On June 19th after Sara got herself married we went to the farm for a Family BBQ to celebrate. While there we had someone come and take a big ol' family picture of our group. Kenedy had to work and wasn't able to come out when the rest of our family did but as soon as she left work she hurried out to Nyssa to meet up with the rest of us. She was not fast enough in getting there for some of the family members and she got a few calls one right after the other asking where she was and telling her to hurry because we were waiting on her for the picture. By the time she did arrive she was stressed out and in tears, I told her not to worry she got there just in time and we were still organizing where to have everyone stand.
I never did see the picture until today when Michelle came over with Trevor, we were talking about it and when I mentioned I haven't seen it yet she sent me the copies she had in her phone. I thought it turned out really nice and am glad we were able to get it done.
l-r: Trista, Sara and Jamie, Kylie, Andrew and Amelia, Kefford, Elizabeth, Kenedy, Ryker, Avynlea and Rylee, Isabelle and Audrey, Jeremy, Gwen, Mikayla and Ally, Bob and Alison, Whitney, Dustin, Madison, Sadie, Kinsley and Laney, Mikell, Steve, Brooke, Jenna, James, Kelly, Jason and Luke, Kelsey, Brit, Brielle, Qiana, Asher, Tayvia, Xander and Hazel, and Trevor, Michelle, Caleb and Garrett
Kenedy went to Nyssa for the weekend, we needed to get the farm pickup back and she was happy to be the one to do the job. She ended up staying until Sunday and Kefford asked Trevor and Michelle if they wanted to come and visit and also bring Kenedy back with them. It has been a while since we have seen them and it was nice to visit with them and we all loved seeing Caleb and Garrett their two cute boys. We played jackbox games for a while upstairs and then went downstairs for brownies and so the boys could play with Ryker's box of cars.
The boys wanted to play on the trampoline so the kids took him out there and the rest of us soon followed hoping to enjoy some sunshine. We enjoyed the sunshine all right, a little too much, it was blazing hot outside and even sitting in the shade didn't help. We didn't last too long out there and quickly came back inside to the A/C.
These little Cousins sure love Ryker, they love climbing on him and jumping on him and it is a joy to watch.
Kefford also got to have a little fun with Caleb, he was tickling him so much that he would get upset and walk away but then immediately would come back for more. Something tells me he wasn't really too upset about it all ;)
On Tuesday I took the girls to Sweet so we could get our eyebrows done by Doris. We love going to Doris, she is so sweet and spunky and she does such a good job waving our brows. She even tinted Kenedy's brows for her which Kenedy loves! She is so excited about it and feels pretty great about how they look. I got a picture of her with the tint still on because Rylee thought she looked pretty funny. Avynlea found the eye coverings that are typically used in a tanning bed and had fun playing around with those. So many fun adventures when we go visit Doris.
Friday night Kefford, Rylee and I went to Nyssa for a reception type party on the Barlow side celebrating Cecily getting married. It was a very casual come and go dinner and it was nice to see some of the Cousins on the Barlow side that we don't see very often. Right when we arrived we saw Ralph and Terry leaving so revisited with them for a bit. While we were talking Sadie spotted us and came over to get Rylee and to take her off somewhere. I snapped a picture as they were coming back because they looked so cute. I am glad I took the picture because it was the only one I took that night. We had a fun time visiting with family and eating some delicious food!
Earlier in the week I got a text from Callie Elton in the ward asking if Kefford and I wanted to go out to dinner sometime with her and her husband. I was really surprised because while I know Callie she and I don't ever hang out. I figured they were reaching out for a reason and Kefford and I agreed to the plans. We met at "Eureka!" a hamburger joint Kefford and I love in Boise and shared a nice meal. It wasn't awkward or uncomfortable just a nice meal shared with people we are getting to know. After we ate we walked down Freak Alley to look at all of the artwork. Neither of us have been down there before and it was fun to look at the art that have been painted. Some of it was beautiful, some of it was quirky and some of it was just weird but I enjoyed being there. One artist painted a throne on their section on the wall with an encouraging sign to wall sit on it for a picture. I had Kefford do the wall sit while I took the picture, fun times.
After freak alley we wandered the area for a bit just talking and looking around. We came across a pro Trump drive by rally which was interesting. It was nice to see all of the cars and flags and people rallying for our President. There were anti Trumpers on the side flipping the pro Trumpers off and calling out things like "defund the police" which seemed unnecessary, (insert shrug and eye roll here) everyone can have their opinion. It was a nice night in Downtown Boise.
