Cal Starts College Too!!!

 I can't believe the girls are gone!  It's been really nice having Cal here.  I started clearing out the girls' rooms and getting them set up as just bedrooms for guests. I have had all my kids pack up all their stuff or get rid of it. They only had 3 containers, and they have to completely move out of their room. I don't want to be storing a ton of their stuff for years and years, but I don't mind holding on to a few containers. Then when they get their own house or apartment they can their containers! 

We had a great bunch of tomatoes this summer!  We were gone when the bulk of them were ready and our neighbor Kayla was able to pick a bunch which was really nice. 

Lee accidentally ruined his bike seat. Rats. He and Cal or he and Elden tried to put the seat back on but he couldn't get it back on correctly. 

I was walking to the bank and maybe somewhere else. When I got home I couldn't find my debit card. So I went back and walked over the same path and I found my debit card on the ground. Whew!  God helped me find it!

Another awesome watermelon from the garden!

Cal made us adobo--so good!!! A classic Filipino dish. 

It was really interesting that the stove top looked purple through the camera. 

Lee got us sandwiches at a fun shop and we had a little lunch date. 

Then time came too quick and Cal and I were off to Provo! We flew on Breeze.

It was really sad and horrible...about the time we flew in to Provo, we just found out that Charlie Kirk had been shot at the UVU campus in Orem, and died. Chloe's sister Ella picked us up from the airport and told us about it. One of her brothers was there working at the event Charlie was hosting that day on UVU campus. 

Cal and I went shopping, then headed to Haley's to make dinner for the kids and friends. 

Clark down in the quad saying hi to Haley!

So fun being with all of them!!!

Elden practicing casting back in Virginia.


We had plenty of leftovers so we ate that for lunch as well. 

Cal and I also went to the Orem Temple again with Haley to do baptisms. Can't remember if Shanna was with us....We picked up Jessie that morning and she was with us. 

As we drove back to BYU from the temple we saw all the flags out for Charlie Kirk. 

We stayed at Roger's again while we were in Provo. We loaded up Cal's things that we had left there. Friday morning we drove up to Rexburg! I had an electric car and it was not fun waiting around for it to charge! Never renting one of those again. I would also stop at a charging station and it would be out of order, or have the wrong attachment. 

On the way we stopped in Idaho Falls to meet the Richeson's. Cal trained their son and he was Cal's 2nd to last companion. It was really great meeting them! 

We finally made it to Rexburg. First stop we dropped of Jessie and saw Katie too!!! We treated Katie to some lunch and then took off. 

Cal started moving into his apartment!

He doesn't have to pay extra for the washer and dryers!  They are right down the hall from him too! 

We were able to go to the welcome orientation with President and Sister Meredith. I am so excited for Cal to go to school here!  They have a culture there of being a disciple of Christ, always being friendly and making new friends, excelling in school and also dating! 

Katie and Jessie were so sweet and gave us a walking tour around campus and also helped us at the bookstore to get Cal's stuff. 

This was funny...just a random sign that had "Cals" on it. 

The Manwaring center is still there and so is the classic floor symbol of Rick's College!  It was partially covered by a floor mat that I had to move to get the photo. 

This is where Cal has church on Sunday at the Manwaring Center!

New windows went in back home!

Friday night meal!

We have a new Wawa in town. I haven't been to it yet. 

That night we did a big shopping trip at Walmart for Cal. Then we went to the Great Bambino for dinner in Rigby. The Richeson's recommended it to us.  Super yummy!

Lee was super sweet and cleaned the basement for me for renters coming that weekend. 

He took the Celica for a little drive as well. 

I bought a HUGE bag of cinnamon bears. Way too many because now I want to eat them all...5 pound bag...

Early Saturday morning Lee and Elden flew in to Salt Lake City and Clark, Shanna and Haley picked them up. 

Sandwich time on the way to Idaho!  I got them some pizza in Pocatello that they stopped and picked up for lunch too. 

Saturday morning Cal had orientation. I bought him a few things at Family Dollar and Broulims. I stayed at Henry Fork Inn in St. Anthony. That morning I found a car dealership outside of town where I could charge the car. I went on a walk while it was charging. Later I met Cal and took him to the bike shop to pick up his bike. They couldn't find it but finally did. We got him a helmet as well. 

We then all met up at Millhollow for ice cream! 

We got some pictures around campus. 

I finally made it to the Shirley's with all my kids! It was so fun for Shanna to meet Shanna!  The new Rexburg Temple is only about 5 minutes from her house. I lived at Shanna Shirley's house my last spring term at Ricks. Shanna and Mac went to Isreal on a trip and my friend Marie and I stayed with their daughter Sara. We lived there the whole term...5 weeks? She let me use their truck and we didn't have to pay for housing or food. I also cleaned for one of my teachers that term too to earn a little money. 

They have a beautiful property!

We ate at Big J's then went to the sand dunes. 

I've never been to the St. Anthony Sand Dunes. So fun!!! Katie had to work that night so couldn't join. But we brought her sled which was fun. Though I didn't use it haha. 

I felt like we were on a Star Wars planet. So interesting that there are sand dunes in Idaho! 

Cal using the sled!

Haha the photos of us when we're not quite ready, well, me. Haha.

We said our goodbyes to Cal!  He is really excited and ready to start college!  Wow, can't believe we just sent off 3 kids to college. He's going to do great. 

Clark and Elden were going to spend the night with Cal, but it was pretty loud, and not really a place to sleep. They came over to the hotel and slept. Shanna had a meeting for her new calling as a Family Home Evening coordinator that she wanted to go to Sunday morning. Shanna and I left at 2 or 3am because I knew we'd have to charge the car. This time I knew where to charge it at on the way back which was really nice. The closer I got to Salt Lake though, this warning kept showing up over and over. And it had been showing up ever since I rented it. Finally I decided to call the rental place at the airport. I turned the car in and got a gas car. YAY!  That took forever, but Shanna was able to get to her meeting!  

Clark, Haley, Elden and Lee went to Music and the Spoken Word. Then we met up at the Tanner Building for Haley's church services. 

What a view from the room they have sacrament at!

Hanging out after church! 

We had dinner at my Uncle Steven's and Aunt Susan's which was really fun.

Haha...charging the car at Walmart early Sunday morning. Ugh. If I had an electric car to drive around town and charge at my house I wouldn't mind that. But having an electric car for a road trip was a huge pain. Tesla's might be a little better with that though. 

We had more goodbyes and headed to the airport for our overnight flight now. Getting real around here with just one kid. So wild!  Only two more years and Elden is gone!  Ah!  Right now we are planning on a six month mission, leaving a couple months after Elden. I'm really excited about that!