Hanging with Young Nunns

The second chapter of our summer vacation was to visit Les & Hollis. It was our first time to their new house in Council, Idaho. They are managing a ranch that is 28 miles from the small town of Council, Idaho. It is a beautiful place with a really nice house. We had a concert on the front porch while we were waiting for Sunday dinner.

On Monday, Les & Hollis had to move cows and fix fence so we just hung out with the kids. Then they took us on an adventure down a canyon road where you had to dodge boulders in the road. Then they thought it would be fun to drive us up a mountain that was a narrow road with a steep drop off, while telling us about all of the people and horses that had died on the mountain. Not my idea of a good time - or Carly's. Carly and I chose to sit out the second mountain climb. Then we played in a creek for a few minutes before we headed back to their house for dinner.

We love the Young Nunn kids. I wish we lived closer!

 

Nunn Reunion - Lewiston, Idaho

The posterity of John & LaDelphia Nunn met for a family reunion in Lewiston, Idaho right along the Snake River. It is only the second reunion of Austin's cousins since I have met him, so it is a big deal. During Covid, we had reunited with family on zoom for church a couple times a month and a few family hangouts. It was fun to camp, eat, hangout and play in the river. There was a wildfire near by so we were constantly covered by a thick layer of smoke, which was in some ways a blessing because it was supposed to be 100 degrees, but it didn't feel that bad because the smoke made it cooler.

 

Kaylynn - New Calling

 I had the privilege of serving in the Relief Society Presidency in Leavitt Ward with Colynda Duce (President), Connie Quinton (1st Counselor) and Josie Bevans (Secretary) for almost 4 years. Most presidencies are changed about every 3 years, but since it was covid and we really didn't have much church or church activities, the Bishop kept us in longer. All of the presidencies had been in for more than 3 years so I knew a change was coming. 

One day I got a text from the executive secretary that the Bishop would like to meet with me and my husband that night. I said yes, what time. He asked what time worked for me. That meant I was the only interview that day - not a list of counselors or teachers to be called. After thinking about it for a few minutes, I was pretty sure that it was going to be Young Women's president. Especially since I had just found out the day before that they were changing our ward boundaries and the current YW president would no longer be in our ward. The first time I was called into Young Women's, the Holy Ghost had to work on me for weeks preparing me for it. This time I had no idea - so I guess I am growing up.

It was a sad day to get released from Relief Society, but it was time.

My new Young Women's presidency is me, Nicole Wendorff 1st Counselor, Sarra Eaton 2nd Counselor, Michelle Murray Secretary, Eve Verdon is my advisor, Kim Weston (not in the picture) is the 14-15 year old advisor, and Amber Walters is the 12-13 year old adviser. 

They sustained me and my counselors one Sunday, and then it was the next Sunday that they sustained the advisers and secretary and I was actually watching church on zoom while we were at a family reunion in Montana, and after they read all of the names, I thought to myself, that sounds like a really fun team. Oh yeah, I get to be on that team!

Canada Day 2021

July 1, 2021

Not only did we celebrate Canada Day, we also celebrated the end of most covid restrictions - no masks and singing in church and no restrictions in gatherings, etc.

First the Canada Day parade in Raymond (take note of Uncle Rod's view of the parade).

Second floating on tubes on the Milk River near Del Bonita. 

Then a hot dog roast with Grandma and Grandpa (who had toe surgery the day before).

And finished off the day watching fireworks in Cardston.

 

June

Life in June brought beautiful weather. Riding in our arena as much as possible. A new wheelbarrow for Father's Day. Lucy won a breakaway jackpot. Carly was a nominee for the Ron Dittmann award. Carly got to play a handful of softball games. Lucy and her friends at grad. 

 

Friends in Waterton

Birthdays are a good excuse to get together with friends in Waterton. 

The covid restrictions are that only 4 people can be at a table and only on the patio to eat at a restaurant, so we got takeout food from Lakeshore and ate outside. It was a beautiful night in Waterton with lots of laughs.

 

Lucy & Friends

Hallee Pilling, Lucy, Sasha Elliott, Alyssa Bevans, Allyson Leishman, Raygan Norton