He was the talk of the ward.....again

I don't know what it is about Bo, but he seems to be the talk of our ward quite often.

He went with his Dad on a scout campout on Friday. They went to Meadow Lake. On Saturday morning, they went on a 6 mile hike and he apparently was the pace setter. My husband said it was quite a hike too. He said you went up about 1700 feet in 3 miles so it was pretty steep. Not only was Bo the leader of the pack, he talked non-stop the whole way. Both Ryan and one of the other leaders had to tell them that they had to catch their breath before they could answer his questions. Ryan said that several times, Bo would be so far in front that he would be sitting on the trail waiting for the rest of the group to get there and then would take off again when everyone else sat down to take a break.

At the top of the mountain, there is a book that you can sign. Bo signed his name and age. He was so proud. The funny thing is that my husband couldn't finish the hike because he forgot his anti-inflammatory for his plantar fascitis and had to turn around about half-way up because he couldn't hardly walk anymore. Bo has no problem reminding Ryan that he didn't make it to the top of the mountain.

So we get to church yesterday and we hadn't hardly made it in the door before someone had him stopped and was talking to him about his hike and high-fiving him for finishing it. Several times throughout the day, I heard people make comments about him to other people. When we got home, Ryan said that Bo was the talk of elder's quorum.

I'm so proud of my little man. He will be an awesome scout someday if he keeps it up. He was all about jumping in there with the scouts and helping cook dinner and doing the hike and such.

Nichols Family reunion

This year, we had a Nichols family reunion. It has been probably close to 15 or 16 years since the last one. We rented a lodge on Bills Island on Island Park Reservoir. It was a great place to stay and was right on the water's edge. We went up from July 30 - August 2. There were only a couple of people missing out of the whole family. After so many years, everyone must have been excited to see each other. It was fun to see all my cousins grown up and with kids that looked just like them when we were that age. We had a great time visiting, relaxing, boating, swimming, EATING, EATING, and Eating some more. Here are some pictures taken at the reunion.

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Thank you Nichols family. It was so much fun! Lets not wait so long for the next one.

MOM your ride

Saw this video and thought it was so funny.

Hotdogs anyone?

Last night, there was a fire fighter training on a house just around the corner from us. It was a very old house, rumored to be one of the originals in town. It has been abandoned for some time now and has been falling apart and becoming a big eye sore in town. The current owner donated it to the city, which in turn allowed the fire department to use it for training. It was pretty cool to watch. It must have been pretty exciting because I think most of the town showed up to watch it burn.

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Camping at Island Park Reservoir

This past weekend, we were able to go camping with some friends up to Island Park Reservoir. We went boating, water skiing, wake boarding,tubing, and swimming. The kids had a great time in the tube, even my 2 year old. The first day was pretty lax. The second day, it got a little wild and kids were flying out of the tube. It was a lot of fun packed into a 26 hour period. We all came home exhausted and very, very red.

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Thanks Pettersons for going with us and providing the boat!

4th of July

We had such a fun 4th of July. It started out at 6:45 over at the school. They had a flag raising ceremony and a community breakfast. We left the kids in bed to sleep and Ryan and I went over for it. It was fun to visit with everyone that was there.

After breakfast, we went home and got the kids up and headed into town for the parade. We met a bunch of friends there so we could all sit together. It was fun to watch the kids play and enjoy the parade.

After the parade, we ran home and got food and headed down to my parents house for a Smith Family BBQ. I forgot my camera so I didn't get any pictures there. We had some dutchoven chicken and potatoes and lots of salads, Aunt Carolyn's rolls and lots of desserts. We were stuffed, but had lots of fun visiting with family.

We headed home later in the afternoon to start getting ready for the bbq we were having at our house that night. We did hotdogs and bbq and had salads. Right as people were showing up for dinner, we had a downpour so we moved everything into the garage to eat. Luckily it didn't last long and we were able to head outside and visit and the kids ran and played. I didn't get many pictures that night either. I was too busy hosting. We ended up with around 45 people here that night. We had a 2 hour fireworks show and everyone went home completely exhausted.

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It was such a great day!

Daddy Daughter Date

Kaylee and Ryan went to a daddy daughter date earlier this month. They had it at the Thompson Farm, which is a big barn that they have restored and now is used for parties, weddings, proms, etc. It was a western them so Kaylee and Ryan both wore their cowboy clothes. They had baked potatoes and chili and after dinner, they learned some sqare dancing. They got their pictures taken. Both Ryan and Kaylee had a great time together.