Minnetonka Cave

Today, we went to the Minnetonka Cave in Idaho. Click here to see a short video of the cave. It was awesome! Michael loved it and loved to order Daddy to walk (he was sitting in the baby backpack for part of it, until he insisted on walking himself) It definitely was an adventure for him, and us. The temperature inside the cave is an average 40 degrees and there are 444 steps into the cave, then you have to walk back another 444 steps for a total of 888 steps. The formations inside the cave were awesome! They have named a few of the formations the seven dwarfs, miss piggy, bacon, pile of gold (located in the treasure room) and more. We could also see into the devils office and they have a stairway called 'The Stairway to Heaven'. The last room in the cave is called the wedding room. Formations in that room include: the bride, groom (the bride is growing from the bottom, and the groom growing down from the top & when they finally reach eachother in 5,000 years they will be married, so they have a very long engagement) also, there is the organ, and the mother-in-law (also known as the witch) hehe. On the way back through the cave, we could touch one rock, which happened to be slimy and smooth. In early spring there is a small river going through part of the cave (but it wasn't there when we visited today) that runs down somewhere. A while ago, people put dye in the water to see where it went to, but never found it... interesting. On the walk back to the exit, Michael ran off and tripped and fell. He started screaming so loud and being in the cave, it echoed. We were in the back of the line, so everyone was looking back because they thought that maybe he fell down the stairs. I had to tell everyone he was ok and just tripped. Besides that little fall, he was ok and had a blast.

Four Wheeling at Bear Lake

We are up at Bear Lake this weekend and having a blast so far, although we do miss our friends Darrin and Traci who weren't able to come with us... :) We are staying at our timeshare with Worldmark. We went four wheeling and had a blast. Michael loved it. We stopped at a meadow and had a picnic. Michael had a bee land on his hand next to his sandwich, which he ended up dropping in the dirt because it scared him. Luckily, I had extra cheese and ham for him. It is so beautiful up here and the weather is perfect right now. After we went four wheeling we went into town for a Bear Lake Famous Raspberry shake. Tasty tasty!! We bought Michael an ice cream cone, for only $1.39 and it was well worth it! That sucker was half the size of Michael's head! It was HUGE!! He thought it was awesome though!

Been too long...

It seem's like forever since I have written anything. Currently, I am feeling overwhelmed and trying to do everything at once... I just can't help it. Oh well. Yesterday, I spent the majority of the day cleaning the house and today, you wouldn't think I had done anything... Life of a mother!! It's kind of frustrating knowing that you spend so much time trying to keep your house in order, just to know that when you turn your back, it will be a disaster again. Sometimes I just want to give up!!

To catch up in the last month, after I got home from Lake Powell (my last entry) I got really sick with Sinusitus and was ready to ask my husband to kill me because I was in so much pain. It was miserable and lasted forever! Then, from July 30- Aug 2nd we had our Parent Family reunion. We rented a cabin up in Heber, which was really fun, as you can see from the picture! hehe.

Then, my sister got married on Aug 8th. It was awesome! She made such a beautiful Bride!



I was one of her bridesmaids, and Michael was a ring bearer. He did such a good job! He also looked so adorable in his tux!!

















Then a week later, we went to Lake Powell again. This is my third trip this year!! We had a lot of fun, but were so ready to come home and be home! This time, I did not get sick ya!! Third time is a charm!! :) I feel like I have been gone all summer or have been sick when I have been home. It's good to be home, but now I feel like I am playing catch up with housework and organizing! Fun for me! Oh, yes, and how can I forget?! We are again going out of town next week to Bear Lake, then I am throwing a baby shower for my friend Laura, which I am really excited to do, then going out of town to Lake Tahoe. Holy cow!! This summer has been crazy, and won't really settle down until the end of September. Crazy!!