Sun Valley 2008

For the last three years we have been going to Sun Valley Idaho with Dave's family. It has been a treat and something all the grandkids look forward too. Dave's parents, Al and Karen, Dave's brother Bob and his family (Amy, Max, Jake and Ryan), Dave's sisters Carmen, who lives in London, Karalee and her family (Sean, Nicholas and Alex), Sarah and her family (Dave, Megan and Maddison) and of course US, were all able to go. It was really a fantastic time up there. First we kicked off the festivities with the Spudman. It was an exciting time (even though I was unable to physically be there to watch them cross the finish line). When the Spudman was all one we headed up to Sun Valley were "we" rent two condos and just hang out.


Some of the fun things we did year:


* Went to Red Fish Lake (above). It was BEAUTIFUL (the weather that day not so much). Its shallow for quite a ways and the kids loved to "explore" and try to catch some fish with the nets Aunt Amy purchased. Uncle Bob brought his "duckie" so a few of them rode on that. It was just beautiful.

* The pool, of course. Most of the kids love the water and have a great time playing together. The three older cousins, Max, Meggie and Jake, are all really good swimmers so they had some "relay" races with Uncle Dave P. and Uncle Sean. Dave P. showed us his "cork screw" swim style... you have to see it to understand.

* Played games, which is always fun. I enjoy playing card games with them, even though I hardly ever win. However, it is always fun to beat Al (which I did, once) since he plays all the time.

* Wii was a new adventure for us this year up there and we all had a great time playing Wii Sports, especially Dave T. Dave also took his Xbox so several of them had a great time playing Call of Duty late into the night.

* We are a lot of yummy food. Aunt Sarah puts the menu together and cook for everybody. I helped just a little and I have a great time hanging out with her.


* Watching the kids all play so nicely together is always one of the best parts of the trip for me. Family ties them together. They all rode their bikes all over the condos and had a great time. A few of them went ice skating (never again for my kids, its a ripoff), it was fun to watch them.


* The last day we all take family pictures by one of the many ponds. Its a great opportunity and helps us remember how our families are all growing.

It really was a great time. Can't wait to do it next year! Thanks to Al and Karen for a great time!!!!


These are some cute pictures of Leah at Red Fish Lake. The water was pretty cold but she didn't care. She loved it!


Mylo looking so cute at the "beach". He played in the sand almost the whole time there, only to look up a few times to say "cheeeese".


(I know I went a little crazy with the collages... hope you like them anyway)