- Our Early Memorial Day Weekend -

We wanted to make it to Boise in time to go on the Relay for Life race, but with Karen getting off at 9:30 on Friday we thought sleep sounded better. We went to Veteran's memorial first thing we got there and spent some time seeing Chree, Angela, and Grandma and Grandpa Farnsworth. Oh and on our way to Boise I realized my church clothes were sitting back at home ready to be taken out to the car. Ooops! So we went to a DI and got some doable church clothes for the weekend and Taylor lent me his shoes. Muchas gracias hermano! Twas muy fun to just relax with the fam and see baby Cavander. Tay, Jill and Rod led a FHE discussion about preparedness which was very good and we were glad we got to stay long enough to hear it before heading back to Twin. Someday we will have more time to spend with the Farnsworth fam!

Shoshone Falls

Take a look at Idaho's "Niagra!" We went a couple of weeks ago and the water levels were really high. We got a lot of great shots and are planning to go back again during the summer. Along with the falls there is also Dierkes Lake nearby and the Snake River in the canyon below. We are excited to explore more of the natural attractions in our area.

Spring Time

We are lucky to have Amy and Brett living next door,though not for much longer. Having them so close we end up hanging out quite often. We love taking pictures and little Sariah is always willing to mug for the camera:) Also here are some pictures of an Apricot tree at my parents new place. It was blooming while we were visiting a while back.

Projects 2011

Andrew just finished class for the semester a couple of weeks ago and is glad to have evenings free now. For those of you who didn't know, Andrew has been working full time from 7am-3pm and then going to school at 4pm till whenever for the past couple of months of this Spring semester. Needless to say, summer has been long awaited in our home. Anyway, now that Andrew has more free time, he has been the coordinator of several projects. The first is one that Andrew did for my parents. In their new house they had a large closet near the kitchen that my mom wanted to convert to a pantry. Andrew took on the challenge and it turned out great! The next project tackled has been a shoe rack for our entry way. Andrew drew up a design, we purchased the parts, and now we have a great shoe rack that holds 9 or more pairs of shoes, and doubles as our computer tower/printer stand.
Andrew is currently working on a sheet metal wall panel for my mom. This is a new challenge, and I'll post pictures when we're completely done with them. On top of all of these, we have plans to make a coat hanger, redo our patio, and eventually plant a garden(if I ever have a Saturday off!).
My biggest project of the summer is to digitally scan all the photos from my parents. This is a huge undertaking for me. My parents have prints from their childhoods, my grandparents lives, and not to mention pictures from every event, family gathering, or birthday party of the Joel Packham family for the last 26 YEARS! And I don't have all of it! And can you believe that I asked my parents to let me do it? Lately I've felt that all those memories on printed photos may come to some harm soon and that I needed to get them digitalized. Pictures and projects have taken over our dining area and living spaces. Sorry honey! See for yourself!