I decided to enjoy the Fourth of July with the kids in Idaho with my family. Joe had to work and be on call. But we enjoyed ourselves and the small parade. I really enjoy Arimo and the small town friendliness and feel. They are always doing fun activities for families. Kevin had caught crawdads with his boys and boiled us up a fantastic dinner.
Stephanie's family and Joe came up Wednesday and we enjoyed time together. We reserved Alexander Reservoir near Soda Springs. We used to go water skiing there growing up. I had almost forgotten how nice it was up there with the trees, and the grass they have by the dam house. It was such a fun experience!! Addie rode the tube with her cousin Jared and giggled most of the time. I decided to give it a run and go with her as well. She is a brave little girl that has a lot of fun with the water. Jojo was having a rough time sleeping at my parent's home and didn't take a nap so he wasn't up for it. But he did have fun playing at the small beach there. I am so glad our kids enjoy the water, even if it's cold.
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| Jared Bare |
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| Adam Hebdon |
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| Brothers Caleb and Benjamin Hebdon |
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| Aimee Bare |
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| Alyssa Bare |
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| Cousins: Jojo and Adam |
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| Siblings : Alyssa and Jared |
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| Cousins: Jared and Addie |
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| Four Generations: Great Grandma Norma, Jojo, Great Grandpa Clyde, Grandma Linda, Mommy Krystell |
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| G & G Neibaur's boat |
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| Sisters: Alyssa, Jenna, and Aimee |
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| Jojo enjoying his pool time |
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| Cousins: Jared and Adam |
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| Addie enjoying beach time |
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| Jenna Bare |
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| Grandma with her grandkids |
After the day, Kevin and his boys gathered up his crawdad traps and we had a boil. So yummy, my favorite is the sausage.
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| Caleb tasting the crawdad.... |
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| Aimee being brave |
Addie didn't want to hold the crawdads this year. Haha!
The next day was so cold they decided to wait til afternoon to go to Lava. The Bare's, Hebdon's and grandma went tubed down the Portneuf River. Our family stayed at home so our kids could nap. Too many days in a row with no napping and rough sleeping is hard for our kids. But we went again another weekend with the kids. It was fun!!
Saturday our little family continued north and visited Portland for the first time. We were excited to see the trees and beauty the area had to offer. Joe kept saying, "It feels like home! I love it, I love the evergreens, it's incredible!" and it really was. I was blown away! I think it's greener and more wild then Seattle.
We decided to visit Portland because Joe had an interview for an radiology technologist full time weekday position, and I had an interview for an ultrasound 2 day weekday position. The details to our decision will be in another post.
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! We loved the various parks the city offers. We feel in love with the city, the surrounding areas, the overcast, and green!
Cathedral Park under St. John's Bridge, it was one of my favorites.
Jojo really enjoyed walking around the paved pathways. It is so hard to believe he had only really been walking for a week or two.
Multnomah Falls, right off of I-84
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