Another Afternoon on the Clearwater

September 12

The kids had such a good time on the river that we decided to do it again.  This time we went to another site with slower water but we brought out the life vests this time.

Again Rufus was in rare form.

We picked up Dash after kindergarten and headed upstream.

The boys were having so much fun.

And the little ones were out cold.

But it didn’t take long before everyone was up and ready for lunch.  Nothing like Cheetos and sandy fingers.

I tried to get the kids to set up for a photo moment to send back to the grandparents who were missing all of the fun.  This was the best we got.

So back to the water for more fun.

I still can’t believe that we were in Idaho in September and we were swimming.  It was in the upper 80s the whole time we were out there.  Very nice weather and great company.

Idaho Vacation

We spent the last week in Idaho visiting my sisters and nephews.  Here are some pictures of just some of our adventures. 

Tuck and Blake on the slide.

Blake, Dash and Tuck watching cartoons in the morning.

Playing on the Clearwater River

Visiting Mandy’s new horse

Riding a friend’s pony

More time on the river.

S’mores

Carnival rides

Hiking along the reservoir

I will have more pictures of each adventure but these will have to do for now.

Swim Lessons

The kids got some swim lessons late this summer.  Missy’s kids are both active in the local swim club and they are both little fishes.  Bethany had helped out with lessons with the little ones there so volunteered to help us out too.  AND it meant being able to come over and swim… a bonus for everyone.

I think the goggles make all of the difference.  They look like real swimmers.

I got a new camera!!!!

I have only had it for two days but I think I am in love.  Of course my standards are pretty low after my last one.  All I really wanted was an action setting to get clear pictures of my active kids.  Here are some samples:

Tuck in the pool.

Kora by the pool.

My pretty in pink lady

And Tuck not cooperating.  But after I showed him this on the screen he really hammed it up for me later.

It’s a Kodak Easy Share Max Z990.  It’s considered a hybrid between a point and shoot and an SLR.  I think I will keep it.

A Day In The Life of Tucker

We are already having quite the morning so I thought I would just document the day with the random things that the little man is coming up with…

We were sitting down eating our mouse ear pancakes and he was begging to go outside.  I told him “we’ll see”.  He pondered really hard for about 30 seconds, nodded his head and squinted his eyes and told me “me seeing me play outside.”

And after breakfast he disappeared to his room.  He came back wearing this to go outside.

I let him go out thinking it would be so cold that he would realize that it was an inappropriate ensemble but alas, no.  He was content so I had to play bad Mommy and make him come back in.  Once Kora went down for a nap and he changed into pants, we went outside and played some “basket shoots”.  That’s basketball for those of you that don’t speak 3 year old.

Next the house suddenly smelled Mountain Fresh.  I sniffed my way around and tracked down Tucker hiding behind his door with the can of Lysol.  I think he was trying to mask the stench of his stinky pants.  We will be Mountain Fresh for a long time.

He just came out of his room packing his swim trunks claiming he was going outside to go swimming.  It is 38 degrees out there!!!! He is now wearing the trunks and jumping off the couch onto the cushions yelling “Cannonball!!!”

Oh my gosh, as I was typing this I looked over and this is what I saw:

He had completely stripped and is convinced that since the sun is up; it is swimming time. Can you tell these shorts are from last summer?!

Random quotes:

“Turn on the T.D. Mommy.”

“Me no like QBC”

“Ah, a jiggly pillow” in reference to laying his head on my tummy. Rolling of the eyes on my part…

 

I just love this silly boy.  Thank you, Tucker, for making me laugh every day.  You are my star.