The Rest of Summer

I must have realized I would miss summer at this time, which is why I waited until November to blog about summer vacations. See? It was part of my plan all along to wait this long!


Eastern Idaho State Fair


All set for a day at the fair!


Testing the hot tubs

Riding the Carousel. Benjamin loved it so much he actually started crying when we had to get off.

Driving the boat; Benjamin comandeered BOTH steering wheels!

Riding with Aunt Liz

Visiting the big horses in the barn with Grandpa

Benjamin preferred playing in the sawdust to riding horses though.

The only fun part of the fair I failed to capture is the vast amount of fair food we consumed while we were there. We love going to the fair every year!


Pirate Island Pizza

Pirate Island Pizza - Me, Dennis, my sister Liz, Dennis' sister Kami, and Dennis' brother Samuel took on the Kracken - 2 feet in diameter of meat-lover's paradise in pizza form. Benjamin liked the crust the best.


Benjamin didn't get to play any games at Pirate Island (they have an arcade), but he got to ride a little merry-go-round they had and he LOVED it!

Mecham Family Reunion

Woohoo! A family reunion with a trampoline! They also had a bouncy house but I didn't get any pictures of it.

The Joe Mecham Family: Samuel, Rachel and Benjamin, Dennis, Joe, Darlene, Korissa, Kami and Conner, and Devin. What a good-looking group!

Settling down on Grandpa's lap after a long day of reunion.



Thompson Family Reunion

We went up to Dubois, Idaho to put in Great-Grandpa Thompson's military headstone. While we were there we decorated his grave with some flowers.


Of course, whenever the Thompsons get together there is plenty of good food! At the cemetary we had Rachel's Aunt Donette's famous Fudge-filled Cookies, soda, water, candy, cookies, and crackers. Don't worry; after we were done at the cemetary we went back to Idaho Falls for lunch. :-)


Feeding the ducks by the falls in Idaho Falls. Most of Benjamin's bread ended up on the rocks below his feet, but Daddy helped him get it to the ducks.

We love to see the temple!