Reunion!! McCall, Idaho

May 31-June 6, 2008

Hiking, bug collecting & for Preston a swim in the lake!

Grandpa Mark helps Preston find some bugs in an old rotten log.

Our Hike in Ponderosa State Park ended abruptly without the picnic, thanks to Preston's

"photo op" gone terribly wrong!

We went down to the lake so Benny could release the frog he found on the hike. Preston said "take my picture". I looked over at him flexing his muscles on this large boulder in the lake, which he had climbed out on a dead log to climb up on the boulder (it was a great picture). I looked for my camera but couldn't find it, so he started back in towards us. I then found it so he started back to his rock. I turned it on to take the picture, looked up, expecting that he would be posing again, but he was not there. Preston had slipped off the log & into the lake (which still had ice in it only about two weeks earlier, burrrr!) He climbed out, we stripped him down, and layered him with all our extra layers. We will just wait here for the car, hike over no picnic. Oh well, it was getting cold & windy anyway.

Uncle Cortney, Preston (getting warm after his swim) & Uncle Jordan

Macall and Benny look at Fred the frog. Ben found the frog on the hike and Aunt Julie caught it.

Grandma gave all the kids cases for a bug hunt on our hike. Macall used hers to collect "nuts" and pinecones. Along our hike Macall collected flowers in her hair too.


Emily, Kristen, Grandma Rachele, Derrick, Macall, Maddy, Jenny & Boston.


Macall, Ben, Maddy & Preston

Check out the size of the mushroom Macall is holding!

FISH HATCHERY!


ARIEL & KING TRITON
(Only 3 year olds would "swim" in a bath for almost two hours)

MARSHMALLOW SCULPTURES

Grandpa built a plane for Grandma!

Bubbles! Bubbles! Bubbles!

Derrick takes Mom & Dad for a ride!

PAPER AIRPLANES!

Macall is the only one not having fun flying airplanes.

PAPA'S LITTLE GIRLS!
Emily, Boston, Macall & Madeline

P.S.

Nick, Yazmine & boys--We missed having you there!