Repelling/White Water Rafting Weekend

On Friday night we went repelling about 30 minutes southeast of Rexburg. We BBQ'd hotdogs and had a great time while the kids ran around a big field.

Jan getting ready to repel.

This is our friend Susan Lee who went with us.
She made it down!

Josh helping Kaile start to repel.
Kaile was fine on top of the mountain - but didn't make it down. :) Atleast she tried.
Kaile climbing a rock more her size.
Jan repelling - isn't that pretty? Susan took these pictures.

On Saturday we drove to a part of the snake river by Alpine Wyoming. The drive there was beautiful - passing acres and acres of beautifully groomed corn, alfalfa and potatoes. As we started to head in to the mountains, all the trees were beginning to change color. What a drive.

This is Wyoming - on our way towards Alpine.


Garrett and Claire riding in Daddy's truck.
Kaile talking to Papa and Nana Peterson on the phone.

Kaile going on her first white water trip!
It was the last trip of the year - the water was freezing, so they all had to wear wet suits.


Can you see their little blue raft? It is going through the big kahuna, which I guess at this time of the year is really the "little" kahuna.

After rafting we had a "back of the pickup" picnic. The trees are starting to change and it was gorgeous.

Jan making PB&J's

The Spies...

So this morning after Jan had taken the kids to school, Claire was sitting at the table scribbling as many notes as she could and would give them each to us waiting for our reaction. Jan decided to have a little fun with her. (Thank heavens he still has the energy, I sure don't!) The next time she gave him a note to read he put it secretly in his pocket and told her to be quiet. He would look around the room and act like he was looking for people watching them, making her look both ways. Then he'd take her hand and they would sneak off to a different part of the house searching around every corner for enemies. Finally they would sit down, open her letter and laugh their heads off. They must have done this a dozen times. I finally caught them at it - see for yourself.

Fishing with Dad

Our kids first fishing trip. Can you believe it? Jan took them after school on Tuesday. They LOVED it. And Jan was very happy that no one was squeamish about the worms!

Kaile is the only one that caught anything. Yep - a little minnow.

Wild Animal Park with the Frandsens

Okay, so I am really late putting my summer pics up, so here is the Monday right before we moved. Thank you Paul and Amy for taking time out of your busy schedules to visit! I wish I wasn't so worn out that day! I must be getting older, this pregnancy seems so much more tiring.

Garrett and his cousin Michael.

I love this picture because Garrett is always so caring. Here he is trying to make sure that Bekah had a chance to feel a deer, even though she was nervous.

The boys had so much fun running up and down this hill. It wore me out watching them!

Claire and Abby ran around and around in this puddle.

Thanks again for spending your time with us before we left!!! We love you guys!