Himlen

Himlen: Heaven in Swedish.

In December of 2010, we bought some lake property in Powderhorn Bay on Lake Coeur d' Alene. It's a beautiful, quiet place with lots of potential. We will be spending most of our summers there in the future, developing the land and enjoying the lake with the kids. The property came with 2 trailers on it, which has proved to be quite convenient. We did have to spend a good portion of time making some repairs this summer. Here are a few pictures of the trench we dug trying to find the septic tank. It was probably 3-4 feet deep and about 6 feet long and after all that digging it turned out the lid to the septic was just hidden by some overgrown bramble bushes. Ugh! Mike also had to replace a portion of the floor inside the trailer that was rotted out and we built a small rock wall on the shore to keep the land from eroding away further from the waves.

Family Reunion

We are finally settled in our new home in Sumatera, and I seriously need to get a handle on our blog...I am recommiting. Now if I fail, it's not just me that knows...haha! So, I'm going to begin with our Hough Family Reunion. We had such a wonderful time being together with everyone. It was a very large gathering with not only 'blood family' but the 'family members' that we have collected over the years. Here are some of the events that occured during those fun five days: We had a family temple trip, we played whiffle ball baseball, we played on the lake in water tubes, skiis, wake boards, and boogie boards, we played 'Minute to Win it', took many family photos, witnessed Eden's baptism, celebrated Ashton's birthday, played endless board games, sang a family song in Sacrament Meeting, and ate till we were sick! Here are some pictures of the fun!