Cole's Big Catch

Here is the video of Cole's 18 inch trout he caught at Redfish Lake. It's clear that he comes from a LONG line of fisherman on both sides of the family!

Redfish Lake

We just got back yesterday from a trip to Redfish Lake with the Huszar family. They are good friends of ours and have 3 boys as well, Emery (3), Owen (1 1/2), and Jake (4 months). We rented a cabin by the lodge and had a great time boating , playing on the beach, fishing, and hanging out. The first night I think each of the 6 boys was up at least once during the night, that doesn't leave a lot of undisturbed time for sleep:-)
The lake is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been! It is crystal clear and the Sawtooth Mountains are spectacular right behind it. The beach was perfect for the kids since the depth is only about 2-3 ft for 100 yards out. Adam and Jason did some jumping off rocks into the lake and we found a couple cool waterfalls to hike around. Adam and Jason also wakeboarded but it was just a little chilly for Christy and I. Especially since it poured down rain and even hailed while we were there! Right by our cabin we had a momma dear and her two fawns that would come out everyday. They were not skittish at all and we got to get pretty close to them.
We went to the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery and got to see the fish in the pools and also let the kids fish the kid's pond. They provide poles and bait for kids to fish free, pretty cool! Cole and Mason each caught rainbow trout. Cole actually cast, hooked, reeled, and landed an 18 inch rainbow trout all by himself! He was SO excited and proud of himself! He said, "Now I don't need to practice fishing anymore because I'm so good!". He's got a bit to learn about being a lifetime learner.

It was a fun trip and we're always glad to spend time with our good friends. Redfish is definitely a place I plan on frequenting over the years!

Jason and Adam rock jumping.

Daddy and Mason

Cole LOVES to fish!

Fishin' with my MaceProud fisherman

All the rainbow trout in at the fish hatchery

The fish would jump up when you threw fish food in.

Mason's attempt at "rock jumping".

Cole's attempt at "rock jumping".

Fun with Daddy!

Beautiful waterfall

The fam

"Best Brothers Forever, Deal!" (that is the cheer they made up)

We see this face a LOT! Can you guess what color gatorade he had?

Man is this water COLD!

I love our fam!

It helps to open your eyes to catch a frisbee.

Adam jumping the wake. Awesome scenery!!!

Kade and Jake are buddies!

I love my baby!

The boys in their "fort" when it rained on the boat.

The 2 fawns

Mama deer and her babies

The four oldest, waving in front of the deer.

Cole (4 1/2), Mason (2 1/2), Kade (6mo)

POJO's

I got a groupon a while back for POJO's so we took advantage of it before it expired! The boys had a blast running from game to game. It was so funny to see them walk through the door and also go crazy with excitement! Cole was finally old enough for the bumper cars and went on those about 5 times! Mason got to go on the carousel, though he knew it wasn't quite as cool as the bumper cars. Sorry Mace, you'll get your turn! We had a great time and love hanging out with our kiddos!

Watch out, that kid's got a gun!

Kade wasn't as excited as the other boys:-)
Nothing like driving your own motorcycle

Snoopy and Mason got to be good friends!

Lone Pine Dairy

The husband of one of my college roommates runs a dairy in Kuna. I thought it would be fun to take the boys on some fun "field trips" this summer so I set up a day for Joel to show us around the dairy. Mason thought we were going to Dairy Queen but didn't seem disapointed when we got there. They got to see the milk truck and the milking barn. They go to see brand new calves that were just born that morning and go in and pet them. We saw the feed truck feeding a bunch of cows and walked along the corrals where they were eating. The boys had a great time and Lisa (my roommate) and her 3 boys came along as well. (which was very nice since she is 3 weeks away from her due date and it was a hot morning!) Cole plugged his nose for about the first 30 minutes... I thought I'd raised him better than that! Both big boys loved it and I'm not sure Kade knew what to think from the front pack.

VBS

Cole had his first Vacation Bible School experience a couple weeks ago at our church. The theme was "Hometown Nazareth - Where Jesus was a Kid". It was so much fun! My friend Brenda and I were the tribe leaders for our kids' group so we got to be a part of it. Cole's favorite was the market place where the kids got to have 3 shekels per day and go to the different booths. They had a food market (snack booth), bead shop, carpentry shop, linen shop, wool shop, farmer's field, synagouge, rock quarry, and an olive oil shop. Each booth had a craft that you paid to do. It was really cool and they had some really fun crafts! They also had game time outside with Chaz the Naz and time at Mary's house where she talked about raising Jesus as her son. We learned new praise songs and learned a newBible verse every night. One really cool thing the kids did was an offering contest. They asked all the kids to bring money for a community missions project to help paint and fix up portables and stuff at local schools. It was a contest between the "east side" and the "west side" tribes. A total of $1300 was raised in 5 days by a bunch of kids! AMAZING!!! What an awsome lesson in giving! Our side, the "west side", won and a kid from each tribe got to pour a pitcher of pancake batter on Chaz the Naz's head. Needless to say, it was a great week and Cole is already looking forward to next year!
The Zebulun Tribe
Cole and I

Lost Valley Resevoir

Last weekend we went up to Lost Valley Resevoir to camp with the Daytons. We had so much fun! We found a spot right along the lake and had a gorgeous view of the lake and mountains! We brought bikes and did a little riding around, mostly the kids rode around the campsite. There was roasted hot dogs and smores, campfires and fishing, and a whole lot of laziness going on! We had a great time and loved spending time with our good friends!
top: Adam, Shaanti, Kade, Brenda, Craig

bottom: Mason, Cole, Rylie, Ella
What a view! Lost Valley Resevoir

Cozy bed

I don't think they should label this a 2 man raft... more like 1 1/4 man raft.

Kade and Dad hanging out

Mason's face was about this dirty all weekend.

Craig decided to let Adam "tag along" on his bike:-)

I love my bike!!!

Baby Moses

Mason's "bed" at the kids very own campsite.

The kids table

The Bumbo

Mason's fish

Daddy and Mason - fishing buddies

Cole's fish

(I think he wore his bike helmet the entire weekend)

I love camping:-)

Cole, Ella, Mason, and Rylie