Fun in the Sun because the Water was too Stinkin' Cold!

Now, I've grown up in Idaho all my life, so you'd think I'd be use to cold. Nope. I love warm weather, warm water, sunshine and green grass.

I blame it on the fact that I'm half Californian since my farmboy of a father was able to swoop his Californian girl out of college and into a more rural existence. We never grew up on a farm or anything (thanks Mom for the hay fever and animal dander allergies!) but we know how to rough it.

Visiting the picturesque Jordanelle Reservoir was like walking into a lake full of icecubes.


Those beautiful mountains provide awesome glacial run-off that lasts all summer long!


The majority of us stayed in the shallow bit while a few show-offs completely submerged themselves in anticipation of tube rides behind the boat pulled by Uncle Greg (remember the dinner theater? He was the one in the tie-dye shirt...)

Eliza figured out how to avoid the cold by sitting on Uncle Matt while he floated on a tube.

Debating on going back in after getting her feet wet...

Seth was daring enough to put mud on his fingers, but he stayed pretty dry as well.

Cute little froggy! She ultimately decided against going back into the water, which worked for me because it gave me an excuse to stay out of the frigid water as well.

Instead we decided to do a photo session with my beach hat.

She really hams it up, doesn't she?! You can also see Chris in the back using the rotisserie method for a burn. Sigh.

And, she's done.

All that fun in the sun takes a toll on pasty skin, so periodically I'd catch one of the kiddies and spray them down with sunscreen. As you can tell from our extremely white skin, we're "sun healthy!"

Coming out of a rotisserie turn, the kiddies decided to snuggle next to daddy. Ahhh!

Later on we had an awesome lunch of hot dogs and hamburgers with chips, cookies, and fun talks. I just LOVE summer vacations!!!