Snake River Trip

Last Saturday we headed up to Rupert/Burley Idaho with a friend that lives near us and some friends that live in Idaho. Every year they get together to boat on the river, swim, golf, camp, eat good food and play Holy Board and this year we were lucky enough to get invited to join them.

On Saturday after we got there and got everything set up we got some lunch and the boys went golfing while the girls and the kids went swimming at the city pool. Then we went to a delicious authentic chinease restaurant that was so yummy then headed back to the trailers to play Holy Board which I will explain later. Then on Sunday we went boating on their pontoon boat which was so fun! I couldn't help but think of the pontoon song, which you can listen to here. They had a tube that fit 3 people so me and Brooklyn went with Melanie & Michelle. That was Brooklyn's first time tubing. She didn't cry and was pretty content so I  think she enjoyed it :), Then we bbq'd hamburgers and ate some lunch on the beach. Right after lunch it started to rain pretty hard so we chilled under the canopy in the boat and floated down the river admiring the beautiful houses that were along the shore.
Brooklyn was pretty tired by the time we were done so Brett and I headed back to put her to bed, while the others took the boat back and grabbed something to eat. While they were still gone. Brett and I watched the sunset in the back of his truck and went looking for some frogs around the pond so we could catch one for Brooklyn but we never did see any.
Monday we went out for a yummy breakfast, the boys went golfing, I chilled around the campsite reading a magazine and whatever while Brooklyn took a nap then had some girl talk with Sheryl, Melanie, and Michelle, while the little girls were playing. When the boys got done we met them at a Mexican restaurant, that Brett and I happend to stop at on our way home from Washington after our Alaskan Cruise and ended up loving it. Then went to see Melanie and Zack's house. They have an awesome 12 acres, which they farm. Lots of chickens, ducks, two baby kittens that they have been bottle feeding because the mom abandoned them, a pygmy goat who is hilarious and will run and jump with the kids, a huge St. Bernard, and 2 chiwawas. And that night we had another Holy Board tournament...Brett and I definitely need some practice.
Then on Tuesday after Breakfast we packed up and headed home.
We had such a great time and hope that we get to go back next year. Here are some pictures from the trip.

 Our camp spot

 This is the Holy Board board. In a nutshell...there are two teams. Each hole has a point value and the goal is to get to 21 by tossing the washers into the hole. If you go over 21 you have to go back to the number of points you had before and try again. If somebody lands on your washer that is already in the hole they steal your points plus get theirs.

Brooklyn having fun with Zia and Aubrey

Brooklyn and Mya

 I had to post this picture cause I thought it was so cute. We asked the waiter if we could get a Nacho Dulses for dessert and he said he wasn't sure what that was, but if I explained it to him he would try and make it and this is what he made us. What a sweet guy for doing his best to understand what I was trying to describe!!