Boise Summer Trip 2009

FAMILY PICTURE JUNE 2009

OK, so I just typed this and had all the pictures in place and somehow it all erased! SO now you get whatever version I can remember!!!

Our family gets the oppurtunity to go back to Idaho for 3 weeks every summer. We try to pack all we can into our trip because when we return to Arizona we are bumps on logs because of the HEAT!

The first week we arrived my niece Sarah was getting married in McCall. What a great time for all of my family to get together! We were only missing 1, David, he is serving in Mexico on a mission. We missed you Dave! Thanks Sarah for a GREAT excuse to get together! Congrats Sarah and Josh on your wedding... and the arrival of your first baby!


The second week we decided to entertain the the Simpson cousins by going to a new business called Monkey Bizness. What a great way for the kids and (some) adults to slide and climb and jump on inflatables! Liam and Aiden and Corwin all really liked the Climbing Wall!


Here is the reason why adults should be really warned about going on these things!!!


While we were there we had to go play in the water! We were able to go to Cascade Lake and play and the following Saturday we were on the Main Payette River having the time of our lives!
Notice how calm Aiden is after going through a major rapid!
We are hoping in the next few years to start taking weekend trips and eventually go on week long trips!


Here is Corwin in my parents backyard playing with the ducks that fly in everyday to eat and play in the bird bath!


Grandpa Simpson signed up the boys for swimming lessons while we were there too. Aiden went 1 day!! The next week was Payton's birthday party and so we went to a Public Pool called Ivy Wild. It's a great place for the whole family. They have a kiddy pool with toys and slides and 3 larger slides for older kids and adults to ride. Last year we took the kids there and they went down the spiral slide all by themselves, this year, Ivy Wild changed their policy that all kids had to pass a swim test, all the cousins failed. What did swimming lessons teach our kids?

When we go home we have certain places that we have to eat. My 2 all time favorite is Chicago Connection Pizza and Fanci Freez for a Boston Shake (Milkshake on bottom, Sundae on Top).
My favorite food that I had there was my dad's AWESOME Reuben Sandwich! I am not one to like Reuben's, but my dad is an amazing cook and he can make one mean Reuben. When we lived in Boise, Ben would mow the lawn for my parents and my dad would pay him by making a Reuben. Ben was very happy with that deal! We ate out at a lot of different places, but my dad's cooking still is the best! Thanks Dad for awesome meals!

The best part of our trips is spending time with our families.
We had the oppurtunity to spend time with Ben's grandparents. Their time is near finished on this earth and we enjoy the memories we make with them when we go to Boise.
Thanks Mom and Dad Simpson for letting us crash in your basement for the whole time!
Thanks Mom and Dad Pehrson for letting us come over every day to visit and play and eat your yummy food! A SPECIAL THANKS goes out to my mom for doing our laundry consistantly!!!!

Thanks to our friends there for letting us see you and get caught up on life!

If I forgot I anything I will add a Boise Summer Trip 2009 Part Deux later!!!