Monday, July 29, 2013

Prayers, Pend Oreille, Poliwogs, Parties, Pairs

Where do I begin!!  Let's start here:
I'm not sure if Cami was praying laying down or praying in her sleep, or most likely just sleeping this way.  Either way it was pretty cute :).
She was probably saying: "Please let us have a fan-tabulous time with our friends out on Lake Pend Orielle tomorrow!"
2 weekends ago we went to Sandpoint and played on Lake Pend Oreille.  1,000 feet deep!
I have so many pictures so I'll keep my narrating to a minimum.... 
our evening walk when we first arrived with the Morales.  We haven't seen them for awhile so it's really cute to watch the kids interact again... like time hasn't changed a thing :)
playing at the nearby park
Ankle deep at a private dock
First night at the lake house that our friends parents own
The kids didn't fall asleep til almost midnight.. to excited :)
Delicious breakfast Saturday morning : Apple pie pancakes with the nummiest homemade Buttermilk Caramel sauce I've ever had! 
Saturday morning cartoons :)  Great pass time while adults getting things ready for our lake outing
Natalie Potter loving the sand at Lake Pend Orielle!
I was told the water was going to be super cold because it's such a deep lake, but it really was perfect! We played in it all day long
It was nice because they had a huge kids section blocked off that allowed us to no worry too much about little ones venturing out too far
Go Lucy!!
Karalee sunbathing with the sand
Jumping off the floating dock in the middle of the swim area
More sand castle building... but for Craig it was sand castle destroying :)
Alex chilling in the boat
Craig and Jeremy ready to tube
Carson and Jeremy on a wild ride!
Tyler and Carson ready to go... before getting swamped, whoops! I was super impressed with the 2 boys though, they gave it another try
Last but not least, lady liberty pose! The Potters :)  Ben, Corinne, Natalie, Lucy, Karalee, Camille, Caleb, and Eliza
The Morales' who made it all happen :)... Lisa, Jaime, Lindsey, Olivia, Aiden, and Tyler
And us!  We had so much fun! Thank you for such an awesome time Jaime and Lisa!
Next, on the 24th of July for Pioneer Day our ward had an activity.  Some people from the farms brought down HUNDREDS of tadpoles for the kids to catch.  And since we were one of the last people to leave we went home with a huge bucket full.  You really can't tell but we had at least a hundred tadpoles in there.  I told the kids we wouldn't be able to take care of that many.  So....
I let them keep six :) so we could watch them grow into frogs
And then we released the rest into the river
On Friday night, the boys went camping.... in the back yard :)
And last but not least... grandma had a grandkid swim party :)... but only the girls stayed over night.
Oh wait!!  One more cutsy to do pic:
Hank Hartley and Craig
Little twins at church (un planned ;).  These two boys roam the halls of church 3rd hour together getting into all sorts of mischief :) I hope they get to be good friends as get older

5 comments:

Allen Family said...

You guys have been busy. It looks like tons of fun on the beach and and in the back yard. Glad you guys are enjoying the summer!

Lisa said...

Looks like your July has been as busy and fun as ours! Thanks for trippin with us! ;)

Dedre said...

so much fun in one post!
the lake trip looked sooo fun!
and of course I hope our boys become good friends too!! I hope Craig rubs off on Hank and shows him some good behavior ;)

Leisa Moulton said...

So much fun!! Apple pie pancakes sound wonderfully delicious!

TyLeen said...

I love fun family outings. So fun. That lake looks beautiful! And did Cami tell you I said hi. I saw her with her girl cousins, your mom and sister at Joanns. It must have been when she was doing the fun sleepover. Don't you just love grandma time! My kids LOVE spending time with Grandma and Grandpa.

This summer is just about over and I keep telling Spencer we need to get together with you guys. I can't believe how life gets so crazy and often times get in the way of things that are most important. We love you guys!