Saturday, May 30, 2020

May Update

It's been a minute, eh?

Some highlights:

  • We finally got Idaho licenses and plates

  • We have a new kitten - Emmett named him Snowball

  • We've had three mice in our house the last 24 hours...UGH!!!

  • Trisha's family came for a visit - it was the highlight of our month!



The rest is pictures and videos so enjoy if you please :)










still falls asleep on me some afternoons





I can't remember what he's eating but...must be good





Justin started a second flower bed for us. I'm currently trying to keep Cotoneasters and Peonies alive in said flower beds...





Justin and I are doing a new program together - my progress pics are below





Kids found fruit snacks in the emergency kit in the car








new flower bed












We said goodbye to Emmett's preschool teacher in a drive-by preschool supply pickup. He likes going through his journal of the things they did. 






story time with Emmett






Training with Teddy





The boys telling me how dangerous the water is




first day on the program: definitely not overweight by any means





ha...they love the naked life
















craaaazy wind!




Logan "helping" Justin bake a cake for his mom for Mother's Day
















his finished product





Emmett: "Mommy say cheese!"





This is 8 days into the program




Justin and I both lost 8 pounds in our first week. I'm 10 pounds down now and just working to keep it off





Family Hike to Lower Cedar Creek on Mother's Day weekend (I think this will be our new tradition)
















































dropped my brownie fueler! soooo sad lol





Happy Mother's Day Mom! This was the first time we'd hugged since before quarantine. 









We are teaching the kids mantras based off of what we're learning in the Book of Mormon this year

















picking asparagus with Granny
















weeding this massive garden





Granny found some Kill Deer eggs in her driveway - I know you know how excited Emmett was to check on them every day!





some play preschool activities









We finished out planting the garden the weekend after Mother's Day










































They are too cool in their sunglasses 






Emmett loves to check the mail every day







We did a drive-by parade for Mr. Taylor on what would have been Rochelle's 55th birthday





lots of people in the community turned out





the cats have taken over Teddy's kennel





Emmett reaaaally wanted to go to prescshool....





The kids love the "flowers" in the yard











walking to Granny's house...





to check on the eggs of course





these blossoms are just the best!





Emmett discovered the relics of my glory days 












I did a massive sale on my MK inventory and got cleaned out! It was awesome.








Big ol' box sent to my WA customers and a laundry basket FULL of mailers around the rest of the country LOL





That same day we got a new kitty - meet Snowball
















Last week was COOOOLD ... this week it's HOT. Oh Idaho...I love you but....brrrrr













more blossom pics














Dad playing with my kids = pure joy

















I did my Murph crossfit workout on Memorial Day morning - I was happy with how it went considering we've only been out of quarantine a couple weeks. 





Hiking the natural arch with Trisha's family - I carried Emmett in my hiking kid backpack-thing and it was tough! When we got to the shale I knew we were done, but we were able to snag some good pics before heading back down. Trisha's family continued on all the way to the top.










ha the only picture I could get of us both with the arch...the shale above us is much steeper than it seems








on the way down we slowed down and enjoyed the geology...plus we got to practice counting with all the steps























Emmett and I found some 'treasure'





I love calcite veins








that layering tho - I love these mountains so much








the wild flowers were out in full force! so pretty











it's not a Beal gathering without a campfire








Logan just decided to plop himself between Trisha and Travis - cracked me up





The boys chasing chipmunks

















boys say "cheese"!!!








but try looking at the camera!! lol




















it's "popsicles for breakfast" season - amiright?





Cheers!















Gramps taking the boys for a ride <3 









The garden is growing... spinach





lettuce





peas





weeding the corn








harvesting the spinach















bu-bye WA plates





baby corn!







they opened the playground!






Justin shampooed our carpets...bless him


Not only that, but today he replaced the kitchen sink faucet and fixed our toilet in the master bathroom - I feel like a queen with all these new upgrades