As if you need more proof that Penelope is darling, she pronounces the state Idaho, "Hi"- daho. She was thrilled to go to "Hi"-daho to see "Bammie" (Grannie) and her cousins.
Our niece, Avery got called to serve in Alabama (spanish speaking) for her mission. We went to her farewell. As expected, her talk was excellent. It seemed like a homecoming address because she is so solid and mature. Avery and her 4 sisters sang "A Missionary's Prayer" for the musical number. Last minute, I offered to accompany them so all of the sisters could sing. Man, they are talented and I loved playing with them. It's a gorgeous song that I hadn't heard before.
The trip worked out well because the kids didn't have school on Friday, February 6. We arrived in Caldwell Friday afternoon and headed back to Utah Sunday afternoon. It's about a 5.5 hour drive.
Grannie also came for the farewell and so did Blayre and her kids. We hadn't seen these Dittos/Kimballs/Maynes since June and it was great to reconnect.
Not pictured, Blayre (Andrew's sister)
Tavia (Andrew's sister) was so gracious to host us. It was a full house! Blayre and a couple of her kids stayed at a neighbor's house. If you want to organization tips, spend time with Tavia. I always come back with new ideas. She is the queen of planning and is such a go-getter. She bent over backwards to make it a memorable and fun weekend. She made delicious food too and it felt like she made feast after feast.
Pickbleball and the park was pleasurable! Our kids also loved going to the local middle school carnival. There were bounce houses and games. Each kid won a 2 liter soda. It was nice to be able to support Eliza at her basketball game. In between quarters, James and his cousins got some basketball in which was cute to watch. Arctic Circle was doing a deal for $1 cones, and Grannie treated everyone to those. Thanks Grannie!
Penelope learned a new song from her cousins about picking her nose. It's hysterical....
"Never, never, never pick your nose!
Up your nostrils is not where your finger goes
Don't pick yourself a winner cause boogers aren't for dinner
This is the deal if you get caught with a finger up your nose..."
Still working on this concept...
If you're wanting to hear more cute pronunciations from Penelope, ask her to say, "granola bar" and "vanilla yogurt." This girl has fans anywhere she goes. My other kids do too. Isabelle whipped out a violin performance for her everyone on a too big violin and rocked it! James stayed up chatting with Rhett until at least 11pm every night. So glad we were able to make the trip to "Hi"-Daho. There were tears on the car ride home because my kids already miss their cousins.
