4th of July

I know I am behind and this post is a bit overdue but oh well!

We went to Idaho for the fabulous 4th of July. Idaho Falls is the best place to be for the 4th :)

We started off our time hanging out at a cabin just outside Ashton, ID. It was beautiful. We went to a few waterfalls, Mesa Falls and Cave Falls.


This is Matthew's new smile. Cheesy I know but I can't get him to stop.

I guess just a few weeks before we came the cave at Cave Falls collapsed. Matthew took this picture. He was very concerned about it and kept asking me to read what it said and explain why someone put it there and what would happen if we didn't follow the instructions on it. He is becoming a very by the book little kid. So I told him that if you went past the sign the park rangers would charge you $100 because it wasn't safe and they didn't want anyone to get hurt. Not too long after our little conversation Grandpa Scoresby took him over there to look at the falls and they walked past the sign. Matthew was so upset. We got a lecture all the way back to the cabin about how Grandpa had made Matthew not follow the rules and now he was going to have to pay $100 and he wouldn't be able to buy his new trains(that is what he is saving his money for). It was quite humorous!



Matthew also took this picture. It is hard for me to get the camera away from him sometimes.

The water was freezing but the kids really didn't seem to mind! And they all got soaking wet.

Some of the adults had some issues with trying not to get their clothes wet :)

Some of the big boys wadded across the river and then threw branches off the top of the waterfall. Something about Idaho that brings out the kid in you!

This is the morning of the 4th. We were waiting for the parade to start. It was freezing. Seriously it was like 50 degrees. Everyone was in jackets and pants. Nuts! I have never had such a cold 4th!

Aunt Carrie is such a good sport getting her hair done before the fireworks!