School Days

School has begun.....

Jeff started back to Idaho State University last Tuesday

and today is Tietjen's first day of Kindergarden!!

Jeff is loveing being back and learning more

and I am very excited for Tietjen to be in school. He has been so bored and I haven't been well enough to help entertain him.

As you can see from the Picture he is very excited also.

only bad thing It RAINED today!! We were to walk, we are close enough too.

I love you my first born and so excited for you to learn and grow!!

Soccer

We decided that Soccer would be the best sport for Tietjen. There is constant movement and no real long standing time.

Today was his first official Practice

And their coach is......... JEFF!!!

Jeff did really good!!

Good Luck BLUE DRAGONS!!

MTC

Nine years ago - Jeff served his mission and entered the MTC in Provo...... today his cousin Mitch enters to serve down in Peru!!!

This pic below is of a pillow case that his Aunt Paula made for Jeff, with the hand prints of Mitch, Maddi, and Thomas.

It says "We Pray for You every Day" "We Miss You" "We Love You"


MITCH - we will pray for you everyday and we love and miss you!!

Paula - we will pray for you too.... we know it is hard. We had so much fun this past Sunday! We miss seeing you all.

(Mitch would have been only 10 years old)

Aiden's Blessing

On Sunday August 1st, Jeffrey blessed Aiden with his father Richard, his step-father Dennis, my father Bruce, his brothers -in - laws Shilo, Trent, and Aaron, his friend Brian and his best friend Eric.

I being the forgetful mother that I am these day (I have memory loss - really I do - my doc has me on some organic pill and Vit D.)

I didn't get ANY pictures taken..... these were taken right when we got home and that was all I got done.

Jeff & his Dad Richard

Anna Belle is a major Grandpa's girl...... she has all 3 of them wrapped around her little fingers

Aiden and Grandpa Kidd

Tietjen Family Reunion - Bear Lake

We spent Friday at Bear Lake with my Family for our yearly Family Reunion.

We go to the beach, but we stay there on the West side of the lake, up the side of the mountian, in a family owned property of a friend of my dad's

Tietjen nick named the place "the Hidden Cabin" when we went two years ago.

So.... here we are at the HIDDEN CABIN !!!!

Here we are with all my sisters, their husbands, their kids, and my parents.

Here is our Family

Nana & Bapa with all the grandkids... Aiden made #10

At Bear Lake.... Aiden's first introduction to a Family Tradition.

Then he went and slept the day away!!

Anna Belle we found out is a Water Bug..... she LOVED the water. The only time she came in, was when I made them to get more sunblock, she drank 1/2 a box drink and was gone again.

Annie & Addison

Annie getting burried

Tietjen also loved it too


His turn....




We had tons of fun and the kids were zonked as we drove home.
We didn't camp out with everyone else, because Aiden is still just to hard at night to be anywhere else but just in a home.

Thanks Mom & Dad for just wonderful and fun Family Reunions!!!
I love you both so very much!