The end to an end

Well, I just couldn't resist posting about this. As this is a record for my posterity, I am sure they will enjoy reading about my loves and obsessions. And this is definately a love!

Saw it and LOVED it! I thought it was done amazingly well, and was incredibly emotional. There are always disappointments when a book goes to a movie. So I always try to enjoy the movie for what it is and it wasn't hard with this one.

For me, what draws me into this story so much is the good vs. evil theme. And I especially enjoy seeing good win!


They make this incredible story come to life and I just love them! I will miss seeing them on the screen together. They have grown into wonderful actors and appear to be lovely adults.


Our know-it-all Hermoine! I had to add this picture here because I think she is stunning. There are few people who could wear this haircut and look as beautiful as her. I would hope I could be as "brilliant" witch as she is.


Alas, the boy who lived...and did so quite well, I thought.


Thanks Harry Potter for allowing me to excape reality and jump into your world of fantasy and adventure! It has been a fun ride. I look forward to sharing it with my kids when they are a bit older.

So, go see the end if you haven't already. It is pretty magical.

And Jandi, I completey agree with you that life seems a little boring after watching it. :)

Grandma and Grandpa's Part 1

The first of July we drove over to Idaho to visit Kevin's family. We left at three in the morning with the thought that the kids might sleep for the first part of the drive. However, we quickly learned that the twins don't like to sleep in the car. Ty was so excited to see all the "big trucks" on the road. They were good though. We drove for almost five hours and then stopped for breakfast. All three kiddos welcomed this stop. Then a good three hours later we were in Boise, where we stopped and visited with our friends Luke and Jill Randall. They were so nice to let us invade their house for the afternoon and evening. It was a great break for our kids to get out and play. It was wonderful getting the chance to catch up with them.
We left around 8:30 to finish our drive to Rigby. This was the hardest part of the drive since we were all tired from the day and the kids were fighting going to sleep. But once they all fell asleep it was nice and when we got to Kev's parents house they went right to bed. We survived our trip there!

All of Kevin's brothers were in town as well. So the kids had a blast playing with thier cousins. It is so fun to see them interact and get to know each other. The twins have a cousin the same age as them and seeing all three two year olds together was a hoot. Ty and Gracie spent their time jumping in the bouncy house, jumping on the trampoline, swinging, playing on the swing set, and in the playhouse, running and playing with thier cousins, admiring Granpa's tractor and playing Grammy's piano. They played hard and went right down for their naps and slept great at night.

On the fourth of July we went to the neighborhood breakfast, then to the Menan festivities for lunch, after that to a family bar-b-que and then we came home and watched the fireworks on tv. We did our own fireworks the night before and learned that the twins still don't like the sound of fireworks. Maybe next year!

Throughout the weekend Kevin, his dad and brothers Bryan and Jeff played their own little golf tournament. 3 days of golf, 3 different courses. Bryan started out in the lead, Kev took over the next game and then barely won at the end of the tournament. I know Kev looks forward to golfing with his dad and brothers and had a great time with them.

There are tons of pictures and I won't narrate them all. But you can see that we had a good time.










































After Kevin's brothers left we took some time and hung out with our awesome friends that we miss so much. We floated down the river, played games and got to go out on a couple dates. Kev did some more golfing and I got to have my Cafe Rio. As fun as it is to see them, I am not sure why I don't take pictures to document these memories! Anyway, we had a blast catching up and miss living by them.

It was a great week spent in Idaho and appreciate Kevin's parents for having us.