June's Commencement and Celebrations

 Hello all :)

The continuing tidbits of our time in Idaho for Jadons's commencement weekend and year-end celebration for Logos Online School, among many other tidbits caught and then many not caught on camera :)...AND here we go again!!  I have had lots and lots of issues uploading pics this time.  I have stopped and started on this blog for about a month now!  I couldn't and still can't get pics to upload in the order I want them, and then they would only half be there or disappear entirely.  I finally after bit by bit got most of the pictures uploaded and we are gonna just roll with this, as time is moving on and school prep time is here with some extra business on top of school stuff...here is the tidbit trail of pictures...

...the scenery was beautiful!!!...

...while KeKe and I hang out Saturday around Moscow, the others met up with part of the Year-End-Celebration a couple hours north for some fun at an amusment park...Janessa hung out with Dad there and loved it except roller coasters, she found she wasn't a fan...

...running down the roadside: a MOOSE!!...definitely NOT Texas :D...

...first roller coaster was the best one, lol...

...moose!!!...

...ferris wheel fun...

...Logos Online Year-End-Celebration(YEC) and Commencement Weekend and a chunk of the poeple that showed up for it...

...fresh Washington cherries--YUM!!!...

...a fun arboretum at the University of Idaho was super cool...

...YEC balloon fun...

...more aboretum pics...

...the irises were may FAVE!!!...

...a walking trail along the highway that was just gorgeous...

...Daddy/Daughter ice cream :)...

...pics from the commencement ceremony...

...pics of the old fashioned barn dance that followed the commencement ceremony/reception...

...someone absolutely loved it...

...graduates...

...Rokey grandparents were able to make it and it was good to have them there...

...park fun at one of the parks in Moscow, ID...

...more graduation pics...

...some classmates...

...trying out some yummy home-ade ice cream...

...notice someone took off her shoes :)...

...another classmate picture at the old fashioned barn dance...

...the scenery is surreal...

...Kamiak Butte...we ended up not hiking it but milled around under tree cover, as it was quite rainy...

...returning home...this time instead of rolling it, she found that riding ON it was a bit more fun :)...

...cacti blooms...

...some tree swing time...

...homeade mint tea :)...

...swimming with these two cuties...

...well hello there...lol....a random picture I found on my phone :)...

...my sourdough cinnamon roll theif :)...

...Father's Day treat...this man is a one of the best out there...we love, respect, admire, look-up too, and find comfort with this guy...he loves junk cold cereal so we made him a fruit loop ice cream shake :)...THANK YOU for being you and all that you do for me and our kiddos, Jason...

...we have kept up with some summer school this summer...while I'm soaking in the sauna to help the healing of my liver has been a good time for us to knock some summer school out...

...swimming fun with friends...

...good morning :)...

...Yep, he WAS gonna get that bird, LOL :)...(PS-he is not a subtle hunter)...

...love bedtimes like this...

...the braids, I just love them...

...yeppers, I am helping Daddy take out the dumpster...OR maybe its more like giving Daddy more of a work out ;P...

...friends + swimming = summer fun

...why yes, I did dress myself :D...

...enjoying VBS with these two friends :)...

...I spy some Father's Day bacon friers that I know :)...

...just arrived at the barracks for the Leadership Course...

...Texas Gulf Coastal Toads...

...wow, what a surprise these ladies pulled for my birthday!  Every last one of these gals are just pretty awesome and a blessing!  Thank you friends :)...

...sushi meal with this sweet family :)...

...some lake fun...

...he is shedding!...

...getting their morning exercise laps done and of course its best with pets :)...

...sourdough hamburger buns-delicious...

...the last meal with Kirk before he heads out for the summer...we are gonna miss him and since it has taken me this long to get this post done, we have missed him!!!...btw-this Provencia Mexican restaurant is pretty delicious!...

...loading up and he is heading out...

...last hugs and someone is NOT happy brother is leaving...

...another picture of the Sushi meal night...

...enjoying every moment and bite at this meal :)...

...this summer we are making many memories...some moments are slower...some moments are flat out crazy busy...but all-in-all for our household the summer is going WAY TOO FAST!!!  Its gonna be gone before we know it, and that my friends and family, is a tragedy!!!

"Joy is the settled assurance that God is in control of all the details of my life.  The quiet confidence that ultimately everything is going to be all right, and the determined choice to praise God in all things."                             ~kay warren

"Do not let your happiness depend on something you may lose."   ~c.s. lewis

"Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work through difficult problems."     ~gever tulley