Friday night, Tony and I went out to the church orchard to do our 2nd picking of the peaches! We spent about 3 hours in the orchard and got quite a bit done.
Then on Saturday, we had our neighborhood block party to get ready for so we got up and started to prepare!
Tony got a call from his dad mid morning and he said that he and Brother Perry were the only ones at the orchard so Tony asked if I could finish the yard and he headed out again. I mowed the lawn and picked our tomatoes and some Swiss chard from the garden and then went in to bake rolls and get the Kahlua pork in the oven.
Tony came home around 1PM and we set up our tables and chairs........
as well as our two lighted palm trees etc!
It looked pretty good and we were excited to be having the block party again. We didn't do it while Tony was in Iraq so it was good to start again.
We didn't have too bad a turnout. Some that hadn't been before came and I think all had a good time getting to know one another.
The food was great. Everyone brought a side dish and Tony and I did the Kahlua pork and the sweet potato souffle and rolls. We had a couple of desserts and some salads, baked beans and relish trays.
Mmmmmmm!
I got out my new drink server as well as the old one and served cold water and lemonade.
The weather cooperated and we held it a little later than before so conditions were perfect~
Everyone that came thanked us for doing this for the neighborhood and some even suggested we do something at Christmas! LOL
Sunday evening we picked up Art and Lynn and headed to Melissa's to celebrate
Alivia's 6th Birthday. She is our 9/11 Birthday girl!
She had celebrated a few days earlier with some friends so Sunday evening was for just the grandparents and Aunt Becky!
Livie was really in a funny mood and she was very entertaining!
She opened all her gifts and was very excited about all of them and then said .....
"Are there any more presents? ....OK, let's have cake!"
Nate set up the camera on a tripod and we got a group shot with Livie and her
"Birthday Cake"
She chose a Red Velvet Cake and Oh My.... it was delicious!!
It was a three layer and we all got a good size piece (I didn't need it but I ate it and relished every bite!)
Alivia enjoyed it too! It was a fun evening. Happy Birthday Livie!
There are two following this one and I expect to be on # 2 this weekend! Kinda reminds me of the movie "RUNNING MAN" but so much better!!
We got to Twin Falls a little after 9AM.
It's hard to get a picture of the entire temple from the grounds! It's small but
After doing nearly 300 baptisms and confirmations we left the temple and I was able to get a picture of all of them in front of the main doors. We then grabbed our sack lunches and ate on the temple grounds. There are so many nice areas and benches and it was so peaceful and relaxing!!
We then took the youth to the Institute at CSI. The Institute director talked to them about the importance of furthering their education and to make sure they attended Institute where ever they went. It was actually very spiritual as well so the kids were fed spiritually twice!!
The kids getting seated at the institute and ready to listen to the director!
Afterwards they were served ice cream sandwiches and donuts! Yay! A big sugar high just before we leave!!
The boys and girls (and leaders) played a little pool at the institute after eating!
And a little Ping Pong! It was a fun day. We left Twin Falls a little after 2 PM. Tony called me when I was 19 miles from Boise and said he was just leaving Garden City so he would beat me home but not by much! It was 4:30 by the time I got home and I was starting to get sleepy so was so glad we finally made it back to Nampa. I was pretty tired but we watched the BSU/Tulsa Game and that was exciting! I hit the sack immediately after the game and it felt so good to sleep with visions of another win dancing in my head!!
Dad and Mom Norton had never eaten there so it was fun to have them along! They loved it too!
Tony caught Mom with a shrimp! He just caught me with my mouth open! lol
The waitress was kind enough to take our picture! I guess I didn't explain things good enough to her ..... "No gut shot's please" ..... oops, too late!!
They came to sing to Tony and I and they asked which one of us wanted the tambourine. I said Tony so then she announces to EVERYONE
He did a good job and thank heaven's I had the camera! Sure didn't want a picture of me dancin!
Now the little waitress takes back the instrument and we get a bowl of ice cream with Oreo's on top!
It was delicious and a fun day and evening! We then went to the New Tai Pan Trading Company on Milwaukee. It's brand new and I wanted to go check it out! Then home to relax.
I got 9 quarts and hope to can more in another week or so.
TO THIS ..........................
Awhhhhhh, isn't it lovely!
Scotlyn seems to be the spittin image of her brother ..... She has a lot of the same looks!
It was full and bright and very lovely! The Lord sure has made a beautiful world for us to enjoy!
From daylight to dark! It's ALL GOOD!
as well as our two lighted palm trees etc!
It looked pretty good and we were excited to be having the block party again. We didn't do it while Tony was in Iraq so it was good to start again.
We didn't have too bad a turnout. Some that hadn't been before came and I think all had a good time getting to know one another.
The food was great. Everyone brought a side dish and Tony and I did the Kahlua pork and the sweet potato souffle and rolls. We had a couple of desserts and some salads, baked beans and relish trays. Mmmmmmm!
I got out my new drink server as well as the old one and served cold water and lemonade.
The weather cooperated and we held it a little later than before so conditions were perfect~
Everyone that came thanked us for doing this for the neighborhood and some even suggested we do something at Christmas! LOL
She opened all her gifts and was very excited about all of them and then said .....
Nate set up the camera on a tripod and we got a group shot with Livie and her
She chose a Red Velvet Cake and Oh My.... it was delicious!!
It was a three layer and we all got a good size piece (I didn't need it but I ate it and relished every bite!)
Alivia enjoyed it too! It was a fun evening. Happy Birthday Livie!
I made a sample for them to look at so they could follow what I did ...... HOWEVER,
And we did get most of them done.....
All in all, they did a good job. I had 3 stations set up and an advisor at each one to assist. Some did flowers, some boxes and some cards and then after they were done with one station, they went to the next!
Saved my bacon last night!! I have to thank my
It's gonna be a
