Jordan and Mariah

Engagement Pictures

Jordan and Mariah

Jordan and Mariah got engaged this week.  They have set December 22nd at 1pm as their Sealing date in the Spokane Temple.

Dustin's Eagle Court

We are finally getting Dustin's Eagle court planned. It will be held November 7th. You are all invited.

Busy Weekend

Friday Jim and I went to Spokane and picked up the bedroom furniture he bought Thursday. We arrived home around 8:30pm. Jim's mom had called while we were in Spokane and ask us to pick the grapes because it was going to freeze. Jim and I dressed warm and found our flashlights and off to the garden we went. I held the flashlight and Jim picked the grapes. We got 3 bags of grapes. Saturday I canned 42 quarts of grapes and Jim worked on the bedroom and cleaned out the garage. I can now drive my car into the garage. I ask him earlier this week if I could store my car in the garage this winter so I wouldn't have to scrape my windows every morning at 5:45AM. Now he just needs to get electricity in the garage so the garage door opener will work. I have never done grape juice like this before. I hope the juice tastes good. The bottles of grapes don't look to pretty.

Making counter top's for Trissa and John

Jim and I flew to Denver Friday after seminary. We made the 11:00am flight out of Spokane and arrived at 2:00pm. We went to Home Depot for particle board and some other supplies. We stopped at Harbor Freight and bought a biscuit joiner and a roller. Trissa went to work at the airport and John came home. John worked with Jim into the night cutting and gluing. Saturday John went to work and Jim continued to work on the counters. I took care of Gavin and helped Jim. Gavin was very good to watch from his playpen. We needed some other supplies so we took a break and headed for the store. Trissa had to get to work so her friend came and got her so we could continue to use her car. After lunch we returned home to work some more. When John returned from work they continued to work into the night. They finished around 11:00 pm. Trissa returned home to find the new counter top in place. I was not good at taking pictures but here are some taken at the end of the project.

 

 

Having fun in Seminary

I have been released from Young Women's and I am now an early morning seminary teacher. This week we had fun drawing Lehi's Dream and celebrating Joseph Smith receiving the gold plates. On September 22ND we celebrated by showing them the actual size of the plates(6"x8") with one cookie and then I brought smaller cookies to eat. William frosted the cookies and Jim wrote the symbols during FHE the night before.

Kendra 1 week old

I arrived at Laura's on Friday afternoon.  They had been home from the hospital for a few hours.  Kendra slept in Mom and Dad's room and kept them up most of the night like a newborn should.  Saturday we took Kendra to the lab for a Bilirubin count and then called the doctor to find out the results.  He doctor's office was closed.  Later in the afternoon a doctor called and said her count was too high and she needed photo therapy.  They ordered the therapy from home heath care facility and a bili bed arrived a few hours later.  In the meantime Kendra went sunbathing in the back yard.  That night when the bed came she tried it out and loved it.  She has to be on the bed as much as possible.  She only comes off to eat and change her diaper.  She slept in my room and did great.  She only woke up once in the wee hours of the morning.  Sunday she did not want to eat but Laura was persistent and by the end of the day she was eating well.  Sunday night we went to Brinck's to celebrate Craig's Dad's birthday.  We took the bili bed with us.  Monday we went back to the lab for another test and then to the doctor.  Her count was down but not enough, back to the bili bed for another day and night.  Tuesday the doctor said to take her off the bed and then on Wednesday to go to the lab for another test.  Wednesday's test showed it had gone up .5 but the doctor said that was good and she didn't need the bili bed any more.  We have found that she sleeps longer if we turn the fan on.  Wednesday night she wanted to eat every three hours so she must be growing.  She is a sweet heart.  She is a very good baby.  Laura took some really cute pictures.

Kendra Nicole Brinck

Kendra Nicole Brinck

Kendra Craig and Laura

Kendra sunbathing

Kendra on bili bed

Kendra Laura and Craig

Have you ever dreamed of sailing?

These are pictures taken in the evening at Priest Lake.

