Three.Ten Years

 3.10 Years

• We got to float Kooskia to Kamiah. We borrowed inner tubes from a friend, and met up with friends that we hardly ever do stuff with. We tied all the inner tubes together, passed snacks all around, climbed from tube to tube, and got to go cliff jumping at the end (I pushed you off, which I don't think you appreciated).We rafted the river later that week with the Stones and McKnights. WE took a long dinner on one of the beaches and didn't get home until 10pm. I am so grateful that you have been so flexible with sleep so we can do all these adventures.
• General summer fun: so many days at the pool, drawing on your belly after seeing the big kids draw on their bodies at swim meets, drawing all over big Maggie's arms because I told you not to draw on yourself, going on our first overnight raft trip as a family, playing in the pond, having a sleep over at Megan McKnight's, and Maggie babysitting you and Millie while Dad and I went to Lewiston.
• The brown family moved in and Macie is your age. It is adorable seeing her fit right into the girl group. 
• This month we got to go to Utah to celebrate Mark and Kami's wedding. It was a whirlwind of a trip, but it was one of your highlights for the summer. We got there in the middle of the night Wednesday night so we could have all Thursday to spend with Grandma and Papa Matthews. We checked out DI with Grandma, played at the splash pad where it turned into a huge water war of your kids verses this other family of kids, and ended the night watching Sophia while big kids went to the movies. On Friday, we got to do some back to school shopping on the way down to Provo and have lunch at Chic-fil-a. I know that is not much, but I liked having that morning as just a family. We made it to the temple just in time. All of you cousins waited in the room off to the side. The sealing was beautiful and we were able to take pictures afterwards. We ended the night with dinner up the canyon. I loved seeing you so affectionate to Mark and Kami. You would run up and give them so many tight hugs. We spent the night at Amelia's house. We crammed all five of you girls into their room. Grandma and Papa Price were in town for Education Week along with Uncle Josh's family. That morning, Grandpa treated all you kids to $5 at the DI. I laugh at that, but that DI was huge. We joked that it was the Walmart of DIs. Millie convinced you to big this four feet tall Elsa doll with creepy hair. It was awful. I wanted to say no, but Dad said yes, so now we own a creepy doll. We grabbed a quick lunch at their house and then headed to the Provo Rec Center for a few hours. It was crazy trying to do all you girls hair in that family bathroom, but it all worked out in the end. The Wedding was beautiful. You loved having all your cousins there. You actually got to throw flower petals down the isle, which you were beaming about. It dumped while we were eating dinner, but thankfully, there were enough canopies to cover us and the moment dinner was over, the rain stopped. We dance and sang karaoke. You kids drank so much soda and stayed up way late. It was definitely a celebration. 

Three.NineYears

 3.9 Years

• We made a fast weekend trip to McCall with the Cowles. You were so excited that you could wear you McCall shirt in McCall. We rented a lake house with its own dock, sandy beach, and hot tub. It was a blast with their kids. You tagged along with Macie, though you "Spidey" (Kyle) was pretty cool. We brought the little kayaks so you guys were all over on them. We rented a boat for a day. The water was freezing, but it was still fun, as long as we didn't fall off the tub. You got on the tub with me and were giggling the whole time. I love seeing you have fun. The real hit was the hot tub. That thing was covered in an inch of sand by the time we left. 
• Fourth of July!!! Seriously the best holiday in Grangeville. This year, we got to have Grandma and Papa Matthews and the Pavia family come join us. Grandma and Papa got their early, so we were able to do some fun activities with them before hand like getting ice cream from the stand and making tied dye shirts. Berries have been on sale, so we had fun making red, white, and blue breakfasts. When cousins arrived, the four wheeler was a big hit. The bigger kids just sandwiched you in between them and was riding all up and down the hill. We took a short hike up at fish creek. On Monday, we got to go jet boating up to the dam. You held on tight when we crashed into the big rapids on the way back. We lit off fireworks in the driveway, which the Pavis hardly ever get to do. On the actually fourth, we did the whole thing. Egg toss and foot races in the morning. We decorated bikes for the bike parade. We ate lunch at the stands. We waved at Dad and Millie as they got to be on the Syringa float. I laugh because we turn around and both Grandma and Papa had fallen asleep during the parade. We ended the night with fireworks at the high school. It was a very full day. 
• we have been on the river a lot. We have spent many days playing at the river and rafting with friends. The river is definitely our happy place. 
• We got to do our annual bike ride to Creme Cafe for a milk shake. This year, you got to ride your bike.
• Auntie Rachel and Owen and Caleb came for a long weekend. It is always great to have them over. Those boys adore you and it is precious to see them be so sweet to you. We took them to the river. Our friends showed us this trail to a waterfall where you can slide down it like a slide. I had you sit on my lap, but I don't know how much you enjoyed it. Walking back to the river by way of the creek was quite the feat in itself. While dad took the boys fishing one night, we had a girls night of painting toes, baking strawberry shortcake and watching The Great British Bake Off. Rachel loved it.