I put all the pictures in the slide show. So hopefully you can follow along.
Before heading out to the river we gave Keith his first meal with a spoon. He did pretty good, but is not sure he likes it.
The River Trip this year was about a month early. My sister Lisa was here and so we had to go while she was in town. We drove up to Alpine, Wyoming on Wednesday. The Boys were really tired. On the way out, but managed to stay awake by eating the snake bags I made them.
When we got up there Trey went down the river and it was FULL. The Snake River was running at a 17 year high. My dad had rented class 4 life vests and and had the raft in top condition. I didn't go down the river until the next day and to tell you the truth I was a little nervous. On the first run that Trey had gone down they had almost tipped the raft over. Everyone got safely back in, but the river claimed a paddle (A lot better than a life)
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James, Jared, Ashley, Lacie, Leslie, Scott, Trey, Kyle
This is Thursday morning when Trey and I both got to go down together. It was really fun and we only had one person fall out on this rapid. When he fell out he was sucked under the water except for his hand that grabbed the rope as he went out. On the next rapid James fell out and Ashley grabbed him before he got his hair wet! Since the little ones can't go down this river, it's way too big for them, we stopped at Lava Hot Springs on Friday and floated a little river there on a 4 man raft. Me, Trey, Kelton, & John all went down. Keith stayed with my sister at a park in the shade as we went down. After the first trip down John wanted to stay and play at the park with his cousin Will. The cookies had a small draw for him:) As you go down this river you can stop and get into the hot pots of water. They are sectioned off with rocks and it is hotter than bath water. The hot water comes from natural springs. This was really fun for the kids and Trey and I even enjoyed it. John wasn't so sure about the life jacket, but there is no question, he
will be wearing it. After floating the Lava River we headed for home.
Trey, Kelton and John slept in the tent for 2 nights. While mom and Keith set up camp in Grandma and Papas trailer (Keith is too young for the tent). The boys love to camp and tent is just right for them. We did have a small upset the first night. Kelton had eaten so much candy that he spent the night throwing up into a bag while Trey held it. Jonny slept through the whole thing:) Thanks Trey.
This was such a great vacation! We had soo much fun. Thanks mom and dad for putting it on.
Here we come. Keith has been sick and so that is why the lack of blogging. He is doing well know, but still has the yuck in his throat. He kept throwing up (spit up) to try and get it out. Kale took this picture to show me how sick Keith really was. He's such a good helper.
Since we live on a slope (hill) it is hard for the kids to ride their bikes. So Trey would tie their bikes to the back of his bike and tow them around. Here is John on his 4 wheeler and Trey.
John is getting better at riding this, but get s frustrated that he can't keep up with dad and Kale
This is Kale riding his new bike. We are practicing in the church parking lot because it scares him to turn on the hill. Trey even towed him behind his bike. Kale is doing really well, and I think will have to take the training wheels off by the end of this summer.
