Rupert Residents

So this is mostly a picture post. I took a class to help me know how to better run my camera and now I've been trying to practice.

Flowers make for fairly cooperative subjects, so here you have one of the varieties of daylilies that grow on the side of our house, they are very nice right now.


Here is the peach variety that my mom likes, peach is her favorite color. Give her a peach shirt, she will buy it.


Here we have a cheese dog named Shay. He is a funny kid and he likes tractors and four wheelers. A lot. He will be a farmer someday and love every minute of it.


Here is pretty little 'Lyza. She is pretty mellow and very cute. And she likes food. A lot. Sit her in front of a plate of food and she will not get up until it is gone. And she uses a fork very well for a girl of 18 months.


Here is Garrissimo. He is six and is very smart and can do just about anything. He is not a farmer, but is a mighty hunter. And he likes Andy Griffith. Oh, and in this picture I think he looks a lot like my dad did when he was a boy.


We had a very nice visit with these yahoos and had a jam packed day and a half in Rupert. We went swimming, had lunch in the park, watched Andy Griffith, had a water fight, painted glitter toes, saw Cousin Becky's new baby Brianne, went to Gossner's and in general, just had a very good time.

Summer seems to be going by quickly, hard to believe that one month from today the kids will be back in school. Goodbye July . . . Hello August!

Food, Fun & Lots of Mosquitoes!

So lately we've been FINALLY getting some camping in - the last weekend in June we drove up to Henry's Lake and spent the day with Greg's family, then the 4th of July weekend we were back up to Henry's for the Bob & Julie Martineau reunion, and finally, last weekend we went to Hawley Creek and camped on our friends' property. Lots of food, fun, & mosquitoes!

This is a picture I took using my fixed lens, I thought it was cool.

Rayce sharing his sucker with Grandma. Yummy!

Here is Garrett just being Garrett

Bathing Beauties!

Shay - loving his mama

Everyone wading by Mack's Inn

Brock, being Brock

Courtney and Ryker

The Lovely Lyza

Paige peeking

The Martineau Fam

Martineau Fam with funny faces . . . oh wait, they always have funny faces.


After camping, we had Courtney's birthday on July 5. She shares her birthday with her cousin Kesley, who is just one year younger. We took them and a few friends up to the new "Rexburg Rapids" and had a lot of fun. Can't believe my girl is 11. In my mind, she should be about four. Even more so, I can't believe that she is starting to look so grown up. But I sure am glad to have her and love her so much. I've told her more than once that I would be dead without her. She is a great helper, so much fun, and is much more observant than the boys are - she can always tell if I've had my hair done, if I have gotten a new pair of shoes, or even if I am feeling down - she is just a good girl to have around.

The Annual Birthday Portrait


Courtney & Shelby after finding out that they get to go to the Taylor Swift Concert in SLC = HAPPY GIRLS!


Finally, last weekend we went camping at Hawley Creek with our friends Ray & Susan and their girls. It was very pretty there, so I got this shot of the mountains and their "bunk house". We were very grateful to get to go with them and very excited to FINALLY get our trailer out.