Spring Break

First priority for Spring Break was getting the garden ready to go and that meant tackling the raspberry patch.

James and I pruned (as well as Talmage on Monday) while the other kids carried the canes to the burn pile.  It took several hours over a few days, but finally, the patch was ready.  James took care of the blackberry row single-handedly.  It was a real tangle.

Monday night we had enough for a hotdog roast bonfire.  It burned so hot, it was hard to get close enough to roast the hotdogs.

We found a few of these April Fool's jokes around the house courtesy of Sariah.

While James and the big kids stayed up late watching movies, the little guys and I would read Where the Red Fern Grows and then we would all fall asleep in our bed.

Tuesday we took a day trip to Palouse Falls.  Near the last stretch of road there was a reader board that flashed, "4 Recent Deaths, Use Caution."  That didn't stop several people we watched hike down to the bottom with their kayaks and kayak around the bottom of the falls.

We were happy enough to view from the top.  This must have been before Rex got stung by a wasp because he wasn't very happy after that.  We got a couple of good chapters of Where the Red Fern Grows in on the trip going and coming.

Wednesday, we went and helped Taryn in her yard.  She will soon start chemo.  The kids especially liked her rock wall in the backyard.  That evening, James, Sariah, and I joined the Priest Quorum to help Luci Jones get her garden ready for planting.

Thursday, we met Jennifer at Woodward's pool and the kids swam for close to 3 hours.  Hayden came to our house to stay for a couple days until Conference.

Saturday afternoon we pruned and cleaned out Mom's row of raspberries after 2nd Session.  During Priesthood Session while the little boys watched basketball and Holes, Sariah and I joined with our great family to do some yard work in Stacey's yard while she and her daughters and daughter-in-laws were at Conference.

Tuesday morning Talmage had left early with Mom and Dad to go visit the BYU campuses and attend Saturday morning of Conference in the Conference Center.

While in Rexburg, Talmage got to stay with Kioa and Blaire and spend time with Cody Jenks and Gage Taylor and their roommates.

Talmage and Haven

Talmage got to talk to a BYU-I Engineering Professor

From Rexburg they went to Santaquin via Temple Square.  They spent Thursday evening having dinner and visiting with Grandma Hales.

Talmage with Grandma Wells

Talmage with Grandpa Wells

They watched the Saturday afternoon and Priesthood Session in the Tabernacle.

Grandpa and Grandson walking out of Priesthood Session.

Pretty cool picture.