Crew's Accident

The morning of July 7th we got a scary call that Chase's bin crew was in a bad car accident. They had a lady pull out infront of them. Chase watched it all happen in his rearview mirror. He thought for sure they were dead. From the looks of the truck and car involved they are so lucky they didn't get killed. It was a first for Stan's company. They've never had an accident like this. The boys jumped into gear and got the equipment unloaded and moved into a truck Ryan, Dale and Stan ran up to them. The lady in the car was taken to the hospital for shoulder/collar bone surgery. He little toddlers in the backseat (one not in a seatbelt) had no injuries, which was a miracle in itself! Those boys were definitely being watched over that day. We are so grateful they are ok!

 

Another Ankle Injury

The night of the 4th of July we heard Oakley come in late and climb on the treadmill. She has a hard time sleeping sometimes and that's her way of wearing herself out. She had only been on it for a few mins when we heard a huge thunk! I asked Ryan if he thought she fell off the treadmill and if we should be worried. We both agreed that it didn't sound good. So I ran downstairs to check. By the time I got down there she was back on her feet running again. I asked if she had fallen off and she "laughing" told me she had. She climbed off and explained to me that she was running when she got a text so she picked up her phone to see who it was. While she was distracted by her phone her foot hit only 1/2 the track and it flipped her off and flung her into the wall just like Ryan and I suspected. She showed me a burn on her ankle, but otherwise thought she was fine. The next morning her ankle was painful, swollen and bruised. After 10 days of swelling and bruising we decided we better get an x-ray. Luckily it wasn't broken, just badly sprained. It took ALL SUMMER LONG to heal. 

 

Can't Keep Him From Tumbling

Broken ankle or not we can't keep this kid off the tramp and doing what he loves. I looked out the window just days after getting a cast on and saw him balancing on one leg doing back handsprings and back flips. That takes some crazy core strength to do it one legged. It was the first time in days though that we saw his real smile. 

 

Ox in the Mire

There always seems to be something to fix on the farm. The 4th of July fell on a Saturday this year and after a late night of celebrating we woke up Sunday morning to a flat pivot tire. Lucky for us with home church we can be super flexible as to when we hold it. Ryan, Dallin and Ethan worked for several hours trying to get the tire off, fixed and back on. I'm so grateful for guys that know how to work hard even if it means doing so to get the job done on a Sunday.

4th of July - COVID Edition

With COVID, 4th of July looked a little different this year. The parade that Rhett should have been in with the cheerleaders was canceled and in fact the only parade that wasn't canceled was Rexburg's. We decided not to fight the crowd and skipped the parade this year all together. We did still do the annual BBQ at the ranch with the Hawkins. There weren't many of us in attendance, but we still had a great time. The kids went down to kayak and ended up water snake hunting first. We couldn't believe all the snakes. It was crazy! Dallin, Ethan and Logan (Oakley's boyfriend) had a great time killing them. We got to kayak a little too. The weather was absolutely gorgeous! That evening with all the fireworks shows being canceled we decided to just sit out on our step and watch all the families light fireworks off around us. It was incredible! Maybe my favorite 4th of July. We could see fireworks from every direction. Some huge, some smaller. It was gorgeous! 

One funny story...not really appropriate, but funny anyway that I want to remember so it has to go on the blog was that evening when we were sitting out on the step watching the fireworks all around us I told Ryan and the kids that all that was missing was the patriotic music. I started singing "And I'm Proud to be an American" and Rhett who is sitting just behind us breaks into the country song, "We'll put a boot in your ass its the American way!" SO FUNNY! It was totally not appropriate, but caught us all off guard and we couldn't help but laugh! Such a random kid!

Jacobson Get Together

On July 3rd my brother Travis's family was passing through headed to a family reunion. We don't get to see them often so we made a party out of it. All three of the boy's families were able to come and it was SO GOOD to get together. We did it outside so mom and dad could come be with us. Just before mom and dad decided to head home we surprised her with a HUG BOOTH. I showed it to dad first and got permission, and since none of us have been able to even hug our mom/grandma since March he decided as long as she was strong enough to stand for it he thought it would be fine. Oh my heck, the tears came for all of us as we got to watch our kids and siblings hug our mom for the first time since her cancer diagnosis. I cried watching my dad cry. He kept turning and walking away trying to hide the tears, but we were all crying right along with him. It was just what we needed. She barely had the strength to stand through the long line of hugs, but it was perfect! 

New Dance Studio

On July 1st the girls and I went and helped Kasandra move into our new dance studio. It required tearing up and relaying the dance floor along with moving shelves, exercise equipment, trophies, etc. As we moved into the new studio I knelt down and started to lay flooring. Between one other lady and myself we laid the majority of the flooring. The floor snaps together, but requires some extra force. My hand was bruised and sore for days and days afterwards from hitting the pieces into place! It was fun to be able to help and we saw first hand that lots of hands makes light work!