Summer Vacation!

Getting ready for our big trip.
Caleb got all his being sick out of the way before we left.

Stopped to visit Grammy for her birthday!
Thanks for letting us use your new birthday present!

When visiting Grammy, we always get to visit fun places like Ashton Gardens.
Look out below!

We had a lot of really old friends join us.
We had to lay down some rules:  No chasing or biting.

Found a cool spot to hang out when it got hot outside.

Time to head out on our adventure.
That's the weirdest looking hotel ever!

Wait!  Our room is on the TOP floor!?

Awesome room!

Our balcony has a great view of the sunset and the temple!

Carter was very concerned that the doorknob
was so far away from the edge of the door.

We decided to take an evening walk to look at the river.

Jayden found this awesome bench quickly.

And her brothers soon joined.

Hey guys!  Try out this goose!

We finally made it to our campsite near Glacier National Park.
Looking forward to a few fun days with our friends.

It rained a lot the first two days. 
But the food and the campfire were enjoyable!

We had the guys move the fire closer to the camper
so we could sit under the awning away from the rain.

It wasn't rainy the whole time though.
Caleb had a fun time playing real life Minecraft.
Here he is chopping some wood with his axe. XD

Heading out on our first hike.
We didn't quite come prepared for this sort of hike.

You guys are crazy!
I'm not hiking up there!

Fine Dad, I'll come.

Caleb finally demanded to be carried.
And eventually, Mom took Caleb back to the truck.
The Misty Mountains are no place for a halfling.

Driving down to some lower elevation areas now.
There were some great views!

Look Mom, the Grand Canyon!

Found a much warmer hike in a forest.

Jayden, you have some catching up to do.

An endless supply of walking sticks and weapons.

It was a beautiful and enjoyable hike.

Morning of Craig's race.
If you look very closely, there is a fox out in that field looking for his breakfast.

Craig did great on his race!  His time was 2 hours 11 minutes.
Beautiful course, one of the best races.

Moving on to the next leg of our trip.
Visiting some good friends in Spokane.
Ice cream night!

Caleb LOVED this ice cream game.

Going on a short hike to the lake!

The water was a little chilly.

Caleb kept a safe distance from the water.

Pretty girl at a pretty lake.

Not entirely sure if we were allowed to sit on these statues.

I think we had to tell him a joke or something
and then pounced with a picture when he smiled.

Hanging out with some friends at a cookie shop.
I think our friends had too many cookies.

Don't fall in Jayden!

Sliding off the diving board is more fun than jumping.

Last night with our friends.  Time to head home.

Back at Grammy's house.
Carter had to get some practice mowing the lawn on Grammy's lawn.....

.......because he wouldn't have a lawn to practice on at home.
(Our irrigation system went out on day 1 of our trip.  So here is our lawn after nearly two weeks without water during a heat wave--112 degree temps.  So sad.)

Everyone always flocks around Uncle Spencer.

Caleb's new jet pack.

Glad to spend the 4th of July with our family!