Idaho, Day 7 & 8

Saturday was another fun-filled, busy-crazy day. We woke up around 6 a.m. to head off to the sand dunes. We went to different ones this time, bigger ones! Unfortunately I didn't bring my camera, so I didn't get any shots. However, we had a blast. T finally got to ride all by himself, and he did quite well. He only had one little mishap when he was supposed to be following me and instead followed his dad. Daddy didn't know he was behind him and was driving crazy and going down steep hills. I tried to yell his name but it was too loud. T went down one hill and almost flipped. It scared me to death. When I got down to him he had a bloody lip, but other than that he was fine. Our cousin had a dune buggy which was soooo fun. Those babies have power.

Once again we were covered in sand and had to shower off. Then we headed to the park to meet some more cousins. We ate lunch and then let the kids play in the water. They had a little spray park there, which the kids thought was cool. They spent a long time running around and playing with their cousins. It was a perfect day for a picnic and some water fun.

Afterwards, we called Grandma Ball to see if she wanted to go to the Flood Museum with us. DH had been telling the kids about the Teton Flood and they were very interested in everything. Grandma Ball's house got ruined in the flood, so they wanted to know all about that. The museum is cute and had a ton of stuff. They got to feel actual mud from the flood. There were before and after pictures of Rexburg and the way the flood affected the entire town. The kids got to do a scavenger hunt. So we searched the museum for a long time. S even found a gun that was called a "S" gun. He thought that was the best thing, and HAD to have his picture taken next to it. They loved it! When everyone found all the things on their list, they turned it in to the front desk and they all got a flag pin. We also watched a short film of the flood. Somehow it got caught on video. I can't believe how much damage was done. I can't even imagine going through that and all those people that suffered. Now Rexburg is growing rapidly and you would never know that such tragedy had hit them.

Our next stop was to the movie theater to watch Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I had debated taking the kids because I wasn't sure if they would be scared or not, but DH thought they would be fine. And, they were. J fell asleep about 10 minutes into it and slept the entire time. The other 3 really enjoyed it, as did we. I of course enjoyed the book much more, but that is usually the case.

After the movie we drove by the Rexburg Temple to check it out. It of course is beautiful and I would love to go inside when it is finished. The growth of the church is amazing. I can't believe how many temples have been built recently and how they are all being used. The church is growing rapidly and it is truly wonderful!

Then we were ready to grab some dinner and head back to the summer house for a quiet evening. As we started driving S started to feel sick and then told us that he thought he was going to throw-up. Great! I got a bag to him, but he missed. There was vomit E.V.E.R.Y.W.H.E.R.E. I crawled in the back seat to clean up the best I could, and I almost lost it myself. Popcorn vomit is awful. Luckily DH's cousin lives close by and we made a stop there to clean the car and bathe S. Poor guy. He was sick the next couple of days and then passed it on to M. Luckily we left for home the next morning.

We had a wonderful vacation. It was sooo nice to have family time and to enjoy being with each other and making wonderful memories!