explaining previous post

So, sometimes computers do things I don't understand, so I could not write about each picture in the previous post.  I tried to get at least one picture of  those who went from our family.  Marci and Kendal could not go because of work and church responsibilities.  It was Dan's  (Chelsea's husband) first Bluth reunion.  Uncle Bobe was in charge and did a wonderful job at planning the activities and meals. 

Bluth Reunion in New Mexico

summer stuff

Aubrey and I went to Olympia for a few days to help Dan and Chelsea prepare to move to Minneapolis.  They gave us their plants.   The flowers and herbs  seem to be doing fine in the Idaho weather.

Marci talking with Caleb or Coe, (Caleb Ory Elliot) on the phone.  

Flying kites successfully, for the first time--for Marci and Kendal, anyway.  Aubrey has a kite she made in school this year and it flies great.

Marci's kite flying high.  The wind was very gusty and  challenging for kite flying.

Kendal actually got tired of holding the string and held it with his feet for a while.






 

flowering bushes

Malad yards have wonderful flowering bushes--or trees, they are 3 times taller than I am.  This is the typical lavender colored lilac--and smells  amazing!

 A white lilac.  There also are very dark purple lilac bushes here, but not in this yard.  The three colors looks so beautiful together.  

This is a "snowball bush"--that is what I have heard it called all my life.  There probably is a better  "gardeny"  name.  You hardly see these anymore--they are very old fashioned. 

They look a lot like the popular hydrangia up close--but hanging all over a  bush!  SO PRETTY!

We had a good laugh during scriptures the other night, when  I  noticed that Marci had started to "tear" up her bookmark.  Silly girl.