Yellowstone

I've been wanting to go to Yellowstone all summer long. So finally in September, I convinced Ryan to take us on a Sunday afternoon drive up through the park. Oakley and Logan wanted to go too, so they jumped in their car along with Dallin and followed us. It was seriously the perfect day to spend with our family!  We even lucked out and for our very first time saw a bear!! Days like this with my family are by far my favorite days! 

Grandbaby #2

At the very end of August Oakley found out she was pregnant. We are so excited to welcome another little grandbaby into the world. Jax is going to be the best big brother! We are so happy for them! 

Hiawatha

Just after Rhett finished his job for the summer. I knew he needed to get out of town for a minute. So on Monday, September 9, him and I got in the car just after noon and headed toward Montana. We decided we were going to go bike the Hiawatha Trail just before it closed for the season. On our way up we had a little extra time, so we stopped at Bannack ghost town in Montana. My parents took me there when I was a really little girl and then again as a young teenager. But I hadn't been back since. So much of it was just how I remembered. I loved being able to walk through it with Rhett. We stayed the night in the cutest little motel in Wallace, Idaho. It was old, but had some of the cutest updates. The next morning we got up and drove to the trail head. We had a great bike ride. It is seriously so GORGEOUS!! On our way home we stopped at a fun souvenir shop too. It was the perfect getaway for the two of us.

Labor Day

Labor Day was fun this year. We woke up early and met Oakley and Logan in Blackfoot so that we could take Jax to the East Idaho State Fair. We wanted to show him the animals and eat some of the delicious food. We wanted to beat the crowd and the heat. It worked out great. We ended up running to the ranch later that afternoon to fish with grandma and grandpa Hawkins and great Grandpa Romrell and the Wilde's. Such a great day! 

First Day of School

It's our first, last day of high school!! I can't believe our baby is a senior! I have had more mixed emotions about it this go around than I did with my other three as they were seniors. It's hard to finish off this stage of life. We are going to miss these days!!

Laiklie is a senior at the Technical Careers High School this year. She is finishing out her welding certification. She's also playing volleyball for Bonneville again. We are going to have a great year!

Oakley also started school again this year. This time as a third grade teacher here in Idaho Falls at Rimrock Elementary. We are so excited for her to try her hand at in person teaching after having taught online for two years. We are even more excited that her little family MOVED HOME!! I get to keep Jax 2 days a week for her and those days are my favorite ones each week. :)

Elder Sam Jacobson

On August 21st, Elder Jacobson returned from his mission to Riverside, California. I was so glad I got to be at the airport with his family when he arrived. I couldn't get over his smile. He was so happy to be back with his family! After hugging all of his family and his grandpa Jacobson, he looked over and happened to see me. He put his arms out and said, "get in here!" followed by a giant hug. Too cute! What a great kid. It'll be fun to have him home again.