McCall

We had a great time last week in McCall. The weather was beautiful and the kids had a great time. Abby, Malia, Hunter and Lily are part of the 5th generation to vacation in the Swayne Family cabin.
Hunter riding the banana. He was so good about wearing his life jacket.
Cousin ZuZu with Malia shooting water up into the air.
Abby figured out how to jump off of the dock without getting wet using this floating seat.
Lily stink bug crawling along the beach. She enjoyed eating the sand!!!
Lily and Hunter having s'mores. Lily is eating the top cookie and Hunter the inside marshmallow.

Kids make taking vacations worth all the work. Now that we are home from nearly a month of vacations they are wondering why they have to clean now. We have had a great summer and I am glad for the memories we have created for our family.

Trip to Hayden Lake

We spent this last week in Hayden Lake visiting my grandfather Tuk. I have been going to this same lake almost every year for the past 25 years and now I take my kids. We had alot of fun, the sun was hot and the water cool and refreshing. We enjoyed playing with cousins and relaxing in the sun.
The kids liked to get wet then covered with sand.
Lily didn't care for the water at first but enjoyed it by the third day. We went to several beaches but Coeur d' Alen is our favorite.
I sat in this same chair as a baby that Lily is sitting in to eat. I have so many memories of visits to my grandparents house. They fill me with love and happiness.

Here we are on the front porch one last time. This year was filled with many emotions as Tuk suffered a heart attack while we were visiting and passed away several days later while we were there. I am so happy to have been there to hold his hand and kiss him goodbye. I will really miss him.

Alturus Lake

We recently attended the Lowe Family reunion at Alturus Lake near Stanley. We had a great time fishing, hiking, playing games, eating and talking. The mosquitos really liked hunter and other than a minor loss of power due to a storm we had no casualties. We took a 7 mile hike into the Sawtooth Wilderness. The wild flowers were in full bloom and it was beautiful. The sawtooth mountains are the most beautiful in all of Idaho.