August.

August was fun; maybe slightly less fun for Maylyn because she had summer school. But she had a surprisingly good time.  The Husband was able to take some vacation time and we did some exploring. 

We headed back to Lake Coeur d’Alene and let the kids put their feet in the water.  The lake was packed the day that we went.  Ryan was not a huge fan of the sand and the water and clung to Bill the entire time. 

 We stopped and had snow cones before leaving and the girls came across an ancient relic.  They had never seen a pay phone before!

We signed the kids up for swimming lessons.  This was Ryan’s first time in swim lessons and he did really well.  He wasn’t a huge fan of floating on his back but he really liked jumping in from the side of the pool.  His lessons were first so Kaeleigh and Maylyn sat and read until we were done and then it was their turn.  I spent the 35 minutes of the girls’ class chasing Ryan around the aquatic center.  There were just too many things for a one year old to see!

At the end of August Bill surprised us with a trip to Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg, Idaho.  It’s this beautiful resort about an hour away from us that is a ski resort during the winter time but also has an indoor water park that runs year round.  

We took a 3.1 mile gondola ride to dinner the first night that we were there.  Ryan was a little nervous and held on tight to his daddy and sister. 

See those buildings in the distance?  That's where we started!

 We spent the next two days swimming, enjoying some treats, and having some fun family time. 

We had so much fun that Maylyn passed out as soon as we got home!