August Long Weekend!

A few weeks before the long weekend Richard found a motorbike on Kijiji for a really good deal. We got a babysitter and went to go take a look at it. Richard took it for a little drive. He ended up buying it. Too say he was excited is an understatement even though he won't admit too it!! ha ha ha! He's used it a few times to come down to the trailer when we were already there.

We decided to take off on Friday. We were able to get down there in the early afternoon. We stopped at Walmart and got our groceries and a few other things. We ended up getting Cadence a new bike because her old one was so small. The prices of bikes down there are so cheap compared to here. We got her a super cute one for only $50. We also bought a beach comber bike for a friend. It was a very girly bike and Richard rode it behind me in the store the whole time. Sheesh, a little bit embarrassing! He got a lot of comments, it was pretty funny. I should of taken a picture of him, but didn't.

We got to the trailer and set everything up and unpacked things. The kids are always so excited when we get there. They play on the swing set and ride their bikes around. It was a little chilly that day, but they still wanted to go down to the water. So we did.

On Saturday we woke up and it was a beautiful day. We just hung around the trailer and played down at the dock. We first went down and Abbi yelled that she caught something in her net. She kept saying, "I caught a crab". So I went over and sure enough she caught a crayfish. Yuck, it was so gross and big. She showed everyone and it totally freaked DJ right out. He scrambled off the dock and stood up on the hill. He kept saying, "NO" when we told him to come down. He didn't like the "crab", because it goes SNAP!! Richard ended up throwing it at me, while I was swimming in the water. So it probably didn't help DJ, when he saw mom screaming about the "crab"! So that was an exciting way to start the day!

The Robinson's really wanted Richard to try something behind the boat. But there was no way he was going to. They went and got a 4' round piece of plywood that they wanted me to try behind the boat. So I did. It was a little crazy. I would start on my tummy and get to my knees and then stand up on this plywood. Then I could turn it around. I always just got half way and then I'd biff it. I got up twice. It was kind of fun!

Then later that day we all got in the boat and they took us to their swimming place. We swam around for a long time. DJ fell asleep on the way there and slept under the dash all curled up on the tarps. It was super cute. I took a picture, but my SD card broke, so I lost all those pictures. Crazy camera!

After supper we took the kids over to the cause way. They really wanted to go. DJ was super grumpy and mad at us for some reason. We finally got him to get out of the suburban and join us. He kept going into the water but refused to put on his life jacket. I kept telling him that it was deep and to be careful (I was sitting right there watching him). Well sure enough he ended up stepping off and went too deep. I watched him as he kicked like crazy and kept his face above water. Then I jumped in and grabbed him. It scared him so bad that he just sat on my lap. After it was all over I could laugh about it. Because he looked hilarious kicking like crazy. He learned his lesson. He always put on his life jacket when we were near the water.

We went back and got them all showered and cleaned and into their jammies, ready for bed. That's when my parents and Megan and David showed up. Of course, my kids were super excited to see them. We helped them set up their tents and get things ready. Then my kids went off to bed. Us adults played "Ticket to Ride" together. It was a lot of fun.

Sunday we had to hurry and get ready for church. We got there about 15mins early but it was PACKED! We sat in the YW's room, where we watched Sacrament Meeting on tv. It was amazing how many people were there. The majority of us in Big Fork, MT that Sunday were Canadian! After the meeting they told everyone that the rest of church was cancelled because they don't have enough classrooms for everyone. So we all went home. We had a yummy Sunday dinner and then decided to go for a walk. We took them to the causeway where we walked across the flooded road. It was really hot that day too! We ended up in the water with the kids for a little bit! After that we just hung around the trailer. Nothing too exciting!

Luckily Megan took some pictures of our Sunday walk! Here we are walking across the "cause way"!

DJ loved to pick up rocks off the road!

The kids had a water fight going with their Uncle David, who had the water hose out!! They all had a blast!

On Tuesday we hung around the trailer and played. There were some kids staying at the cabin and my kids had fun playing with them. They did an Olympics which they invited my kids to participate in. So that was fun to watch. I took a bunch of pictures with my camera and this is when it broke:(...so sad! I fed my kids lunch and DJ zonked at the table. I tucked him in on the bench and he had a good nap. The girls were dying to go down to the dock to swim. But it's far enough down that I can't see if from the trailer and I don't feel comfortable to send them down by themselves or leave DJ by himself sleeping! Luckily, Rachel Robinson (it's her grandparents cabin), was there. She's in our ward and babysits for us once in a while. She agreed to watch the girls. So my girls happily went swimming. I woke up DJ around 4pm, he probably would of slept forever, and we headed down to the dock. The problem was talking him into going onto the dock. Ever since Abbi caught that crayfish it really freaked DJ out. So I brought his cars and he played by the boat house while we swam. He eventually came down and swam with us too (it was super hot out)!

