Magic Mountain

This was the first time I had ever been tubing. Lesson learned: do not let William lead you down the run because he will go down one lane and drag you in the median all the way down so that you have a face full of snow when you get down to the bottom.

Twin Falls

We went one weekend with Yai and Cameron to Twin Falls to stay with his parents. Sunday was spent seeing the sights. So of course when one is in Twin Falls...


you have to see the Shoshone falls...


and the big bridges...


and the wildlife.

The Coveted Painting

Grandma was a wonderful painter. William and I were able to take this painting home with us just because we had room in the car for it. Thus, it is on loan to us until William's mom decides which painting she wants.

The Inheritance

After the funeral, there was the matter of inheritances. I thought it was a good idea that grandma's kids took the matter into their hands soon after the death. I believe it gave them all something to do, to avoid dwelling on their loss. With that being said, grandma had a ton of stuff. Not only did she sell iron wood back in the day, but she was also an amazing painter. When all the siblings had taken all the iron wood they wanted, there were still some big pieces left. So William and I took some sea horses, since we had room in our vehicle for them.

Grandma Hutching's Funeral

William's grandma passed away Friday, 5 Feb 2010. With such tidings as these, life got a little hectic. Being in Rexburg, we had William's family staying in our little apartment on their way through to Utah. There's no problem with that; it was just a ton of people in a one-bedroom apartment. Then I needed to convince William to actually go to the funeral, skip school and make it up later.

The funeral went well on Tuesday, 9 Feb 2010. Grandma was able to get her bag-pipes player at her grave site; and all of her grand kids, including those who had married into the family, sung I am a Child of God. After the grave site service, we went back to the church and were fed by the Relief Society. It was here that William suggested a bouquet toss. If you wish to know what he meant, you will have to ask him.