Idaho trip 2010

We went to Idaho for a fun little summer vacation the past week and had a really good time. Mike surprised me by coming unexpectedly and actually ended up on the same flight. It was so nice to have him help me through the airport with all of our stuff. Liam was a good boy on the flight. He especially liked looking out the window, pointing, and saying, "Ooo!" We spent time with my sisters and their families, swimming, picnicking in the mountains, parading, eating, and just hanging out. We packed quite a bit into the weekend while Mike was in town. By Sunday we were all exhausted. Mike flew home on Sunday night, but not before getting delayed in Salt Lake for a couple of hours. Liam and I stayed in Pocatello until Thursday evening.

One of my favorite things to do at my parents' house is card making. My mom has all sorts of awesome equipment, supplies, and paper to make some really intense paper crafts. We spent several hours chatting and crafting. I always leave Idaho more motivated to create things.

Most of the rest of the time in Idaho was spent eating yummy food, visiting with family, and letting the kids play together. We got some cute pictures of all of the cousins together. That is the best part about those mini vacations- family time; I love seeing the kids. Those girls are so cute and sweet. We loved being there with everyone.

We also loved coming home because Liam wasn't sleeping well. I think he is like his mom in that he doesn't like to sleep when things are going on. He doesn't want to miss anything. So, he wasn't getting his naps and was staying up way too late. We've only been home for a day and a half, but already he's pretty much back to normal sleeping patterns.

Now our week in photos:

We had lunch in SLC with Grandma and Kristen before driving with Shaylee to Pocatello.


We swam and played with cousins.

The little ones ate graham crackers and nilla wafers. Liam ate his own share plus stole the other kids', especially from Kinlee...

...which is why she is upset in this one.

The big kids played water balloon volleyball for a bit. We made up silly rules and just had a lot of fun. Peyton was our official water balloon girl. She made sure that the winning side had a fresh balloon to start the new round.

July 24th was a Pioneer Day Parade. It was a typical Pocatello parade with some good floats, some not so good floats, and lots of candy! Here is the whole gang at the parade.


We had fun making faces...


...playing with cousins...




... and taking pictures.


I posted a lot more photos on my facebook page. It is easier to post a lot of photos there than here on the blog. So to see those, go here.

Here are some family pictures that Whitney took: (more to come)



Bonus video:

Liam and Papa playing at the stairs. Sorry about the abrupt ending, but I was worried he would fall into the bricks.