Memorial Day campout…

Here are a handful of pictures of a little camping trip we took to Givins Hot Springs just 45 minutes from Boise on the Friday before memorial day.  There’s a short video too.  The kids love camping and George did great.

Some highlights from the trip that I didn’t get pictures of include the trees that Clara climbed, the kittens we found, the giant naturally hot pool and a ride in a golf cart.  We did the usual adventure stuff and took the walkie talkies for extra fun.

The next day we even took time to find a little boat launch into the river and let the girls wade in and toss rocks to scare all the fish away from the fisher-lady that was sitting on the shore.  She didn’t seem to mind too much.

Cutest message from Clara

Sometimes when I’m not home yet by 5:01 PM, Clara will call and leave a message for me.  She tries really hard to get the context and voice right, like talking to me about my e-mail or my co-workers.  It sometimes even sounds as though she’s hiding in a corner somewhere so that Mom won’t here her and she can leave a longer message.  Don’t miss the kisses at the end.

George talking to Dad

I wanted to give Rachel some time tonight to read her scriptures so I brought George in the office and started recording. We spent about 10 minutes recording while we talked and I pulled out the cutest parts (only about two minutes). Listen to it below. You can play it for Drew and Afton since they’ll understand better than any of us.