Finishing Up Summer

Bryan had a long weekend and we decided to take full advantage.  There were a few things we wanted to do before summer was done.

We headed to the water park here and boy oh boy was it a hit.  The girls seriously had the time of their lives.  Lily was a little hesitant in all things and preferred to wander outside of the water but that was okay.  She was really happy the entire time, other than when I took her down the yellow slide a couple of times.  She did NOT like the yellow slide.

 She also doesn't like to be splashed by water.  I was really happy when she finally laid down in the water on her tummy.  It was definitely progress!

 Now Julia was a different story.  Other than the free fall she went on every single slide and was game for anything.  She tackled things that seemed scary and I was proud of her.  It was really fun going on the slides with her.  She is a lot braver than I am!

 Audrey loved the kiddie area and went on the slides over and over.  She even went on a couple of the bigger tube slides.

 Some lady in the pool offered to take a picture of al of us because "mom's never get to be in the picture."

 You can barely see the top of Bryan's head but this was our favorite slide.  It was definitely a rush.  Julia had to be in the spot of the tube that went down the hill backwards.  I tell ya.  She is brave.

 After they conquered the slide.

 It was such a perfect day.

 We also made a day trip to the mountains.  Poor Idaho is on fire right now so there is quite a bit of smoke and smog in the valley but the mountains were still so pretty, despite it being really dry right now.  It was a great morning to see a part of the country that we have never been to.

 We found a pond and walked around and also had a great view of the river.

 After the mountains we grabbed lunch and headed to the park/splash pad.

 I know it's shocking, but Julia found another rock to climb.

 And turned into a pirate.

 We finished the weekend spending lots of time in the back yard.  Bryan found a worm and tried to convince Lily to eat it until I intervened.  She had her mouth all opened ready for the worm to be dropped in.  Bryan is a tease.  Audrey took over and held the worm with no fear.  Lily was a little leery after I screamed as she was getting ready for a little after dinner snack.  Gross.

 Giving that worm a closer inspection.

 Then we finished it all off with the most delicious peaches I have ever eaten.  Seriously.  I love these summer evenings when the light is so pretty and it starts to cool down.  Absolutely love them.