Summer Fun!

Summer has just flown by. We were pretty much gone all of July. We have been busy rafting and going to visit family in Utah, swimming, hiking, and just having fun. It has been a great summer so far. Here are some pictures of our latest adventures!

We went camping in Idaho, by the Boise river. It was so nice, we went fishing and went on a fun hike.

Tayton hiked almost all of the 3 1/2 miles. He told me he wanted to be the best hiker ever! The only time I had to carry him was up a really steep part on the way back. We were really proud of him.


It was such a pretty hike. This picture doesn't do it justice. There were such pretty flowers all around.


We finally get to our destination, Green Island Lake, and there are tons, I mean tons, of mosquito's around us. Luckily we packed the mosquito spray, but we didn't stay too long.


So a couple of months ago, Levi bought our dog Buck a backpack. I made fun of Levi, but it was so nice. Buck carried all of our water, sun-block, and mosquito spray. Thanks Buck.


The only thing I hate about camping, the kids get so dirty, they sure had fun though.

Then later, we met up with my family on the Payette river. My dad has been rafting pretty much all of his life and he has never done this. Here is how it happened;
My sister took her in-laws rafting with us. The first day we went on beginner rapids. Day two, all of the guys wanted to go on harder stuff. I stayed with all the kids. Well my sisters father-in-law fell out right at the top of this rapid. My dad was rowing to save him and didn't pay attention to where he was going and hit the boulder sideways. This is what the end result was. Everyone came out alive, there were alot of bumps and bruises and one guy broke some toes. The ambulance came and treated some minor cuts. It sure made for an exciting afternoon.


This picture shows it from back in the distance. There were 7 guys on the side of the river with ropes, trying to help my dad.


Here my dad is tying ropes around the boat.


After 2 hours the boat is finally off the rock!


No one wanted to get back in the boat so I took the opportunity to finish the ride with my sister and my dad. It was a fun ride.


I love rafting!


Levi took Tanna out on the kayak. She loved it! Don't worry there weren't any rapids.


So we get done rafting for the day and we head back to camp. We were all trying to relax and enjoying ourselves when all of the sudden Tayton starts screaming. The poor kid was running to our tent, slipped and fell and landed right on the metal tent stake. He had a nice big cut on his butt of all places. So I drove an hour to Boise and we ended up here.



Tayton got 5 stitches, he was pretty tough in the emergency room. He is fine now, but he sure hated getting them out. And then Levi just called this morning and he is in the Mesquite Emergency Room getting stitches on his toes. Apparently he was getting out of the shower and slipped and cut his toe pretty good. He only got 4 stitches though, so Tayton wins in the stitches contest. So that has been our summer so far. Full of excitment!