Coppee

When we were really little, Sam and I used to take baths together. (And I mean really little, okay? Don’t freak out). The tub would be full of bubbles, and we would play with little cups. We would fill them with water and bubbles, set them on the side of the tub, and then sing out, “Cooooffffffeeeeeee for sale!”

Then our parents taught us about coffee being bad for you, so we started calling it coppee instead. Ha ha!

Trenton, MO

From Idaho, we moved to Trenton, Missouri, where we lived until I was about a quarter of the way through Kindergarten. While we were there, we lived in two different places. I don't really remember the first place at all. I know we lived down the street from Jo and Tom, who are remembered in a different post, and I remember their house, but no memory of my own. (Isn't it funny which things stick and which things don't?) The second place we lived was a house, and I think it was grey. No idea if that is right or not. I don't remember anything about that house, either, except that we had a basement where we would ride our big wheels around and around in circles.

When we lived in Trenton, we visited Nauvoo. Here are some pictures of us kids in front of a sun stone. They are just so old, and not the best quality, but I'm glad to have them.

Idaho

I did not grow up as a military kid. Still, we moved a lot, probably more than your average family moves. My dad was a radio disc jockey for the first 11 or so years of my life, and different job opportunities would open up in different places.

I was born in Preston, Idaho, at the Franklin County Hospital. My older brother Sam was born there, too. We lived in several different towns in Idaho before we left the state. I don't think I really remember any of them, but over the years here and there my parents would mention things about where we lived, so here's the best I can do. We lived in Preston, Garden City, St. Mary's, Iona, Idaho Falls, and Pocatello. It is possible that my parents lived in some of these places before I was born, but probably not, since Sam was also born in Preston only 10 months after my parents were married. My sister, Celeste, was born in Pocatello, so I know we were still in Idaho when I turned three. I'm pretty sure Sam never went to elementary school in Idaho, so that means we left Idaho shortly after Celeste was born.

Me (my mom used honey to stick the bow to my head)

Sam and Me

Idaho Falls Temple

Dad, Mom, Sam and Me in Garden City, Idaho

A Little Visitor

When we lived in Pocatello, I was 3 years old. I remember waking up in the middle of the night. I suppose I heard some commotion, because I got out of bed and was standing in the dark hallway. My dad came out and saw me there, and told me that we had a little visitor. And then he took me in my parents’ room, where I saw my baby sister Celeste for the very first time.