July 11th-13th we went camping up Warm River in Idaho with Justin's family. It was soooo pretty up there & such nice weather. Our camp site was on a dead end & paved road, not close to the river. so we didn't have to worry about the kids. Right when we got there, the kids were off on their bikes & we went fishing! There was a little deck type thing with a ramp that came out onto the water. So the kids would ride their bikes up & down the road & ramp while we fished!
The next day we road up to the Mesa Falls & stopped at the Teton Mountain Range, the upper & lower falls.
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| kids at the Tetons |
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| our family at the lower falls |
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| all of us at lower falls |
So amazingly pretty, I didn't know how the upper falls could beat that! It was nice because all of the sites were only a few miles from camp , so it wasn't a long ride in the car for the kids.
This picture makes me laugh SO hard. This is our family at the upper falls. See how Carter has a death grip around Justin's neck- he was terrified that he was going to fall. {it is a long ways down there, I can't really blame him}
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| grandma & the kiddos w Skippy |
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| {love} |
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| Daddy spent a lot of the day giving Tenley a shoulder ride! |
At the upper Mesa falls there is this cool museum with lots of taxidermy stuff, bugs, pretty much everything animal wise you can think of...
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| in front of museum |
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| dad showing the kids how to pose :) |
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| Tenley still didn't want to get very close |
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| checkin' out the snake skins |
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| this cute little racoon had reading glasses on, the kids thought it was hilarious. |
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| Carter had to get a picture with every animal :) |
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| lookin' at the skulls & fur |
It was SO pretty!! We went back again the next day with Ricky, Nicole & their kids!
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| The kids with their flavored honey sticks |
We spent alot of the next day floating the river. The river was like knee deep so it was perfect for the kids, Shae & Carter ended up floating by themselves a lot of the time. We would float down under the bridge & then walk back. We did this nearly all day & took turns taking the kids floating with us.
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| dad & Carter {thumbs up} |
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| me & the kids ready to float down! |
I think Carter & Shae would have floated all day, if it was up to them...There was this river that was blocked off, with a sign that said no wadding & no fishing. There were huge fish in it, it was fun to throw bread in & watch them all come up to the top of the water, they were huge!
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| love these 2! |
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| feeding the fish & the ducks came:) |
One night the kids all sat around the fire & told "scary" stories, I must say some of their stories were pretty entertaining.
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| 4 kiddos |
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| Carter passed out by the fire one night. It was super long days up there, with no naps!! |
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| Gramp & Ten watching the floaters |
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| Dylan & Tenley playin hunting toys! |
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| Justin teaching Dylan how to gut & clean a fish |
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| If Tenley ever disappeared this is where she would be, by the faucet playing in the water |
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| Carter & Shae on a hike |
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| Me & the kiddos on a walk! |
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| The bridge the kids loved to ride their bikes across |
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| Best friends |
I was nervous about roughing it in the tent, since we were in like bear ville. One night I could have sworn there was a bear at camp, I woke up all freaked out & Justin got up & it was a skunk destroying our camp site :) So I was glad we survived :) We had such a fun time up there, it was so pretty & such a fun camping trip, the kids did not want to leave.
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| All packed up, on the ride home |
The ride up & home wasn't as bad as we thought it would be. It only took like 2 1/2 hours & the kids slept part of the way there & the whole way home!! It is definitely a camp site that would be worth going back!!
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