Tenley was hugely disappointed in the food at FSY last week. She hardly ate anything. She practically begged me to take her to the pizza ranch buffet for dinner tonight. Luckily it was her night to choose dinner so we did end up going to Pizza Ranch! The kids loved it. They even had an ice machine there and Ryder made a pretty perfect soft serve swirl.
We traveled back home today and had to say goodbye to the Murdocks. We got to go to church with them which was nice and our road trip home went really well. It’s nice to be back home with the dogs.
Brad video chatted with us tonight. It was so good to see him and Kade and all the other boys! He took us on a tour of the floating lodge. The sun was setting and it was so beautiful.
We got Tenley back today! It’s so good to have her back with us. It was fun to hear all about FSY in person from her, Elly, and JT.
We helped the Murdocks hang their basketball hoop in their gym. Well, we didn’t really help, but we watched! It was a big project but they got it done! We got to hang out with Cannon and cuddle with Rooke all day too.
Brad and Kade caught a lot of fish and are having so much fun!
Brad, Kade, all of his brothers and his Dad finally made it to their fishing grounds. It took a lot longer than they expected it would to get there. Because of the weather they weren’t able to fly the small plane to the lodge so they weren’t able diverted to the other side of the island and took a bus and a boat ride instead. They finally had dinner after 10 pm! I hope tomorrow is a better day for them!
Tenely had a great last day at FSY. I can’t wait to see her tomorrow! And Ryder, Luke and I made it to Idaho Falls!
My little family is spread out in three different places right now. Tenley is still at BYU and Brad and Kade left for Canada this morning. It was a long drive for them but they made in time for dinner and to walk around the city and see the World Cup venue with Kyle and Max. I think they’re having a great time!
Tenley must have been really busy today because I didn’t get to hear from her very much. But from what she did say it was a good day!
Ryder, Luke and I had a good day as well. They had their last soccer game tonight and they rocked it! Ryder kicked a cross to Luke and Luke scored a goal! It was such a fun season having them on the same team!
I love hearing from Tenley every night. She gives me a fun update of her day and she’s so happy. She also sends pictures! My kids know how much I love pictures so I’m so grateful that she’s been taking pictures every day for me so I can see what she’s been up to.
We had a pretty normal day here. Kade found some snapper fireworks and the boys had fun playing with those. It’s hot and smoky!
We had a very sad incident on Sunday. Luke tripped by the treadmill while it was running and got his fingers stuck on the belt which caused it to burn off several layers of his skin. It makes me sick to see and hurts my heart! He’s been handling it so well but it hurts when we clean it. Luckily Brad has been helping him take care of it. Luke and I are so grateful. I hope it heals quickly.
Tenley is still loving FSY and even got to tour the MTC today. Kade went out with friends to the fair tonight and enjoyed that. The rest of us enjoyed a quiet evening at home.
Tenley made it to BYU Provo today for FSY! She is so excited to be there! She’s across the hall from her cousin and she says she has a great company and room mate. Her room mate is from New York City! I’m so excited for her and I know she’ll have a great week.
My friend Jenn that I’ve know since elementary school and her amazing six children stopped by to spend the night tonight. It was so good to see her and meet her kids. I love her kids! They are adorable. Ryder and Luke had so much fun playing with Adelaide and Isaiah. It was a fun night catching up!
I drove to Idaho Falls and back today. I needed to get Tenley to Idaho Falls by Sunday night but I have some things going on tomorrow so I decided to do a day trip today. It actually went a lot better than I thought. I was worried I’d be really tired but I found a great audio book that kept me awake. I had fun talking with Tenley on the way down too. I miss her but I know she’s in great hands with the Murdocks! She’s going to have so much fun at FSY next week.
I got to meet my newest great nephew, Roomke, today as well. He is such a precious little boy!!
The boys got some chores done at home and then went and picked huckleberries. They were hoping to escape the heat up in the mountains, but it was still really hot up there. They found a lot of huckleberries though!
We made it to the lake today. I love boating on Friday when hardly anyone is there. We had such a great time as a family! Luke became a big kid when he decided to jump off the cliffs with Kade, Tenley, and Ryder. He loved it! I’m glad he went for it and didn’t back down. We enjoyed smooth water, lots of swimming, and yummy food.
