This is Grimes Creek, Idaho. It's actually a gold claim, which is pretty cool. But it is also a camping area, with a really great creek for the kids to splash in, so we took the kids up for an afternoon of summer fun in the sun.
It's about and hour outside of Boise toward the mountains, near Lucky Peak Reservoir. Let me tell you, we had a great time, even if it was a bit windy. Holly even did great in her car seat. Until the drive home, that is!
Holly's little feet in the water.
What a sweetie! Angelice really enjoyed playing in the sand, wading in the water, and helping me with Holly.
Ted and Ben playin in the water. We must explain the life jacket. Last month, Ted and the kids camped here with Grandma and Grandpa McPherson, and he stepped a little too far into the creek, fell face down, and began to float away. When we arrived at the creek, and the kids were wading into the water, Ben cried. He was terrified. Jacob thought ahead and brought a life jacket, which Ted put on him, and explained to him that it would keep him from drowning. He was still really tentative, and spent most of the day playing in the sand instead of the water. =(
In his timid state, Ben spotted a spider. He panicked! It was so funny, because he sees spiders at home all the time, and it doesn't even phase him! On the way home, when asked how he liked the creek, he said "Der was dis spider, and it was crawling, and stepping towards me!!!" Geesh, if this kid were any cuter, he'd cause a black hole of cuteness. I'm just sayin'.
Oh. And Holly spent the day drooling on the baby carrier. Sorry, ya'll. I cannot keep erasing myself out of our family memories because I am chubbier than I'd like to be. I wanted to remember this day, so you get chubby mom in the bathing suit picture!I feel so blessed and happy to share such fun times with our family. The cool thing is that you can do that, and not spend a dime. The kids will not have every luxury they want growing up. But the will have these wonderful memories, and that...well, that's just priceless.
