What we loved about Moscow!!!

Summer was just too short. We loved our stay in Moscow! We are happy to be in Pocatello now, but we really do miss the little town up North. I thought I would post a few things that we loved about Moscow (in no particular order).

• THE FARMERS MARKET!!!! Moscow had a great farmers market. I think everybody in the town gathered downtown every Saturday to listen to live music and wander through the booths. Moscow had a great sense of community. There were so many little community events, concerts, etc. And the people actually went to them! Even the most random little events had good showings.

• THE PALOUSE- We loved the beautiful rolling hills of the Palouse farm lands. It was a pain to drive up and down the hills, but they are just so pretty!

• The GINORMOUS burgers at the Sandpiper Grill (no,it is nothing like the expensive version in South Eastern Idaho.)

• OUR WARD- We made lots of really good friends in our ward in Moscow. One of our favorite memories with the ward was going to Spokane to the Temple and then out to eat afterwards.

• THE PLANTS- When we first moved there, it was so green with trees and flowers everywhere! Later in the summer if was drier, but a good majority of the time it was beautiful!

• MOST OF ALL: WE LOVED LIVING CLOSE TO LYDIA! She was only there for a month while we were there, but we loved having her so close with her sweet little kids. I loved getting to know Lydia more and I consider her one of my very best friends in the whole world. Thanks for all the fun times!

Benjamin’s Research

Benjamin finished up his internship at U of I  in Moscow. He really enjoyed his work and the people in his lab. Here a a couple of pictures of the Research Conference, at which he presented a poster of his findings.

The interns from BYU-I

A Week of Reunions

We went back to Rexburg for a week to see my brother who was on leave from the army and to go to the Romney and Nissen reunions.  It was a busy week, but we had so much fun!!!

Em and Me at the Fourth of July Parade


Craft night with the Romney sisters! I made some really cute button earrings.

Yay for nieces and nephews!



Autumn on my lap swinging spider style.

Nieces and Nephews engaged in a story that Grandma Kaye is telling. They look kind of like zombies.

I helped the nieces and Nephews put on a play of the Three Little Pigs. They were so cute!

Bejamin on the slip and slide.

Look at all these crazy squirrels we saw at a rest stop on the way home. They were everywhere. I didn’t even get half of them on camera. They came right up to our feet.

This is my crazy husband about to go down the slide on his stomach, head first. I was worried about him hurting his back or scraping up his belly. Sorry I am yelling kind of loud. You might have to turn the volume down on this one. I just couldn’t resist putting on though and you will see why when he finally goes down. It is hilarious.

Fine Swine Wish He Was Mine…

Last night we had such an interesting experience. It was almost funny, almost surreal. We decided to go to a show in the park: Valentine’s Performing Pigs. We met Lydia and the kids there and stood among the masses of  people who had come to see the pigs doing tricks.

We could barely see the pigs as they did their little tricks and soon it started to rain. It was pouring by the end of the show. The funny announcer lady( she must have been Mrs. Valentine) said that the kids could come up and pet “oinky,” one of the pigs. So I hurried up to the front with Amberlee and Autumn and about two minutes later the announcer lady said “Its raining to hard. We are putting the pig back in the van.” The whole thing was hilarious. There we were standing in the pouring rain to see a few pigs ride on skateboards and push buttons and pop balloons. We were all soaking wet and the girls were quite disappointed they didn’t get to pet the pig. Quite a funny site. We went back to Lydia’s for hot chocolate. 

Home Sweet Home

Here are a few pics of the trailer we will be living in until August. We came to Moscow not really knowing where we were going to live, so we were really excited that this worked out. It is perfect! It is furnished, with a washer and dryer. The people that are renting it are even letting us use their dishes. We are grateful everything worked out!

Kitchen

Living room

Entertainment room

Down that hall are the bedroom, bathroom, and washer and dryer.

Moscow

We moved! We moved last week from Rexburg to Moscow, Idaho. We are here for the summer while Benjamin does a research internship. It is a pretty long drive. We took our little niece Amberlee from Rexburg (she was visiting her grandparents) back to her home in Moscow. She was so good.

We stayed with Benjamin’s sister Lydia for a few days until we got things settled with our new home. Lyd showed us around Moscow. It is so pretty and warm here!

Benjamin and Autumn

A walk downtown with the nieces.

I took the girls on a nature walk. We took pictures of every kind of flower we saw along the way. They collected little treasures in their baskets.

We found a little trail that cuts through a bunch of trees, giving the illusion of being in a forest. Uof I is just down the slope, but it feel likes you are up in the mountains.

There were loads of white and purple wild flowers in the little woods we found.

We have settled into the place we are renting for the summer. We like it. Benjamin is enjoying his research. And I have enjoyed Lydia, Abmerlee, Autumn, and Seth’s company.

Lila Lou

 

We had so much fun watching our niece Lila for a couple of days before we moved. She is such a sweet, happy baby.