Henry's Lake

Josh and Jeff went fishing at Henry's Lake and were each able to bring home dinner!

Cedar Badge

Jake attended Cedar Badge, a week-long leadership campout hosted by the Boy Scouts of America. We were shocked at the growth that we saw in Jake after that one week. We also learned:

1. When parents aren't around, bathing is optional.
2. Dropping your kid off at a random scout camp is H-A-R-D. Dixie calls it "Missionary Prep".
3. Scout closing ceremonies take forever! Consider yourself forewarned, and come prepared.
4. The $150 charge to attend the camp was 100% worth it!
5. Your child will either (A) lose something or (B) break something. Hopefully not both (Jake went with option A and lost a brand new tarp).
6. Giant grizzly bears can and do live in Idaho. Just hope that they've had enough to eat or that they take notice of #1 and move on to better smelling options. (They had to be emergency evacuated from their camp at midnight after a rogue bear came too close to camp. It was euthanized a few days later).
7. After a week of no contact, parents miss their little beggars and they miss us too!

Island Park Sledding

Papa worked a trade with one of his patients and arranged for us to have a snow machine trip to Island Park. 

Dixie and Lander on Two Top Loop

Brad, Christine, Jake, Dixie, Lander, Josh at Big Springs

Johnny Sack's cabin in the background

It couldn't have been a more perfect day. Well, except for that little snow machine pile up, but who's taking notes.