Family Vacation Part I

Tuesday, June 30th we headed over to Island Park, Id. Steph and Kelly were able to get us a cabin to stay in while we were there.

We found out that our friends the Neilsons were also going to be in Island Park for the week and planned an afternoon with them. On Wednesday we met them at my favorite place in Island Park, Big Springs. We had hoped that the kids would be able to feed the fish, but the seagulls had taken over the area and all of the fish were hiding under the bridge. It was too bad. WE did however get to still see some interesting things while we were there. We saw a Mother duck defend her ducklings from one of the aggressive seagulls. We also saw a muskrat who came to get in on the bread that was being fed to the seagulls. Big Springs

One of the large trout in the clear spring water.

The Muskrat

Seagulls, they were everywhere.

Cute little Jack

We didn't tell Bailee that she was going to see Bethany for two reasons, I wasn't going to make the same mistake again and have her asking over and over when she was going to see Bethany and because we thought that it would be a fun surprise for her. These two girls were so funny together. They were once again shy at first and then had so much fun together. After our trip I talked to Bailee about what she liked...she never once said anything about Bethany, I was surprised. I asked her if she liked seeing Bethany and she said "no" (in a pouty way) I was surprised again and asked her why not. She said "because I just have to say good bye again." Our sweet little girl has realized that each time she says good bye to her friend now, it is going to be a long time before they get to see each other again. It breaks my heart that she has had to learn this at such a young age. She really loves Bethany and had so much fun with her, but just hated that she had to say good bye again.

Buying fish food.

Feeding the Seagulls

After we left Big Springs Matt, Bailee and Matt's dad went for a canoe ride in the river. It was about five miles and took them about two hours. The water was so shallow in some parts that Bailee got out and walked along side the canoe. In other parts it was so shallow that they actually had to get out because it was dragging on the bottom of the river.