Harvest Time

Yesterday, Sheila stopped by the cellar with Blake and we decided to take pictures. Blake got to sit on my lap while we drove around the cellar and backed up to the stinger to unload. He also got to see Dad, Grandpa, Curtis, Uncle Jeff, Aunt Lyndsey and Curtis all at the cellar. And you can't forget the spuds rolling by on the belts. He would watch them go by for minutes at a time! Here are a few pics- don't mind that everyone is covered in dirt!

For some reason...

This morning our family woke up to the news that Wayne Richards, long time DJ for KLCE Classy 97, passed away last night. For some reason, this news was very hard to take and I am still so shocked. Because my car doesn't have a CD player, I listed to KLCE quite often and even for hours at a time during harvest. I have never met Wayne, but as I was thinking about all the ways " I know him" and I have come to understand why I will miss him. When I was little it was his voice that would tell me that school was cancelled due to a snow storm. And I have only heard his voice annouce about a million times that Odells is once again having another sale. :) But I think the one event that will change the most for me is the 4th of July fireworks. Wayne's amazing voice was an essential part of the freedom celebration and I will especially miss his voice next summer as we watch the fireworks.

Even though I did not know Wayne personally at all, I will miss his humble personality on the radio even morning. This man took a simple gift, his voice, and his talent to know what to say and when to say it. His voice will forever be remembered in this Southeast Idaho community.

Everything you need to know you can learn in Primary

As I am the primary chorister in our ward, I get the oppurtunity to sit back and watch sharing time while I catch my breath for senior primary singing time. Junior primary is my favorite because the things they say just make me grin! Here is what I have learned in primary while we were talking about prayer the last two sundays.

Sis. Primary Leader: Do you think if I prayed for a million dollars Heavenly Father would give it to me?

Visitor: No.

Sis. Primary Leader: Why not?

Visitor: Because all rich people get greedy within 10 days of getting rich!

Sis. Primary Leader: Okay.......... so Heavenly Father doesn't always give us the answer we want, but he always answers our prayers, doesn't he?

WHAT? My friend Rachel, the primary pianist, and I were laughing out loud at this comment! And then today the kids were brainstorming places they can pray and times they can pray. The list was taking up the whole chalk board and some of the places you can pray were pluto, the bathroom, and Disneyland. The following conversation took place:

Sis. Primary Leader: Do you think this is all of the places you can pray or do you think there are more?

5 year old: No. There are at least 3,000 more.

Sis. Primary Leader: That's right. There's at least 3,000 more.


Oh the things these kids say just crack me up sometime and make me enjoy my calling so much more. You might not think these things are funny- maybe you just had to be there but I learned so much this week in primary.

September is Here Already?

Our family is struggling with the fact that summer is pretty much over- we actually had to turn on the furnace last night. No more sleeping with the windows open when there is frost on your windsheild! There is one thing that helps us say goodbye to summer and hello to autumn, and that is the Easter Idaho State Fair! Not everyone loves the fair, but for Doug and I, it just might be the highlight of September!

Blake and I went to the parade on Saturday morning to see my cute Blackfoot Jr. Miss girls and then we went home (to change into shorts- it was so hot) and went to the fair with Doug, Mom and Becki. We saw about everything there is to see and ate almost all of my favorite fair food. Blake enjoyed seeing the big animals and his balloon at the fair and also loved the parade with all the fire trucks and the awesome people just walking around handing him candy.

We are headed back this weekend to go to the Demolition Derby- who doesn't love loud noises and watching old cars ram into each other... and to eat some more yummy food! I can't let the fair pass by without eating a Tiger Ear.... and a cheesecake on a stick, and a teriyaki bowl, and ice cream, and frozen lemonade... oh i could go on and on! Anyways- Happy Fair Week- its practically a holiday at our house!

Laura and Blake at the parade

Its not the fair without a balloon and a Culligan hat.

Had to take a picture with this huge horse to show Jackson!