When we came home we were invited to go pick raspberries at the bishop's house. There was an imminent thunderstorm, so we picked as fast as we could in the wind, right up until the thunder started booming and the rain started to fall. We picked for about 30 minutes, but got enough raspberries to make 10 half pints of jam and enough leftover for ice cream topping.
After picking raspberries, we met the Bates at G's Dairy for some ice cream, then went to their house to play dominoes. It was such a fun day!
Yesterday we went with Nana (who got here Sunday for a visit) and the Bates to Island Park to float from Big Springs down to Mack's Inn. We rented river tubes and were shuttled up to Big Springs (which is where the Henry's Fork of the Snake River begins, I think), then we launched and floated 3 hours back to Mack's Inn. Nana waited for us there. There was a fair bit of drama right in the beginning with Lauren freaking out because she wasn't tied to anyone's tube and thought she'd float away, I guess. The water was a foot deep, but she screamed bloody murder, upended her tube and let it float away, lost her flip-flops and her water bottle, but held her Skittles high over her head to protect them. Landon yelled at her to catch her tube, but she just stood there screaming, so he ran after it and fell a couple of times and got scraped up pretty badly. Someone in a canoe rescued Lauren's flip-flops, but all and all, Lauren was very lucky she escaped without a beating by me or her dad. I didn't witness it, but right in the beginning Jenny also fell completely in the ice-cold water and so did Justin. Eventually, we all got organized. I tied my tube to Emma, Lauren, Caroline and Hilton so we'd stay together and we wouldn't have to continually rescue kids who can't steer their tubes. Landon stayed solo, and Jenny, Justin and Lorelai tied their tubes together. About 15-30 minutes into the experience, we were in the groove and had fun floating back together. We ate an early dinner/late lunch at Big Jud's in Ashton on the way home, then zoned out in our pajamas the rest of the evening. One of the best days of the summer!
Yesterday we went with Nana (who got here Sunday for a visit) and the Bates to Island Park to float from Big Springs down to Mack's Inn. We rented river tubes and were shuttled up to Big Springs (which is where the Henry's Fork of the Snake River begins, I think), then we launched and floated 3 hours back to Mack's Inn. Nana waited for us there. There was a fair bit of drama right in the beginning with Lauren freaking out because she wasn't tied to anyone's tube and thought she'd float away, I guess. The water was a foot deep, but she screamed bloody murder, upended her tube and let it float away, lost her flip-flops and her water bottle, but held her Skittles high over her head to protect them. Landon yelled at her to catch her tube, but she just stood there screaming, so he ran after it and fell a couple of times and got scraped up pretty badly. Someone in a canoe rescued Lauren's flip-flops, but all and all, Lauren was very lucky she escaped without a beating by me or her dad. I didn't witness it, but right in the beginning Jenny also fell completely in the ice-cold water and so did Justin. Eventually, we all got organized. I tied my tube to Emma, Lauren, Caroline and Hilton so we'd stay together and we wouldn't have to continually rescue kids who can't steer their tubes. Landon stayed solo, and Jenny, Justin and Lorelai tied their tubes together. About 15-30 minutes into the experience, we were in the groove and had fun floating back together. We ate an early dinner/late lunch at Big Jud's in Ashton on the way home, then zoned out in our pajamas the rest of the evening. One of the best days of the summer! 
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Once again the gang makes us all look like abusive parents because our idea for a fun summer day was spread a blanket on the floor and eat pb and j sammies and stare up at the glitter on the ceiling and pretend to see stars!
Seriously--please adopt me! You guys have the most fun ever.
You guys are the bestest friends ever!!! We all can't stop talking about how much fun we have had with you all! Justin keeps asking what we are doing next week!
Floating in an innertube sounds really fun. Sorry I missed it. I'm glad you all are having a good time.
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