More Family Fun

A few select Neiders converged on Pocatello this weekend. Ever since I was a little girl one of my most favorite things to do was listen to my dad and his brothers and sisters sit around and laugh and tell stories. I was not to be disappointed this weekend. The laughter was abundant and the stories were flying. We even heard some new ones to add to that book I keep bugging my dad to write. The Tyhee Neiders have had more adventures than Indiana Jones could ever dream of having. From sleeping outside ALL summer long on their beds they had pulled outside themselves to swimming in canals with dead cows...we're lucky they have all made it this far. The best part about this bunch though goes beyond the laughter and stories. Their love and loyalty for one another is immense. There has never been anyone smarter, wiser or better than my aunts and uncles (or so my father tells me, just as his mother taught him everyday). As I listened and watched them yesterday I knew there were lessons to be learned....

My dad told this story a couple of times this weekend and it always makes me smile when I hear it:

When my Aunt Andrea got her 1st paycheck (from teaching?) she bought my dad and his brother Mike brand new sets of scriptures. They were the first set of 'quads' published, were quite expensive and she felt it was important for them to have a set. My dad still has his and produced them for Andrea this weekend. How can you not love a sister who put her brothers and the gospel first?

I wish more of the pics in the slide show had my dad in them, but as expected...he was still at church.