Idaho

no- yu'da ho... I know probably a little too racy for some of you reading this, but that's always what I think when I say Idaho. Did you know you can get 5.7 acres and a 2800 sq feet house for $230,000 in ID? It's amazing! So Dad and Uncle Vern flew out to do some fencing on the farm so we decided to join and help. Well let's rephrase that, Brian went to help around the farm and me and Ty around the house.

The boys would leave about 7:30 in the morning and get back around 5 or 6 that evening. Riley TY and I kept busy cleaning house, doing laundry, weeding, picking up hoses, broken flower pots, more weeding, trimming trees, and did I mention more weeding? AND I might mention that I get the good wife award as I usually had dinner close to ready by the time the got home- AND my rolls turned out pretty darn good if I do say so... My brother Dan and his family joined us on Saturday evening. Poor Dave- he went from 1 person in the house to 10- to Brian and I it was nothing, to him culture shock- LOL. We were able to meet Tawnie, Dave's girlfriend- she met us at church and I somehow conned her into sunday dinner... muuuwaaahhhaa (my evil laugh) Very nice girl from Smithfield. (I mean she put up with Brian harassing her so she can't be too bad)

On Memorial day we went for a "picnic" out at the farm that turned into a 6 hour event. We first stopped by Maggie and Nathan Smith's grave in Treasureton and Dad told us stories about his crazy Uncle William (Bill) and how he gave Dad a pig's tail for his b'day once... and how Maggie and Nathan founded Smithfield but were ousted when they didn't want to take the Desert News but wanted the Tribune... It was sad that they lost I think 7 or 8 or their children almost all before the age of 2... but it was a good family history moment. Then onto the farm

Well it had been raining since Saturday and it was very muddy. We tried to go up and around the farm but didn't make it too far as it was too muddy and couldn't get up the hill... so off to a random campsite place for a picnic- in the rain. Ty and Kyle loved being outside and running free. Ty is a little to independent and curious for my liking so we had to keep a close eye as there was a stream/ river/ current close... but all in all it was fun.

After that little adventure we decided to go to Soda Springs- they have a natural spring that has soda water that comes out of the ground. It was pretty cool, tasted like seltzer water, had a funky after taste, but definitely cool to see. PLUS they had a park with tee ter toters for big kids and a playground that Kyle and Ty loved!

It was fun being with my family. We don't get to spend much time together, but when we do it's always a party! ha ha ha