Cabin Week 2008

Every summer, we get to go to "Pappa Rick and Nanna's cabin house" (according to Triton.) We love going there and look forward to getting some fresh mountain air. Usually it is in the high 90s or 100s in Boise by the end of July so we enjoy the cooler temperatures of the mountains. This year we enjoyed some of our favorites which include:

1. Motorbike rides in the Mountains (Triton and Torrey)


2. Going to the lake. This year the girls took the smaller kids to Redfish Lake; which is a better beach for kids and Lana's personal favorite because this is where she use to camp with her family each summer.

3. Play with all the cousins. We don't all get together as often anymore so it is fun to watch all the kids play together and see how fun each of their personalities is. It is a total switch from being with the Browns. The Brown's have all grandsons, and the Roberts' have mostly girls. So Triton totally grosses out most of his girl cousins with his total obliviousness to germs and dirt.

4. Late night "adult time" when the kids go to bed and all the adults sit up and play games and tell stories, many of which include Torrey stories, everyone's favorite, about how funny he was as a kid. We didn't do our annual Karaoke night, Donivan must have such a special musical number prepared that he needs two years to practice:) (Just kidding Don!)

5. Not-so-diet eating. We all try hard but can't resist ice cream, nancy's homemade bread and jam and junk food. Although we did better than years in the past where everyone use to bring two dozen cookies to share.

6. Last but certainly not forgotten the "family bedroom." Yes we always loose lots of sleep from having to sleep with both kids and Trooper in our room. Just when we think Triton is asleep he starts a new conversation. Lets just say by the end of cabin week we very much enjoy our own beds, bedrooms and the kids in their own room...down the hall.

Needless to say, we love going to the cabin and always make lots of fun memories.