McCall, ID- summer vacation

We just got home from a wondeful week in McCall, Id.  We had tons of fun and loved spending time with Grandma & Grandpa Deppe!!

We had beautiful weather and were busy all week. Everyone came home relaxed, happy and a little sunburned.

I took a lot of pictures, so here's what we did all week.

Danny's mom and stepdad just built this amazing cabin in McCall.
It was so gorgeous inside and out, and was really comfortable and nice to stay in.  Lizzie kept calling it a "castle", it was super nice!

Monday we got settled in and ran to the grocery store, went on a bike ride and then spent the afternoon/evening at the pool. There was lots of pool time on this trip! After dinner we went to ice cream Alley and ate tons of ice cream.

Tuesday we packed up and headed to the Payette lake, we rented a paddle board for the day and everyone had fun using it. The lake had a nice sandy beach, so the kids swam, played in the sand, jumped on the water trampoline, paddle boarded and it was a blast! Even Isaac paddled by himself, and Lizzie loved going on rides with Danny.  The lake water was pretty warm too.

Here's Isaac wearing a BYU shirt and and a U of U hat! Ha Ha
His best quote from the trip was
"what even is a Canadian anyway?"
The pool area was super fancy and nice!
The pool was huge and really warm and the hot tub was nice and hot-and it was gigantic!
Plus there was a stocked pond for fishing with canoes etc.. to paddle around in. The kids loved it there! We swam there for hours...



Lizzie loves to swim and is pretty crazy in the water. The kids played good together and had fun swimming, diving and entertaining themselves in the pools.



On Wednesday we left Lizzie at the cabin with Grandma Deppe  and we went Kayaking on the river.  We rented two kayaks and spent the day on the river.  We packed a lunch and ate on a beach on the way. We fly fished all the way along, and caught a few fish.  We saw a river otter, and heard a huge moose. We didn't see it, but some other people told us what it was.
It was a gorgeous day to be on the river, and such a fun outing with the kids. Thanks to Grandma for tending Lizzie -she would have hated being in that boat all day.

That night after we ate dinner we went down to the beach and had s'mores.  The kids ate lots, and then we walked around the docks and saw the sun set.  It is so beautiful in the evening on the water!

Thursday we packed up and went to the Upper Payette lake to do some serious fishing.  The kids all caught some fish, and we even brought some home for dinner.  We saw a snake, deer and lots of squirrels.  That afternoon we headed to the pool and stayed there until dinner time.

By Friday Great grandma Lamb and all of Danny's extended family had arrived from Canada and CA, and we rented a boat for the day.  It was great to get some boating in, and the kids loved tubing. Lizzie thought she was captain of the boat.

Friday night we had a big taco dinner with everyone and then had fun visiting with Danny's aunts, uncles and some cousins.

Lizzie had a scary fall on Friday evening. She was in the back of Danny's truck and Taylor opened the door, while she was leaning on it. She fell on the asphalt and scraped her face really bad.  She was so sad and super tired from not napping.  We felt awful!
I took her back to the cabin, and had her checked out by Uncle Dennis (he's a Dr.)
 and she fell asleep and slept for 13 hours.  Poor girl, she still looks beat up.



It was wonderful to see Great Grandma Lamb. She and the kids visited a lot and Lizzie just talked and talked to her. It was cute to watch.



Saturday was our last day, so we did more of the same, fishing, swimming, time at the lake and it was great!

We had a birthday Party for Grandma Lamb, she is turning 90 this year!  We had a delicious tri-tip/trout dinner, the cake and ice cream, games, gifts etc.. She is in great health and seems to be a lot younger for 90.

After dinner we had a fire and all sat around visiting until late at night. The kids talked Danny into having a burping contest with a few cousins. It was hilarious to watch and Danny won!

The kids stayed awake until super late so they all slept in Sunday morning, we slept through 9 am church.

All the kids are happy and want to come back so bad next summer!

We were so happy to get some pictures with Great Grandma Lamb. She is such a great example to us, and we love her.

Thanks to G & G Deppe for inviting us to their cabin, we love them so much!
We are already looking forward to going back next year!
We love McCall!!