Tuesday, September 6, 2011

So for this past break we headed up to Idaho. We had not driven the dreadful 14 hour drive since Ethan was like 4 weeks old. So we were not sure how he would handle to trip, so we planned on making the trip in two days in stead of our usual one. We left a little after 3 in the morning on Friday the 19th so that Ethan could sleep a good chunk of the drive, which thankfully he did sleep a good amount of it. The we stopped in Vegas for breakfast with my Grandparents. It was good to see them since Ethan had not seen them since he was 4 weeks old so that was nice, and Ethan was able to walk around a bit and get tired out before we started our drive again. So after breakfast we headed the rest of the way to Utah. Ethan was a champ in the car, and we were very lucky that he was. Whenever we stopped for gas we would let him walk around for a little bit and then drive the rest of the way which worked out pretty nicely. We got into Provo around 4 and checked into our hotel room. Then we met up for dinner with my sisters Tifany and Ashley and brother Weston as well as my cousin Britney and her hubby Dani and their little one Maddy who I had never met before. It was a lot of fun catching up with them.

Here is all of us at the California Pizza Kitchen!
Here is Ethan and Mady his second cousin!
They seemed to like each other which is good! :-)

So we stayed the night in Provo and then left a little after breakfast and finished our drive to Idaho. We got into idaho Falls around 2 in the afternoon and it was a party as soon as we go there!! We went outside and Ethan played with his cousin Mady on the trampoline and in the pool. Ethan was in Heaven haha he was so glad to be out of the car and then on top of that he was able to play outside and not almost melt! haha So anyways we had a lot of fun in Idaho we played games, relaxed, went boating, went to the zoo, Bandon and I went to the IF temple, and so many other things. It was a lot of fun so here are some pictures from our lovely get away!

Ethan's first experience on a trampoline! He liked it only when Mady was not on it with him! She thought it was funny to jump and make Ethan fall down and then keep jumping right next to him so he could not get back up! haha Silly girl!
Boy did they love that little pool!



Ethan really likes to splash when he is in the water! haha
Flexing his muscles!
This was supposed to be both of them flexing but they just look like they are having a blast and I love it!
Mady sure loves the trampoline!
What a cutie! :-)
The kids huddling around Grandpa to get some watermelon from him! haha
All three cousins
watching "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse"



Me and Mady with our CRAZY hair! haha
Boating Day!! We had a lot of fun boating and it was Ethan's first time. He liked it except for having to wear the life jacket! haha
All ready to go!
Grandpa letting Ethan help him drive.

My lovely husband enjoying the ride!

Brandon skiing! What a stud! :-)
Relaxing in the shade and having some lunch!


Enjoying the nice weather.


Coya showing off her muscles!
Ethan really liked the water but he probably would have fallen if Brandon was not holding his hand!
What handsome boys!



Showing off his hot body right before going tubing!
Ethan wanting to drive the boat again! haha
Tyrel did not want me to take a picture of his WHITE body!haha
Grandma and the two little Grandkids!

All ready to go tubing!
The only jump that I got them doing!
Then Mady went tubing with me and Brandon! She did really well and she liked it!
Then of coarse she wanted her life jacket off too! haha
Just about to clean up and leave!
Cute little Kemry was so tired!



Mady and Ethan got shirts from the Reunion and these were like the smallest sizes! haha I would say they are a little big on these little ones!

Daddy and Ethan dancing!
Then we went to the zoo. It was fun and it was Ethans first Zoo experience! He really liked it except he was tired and ready for a nap.

Walking around the zoo!
The Tiger was the coolest part of the zoo. It even growled at us! Pretty cool stuff.
Ethan really liked the Tiger!

What a cute family I have!
Coya and Mady... so cute!!

Ethan loved the goats! He absolutely loved feeding the goats and he laughed everytime a goat would eat something out of his hand because it tickled him. It was so funny!



What a cutie!

We also went to a water park in Rexburg. It was fun but the wind made the air really cold so the kids got cold pretty quick. So this is a picture of the kids warming up with Grandma.
Then we went out to breakfast with Coya and Mady. This is Ethan's "I am starving and you are not giving me food fast enough!" face. haha

Me and my handsome Hubby.
Then on one of the days Brandon's dad sprayed Mady while she was on the trampoline and she was loving it. And since Ethan does not like to be on the tram when mady is he decided to get wet by running under the trampoline! haha Silly kids!



Auntie Coya and Ethan!