Continuing on on Thursday, the 28th, we had such a blast just boating around, then stopping for a bit to swim. Here is KaDee during one of our stops chilling and watching the boys play on the tube!
Here's Bret trying to get his balance so he can try a backflip off the tube!
Ohhh, almost made it:)
ATTENTION ALL: Ben IS NOT a big water person. If fact if he could go boating and never get in the water, he would be just fine with that. But we finally convinced him to take a dip! He said it was nice to cool off a bit:)
He and Bret were having fun jerking the boys around on the tube a bit, while Bentley and I enjoyed some chicken for lunch and watched!
Heidi even got in the water! It was such a nice day to spend on the lake!
Bret has been debating whether to buy a wake board or not so borrowed a friend of his board to try it out. I'm pretty sure he'll be purchacing one of them in the near future. If you notice, he's biting his tounge a bit! Such a Bassett!
Here's my Christopher showing off his stuff on the knee board. With alot of help from Bret driving the boat, he even got out of the wake for just a bit.
Then it was Jake's turn to ride! They are so little, they just pop right up:) But the little also makes it hard to get them out of the wake. But they have fun trying!
Here's KaDee taking her turn on the knee board!
During one of our stops, Bret would get his water balloon launcher out and he and Ben would lauch water balloons straight up in the air. Me, KaDee, Jacob, and Chris would swim around picking them up on of the water. Crazy enough, they wouldn't break. So we'd just throw them back at the guys in the boat and they'd launch them again. Well, here is where one that I hucked back into the boat landed.....and didn't pop! So crazy!
That evening, Tara and her kids and Dondee and her kids came over and had dinner with us. Then the kids got to ride a few rides together, then we watched the lumberjack show again. I forgot my camera this day, but Tara had her's and blog the day as well. So for those pictures, I'll forward you to her page:) http://tarasbestthings.blogspot.com/2011_07_01_archive.html#6321278752553849546Friday, the 29th, we took the boys to the fair and let them ride rides all day. They had so much fun. Us adults also went to a Pamida during the afternoon and walked through some camper trailors that were set up for people to come and do walk throughs. Then that evening, we parked in the arena and watched the figure 8. I, of course, didn't take any pictures of this either, but we had fun sitting in the back of Bret's truck and visiting with the firefighters.
Saturday, the 30th, morning, we got up and went to the parade! It was a pretty good parade and Peyton learned how to cover her own ears with her own hands when the firetrucks honk their big horns:) She is not a noise fan!
Then we went to the park and rode rides. It was so fun to act like a kid again!
Then we tried our luck at the games because KaDee had been saying ALL WEEK that she wanted the Bob Marley Banana. Well, all our coins and a bit of cash later, we finally managed to get 3 balls in the barrels and Bob-nana was ours! We took this picture with a cell phone and sent it to KaDee, who was 4-wheeling for the afternoon. When she got home, she ran in looking for it and we told her we'd just convinced the guy to let us take a picture with it then had to give it back. She was so bumbed. She went down to her room....only to find Bob-nana tucked tightly into her bed! It was so funny to see how excited she got all over again:)
That night we had Grandma Georgia watch all the kids and we got to go to the Demilition Derby for a date. Ben & I, Bret & Heidi, and Pat & Sonya. It was a great night!
Saturday, the 30th, morning, we got up and went to the parade! It was a pretty good parade and Peyton learned how to cover her own ears with her own hands when the firetrucks honk their big horns:) She is not a noise fan!
Then we went to the park and rode rides. It was so fun to act like a kid again!
Then we tried our luck at the games because KaDee had been saying ALL WEEK that she wanted the Bob Marley Banana. Well, all our coins and a bit of cash later, we finally managed to get 3 balls in the barrels and Bob-nana was ours! We took this picture with a cell phone and sent it to KaDee, who was 4-wheeling for the afternoon. When she got home, she ran in looking for it and we told her we'd just convinced the guy to let us take a picture with it then had to give it back. She was so bumbed. She went down to her room....only to find Bob-nana tucked tightly into her bed! It was so funny to see how excited she got all over again:)
That night we had Grandma Georgia watch all the kids and we got to go to the Demilition Derby for a date. Ben & I, Bret & Heidi, and Pat & Sonya. It was a great night!The next morning, Sunday, the 31st, Bret was off to work before we even got up. But we had to get on the road so we headed out that morning too. About 20 minutes into Yellowstone, Peyton lost her breakfast all over her clothes and car seat buckles. Thank heavens for baby wipies! I got back there and cleaned everything up. Put her in the only clothes that were clean and continued on.
And on to Old Faithful! We showed up at the PERFECT time! My kids were ready for a break from the car and I was ready for them to have a break.
And she went off only about 10 minutes after we got there!
And on to Old Faithful! We showed up at the PERFECT time! My kids were ready for a break from the car and I was ready for them to have a break.
And she went off only about 10 minutes after we got there!
So fun to watch Mother Nature at her finest! It's amazing to watch!
Then we hit the road again. Got to Rexburg and visited with Hailie and Derek for just a few minutes, got to see their new counter tops, and headed out again. We dropped Chris off with his dad in Pocatello and made it home with enough time to let the kids enjoy being out of the car before they had to go to bed. It was a great vacation and so nice to visit with family!
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Thanks for sharing your vacation on your blog - almost as much fun as being there. Great pictures - so much fun - and wonderful memories ! ! !
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