24th of July Celebration

 

 

 

We got together with Steve's side of the family and celebrated the 24th of July. Many different church wards got together and put on a huge parade with games for the kids. It started out with a parade. The kids collected more candy from the parade, than at Halloween. Then they had a pancake breakfast with watermelon They also had snow cones, face painting, dunk tanks, and many other games. Sydney, Alexa, and Austin got their face painted along with their cousins. Do you think Austin looks better with or without the mustache? After the celebration we went to Steve's sister's house. We ate pizza and went swimming. Good times were had by all that day!

Girls Night Out

 

 

 

I got together with my Mother-in -law and all of my sisters-in-law for a girls night out in Las Vegas. We ate at Claim Jumper, and then shopped for a while. It was a relaxing night out!

 

 

 

 

Austin went in for a surgery a few days after getting back from our Idaho trip. He was born with a bump on the back of his head. After taking him to a general surgeon, it was diagnosed as a cyst. The doctor said that it was more of a nuisance than anything. Over time the cyst would fill with fluid and have to be drained. Getting it removed sounded a lot more appealing. We were a little nervous having him go in for this surgery, since he was only 10 months old. They wouldn't let him have anything to eat or drink after 4am, and the surgery didn't take place until 9:45am. I thought for sure Austin would be freaking out since his normal routine consists of food and drink often, but he actually did very well. He was such a happy camper before the surgery, but not so much coming out of it. The nurses couldn't get him to calm down after the surgery, so I suggested they give him a bottle of formula. The nurse wouldn't allow anything but water, but my doctor was fine with formula. After a few minutes of the doctor and nurse arguing, I was allowed to feed Austin a bottle. He downed 6 ounces of formula like it was nothing. Then he ate a container of squash, graham crackers, and 2 Popsicles. After eating he was fine! Like I said, the kid enjoys food.

Rigby Lake

 

 

 

 

After Bear Country we decided to go to Rigby Lake. It was a beautiful day, and we all enjoyed being outside in the water.

Rides at Bear Country

 

 

 

 

These are pictures of the kids and their cousins on the rides at Bear Country. They all had a good time!

Bear Country

 

 

 

 

After packing up the tent and leaving the campsite, we drove a couple hours to Rigby, Idaho to visit Steve's sister and her family. While we were there we went to Bear Country. The kids favorite part was watching the bears come up close to our vehicle. They were hoping one would jump up on the back or front of our car like they did on our visit three years ago, but they were a little more mild this time. Feeding the deer, goats, and other animals were also some fun activities we did at Bear Country.

More Idaho Pictures

 

 

 

 

Just a few more pictures of the kids riding the Rhino, fishing(Sydney was all smiles when she caught her fish,) Cameron was in heaven after catching a water snake. The kids love camping!