Back to normal life?

When I was back in Idaho for the second time, I was struck with the sadness.  Being back at home had given me space to think about other things.  In Idaho, I could only think about Kayla and our loss of her.  It was heavy and hard and sad.  My oldest brother, Chris, and his wife, Annette, had been in Idaho the whole time.  When I saw them, they were thinner and drawn down.  I could see how being so near the sorrow had effected them physically and mentally.  It was sad.

We did our best to watch the boys and give Caleb and Shellie time to be at the river.  But I was glad to get home and have more time to do regular life.  They still have not found Kayla.  The water is very cold and high.  It is hard.

Coming home after this past weekend I enjoyed focusing on my family.  Colter got to celebrate his birthday at school in the classroom.

Wyatt won an award in middle school for excellence in his computer class.  A few days before the awards banquet night we got an email from the school basically saying: "You haven't RSVP'd to our awards night.  Your kid really is winning an award.  Please show up, with your kid."  So we went!  It was nice to see Wyatt recognized for his hard work at school.  He is a bright kid and a fun kid.  We like him.

May 25th was Adell's half birthday!  She picked no bake cookies for her treat.  That was lucky because I hadn't been to the store in weeks...  Happy half Adell!

Sunday, while we still had limited groceries, I gave homemade soft pretzels a try.  They were SO DELICIOUS!