Wild Weekend

Last week Taylor flew up on Monday to spend the week with us and my parents drove up on Thursday and stayed through the weekend. We were very buys doing projects and having fun. They helped me paint both girls' rooms and install lights and paint furniture and hang pictures and ... The girls love their new rooms and we are glad they are separated. The sharing rooms idea was a bad one. I'll post pictures when they are totally finished.

We also did a few fun things- the highlight was kayaking down the south fork of the Payette River. Dan and Katie have kayaks and all the gear. My dad, Tay, Brock and I all went. I was scared to death because my mom told me about every near death experience on rivers that she had heard of including her own. My mom sat this one out because after almost drowning as a teenager she, "doesn't do rivers." Annie and Kate were excited to have her all to themselves for an afternoon. Like I said I was a little freaked out, but it was seriously so fun and not super scary. One scary moment was when we hit a "hole" and our kayak was stuck until it finally flipped Brock over the back of the kayak(he seriously did a back flip feet over head out of the boat). This was kind of funny, but then when he didn't pop out of the water I kind of freaked out- then his helmet pops up, but not him, then finally after I started seriously thinking that this was a really bad thing he popped up still holding the oar- what a champ. Dan got knocked out of the boat, but that was just funny cause he's a pro. Anyway it was a blast and here are the pictures Dan and Katie took.

By the way, Annie starts preschool next month. I told Taylor that I was nervous she wasn't prepared. I know she'll be good on the first day because she knows the letter "A" but from there she was in trouble until "X." In two days Taylor taught her how to spell her name and taught her how to write it (writing is still hit and miss- sometimes she gets carried away with the "i's" She thinks those are fun to write.) Tay also taught her the letter "R." Taylor said just in case there was another Annie and she had to go by Annie R. Tay, I sure miss you this week- we loved having you stay with us. Annie and Kate love Aunt Taylor!