Spring Time

We had such a wonderful spring this year.  The weather was a little up and down, with a lot of rain, but we made the best of it and got outside as often as possible.  We were actually in town for most of the spring and did our best to make the most of it.  We went to the park, had some fires in the backyard, played with cousins, went to the zoo and Pojos and ate donuts.  McKay also got his first eye exam from his Daddy.  Brooklyn went first and did great, so McKay was excited and did everything Craig asked.

At the very start of March we met all of my family in Jerome for a mini family reunion.  We rented a big house and just spent a lot of time together away from our other responsibilities.  The kids had a blast spending so much time with cousins.  We played games, saw Shoshone Falls, went to a hot springs and ate lots of food.

Since we were in town so much, Craig and I were able to go on a few fun dates.  We tried out Ax Throwing with some friends, which turned out super fun and we also went to the shooting range to try out a few new guns Craig got.  Both were a blast.

The day before Easter, April 20th, was Craig's Dad's 70th birthday so we had a surprise party for him.  A lot of family and friend were there and it was a great day celebrating Pops.

This spring was also filled with a little bit of sadness as well.  There were 3 funerals in less than a month.  First my Grandpa (my Mom's Dad) passed away unexpectedly.  We weren't super close with my Grandpa so just my mom headed up to Salmon for the funeral.  2 weeks later my Grandma LeAnne (my Mom's Mom) passed away.  She had been sick for a while and we knew she would be going soon.  My Grandma had lived with us multiple times growing up so we were all quite close with her.  Craig and I cancelled our trip to San Antonio (just a weekend getaway) and headed up to Salmon for her funeral services.  It was a beautiful service and it was so good to see some family that I hadn't seen for quite some time.  That evening we got a phone call that my other Grandma (my Dad's mom) had a stroke that morning and was in the hospital.  She had a stroke 14 years ago and my Grandpa had been taking care of her ever since, but this stroke was still unexpected.  We thought we would all be able to get home and see her before she passed away, but we got another call the next morning that she had passed away during the night.  So the next weekend we had another funeral in Boise.  Again it was a beautiful service with a lot of family.  My sweet Grandpa misses her dearly and just seems to be missing a part of himself.  It was a very emotional filled few weeks to say the least and I am glad that it is over with and hope that we don't have anymore funerals for quite some time.

Besides those crazy few weeks it was a good spring and we are all excited for summer and spending as much time in the pool and at splash pads and trying to not feel guilty about not getting anything accomplished.