This year we went camping with my family! We started by going Friday afternoon to Bear Lake where Shawn and Devin's family and mom and dad were camping. We all went to the beach and played in the water! Devin and Laura brought a volleyball net and we set it up in the water! Great fun! We also tossed a frisbee while in the water! We built several sandcastles and a river to a mini lake that we created!
This is our canal to our own lake!
All the little children had a blast! Especially Emily, who could be seen just crawling in the sand while the rest of us were sitting in chairs or playing in the water. What a cutie!
We also had the famous Raspberry Shakes from Bear Lake! They were so delicious! We talked around the campfire and had s'mores and other goodies! It was so much fun! Sunday, my family went to Logan to visit Grandma Veatch and spend the 4th with her. Jordan and I drove up to Rexburg, to spend the 4th with Curtis and Anna and their family! Curtis showed us the work he has been doing, and we read the Declaration of Independence and the Star Spangled Banner, and their histories. It was great to reflect on the birth of our nation.
I am so grateful to live in a country where we have to many blessings. I am grateful that we have so many freedoms. I am so grateful for all the men and women who have sacrificed so much for our country, both on foreign lands and domestic. I am grateful for having so many opportunities available to me, just because I live in the United States of America. I hope we can all remember those who have fought for our freedoms, and do our part to help America be the great nation that she is.
After spending the night at Curtis and Anna's, Jordan and I went to visit our friends Ryan and Courteney. We had breakfast with them and were able to catch up. It was so good to see them! After breakfast, we headed up to the Sayer Place! (my families land in Idaho, for those of you who do not know).
It was beautiful there! We had to wait a little while for the rest of the family to get there, so Jordan and I played horseshoes and enjoyed the peace.
While there, horseshoe games were constantly going! Also, my dad brought up a shotgun, pistol, .22, and a black powder rifle. We went skeet shooting and it was a blast!
There is also a swimming hole that some chose to swim in. (The water was freezing!) The rest of us just watched, highly amused.
Here is a video of Jordan doing a flip off of the telephone poll.
And swinging on the makeshift swing!
Another one of Jordan's awesome jumps!
Jordan tried to swing between all the chains.... it is very difficult and no one actually could get all the way across. But it was very entertaining to watch!
The next day, we hiked to the 'Indian Caves'!!! the hike was long, considering no one really remembers how we get there, and the trails all look the same... Anyways, we got there, eventually... It was a bit of a challenge, to get down to the caves, just because of all the little children.
So on the way out, we took a shortcut and the men hoisted the little children straight up and out of the crevice we were in. It was fun to see the line of children being handed up the cliff wall. (And yes, Brandy was a part of this handing up... )
The trip was a success!! and we had everyone there in my family except Heather and David ( who is only 6 weeks old). It was so fun! Curtis and Anna came up for one afternoon to play as well!
Oh, we will miss this wonderful place!
This is the picture of our lean-to, which is where we have all our meals and fire and such!
