn...and I have to say that he was so light it didn't really feel like I was holding anything at all! His face is so long! He reminds me quite a bit of Josh. It was really fun to see them and we look foreward to when they are able to make the trip up to Sunday dinners again.





08 July 2009

Idaho Spuds

Well, this past fourth of July Weekend we traveled to and from Idaho where we visited with Gjandens grandparents and camped and fished for a few days. Here are some pictures showing what we did.

This is Gjanden's Mom's parents. They wanted to get a Four generational picture with them before it was too late. Gideon had lot's of fun up there playing on the ramp that Gjanden's grandpa had built for his grandma's wheelchair.


This is Gjanden, Mike and Mattius baiting their hooks for the first fishing trip of the vacation. The mosquitoes were eating us like Turkey on Thanksgiving day.

This is Tallus, Dadre's husband, and Molly, their 3 legged dog finger fishing for baby trout that were in abundance everywhere. Molly was afraid of the water but was too curious about the fish to resist getting in at least a little ways.
This is Tallus after he's caught one of the small fish with his finger. He caught three of them that way and we had quite a good laugh about it since the only other fish we caught the entire trip were just a little bit bigger than that.
This is a picture that Gjanden took of his favorite place in the world. It's called Iron Lake and he was so stoked to go up to Idaho to visit it. It's where he and his family used to go every year to camp.