Well, I am back and I had a blast in Idaho. I worked for Jason making taffy whenever I could and ate way more taffy than I should have. My cousin Olivia worked with us. By the third day, Wednesday, we needed a break so we went to Rigby lake.
Then on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, we had the Stucki family reunion in Island Park. We went 4 wheeling in the rain, went to Big Springs and just relaxed. I made a rose out of tootsie rolls. That was fun and the best part is eating it when your done.
On Tuesday, my Mom and I drove to Butte, Montana to get Jenn and her boys. We had so much fun with them being there. Landon, Conner and I had a ride behind the lawn mower. I know, redneck huh!? Ha Ha It was so fun!
Then on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, we had the Andersen family reunion. On our way we stopped at a museum in Montpelier. Landon and Conner love museums.
We went to Bear Lake and stayed in the Hermitage Lodge. It was a lot of fun! Every family had their own room and each room had a sink, so we didn't have to share when getting ready for bed. It also had 4 bathrooms and they all had claw foot tubs. I love claw foot tubs!
I made an "Andersen Family Reunion" cake for the first night because my family was in charge of dinner that night.
I made an "Andersen Family Reunion" cake for the first night because my family was in charge of dinner that night.
On Friday we went to Bear Lake and played all day. I didn't put on any sunscreen and boy was I sorry. I have never been so sunburned. Conner sure loved finding sea shells, or as he would say, "she shells." Every time he would find one, he would come show me and then say, "I want to find more she shells." I would point and say there's one and he would say, "Ohhh, cool!"
Landon loved going out in the boat. He told everyone he was the captain of the boat and even made Jason jump overboard. I love this picture of him, rowing his own boat.
We were supposed to have a sand castle building contest, but it took a while to get everyone involved. Once we did, there were some really cool castles.
Our family did one. . .
Our family did one. . .
Longs did one. . .
and Binghams did one.
People walking the beach would stop and admire them and made funny comments. It was really fun.
By the time Saturday rolled around, I was getting so excited to see Mark. I woke up early and got to packing and cleaning the lodge so that we could get on our way. It was really hard to say goodbye to my family, again, but I will see them in just about 4 months for Christmas, so hopefully it will go fast. My Uncle Mike and Aunt Laura took me to the airport. We had a good time talking in the car.
While I was on the plane, I sat by two women, Colleen and Trudy. We talked a lot and found out that Trudy is a member of the church, but Colleen is not. Colleen started asking us a lot of questions about the church and said that she wanted to feel what we, as a church, feel. She said that she had always admired the people in the church and the spirit that they carry. We talked to her about how wards work and told her to just go to the closest church to her house and that if she asked anyone there for help, they could find her the right ward, direct her to the missionaries and so on. She was so excited! She took Trudy's number so that she could call her if she needed more help. She hugged us both goodbye and thanked us over and over. I hope she finds the truth and accepts it. It was a really neat experience for me.
When Mark got there, I ran to him and jumped into his arms and we lived Happily Ever After.
The End
By the time Saturday rolled around, I was getting so excited to see Mark. I woke up early and got to packing and cleaning the lodge so that we could get on our way. It was really hard to say goodbye to my family, again, but I will see them in just about 4 months for Christmas, so hopefully it will go fast. My Uncle Mike and Aunt Laura took me to the airport. We had a good time talking in the car.
While I was on the plane, I sat by two women, Colleen and Trudy. We talked a lot and found out that Trudy is a member of the church, but Colleen is not. Colleen started asking us a lot of questions about the church and said that she wanted to feel what we, as a church, feel. She said that she had always admired the people in the church and the spirit that they carry. We talked to her about how wards work and told her to just go to the closest church to her house and that if she asked anyone there for help, they could find her the right ward, direct her to the missionaries and so on. She was so excited! She took Trudy's number so that she could call her if she needed more help. She hugged us both goodbye and thanked us over and over. I hope she finds the truth and accepts it. It was a really neat experience for me.
When Mark got there, I ran to him and jumped into his arms and we lived Happily Ever After.
The End
6 comments:
What a neat story to end such a fun trip! It was so fun to see you! Hopefully we wont go too long with out seeing you again!
How fun! I am glad that you had so much fun on your trip! But I am SO sad we didn't get to see you before we took off on our vacation! So bummed! It sounds like you are coming back to Idaho for Christmas! We need to get together before then for sure!! I miss you a ton!
How come you didn't come visit us? We even called you and you didn't answer.
How fun! I just love family get-togethers. I bet you had a blast! Your cake looked great!`
I'm glad I got to see you while you were in town. You sure had a full, fun trip! That's really neat that you got to talk to Colleen about the church and help her get excited about that. I wonder if you'll ever know what came of it.
Have you heard about the Bonnevaires reunion? It's December 18th and then the concert is December 20. Do you think you'll be able to come? I'm really excited!
You beatiful
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