We just had a great weekend in Idaho with Matt and Julie's family.
Thursday we had a great day relaxing together, riding 4-wheelers, shooting clay pigeons, enjoying some delicious home-made cream cheese won tons and playing a fun game of Scategories.
On the way home we took a little "short-cut." The road was rather dusty and I was following my brother Matt way too closley, so... I slid us off the road. By some miraculous intervention the car stopped before rolling down the hill. It was a very scary few moments, but it brought about a great learning experience for me and some wonderful spiritual experiences for all of us involved. I was so grateful for my family that was involved and the way everyone pulled together. The friday night fun was just beginning at this point. Merrill's Expedition got stuck in 4 wheel drive. (Not good for somone scheduled to be in a triathlon in 12 hours.) Then there were some pulmbing "issues" that got discovered when we got back to Matt and Julie's. Oh wow... quite a day.
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Saturday we got up early and headed to Burley, ID to watch Merrill compete in the Spudman triathlon. There was such a great energy there as he ran in to finish the race.
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As you can see we had a GREAT weekend together.
"This was the best vacation EVER! I LOVE THIS FAMILY" --Dash The Incredibles