Alpine Days 2018

       We're definitely ending summer break with a bang! We've done something fun nearly every day this week starting with the ping-pong drop. The helicopter dropped ping-pong balls for the kids to collect and then turn in for a prize/lollipop. It was a little unorganized but it was the first time it's been done here in Alpine and it was fun nonetheless.

Despite their silly faces they had a blast.

   We had an awesome lightening and thunder storm over the weekend and Carter captured this awesome photo from the front porch on his iPod.

Lightening and thunder is my all time favorite!

   The next fun activity was the foam & water party!

Messy, chaotic and fun!

    Then we went to a free swim night for Caldwell Banker and Charlie won this cute Supergirl doll.

     Then it was the Luau where Greg and I treated ourselves to dinner at the food trucks while the kids stayed home.

This was the only photo from the Luau night.

     Our neighbors family owns a big piece of property & cabin in the Unita's and was kind enough to invite us up for the day so I took the three youngest and we had a blast. We did a little nature hike, played in the creek/river and just enjoyed the peace and quiet with no wifi or cell service.

These two cabins are the first two built on the property and one is no longer structurally sound .

   I failed to get a photo of the actual cabin but the scenery was just too spectacular and had to be documented even if the photos don't do it justice.

Our nature hike took us to this pretty little waterfall.

Dirt and water, a boys two favorite things.

Despite the freezing water and rocky river bottom these three had a blast!

Seriously so gorgeous!

All 13 kids having dinner together.

    Last night we went to the rodeo. After 22 years of working for the City Greg finally agreed to go to the rodeo and it was a fun night. We had Mark, Carter, Charlie and Brock with us.

This nice/cute old man volunteered to take a photo with Charlie before she got her photo with the rodeo clown.

A few action shots from the barrel racing.

   And today we started with the parade!

Candy, Candy, Candy!

About the only two real floats in the whole parade.

Cool tractors.

Fancy dune buggies.

   Then it was off to the carnival!

Lots of bouncy waterslides.

Charlie started off in these cool treadmill balls.

So many fun things to choose from.

Jump, Jump, Jump.

Bull rides and stunt jumps.

McClane doing a little zip line and slide jumps.

A little rock climbing and bull riding for McClane.

     Sorry for the photo overload. Thanks to the city's generosity all the activities were free for the first time in 22 years! We got free rodeo tickets, free carnival wristbands and even a $10 food voucher for the food trucks. It's been fun!
      We stil have fireworks tonight and tomorrow we celebrate Charlie's 5th birthday so there may be a few more photos on next weeks blog as well. Only one more week left before school starts! Say it isn't so!!!