Sun Valley??? Vacation July 23-26

This year Chad's parents had planned a trip to Sun Valley for the whole family. They rented 2 condos, and we were all looking forward to biking, hiking, and relaxing in Sun Valley. Unfortunately, on the day that we arrived we found that the company that they had made the reservations through had gone under, and we had no condos! There were none available that were reasonably priced, so we were out of luck.

It was time to make lemonade out of lemons, so we got a motel for the night, and the kids enjoyed the pool.

We spent the next day in Sun Valley. We had a picnic, flew kites, and went ice skating. It was Savannah's first time ice skating, and she did a great job!

It was Sarah's 3rd time ice skating, so she was already a pro.

Emily and Andrew watched from the side with Grandma and Grandpa.
The kids had such a great time playing with their cousins!

Emily and Anna

Sarah, Jake, Emily, Anna, and Savannah

The whole gang in Sun Valley.

Anna, Andrew, Jake, Sarah, Savannah, and Emily on the bridge.

Later that day most of the group headed back to our home in Eagle, and we spent the rest of the weekend there. It actually turned out to be a wonderful weekend! On Saturday we floated the Boise river.
It was a gorgeous day, and a perfect time to spend on the water. When we were done we had a picnic in the park. After that we were pretty much wiped out, so we went back to the house. Other highlights of the weekend included a major waterfight, some serious swimming (including walrus balancing), and a wicked game of spoons. It was great to spend time with the family!