Great Idaho Pastime

I'm goin fishin..I'm goin fishin..I'm goin fishin hey, hey, hey, hey!
(I think this is actually supposed to be a song about a dollar)

C'mon already fish, get on my line.

My brother and his daughter came to Idaho for the 4th of July weekend. We all loaded up and went to the reservoir to try our hands at some fishing. This was Heber's first time. He had his own little Diego fishing pole and loved that he got to be just like the big boys.

I think he takes after his daddy though. None of this live bait fishing where you let the worm sink and just sit there and wait. He kept casting his line out and realing it in as fast as he could.

"Get me a fly rod daddy!!!"

Slip and Slide Idaho style

Run, Run, Run, Run, Run............"How long should I run?"
and F I N A L L Y the SLIDE
Now just sit back and relax with the guys

My sister has this great yard and a super long peice of tarp purchased solely for the sheer enjoyment of water fun. With a big black tarp, water, and a little dish soap, the kids were entertained for hours!

We have been having so much fun in Idaho with family and friends. Sorry for the lack of pictures. I will have a lot of catching up to do.

We miss you daddy and are counting the days until next Monday!

All by myself

See mom!!!! I told you I could do it. (Why are my clothes fitting so strange all of a sudden?)

Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks.....

Notice the ball glove on his hand all ready to go!
Heber's first ballpark hotdog

At the end of May we were given the chance to go to another Indians game (a BIG thanks to Dr. Shay) and decided we would take Heber along with us this time. He loved the game and was really a trooper even though it was freezing cold. We had great seats and great company. I can't think of a better way to spend a frigid Cleveland evening!

We miss you Kylan, Danette, and Keion. Thanks for spending one of your last nights in Ohio with us.

And then he was 3

Heber had a great 3rd birthday. We ate chinese food with his favorite Chicken Lo Mein and then opened his family gifts (thanks everyone) and topped it all off with birthday cake. He wishes everyday he could open presents and eat cake.

Aarrghhh!

Heber wanted a pirate party for his 3rd birthday. I had a lot of fun with the invitations!

Here is my own little captain Jack. Of course he woudn't wear it when all of his friends arrived.
I learned very quickly that I will never do a planned out party with games and the whole 9 yards for 3-year-olds ever again. They had a ball playing in Heber's playroom with all of his toys. Most of the games got swashbuckled (ha ha) and we just let them enjoy each other.

Has anyone seen Heber???

I swear this is what he looked like the other day after we got him out of the sand volley ball pit at Sluggers and Putters. I am still cleaning sand out of the bathtub!

We had a great day of mini golf, water boats and racecars with the Allreds. The kids topped it all off with some sand angels while the guys hit "alot of balls" in the batting cages. Who knew you didn't have to insert all 4 tokens at once!!!!

More pictures of our fun Saturday to come. I accidentally left my camera in Ammon's stroller.