Sunday, August 31, 2014

2014 Epic Road Trip -- August 13

Ok, so I forgot to use the file from Andy's camera for the day before and the zip lining adventure he and the older kids went on.
So, this is a catch up post, current post, and I included a fun video at the end too.


ready to ride
 the hike before they could zip line
 Josh, I think.
 Lilly--no wonder her back was so sore when we got home!

 Josh chose to do the Challenge Course at the end.

 He said they had to run across the log.



 The tightrope.  He said it was so hard.
It was after all the challenging course was done and he was near the ground that his ankle rolled.
 Ok, so on the 13th, we floated on the river in the afternoon.
The water was so cold when we all went!
My shrieks from the cold water plus the sound of the rushing water made Anthony almost come unglued.
His ears have been bothering him for a month now.
He and I sat out for the next hour that Andy and the older kids floated.
It actually worked out well, since we could pick them up at the end of the floating part and drive them back to the top.

The first part of the day, we went to the water park at Lava Hot Springs.
They have a huge, amazing, fun pool outside, and a huge pool inside, plus an indoor kiddie pool play area.
Something for everyone.
After climbing the wall, they drop down into the water.
Maggie is on the right.
Josh did this, without using his sore ankle.
His arms were so sore afterward though.
 Hot tub
 Anthony loved this water bubble.

 He's blurry, but you can see the joy on his face anyway.  :)
We did this slide over and over and over and over and over.
 I had Andy go on slides with the girls (Josh didn't want to risk making his ankle hurt), and Anthony and I watched people jump off the diving boards.
This activity has long entertained Anthony and brings him a lot of joy.
The super tall ones require a waiver to be signed.
 Maggie after one of the slides
 Andy went down a slide or two, but he didn't like them much.
 Andy doing one of his flips off the board.
 When we walked around town, we'd see people holding on to tubes like this, and we'd laugh.
Then, we realized how convenient it is to not hike a mile back uphill, even if at a slight upward angle.


 Josh and Lilly
 Maggie just chilling

 They were stuck on rocks.



 Back at the camp ground
 Lilly was good upside down.
Anthony kept climbing the side until he was near the top, but then we had to grab him down.
He'd try to climb back down, but would slip right through the open space.
 Maggie wore sunblock at the beginning of the day but didn't reapply it.
Lilly didn't wear any at all.  She was more burnt than Maggie.
Maggie's burn.
 more sunflowers in Idaho
Ready for their zip line adventure the night before.



This video is from when we first stayed in Ogden.
Josh remembered when our little friend, Bentley, did this roll in his pool.
He said "Bye Mom," then rolled into the pool.

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