On Wednesday the Robinson's were getting ready to leave the cabin. But they really wanted to take the kids out on the boat. Abbi and Cadence really wanted to try the knee boards. So Rachel worked with them in the water and got them both up on the knee boards. It was exciting to watch from the boat. They were both so excited. Then they wanted to try the super ski. Which was 2 skis all in one. Anyways, they both skied behind the boat and again were so excited that they did. It was fun to watch. I'm so glad Rachel was there to help them. They were so much more willing to do it with her help compared to mom helping them! I got a ski in too. I slalomed around the lake and was able to make it back. Loved it! We finished it off with all 4 of my kids going on the tube together. I was shocked that DJ wanted to go on the tube without me holding him! They had fun! Thanks to the Robinson's for sharing their boat with us. It made it so fun!

Here is Ross Robinson showing us he can still ski on the "plywood"! This is what I tried too! Lots of fun!

Abbi and Rachel ready to go on the knee boards together.

Here they are. Rachel was a great teacher to the girls. Loved it!

Rachel and Cadence going on the knee boards together.

Abbi, Brianna and DJ watching Cadence from the boat.

Abbi skiing on the Super Ski! She did awesome!

Cadence's big SMILE after she finished knee boarding.

Cadence went on the Super Ski but decided to just go on her knees! She did great too!

Cadence and Abbi going on the knee boards together. You can see how hi the water was by the flooded garage behind the girls.

I went for a slalom ski!

All the kids ready for a tube ride. I think the tube was loaded! DJ sat with Rachel.

They had a fun ride!

After lunch we just had fun playing in the water. It was so hot that day. Then I gathered all our towels and dirty clothes and we went into Big Fork and I put all my clothes into the washer. Then we ran over to DQ's for supper. It was perfect. We ate supper and I got them all a DQ treat that we took back to the laundromat to put the clothes into the dryers. We all sat and ate our treats and by then the clothes were done. It was perfect timing. We were driving back to the trailer when I got a text from Richard saying he just got there. So we pulled up about 5mins after he got there. Again, perfect timing!! The kids were excited to see their dad!

On Thursday we decided to go into Kalispell and do some shopping for DJ. I already had all the girls' shopping finished, but didn't get anything for DJ. So we did that. We shopped all morning and then we went to Sizzlers for lunch. The kids were excited to go to a "fancy" restaurant! They all ate so much. It was awesome! Lunch was delicious! We got some funny pictures of the goof balls after eating their ice cream. They were all saying that they were frozen!

Here are Abbi, Brianna and Cadence's frozen faces!! Too funny!

DJ had to show me his frozen face!

After lunch we went to the water park in Kalispell. It's just a small one, but perfect for our family. We stayed for the afternoon. All the kids loved going on the lazy river. We had a scare at one point. I lost sight of Abbi and thought she was up with Richard. I finally caught up with Richard and he didn't have her. We waited for a while thinking she'd be coming around the lazy river. I was starting to get to the point of panic, when she finally came around the corner. Sheesh, it got my heart going. Afterwards we headed back to the trailer for supper. DJ got a spiderman costume from Costco and wanted to try it on. So the girls were laughing at him all the way back to the trailer. It was pretty funny!

Here is our Spiderman!!!

On Friday we just had a relaxing morning. The kids have fun riding their bikes and exploring everywhere. Richard bought some new handle grips for his motor bike and put them on that morning. After lunch we packed up some stuff and went to a near by State Park on the Flathead Lake. The kids played in there for a couple of hours. It was a fun afternoon.

Saturday we packed up and took off. We stopped at a Sports Store so I could buy a new slalom ski. It's my early birthday present. I was super excited. So we got my ski then stopped at Costco for a few things then we were off. Richard just followed behind us on his bike. We went over Logan's Pass. It was so pretty. We stopped a did a tiny little hike with the kids to stretch our legs out. It was a perfect ride home. The kids did great. We came into Cardston around 2pm. We stopped at Richard's parents house and had some lunch. Then we went and found my family, who were cheering on Brent playing softball. We got to watch him play and visit with some family. Then we took off for home. It was a FUN time away from home, but I was excited to get back!

Here is Richard and the kids by the really fast moving creek. The water was freezing cold!

Looking over the wall at the little water fall.

My four cute kids! It was the perfect little hike on Logan's Pass!

Here's Uncle Brent's little cheering squad! You can see him swinging the bat!

This post took me forever to write but now I'm finished. All the pictures on here (except the 3 from Megan) were all taken on my phone. Not too bad for phone pictures! At least I was able to get some pictures. I did get my camera fixed after this trip! Crazy camera!