Waterton Trip

  Waterton is always worth the effort.  My kids just love their yearly trip up there and I can help but want them to have the same magical summers that I had.  It was a bit challenging physically for me this year being so far along.  There were lots of things going on and lots of adults so if I wasn't feeling well I could usually send them off on an adventure while I hung back at the cabin.  Eva had been talking about her Waterton lemonade stand for and entire year so that that was project numero uno when we got there.  Michelle's boys had built this awesome lemonade stand.  She made 30 or 40 bucks plus a carriage ride that afternoon. 

 We caught the last few days of the Johansen reunion.  It had been years since my last one.  I loved being with all these amazing people.  I was the only grand child from Mable's line.  We have a reunion every year in Waterton plus we all take turns at the cabin so its had to get my cousins to go to all the extended-extended reunions.  But I had a great time reconnecting with second cousins that I knew so well from my teenage and college years.  Ben and Alicia were there with their 6 kids.  They are two of my favorite people in the world.  Alicia was my roommate and Ben was a second cousin that we hung out with a ton during BYU years so it was only natural that they get married, right?  It was so fun to see our kids all play together. 

 

 Eva had always wanted a ride on the International.  My dad has told her multiple times that it's a Johansen reunion tradition.  So when she put two and two together she was so excited.  It was a beautiful night and ride to the head of the lakes.  (It's really just one lake but for some reason we call it head of the lakes.)

 Fun in the tub and fun with old photo albums.  (cousin David and then two of my parents.)

 Then we found out my Uncle Brian and cousins Chelsea and Justin were staying on a houseboat 3 hours away so we went over for the day.  It was super fun! 

 Julie, Ryan and Gracie came for the second week.  Julie was awesome and took my kids pretty much for the week.  They sure love their Auntie Julie! 

 Bike rides, ice cream, shopping trips, McGrath slip n slide, Bear's Hump, boat rides, Red Rock, Pass Creek, more lemonade stands and shopping for silly putty, lots of fun with Jensen and Pollock cousins and Sophie and Sohpie Sue!  What a fun trip!

Other Summer Stuff

Looking back on the summer of 2015 I can say it was a great one.  Devin's brother Taylor was here for an internship.  They had a great time playing all sorts of sports and talking about Primer League soccer non-stop.  They were in an article for the Idaho Statesman about the new foot golf course. 

Boise hosts a Criterium bicycle race downtown every summer.  It was super exciting.  We love downtown Boise.  I want to buy a condo and move there when I grow up.  

A full summer of being pregnant.  The girls are so excited for a baby brother.  Eva loves to come up to my belly and talk to the baby.  He wakes up and starts moving around. 

One of the highlights this summer was with the Cardons and Auntie Whitney came to town.  We jam packed the week with all sorts of cousin funness.  We had a tea party and swim parties at Grandma's, we biked the Greenbelt and had a picnic and a fun camp out in the backyard where my kids learned all sorts of new potty jokes.  We even had time for a family pic. 

The boys took a week long backpacking trip into the mountains.  I can't find the pics right now so I'll have Devin add those in later.  They made it back alive and had a great time.  

32 Weeks!  Ready for the pool!  It's pretty much a daily occurrence. 

Sophie's gigantic sunflower that she started in a cup at preschool this spring.  It's been fun to watch it shoot up!

We also took a trip up to a yurt in the mountains near Idaho City with the Smiths.  I left for the night and Devin had to take care of the monkeys on his own.  They were terrible.  ;)  That's what he'll remember from the trip!