Jacki Sailing

I have always dreamed of going up the channel to Upper Priest Lake. This weekend I got to sail through the channel and drive the boat back. What an awesome experience.

Divis Reunion

This picture is taken on our hike up to the waterslide. We slid on rocks like this but the pool of water was not as big and the slide was longer.

Divis Reunion

Dustin wake boarding for the first time

 

Jordan wake boarding for the first time.

 

Divis Reunion

Makayla at camp. She scratched her face while playing with Grandpa.

 

Grandpa Divis in a game of horseshoes.

 

Divis Reunion 2009

Divis Reunion at Priest Lake


We rented a group campsite at the North end of Priest Lake.

Jordan and Dustin drove to Ritzville on Wednesday night and picked up Trissa and Gavin, who had been visiting with a friend in Pasco. Thursday morning after James and Dustin had put in a few hours at work, they headed for Priest Lake. Jim, William and I finished packing and shopping and headed out in the afternoon. We had trouble finding the campsite but finally arrived. It was just a mile after the pavement stopped. We unloaded and set up our tent. We ate hotdogs in the cabin because it was dark and we were hungry. The cabin had a microwave so we had a quick meal. The boys all had their own tents. Jim set up one for us but I stayed in the cabin with Trissa so she would not be alone. Dave and Annette’s family arrived after dark but they had their motor home so set up was already done. We did not have a campfire that first night. It was great having the whole family but Laura and Craig. She is 8months pregnant so it was unwise to come so far in her third trimester. Friday we played on the beach and took turns on the boat and tube. I took care of Evan and Makayla so Audra could have fun in the water. In the afternoon we drove and then hiked two miles to a natural waterslide. Audra and Trissa stayed in camp with Evan, Makayla and Gavin. We took plastic garbage bags and made diapers out of them and then slide down the rocks. It was a lot of fun. There was a pool of very cold water at the end. After sliding down the rocks for an hour we hiked back to Rip’s truck. We cooked chicken and potatoes in the Dutch ovens and then cooked a peach cobbler in the Dutch oven. We had a campfire and toasted marshmallows and sang songs. I slept in the tent with Jim Friday night. Jodi and her family arrived Friday evening and they stayed in the cabin. Leslie, Tori, Jenna and Sarah came Friday evening also. There are two bedrooms in the cabin. Trissa, Gavin and Heidi stayed in one and Jodi’s family in the other.

Saturday we made sourdough pancakes for breakfast. They played on the beach and the boys tried wake boarding. Dustin crashed sideways and broke his eardrum. That stopped his fun for the day. Tabby’s family came up and spent several hours at camp. They could not stay because Tabby had a talk in Sacrament Meeting Sunday. William went home with Tabby so he could attend school on Monday, his first day. I made lemon cheesecake for the dessert contest and we cooked hamburgers for dinner. I spent a lot of time in the cabin with food preparations and clean up. We had a campfire program and had some yummy desserts. Grandma and Grandpa came up today. They are spending the night at a hotel in Cummons. It takes about 45 minute to get to our campsite. They are at the south end of the lake.

Sunday we helped Dustin, Jordan, James and Audra pack up and we all got ready to go to church. The closest church is in Priest River. We went to the meetings starting at 1:00pm. It took us 1hr and 20 minutes to get to church. Jordan, Dustin, Trissa, Gavin left from church to go home. Trissa flies out Monday morning early. James and Audra left also after church and went to Audra’s Dad birthday party. Jim and I, who had both driven cars, took Dave and Annette’s family to church because all they have is the motor home. Rip and Leslie’s family, Jodi’s family and our carloads returned to camp. We ate with Dave’s family and Jim cooked pork and cherry cobbler in the dutch oven which we sampled later. We celebrated Tori’s birthday today. Jim and I took a short walk on the beach in the moonlight. It is very different with all the family gone.

