Our visit to Washington

In July we got to go and visit my parents and Jacob for about a week. My grandparents also happened to be there for the first half of our trip there so it was fun to be able to see them too. Our trips there are usually spontaneous because when you farm its hard to plan much of anything in advance. You just have to take advantage when opportunities present themselves. We saw an opportunity to go for about a week in July and we basically decided to go one day and left that very same day. We decided to not tell my parents, but to surprise them and just show up. I knew that they would be around and wouldn't mind us dropping in on them at all. So we packed up and left on a Monday evening. We spent the night in Boise Monday night and drove the rest of the way on Tuesday. I called about a half hour before we were to show up at the house just to make sure that my parents would be at the house. My Mom mentioned when I called that they were probably going to take my Grandparents to the lake to spend the night. We had been wanting to skype for a few days, but it just hadn't happened yet so I asked her if she could wait about a half hour to skype with us. She could tell we were in the car and just assumed we were on our way home from town or something so she said ya sure just call me when you get home and we can skype before we leave. Before going to my house we decided to drop in on my Dad at the church because he was having Stake meetings there that night. When we got there Tyrel peeked in to see if there was someone that could grab my Dad for us. He ended up seeing my Dad instead and got stared at for a good length of time before I think it registered to my Dad who it was since he wasn't expecting us at all ha ha. It was so fun to surprise him! After visiting with him for awhile we headed to the house to see the rest of the family. Tyrel wanted to prank my Mom really bad. He wanted to set Halter in his carseat on the front porch with a note explaining that we could no longer take care of our baby and hoped that she could care for the baby for us. Of course he didn't think she'd ever expect us to show up so obviously she wouldn't know who the baby was or who it belonged to because she wouldn't be expecting us at all. We parked half way up the lane so that they couldn't see the car. I called my Mom on the phone and told her we were ready to skype so that they would be getting on the computer and be distracted and not see us coming up the lane. Tyrel snuck up the side lawn to the front door to put the carseat on the front porch. We had his carseat cover over so that she couldn't see him and Tytyn and I were still down the lane a little ways behind a tree. We could see that Tyrel had knocked on the door and ran to hide and then we heard my Mom answer the door. It only took her a split second before she yelled, "LINDSEY!" She didn't even see the note or anything or even the baby and just knew it was us ha ha. It was still fun to surprise them though! We had such a fun week with them and did so many fun things together! It's always so nice going back home. I love taking Tytyn back there now that he is old enough to make memories that he remembers, I like taking him to do and see things that I did growing up. Thanks Dad and Mom for such a fun week and being such good sports when we just showed up and surprised you!!!

Halter all passed out after a trip to the dentist with Mom. Dad and Tytyn made a trip to the dentist as well. 

My handsome boy!

Tytyn fishing with Papa.

Uncle Jacob and Halter

Sweet little Halter.

Tytyn getting ready to do the ski trainer.

Having a blast on the ski trainer!

Tytyn caught his first fish!

Tytyn loves his Papa!

Eating his first "wolf-um."

Tytyn smooching on his little brothers cheek. Halter was in the moby wrap.

Caught a mole with Papa!

Halter and Grandma:)