Weekend in Island Park

The boys and I spent the weekend in Island Park with some of my family. We all stayed in Uncle Stanley's cabin. We had a couple days just to relax. The kids played and had a great time. We got there really late Thursday night so the boys were already asleep. They woke up early the next morning and Kimmy and Grandpa took them fishing.

They didn't get even a single bite, but both boys thought it was cool just to be able to hold the fishing pole.

(You can't see him, but Kimmy is holding Trayvn helping him fish.)

The rest of the day was spent just hanging out. Erik got his boat out and took some people on rides, but the rest of us just got to stay at the cabin.

Grandma got out the water color paints and let the kids paint. I think the painted about 50 pictures. My boys thought it was really cool.

Then they pulled out the scooters and wiggle cars. Halle was so good with giving Trayvn a ride. She was so patient and cute with him.

Rhev worked on his scooter skills. He got to the point where he could balance for quite a while without tipping over or having to touch the ground.

Because I was mostly stuck to the couch I got to have Duncan feeding duty. Once Trayvn discovered that I was holding and feeding Duncan, he of course had to come and help. He did a pretty good job feeding him, but got bored after a while.

Later the evening we went over to big springs to see the fish. I was the wrong time of day, so there weren't very many fish to see. They were all hiding underneath the bridge. That didn't stop the kids however from throwing a whole loaf of bread out to the ducks :)

 There was another group of kids there the were taking their shoes off and putting their feet in the water. Rhev wanted to do it so bad.

 So instead he went over to the dock and reached as far as he could hoping he could touch the water.

I tried to get a good picture of the boys together, but all I got was cheesy faces and the their backsides. Reaching for the water was way more fun then having Mommy take their picture.

At the top of the platform at big springs is a plaquw that explains why the water there stays the same tempurature all year round. Rhev was pretending to be smart and climbed up and read the plaque to us. Of course it was this long drawnout explination of what the pictures were depidciting and had nothing to do with what was really on the plaque. It was quite hilarious to listen to. He was so proud of himself when he'd finished.

As Rhev and I were walking back to the car, he started licking my hand like a puppy. He was being so cute and such a good buddy. I just had to get a Mommy and Rhev moment. We haven't been able to do very many adventures together this summer and it was fun to have a just a little moment together.

The next day we woke up, packed things up and waited until after lunch so that my boys could go swimming with the Goodwins at the Island Park Village Clubhouse.  I went swimming too because we thought the water might feel good for my back and I knew Kim could not handle Trayvn and Tucker in the water by herself. During this swimming trip I discovered that my boys are little frearless fishies. I had no idea they had gotten so good at swimming this summer at Candy Grandma's house. Next summer Rhev starts swim camp and I am now so excited to take him. I just know he is going to do great and love it.

Once we were done swimming, the boys and I headed home. It was good to get home and see Tyce. The boys were missing him and so was I. We had a good night together as a family at home. Those nights haven't happend very often the last few months.