Lots has happened since I last wrote on here. We were able to get into grad school up in Moscow, Id at U of I and so we tried to get everything done in Saratoga as far as sight seeing, before we left. Follow the pictures below (some of them are out of order-sorry). We first were visited by our friend Sam Bremmer and we decided to take him to Mt. Rushmore. It was a very close drive-just about 4 hours away and we got a cabin to stay in for the night before we went to all the monuments. We checked out the wind caves, Crazy Horse monument and then, for the main event, went to Mt. Rushmore. It is by far my favorite monument that I have seen yet. So impressive! I would recommend it to anyone looking for a great vacation stop.
We then celebrated AdaMarie's 1st birthday with a pajama, pancake, princess party! We colored eggs (it was Easter) had breakfast and searched for our Easter baskets. Ada LOVED all the candy and presents she got. Then we took the 2 hour trip to Martin's Cove. What a cool trip that was. We were able to really appreciate what a lot of those pioneers went through on their journey due to having lived in the area. It really is a very sacred and very interesting place. Shortly after, we found out some very excited news involving an addition to the Newey family. We are expecting baby number two in December. :) We are very excited!
After that we ended up moving to Weiser to spend the summer, before being able to move up to Moscow. We did the fiddle town camp ground again this summer for the fiddle fest. We had a lot of fun but I do believe this was our last year doing it. We met a lot of cool and crazy people and, as always, enjoyed the music. We met up with the rest of the Garrison's and did a family reunion which Ada LOVED. Playing with cousins is the best. We were also able to visit the Zoo and Ada did a great job feeding the goats little pellets-so brave.
Throwing in a trip to Portland where Andy ran a half marathon and enjoyed some beach time, we had a great summer. We have moved to Moscow and love it. Its so pretty and awesome and we are so excited to be here.
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| feeding the goats |
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| ready for church |
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| playing with Penelopy |
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| navigating |
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| lots of time in the car |
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| best ice cream ever! |
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| our little princess |
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| she bit right through that egg later... |
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| yummy cotton candy |
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| opening presents |
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| first candy bar |
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| decided she could drive on this road trip |
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| new addition! |
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| after the race! |
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| beach fun! |
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| summer fun! |
