My busy week October 14-20, 2013

To start off this fun and busy week, we hosted our FHE Empty Nester Group.  We have enjoyed discussing the gospel in each others homes.  On Tuesday, I went to a district soccer game.  I have four of my laurels who play on the team.  Sadly they lost and are out of the district play.  Later that afternoon I attended the Temple with our youth for some baptisms.  It is always great to be in the Temple.  My Mom came to town today for an eye appointment on Wednesday and invited me to lunch.  We ate at Millhollow.  She just moved to Idaho Falls, so it was nice of her to look me up when she came to town. 

 

Thursday is my bowling day and to my great surprise I bowled a 205 game and had a 519 series.  My other games were 146 and 168.  Needless to say, I had a great day bowling!!!  Tonight I met Pam, my sister-in-law, at the Volley ball game to watch some more of my Laurels play.  They went neck n' neck with Shelley and beat them in three games.

 

I found this cute book a couple of years ago and read it because I am such a Jane Austin fan.  I was pretty excited to find out that it is now a movie.  So we had a girls night out and had some much needed laughter.

 

Of course we finished off the night with a little "Cold Stone"!

On Saturday we went to the Baptism of Tim Fowler, Paula's Step Dad.  What a sweet experience that was.  And to top it all off Clinton was put into a Bishopric on Campus as the 1st Counselor.  The Bishop is Grant Hawks and 2nd Counselor is John Pocock.  Clinton is very excited for this experience.

Grandkids, Golf and the Broken Butter Dish October 2013

Courtnie came to Idaho to drive potato truck for her Dad during Spud Harvest.  Emma and Kimmi came with her.  On the weekends I have had fun playing with them.

We made chocolate chip cookies and took them to Grandpa at work.

Dress up is always a favorite.  This time Emma asked if I would share my boots with her.

A box is always a great toy!

We played a round of miniature golf with our good friends, the Lewis'.  Angie cooked us a great dinner also and we played some Hand and Foot.  Sad to say, the boys won this time.

I was very sad when my beautiful butter dish slipped out of my  hands into the sink.  I am now on the look for a new one.

Our 10th Grandbaby! September 16, 2013

Lucky me!  I had a fun road trip to Utah.  How could it not be fun with these two girls?!  They made me put on these funky yellow sunglasses for this picture.

 

Even though Chelsi and Hailey are cousins, they act more like sisters.
  

 

I got to spend a lot of time with this little cutie!  This is the face I got when I told him I wanted a picture.

 

Here is our number 10 grandbaby!  This is Payton meeting his brother, Braden,  for the first time.

 

I am the proud grandma!  There is nothing like a new baby!

 

Payton and I got to spend a lot of time taking walks and playing at the park.  I just love one on one time with my grandkids.

 

Grandpa came Friday night to meet little Braden.  He brought Courtnie, Emma and Kimmi.

 

I will leave you with this great picture of Braden Dayne Arnold.  He weighed 8lbs 10oz.  He is ready to conquer the world.

Bowling September 12, 2013

 

Our Early Riser Bowling League started up again this fall.  I have been bowling for the last 20 years.
Last year and this year I am in the bowling Presidency.  I am the Vice President, Allison Staker is the Treasurer, Angie Fadness is the President, and  Terrie is our Secretary.  This is one hobby of mine that I really enjoy.  I started the year off pretty good.  I bowled a 167, 166, and a 150.  Not too bad for not bowling all summer.  It is going to be a great year!

A Picnic in the Woods September 8, 2013

Clinton and I took a Sunday drive up to Grassy Lake.  This is where Clinton had his hunting camp when he was in the Outfitting Business.  We had a picnic in the woods and got some great photos.

 

We are on some rocks in Cascade Creek.

 

Clinton is standing by the corrals where he kept the horses for hunting.

 

 

On the way home I just had to have a picture in front of this cool rock formation.  We also saw two black wolves, just off the side of the road, pretty cool.

It's Fair Time Sept 5th & 6th, 2013

It is time for the Eastern Idaho State Fair in Black foot Idaho.  We love to go and eat the food.  Some of our favorites are the egg rolls, scone bites, corn dogs, and the brown cow.  On Thursday Clinton and I went to the Chris Young Concert with Ted and Suzanne Parkinson. 

 

What could be better than Fair Food and a Good Concert?  I really like Chris Young's songs.

 

On Friday, Clinton told me to get my girlfriends and go to the Trace Atkins Concert.  Again Fair Food and a Good Concert, it was a fun night.  Tonight I tried the Trout, Chocolate Peanut Butter Funnel Cake and Chocolate Dipped Strawberries.  Yummy!

It was a good thing that we had our umbrellas, because it rained hard for about the first 30 minutes of the concert.  Then it stopped and we could enjoy the rest of the concert.  I loved Trace Atkins' songs too!  We had a really fun evening!

Niffty Niffty look who turned Fifty! August 31, 2013

We got to celebrate Clinton's Birthday Week.  On August 26th we went to West Yellowstone to see "Fiddler on the Roof" at the Playmill Theater.  Of course we told them that it was Clinton's Birthday so they could serenade him.  We went with our friends Bruce & Debbie Nyborg.

 

Afterwards we went to this great restaurant for dinner.  Bruce & Debbie secretly told the server it was Clinton's birthday and they sang to him and brought him this yummy apple desert.  At work on Thursday August 29th, Mandy brought in black balloons and I brought Cold Stone German Chocolate Ice Cream to surprise him for his birthday.  The guys even sang "Happy Birthday"  to him.

 

On Saturday, August 31st, it was Clinton's real birthday.  Jamie & Darla came to Jackson with us to celebrate.  Here we are on the top of the Jackson Pass.

 

We also went on the Alpine Slide.  It is so much fun!  For dinner Clinton picked The Merry Piglets as the place to eat.  It is really good Mexica food.

 

On Sunday, September 1st, we had the "traditional" cake and ice cream with the family.  I made Millie's German Chocolate Cake.  It went really good with the Cold Stone German Chocolate Ice Cream.

Our great-nephew, Ammon, helped blow out the candles.  Clinton has finally arrived.  He turned 50.