Boise River, Fanci Freeze, the Drive-In, & DCI

We really debated whether or not we should attempt to float the river this year.  We've taken a year or two off, mostly due to babies.  But this year we decided to throw it back in the rotation.  I did opt to leave Charlotte with Aunt Donna (thank you!) who I think was happy to have a good excuse not to go.  But actually it was really fun this year!  The kids are all a little older and more capable and a little less likely to bawl when they get splashed in the face (unlike Aunt Kacee and me).  We had four boats going down (that mostly held air), lots of gummy bears, plenty of COLD water, and really nice weather.  A couple highlights:  Kyle dunking Spencer all the way under (the look on Spencer's face was awesome), Masen spending most of the trip with his boat in the trees and Tyler and Dallen bailing him out while trying to protect Masen's phone that he refused to leave behind, my husband guiding our boat from the front with his legs completely numb from being submerged the entire trip, Masen's lovely singing, and Kyle and Mary's boat with Aubrey and Ella being the pirates and the "fastest ship in the seven seas!"  SO fun!

We only made it to Fanci Freeze one time this summer....lame.  But still super yummy!

While the Carlson's were here, they took a week or so detour to Utah to visit other family and friends.  While they were gone we got Grandma to babysit Charlotte and we headed to the Parma Motor-Vu!  I hadn't been to the drive-in since I was a kid....they are soooo fun!  It was a pretty late night, but well worth it.  The kids had a blast!  I'm pretty sure Carson didn't stop eating popcorn and/or candy the entire movie!  We'll definitely be going back.  

And the "littles" (my kids and Kacee's youngest two) really wanted to go to the Discovery Center again this year.  The older kids are apparently over it.  Pretty sure the ONLY reason the kids like that place is the pretend store.  And they had a great time loading up those carts over and over and over.....