Miscellaneous Summer Fun

After family left we got settled into our new home here in Idaho Falls.  We kept busy with a camping trip to Hebgen Lake (no pictures!) and the next day we were able to meet up with some great friends, the Thibodeaus, who live here.  We had a few hours of fun at Reed's Dairy Days, getting balloons from clowns, enjoying some deliciously rich ice cream and chocolate milk and seeing the goats at the petting zoo.  There was a lot more to do but it was really hot so we opted out but will look forward to it next year! 

One afternoon I took the kids to a park here in town and met up with another good friend, Rachel and her girls.  Here are a few silly pics I snapped of Olivia:

Chris has had to work A LOT of LONG hours at his new office but things are starting to settle down now that summer is coming to a close and he is fully staffed again.  One afternoon he took off early because he was working a lot of overtime and the following weekend.  We took advantage of having daddy home by enjoying an afternoon walk along the green belt on the Snake River by the falls and the temple.  We had a little snack at a park and enjoyed the luxury of having daddy with us!

(VERY unflattering picture of me....but many have asked to see belly pics....)

A lady was nice enough to give each of the kids a piece of bread to feed to the ducks...

And when little girls are much too tired to "walk ALLTHE WAY back"  daddy's come to the rescue with shoulder rides!!!

Jensen Grove:  There's a nice little man-made lake in Blackfoot that we went to with my parents while they were here and the kids and I were also able to meet up with our good friend, Melody and her girls for an afternoon.  The kids played for a few hours in the sand on the edge of the water and then we played for a bit at the park.  It was great to see them again! Now Melody has a new little baby in their family, baby #3, a boy!!!

Maddie, Livy & Emma

Pirate Party!!!!

Our library hosted a Pirate party that I brought the kids to!  They LOVED it and thought it was so much fun!  We dressed up and off we went....

After reading pirate books each of the kids made their own pirate map

They got to "sail" the pirate ship



They also got pirate tattoes and each received a pirate name!  Olivia was "Stumpy Silver Kidd" and Brady was "Long John Tooth." 

Snacks were followed "Bilge water" (aka lemonade) and "hardtack" (saltine crackers and donuts).