It's been a long time!I

It's been a long time since I posted last. We have been very busy. One of the highlights of the last few months was a 10 day trip to Chicago. It was awesome. We saw the Bears play Kansas City, the Cubs play St. Louis and the White Sox play the Red Sox! We drove to Nauvoo and spent a few days as well. We were able to go to the Nauvoo Temple. What a trip! We took my dad with us. It was amazing. I thought Fred had some pictures on his computer, but I can't find them. I'll post pictures later.

The good news is -- we are alive, well, happy and truly blessed! Watch for more to come.

We are all back!

We are so grateful that Creighton and Melissa made it safely back from Florida. They were a big help to us here this past week. We are alot closer to getting the yard in thanks to them!

Fred and I just had an awesome theater trip to Las Vegas. First front row seats to Les Mis in Tuacahn, then on to Las Vegas for second row seats to Phantom of the Opera Friday night. Then Saturday was filled first with a ventriloquist, then a magician and capping it all off (drum roll please) DONNY AND MARIE!! Fred even liked them. It was an amazing trip and so much fun. It was actually my Christmas present from Fred. Melanie Commons ordered the Donny and Marie tickets. I'm so glad we had a chance to do something besides sports. Our family sport trip is coming in August when we head off to Chicago for football and baseball! We are very blessed. This week we are heading to Twin Falls for the Legion District playoffs. Fred was sad when we missed four of Jakes games while we were gone. I'm trying to remember to take my camera so I can get pictures.

The Family

I'm writing this from Fred's computer so I have access to pictures! We are in Boise and I'll write more about that on another blog, but for those browsing, here is the update from the Lewis clan. Me -- I'm loving the summer -- wedding, baseball, cleaning out closets, etc. Fred -- he's in heaven cuz it's baseball season and Jake's playing well! Kari -- she's excited because she got a real job teaching second grade at Syringa Elementary in Pocatella. Creighton -- Happily married to the cutest, kindest, smartest.... Melissa -- hanging out in Florida, hopefully loving married life and working hard! Jake -- Happy because he's got job, or so he says, playing baseball! So that's what we're all doing, and hopefully I can figure out how to post a picture or two! Life really is wonderful and we are extremely blessed.

The Snake

Okay -- Saturday morning I am standing at my bathroom sink preparing for the day when I hear a blood curdling scream coming from down stairs. Pretty soon Kari is screaming all the way up the stairs -- wailing for her dad. Erica is close behind her. They can hardly breathe. I get Kari to calm down (take two deep breaths in through your nose, out through your mouth). Apparently, she was getting ready for work, standing at her bathroom sink when she notices movement in the hall -- it was a snake!! Now to preface this, the week before, our neighbor came to tell us that the cable guy had seen a baby rattlesnake and he had told her that there was probably a nest between our two driveways. All week we have been watching for rattlesnakes. So Fred, being the awesome man he is, (he is afraid of snakes as well) gets two shovels from the garage and marches down the stairs to assess the situation. All three of us girls stayed safe upstairs. Jake was water skiing at American Falls. Soon we here pounding (and a few shrieks). Fred had knocked the snake out and scooped it outside! Way to go Fred. We are not sure if it was a baby rattlesnake or just a garter snake. We looked on the Internet and it looks like a garter snake, but Fred is going to take it to someone who can tell us for sure! That got all of our hearts racing for the day!

I'm just going to try to see if I can do this. Watch for it to develop