It's a BOY!!

 Owen & Kylee had a baby appointment.  It took awhile to get it out of them, but they finally announced they are having a boy!  Now they just need to decided on a name, but at least we can say "he" instead of "the baby".  

Well I tried

 This year for the 4th of July, Gator and I went to Idaho to spend it with Owen & Kylee.  They go fishing every year.  I have taken my kids fishing many times, but this is the first time I actually "fished".  Basically I sat for hours casting and recasting, and got fried.  Still I had a good time.  We started at one lake and got nothing, not even nibbles then we went to get lunch and go to a different lake.  I actually saw tons of fish in this one, Gator & I still didn't catch anything.  Kylee did though. We were all exhausted and ready to call it a day.  Owen just couldn't give up and he did catch a fish while we were in the car.  He said I am bad luck, and never invited back.  I am sure he is kidding, I mean I am probably bad luck, but I would like to go fishing again.  

There was some milkweed by me when I was sitting down on a log.  A hole in the milkweed let the sun through.  I thought it was cute, and I just wasn't catching any fish so I took a picture of the heart.  

The water felt nice, but with the sun reflecting on the water for a few hours, I got fried.  Even with sunscreen.  

I was scared that if I actually caught a fish, I'd have to touch it and take the hook out and all that.  Kylee just grabbed that fish and got her tools and took the hook out like a pro.  

Owen basically walked around the whole lake, not wanting to give up.  

Finally a fish........

After we called it a day fishing, we went back to shower and get out of the heat before heading to the park for dinner and fireworks.  We just got food from the trucks and sat on a blanket talking and playing a couple games.  Still my favorite part of the 4th, when we hang out, snacking, and the sun goes down.  I haven't been to a park for fireworks for years.  We always stay at Colin's house and watch from there, but the show was amazing.  Owen told me Pocatello does fireworks better, and I think he is right.  They were in the air and on the ground for a solid 35 minutes.  It was an amazing firework show.  We were ahead of the traffic and got out pretty quick, back to the hotel.  Owen & Kylee let traffic die down a little and hung out with us at the hotel.  Then lights out and we zonked.  

Gator's life.  She has her drink, her sweets, and her brother teasing her.  

July 4th weekend

 We are spending the holiday weekend in Pocatello this year.  We came up this afternoon and went to the temple with Owen & Kylee.  After the temple, we went and got our supplies for fishing tomorrow, then back to the hotel for swimming.  After we swam, we showered and went to dinner then to bed.  If Owen had his way we would be up at 4:00 in the morning for fishing.  We talked him into 6:30 though.  

Night Out

So the summer has been pretty uneventful.  With Gator working full time to save for school, Davis working, and hanging out with friends, Owen doing his fieldwork, and Kylee saving all her time off for maternity leave, and me working back at Legacy, we haven't had our typical crazy, busy, fun summer.  But here we are in July.   Last night I did actually go out though.  Tena & Wendy went to a concert with Andrea, Millie, and I. I only knew a couple of songs from each of the bands, but it was a really fun night, and the concert was really good.  We saw Edwin McCain, and Five for Fighting, they both put on an enjoyable show, with good music and they were both funny as well.