Faith and Obedience

 

                                                    

Hinton Family Reunion 2026- Thursday

 We all arrived on Wednesday evening.  Kristen and family had a delicious meal for us of soups and homemade sourdough bread and Scotcharoos for dessert.

We were up early Thursday because we had a full day ahead.  Breakfast was delicious: eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, and toast.

The Idaho Falls temple was closed, so we drove to Rexburg.  We had a devotional taught by Ken and I on the temple grounds.

Then the teenagers, Grandpa, Grandma, Brian, and Jared went into the temple to do baptisms.

Gabbi works for a neighbor pulling weeds in the summer.  She saw a few in the temple flower bed and got down and pulled them.

We then went to a beautiful park in Rexburg and had a picnic lunch.

Grandma and Grandpa then headed home to take a nap while everyone else went to Rexburg Rapids.

We then took them all out to Costa Vida for dinner.

We played fun games that evening including Cups.  It's kind of like musical chairs with cups.  

We didn't get a picture, but one of my favorite parts of the whole reunion was playing 5 second rule.  We laughed til we cried.  It was SO much fun.  Most of the kids went out and played Ga Ga ball.  Jared built a pit so they could play.  Again, I didn't get a picture.  Maybe I can find one on the Internet.  Yes.  Theirs looked a lot like this:

Kristen is certified in Refit Dance.  She teaches a class every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning.  She asked her sisters to help her lead a dance on Friday morning.  Here they are practicing.

Thursday was such a fun day!!!

 

Fasten Your Seatbelts

 

Trust the Savior (Uchtdorf)

 

                                       October, 2025

Prince Summer Visit for Swimming Lessons

 Michelle, Kenny, and William came down for a week in June for the boys to take swimming lessons from a lady in Bloomington who is a marvelous teacher.  We love to have them come.

As soon as they arrived, William went to the piano to share with us his latest pieces.  He is so good.

They take lessons with their cousins and their cousins' cousins.  They have a great time.

My birthday was on Tuesday.  We went out to lunch at my favorite Sakura restaurant.

Heavy heavy hang over thy poor head.

Back at Sakura.

A robot brings a special dessert and sings happy birthday.  It is so fun.

Michelle and the boys decorated the house with streamers and balloons in my favorite colors.

That evening Michelle made a delicious salmon dinner.  It was so good: Salmon, rice, artichokes, and fruit.

Michelle took the boys to the children's museum

They spent lots of time on the deck seeing the birds.

One evening they hiked the Dragon's Tail.

Michelle, Kenny, and Grandpa went to the temple to do baptisms.

Michelle and I did facials one evening. Such a lovely picture!

William's favorite treat is toast with butter, lots of honey and an inch-thick sprinkling of cinnamon sugar!

We had fun playing games and had to record William's great score in Skyjo.

Reading on Grandma's bed.

I don't have pictures, but Michelle was a great help to me.  We cleaned out drawers, cleaned carpets, and one evening we found her in the shower scrubbing it with a toothbrush!  I so appreciate all she did.  

It was such a great week with people we love so very much!