The Rest of Idaho

In spite of being there for nearly two weeks, I had a bit of a whirlwind trip to Idaho--time in the mountains, meetings for work, the infamous swimbikerun, and a few days at the cabin. Honestly, it was a little hard to pack for this one! Casey and Kim came down for the weekend, which was great, and Casey, Jenny, and I went to a late night showing of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Just because, you know, we needed to see it again.
Mason was dedicated on Sunday morning, as well, and we loved being able to be there for the celebration! He has the most contagious smile, and he gives it away for free.

Mom returned from two weeks in Kenya on Sunday afternoon. The four of us kids, complete with spouses (minus Adam) and kids, headed up to the cabin after lunch and basically sat around waiting for Dad and her to arrive. We talked a lot about how much we love the cabin and how awesome Christmas will be and a little about how noisy things suddenly are with three little boys around, and then they finally arrived and there were hugs all around and dinner and a family picture (minus Adam)...and then Casey and Kim had to drive back to Moscow.

Gramps, Dad, Shaanti, Jenny, and the boys in their new Kenyan hats

We just need to paste a picture of Adam here.

Cole and Uncle Chad, looking for deer

Troy Boy, Loving the Swing

We spent the rest of the week eating, hot tubbing, and taking turns opening this "can of nuts" that has a fake snake jump out of it, which Cole thinks is the most awesome thing in the world. As you can tell, our nephews only get cuter (and funnier) with time.