Saturday

Well, we didn't make it to the hike. It was raining, friends were in town and we had a few friends who wanted to come out and ride. Husband, wife, and 7 year old son... they'd bought a few 90's for their kids. They ended up being too big for comfort for the boy, the girl was not interested at all. Mom tried it a bit, but enjoyed our 4 wheeler a lot more... so, they left with a twisted back..(his, from trying to rescue son from wreaking on the 90), his bike, one of the 90's with a few less pieces after the wreak, and Kas's 4 wheeler. We traded it for the other 90...for Elijah! Elijah has been dying for a bike...and Kas barely liked hers...so it was a great trade. Their boy was intimidated by the 90...and loved the 4 wheeler. perfect. The 4 wheeler is fairly new and the 90 is quite old...so it was probably a fairly good trade. But, the smiles on the boys' faces were priceless! Brian said he would have preferred messing his back up riding, but we told him a dad saving his son was a worthy cause! They also left very dirty and wet. You can't play out at our place and stay clean. Suzanne, the wife, loved flying through the puddles! it was funny.

Our friends from out of town (Krugers) came over so the kids could play. We had a great time....mostly just hanging out, catching up, and eating. It was a nice day all in all. oh, and we did some rearranging around the house....which will hopefully work out better for our family, and all we do. We are attempting to make an exercise room. Our kids are getting older and more interested in sports, so it seems like an appropriate time. We will see.

We missed spending time with extending family for the holiday weekend, but were grateful to have it filled with family time and friends.

Oh, also, today at church, during the Sacrament, our Branch President had to go out for something, and maybe because it has already been on my mind, it took my mind to that day almost a year ago, when another Sacrament was interupted by the shooting of Kristy. Directly after Kristy was shot, and Ann realized she couldn't do anything to help her, she walked into the chapel and up to the Bishop to get his assistance and let him know. Members noticed, and thought it was strange. a little later the Bishop came back in, interupted testimonies, and informed everyone what had happened. Today, while I was contemplating how peaceful and sacred the Sacrament is....and how disruptive all of this would have been at that moment. I wondered how long it took for some of those members to refind the peace of the Sacrament after that ordeal.