Tractor Ride with Grandpa

While we were visiting, Grandpa was busy with the second cutting of alfalfa. Lillie and Henry loved to watch the rakes and balers out the window when they were working in fields near the house. On his last circle, Grandpa took the kids out for a ride in the tractor. They thought it was awesome, especially when Grandpa let them take turns driving. Henry was on cloud 9.

Beating the Heat

The weather was HOT while we were in Washington and so most days the kids would have to get into their swimsuits to have fun outside. We used the kiddie pool, slip n slide, Wendy's pool, water slide, and Aunt Beckie's pool to keep us cool.

 

Snake River Birthday Houseboat

To celebrate my mom's birthday, we rented a houseboat and spent the day on the river.  It was so much fun!!  While we partied the day away, Eric was stuck at the airport as he had an 8 HOUR flight delay.  Wish he could have been there with us.  We swam and ate and jetskied and played all day!

 

 

 

West Yellowstone Trip

On Friday, the clan headed into West Yellowstone to check out the Bear and Wolf Discovery Center and to do some shopping. The bears and wolves were the most active we've ever seen. The bears were playing and fighting and the wolves were eating fish out of the river. The group was just able to finish before the rain started...which turned into a CRAZY hailstorm. The women persevered and I came home with cowboy/girl boots for my kids as their souvenir. In the evening, the kids put on a play for us. Henry was the youngest in the play and was therefore left to play the role of the pink mouse. He actually didn't seem to mind.

Independence Day 2013

Auntie Kris, Grandpa and Grandma.  Lillie was Kris' biggest fan this trip.  She was even calling her Nana just like her granddaughters.  Kris took them on scavenger hunts in the forest and had little necklaces for them, which Lillie loves and protects with her life.  haha

A shot of some of the boat parade.  There was a really cool boat that the owners had turned into a pirate ship.  Seriously cool.  And the guy with the water rocket shoes would tricks like diving under the water and then shooting straight up into the air.  He was a brave soul.

The pirate ship threw out little duckies to the kids, but some of the ducks didn't make it onto the dock and so Phil being the incredibly nice Dad that he is, dove in to save the ducks.  That way every kid had a new toy.

We did sparklers and small fireworks back at the cabin.  The kids were a bit unsure in the beginning but warmed up quickly and enjoyed it.

Most of the adults finished off the night by heading out to watch the big fireworks by the lakeside lodge. It was the perfect ending to a perfect day.  We were lucky to even get to do any of it, because there was a big thunderstorm in the early afternoon, which we were grateful for, because it cooled us down, and the rain had stopped before the boat parade.

Saturday, before we got on the road to head to WA, we decorated the trailer to join the Bill's Island 4th of July parade.  The kids and adults threw candy and necklaces off the back while Eric and I drove the truck.  The kids really enjoyed this and probably ate as much candy as they threw out.