Monday morning Jim and I went on a hike to Look out point with Dave, Annette Rip, Jodi, MaryAnn, Lon, and Steve(Lon’s brother). We drove up to the trailhead and then started our hike. We found huckleberries along the trail and ate them as we walked along the trail. We found lost lake but we lost the trail from there. Rip and Jim took off up a big rockslide. I followed Jim and then MaryAnn started to come up. Jim told me to wait with MaryAnn while he followed Rip to the top. Rip was at the top and realized we were a long ways from the Lookout. They decided to come back down and we found the others on the trail picking huckleberries. We enjoyed our lunch and drank our water bottles. I started picking huckleberries into my water bottle. They were big and there were large areas of them. I filled my bottle. We never found the right trail but we headed back around 1:00. Back at camp the wind had come up and Lon took us for a ride on his sailboat. He took two groups out and we had a great time. Jodi’s family had to leave after that. The rest of us decided to go up the channel to Upper Priest Lake. Rip took his boat and Lon the sailboat and we headed out. Jim and I were in the sailboat. Once we were through the channel and on Upper Priest Lake I got to steer the sailboat. Unfortunately I was allowed to steer back through the channel and we hit a submerged log and bent the steering. I felt really bad. We were going to fast and it was getting dark and hard to see into the water. We got the boat back to the dock but Jim had to jump onto the dock and catch the boat and push it off so it didn’t hit the dock. When I was 12 years old I went on a canoe trip with Shirl and her family. We canoed up the channel to Upper Priest Lake and camped a couple of nights and then canoed back. I have always wanted to go back up the channel and to Upper Priest Lake. Today my dream came true.

Tuesday morning Dave’s Family packed up and left in the morning. Jim and I packed up and cleaned the campsite, cabin, and bathrooms. We ate huckleberry pancakes for breakfast with MaryAnn, Lon, Steve, Rip and Leslie. Rip’s family went up huckleberry picking and Jim and I finished cleaning and then left for home around 1:30pm. We arrived home at 4:45 and unpacked as fast as we could. I left at 6:00 for my book club meeting with Retta and Jim had his High Council meeting at 7:30. William enjoyed being home after staying with Tabby and Grandma while we were still camping. What a wonderful vacation.

Returning Home

We flew into Denver Tuesday night. Wednesday William Jordan and Trissa went to the largest Water Slide Park in the United States. They went for a half day and had a great time. The flight did not look good to leave in the morning but they looked better Wednesday night. We headed to the airport at 7:00 pm. We had only gone two blocks when a car came around the corner on our side of the road. The driver did not correct herself because she was not looking at the road. Trissa braked hard and turned to the right but the cars hit. We stayed until Friday. Trissa's car is totaled but they bought it back and John is going to fix it. The boys got out Friday morning and I came later on the night flight so I could take care of Gavin. The night flight was delayed two hours so I arrived in Spokane Saturday morning at 1:00 am. I drove home Saturday morning after getting some sleep at James'. William and I arrived home at 10:30am. We got ready and headed to Camp Baird for a Stake Youth activity at noon. I took two other youth. The weather was great and the kids had a great time. I got to go on a boat ride. I was so tired when we returned home that I took a nap before James' family came. Jordan is speaking in church tomorrow.

After the accident

Taking care of Gavin

Chipman Reunion August 2009

 

We all Spent the weekend in Orem at Mom and Dad Chipman's

Quick trip to Utah

I flew to Denver Sunday morning and spent the morning with Trissa and then came to work with her in the afternoon. We went to church at 1:00 but had to leave after sacrament so she could get to work. I made my flight to Salt Lake and my parents picked me up around 7:30pm. I spent Monday through Wednesday scanning pictures and Wednesday I put them on my hard drive. Wednesday evening I spent with Laura and Craig and Laura took me to the airport early Thursday morning. I made my flights home and Audra picked me up at the airport. I played with James Micheal and Makayla until Jim came and picked me up after his meeting. We went and saw Harry Potter before returning home.

Craig inflated an air mattress and I slept in the living room.

William - Famous by noon tomorrow

 

William is thinking about making a magazine for his Senior Project. We went to Manato Park in Spokane and took some Senior pictures.

Sunday Night Thunderstorm

Jim went out to take pictures of the lightning after the Stake Priesthood meeting. I held the umbrella over the camera. I was glad he got some good pictures before the storm hit us hard.