July 24-27.2008

We've returned home from our big trip to see the new Twin Falls Temple and attended the open house Friday am. Josh and Jessica and girls, Taralee and Richard and 4 children, & Terral and I stayed at Jerome, Id. the night before and made it to Twin Falls by 0830. Our tour group was well organized and we were done by 0920. Our friends from Highe School Sheila and Alan Swenson were supervisors there so we got to visit with them. We lingered for another 1/2 hr taking pictures and Kinsie making friends. We went in our 3 car caravan & drove to Shoshone Falls, which are still flowing immense amounts of water, making rainbows and awing all the children. We then traveled to Lava Hot Springs to check in the 2 families because we could only reserve 2 rooms for Friday. Terral and I traveled to Malad to meet Gary and Yvonne and 6 kids from Carson City at the Village Inn motel to stay over for the Jensen family reunion on Sat. Jeannine Mills and daughter Teri Sue and her son Jeff and wife Doreen and son Jordan all drove up from Sacramento. We all got together with Sheldon's family on Mill street and visited. It cools down so great at night in Malad.
Saturday found us in the Pioneer Park behind the old Malad High School and updated tennis courts. We had lots of shade, nice picnic shelter and lots of relatives. We caught up on all the new babies born since July, 2006. Approximately 66 family members out of 78 present. I got to visit with Nancy and Judy who drove up from Ogden. Most everyone but me made it to the Malad Drive-in for drinks, mostly Ironport and Cherry drinks. We had great fried chicken and relish dishes, fruit and the works. It was all so well organized by Terral's sister Dian Sines from Springville, Ut (and her family) The only thing wrong, it was pretty darn hot. Guess I'm old after all. The airconditioner in our car had been "fixed" on Tuesday but quit on us on Friday so we are glad to get home. Read Ashtyn's blogspot (ashtynfitz.blogspot.com) for her 11 yr old take on the trip. They sort of loved swimming at Lava. They have good EMT's in Lava. The good new is Ashtyn is okay, just got the wind knocked out of her. Everyone has reported in this pm that they have gotten home ok, Gary and family traveled to SLC to visit with Yvonne's family until Wed, then they'll come up to Weiser for 4 days. Conner Fitzsimonds will be blessed this coming Sunday. bye for now.