Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Summer Fun

The kids were trying to get Katie on Tanner's shoulders and Garret on Katie's shoulders.  Max Skidmore was being a good sport and trying to help. (July 20th)

 The kids and I floated down the Spokane River.  It was quite and adventure.  First off the pump that I had brought would not work to blow up the tubes, so Kirt went down the gas station a mile away and pumped them up and then begged a ride from some people with a truck to bring them back.  2nd, the river was so slow this time of year that it took forever to float down.  We put in at Barker and were going to float to Mirabeau Park.  We had already been floating for over 3 hours when we got to Sullivan so we got out there and asked some nice people if we could use their cell phone to call Kirt to come rescue us.  Plus about half was down the sun went behind the clouds and it got cold.  Next time, I will be more prepared and I won't go without Kirt.  (July 31st)


Saturday, July 20, 2013

Riding Horses at the 24th of July Celebration



Friday, July 12, 2013

Ward Party

We had a ward party at Ferdinand the Bull Park.


Monday, July 8, 2013

Kirt and Tanner's Trip to Ecuador and Peru July 8-18 2013

Since Tanner earned his eagle Kirt told him he would take him on a trip (I think that Kirt just needed an excuse to go on another trip:) They decided to go to Peru and hike the Inca Trail.  They of course threw in a bunch of other fun stuff that was in the area. 

Town of Cusco Peru








 Hiking the Inca Trail













 Bug Bites
 Blisters
Machu Picchu


Aguas Calientes (town right near Machu Picchu)







 At the Equator
 One foot in the Northern Hemisphere, one foot in the Southern Hemisphere
 Showing how the water drains in different directions.  Right on the equator it goes straight down, in the Northern Hemisphere it drains counter clockwise and in the Southern Hemisphere it drains clockwise.


 Jumping off a bridge!

 




 Trail of the Waterfalls in Ecuador







 White water rafting on the Pastaza river in Ecuador.