Thursday, July 27, 2006

Island Park

We had a fun trip to Island Park with the family (including Caroline and Jeff and Owen!!!). I've got some pictures for you guys.


Dad, Lizzy, Kanien, Marcella and I went on a nature walk. We saw around 15 varieties of wildflower, ate alpine strawberries, played with some bugs (mostly mosquitos), and took a group photo. It was a lot of fun. Everyone else was at the Antique Fair.





We had a campfire that night. It was really hot, so you'd have to sit back from the fire pretty far. After the sun went down it cooled off, but it was still warmer than it should be for a campfire. We played a fun game called, "Big Booty". You have to say people's numbers in rhythm or you get sent to the end of the line. Owen thought it was really funny when Mom would mess up.


Owen and Marcella played in the water on Sunday. They had a blast. We thought it would rain that day because it had rained in the morning. Instead, it was just cool enough to keep us outside more than Saturday.













Mom and Lizzy working on some sort of project...Well Mom is reading, and Lizzy is working on a project. I don't know what the project is, but it sure looks fun.

Here's Marcella enjoying her favorite meal.










I was trying to show her how to use a hatchet when my head got chopped off (by the camera).










Here are the two cutest girls in Island Park!












Dad and I took some pictures of Star Trails. I don't know how his look, but mine look okay. I need to do some more post processing on them (mainly reduce the noise). This picture is of the North Star...that's why the stars are in a circle.

This is to the right of the north star, you can tell because of the trails.



Jeff caught this snake. Lizzy took a turn holding it and it started vomiting. She dropped it, screamed, and ran into the cabin. Kanien wouldn't even come out to look at it.


Here's a mountain harebell. It was in front of the cabin.



On the drive home Spencer, Lizzy, Caroline, Kanien, Marcella, and Owen got stuck in the Suburban. No one knows what's wrong with it yet, but it wasn't fun for them.

Owen was lucky. He got to watch movies the entire time!


Marcella just had to play with her toes.




Here's Kanien!


And Lizzy, too.


They ate at a diner in Malad. The food was pretty decent, from what they said.


Spencer is now in South Carolina visiting Gordon Jannove.





Swimming on the 4th of July

We went swimming on the 4th of July. Here are the pictures. We've been meaning to post them for ages and ages, but just haven't. Enjoy!

Here's the entire group...except me (Jon), I was taking the picture.

I think this is me (Jon) diving off of the high dive. I read an article about High Dives becoming more and more scarce in pools due to lawsuits stemming from their danger. The litigous society we live in drives me nuts!!!!


Here's Spencer doing a sweet dive off of the High Dive.


Marcella had a lot of fun, and didn't even get sunburned.





This is Elizabeth trying to swoosh her hair.


Kristin jumped off the high dive a lot.


She's having 2nd thoughts here...


Kristin doing the hair thing


This is one of my dives off of the low dive.


Low Dive Part II


Kristin blowing bubbles under the water