The last leg of our vacation ended up at our friend's Tyler and Jann's house. Todd and Tyler have been video game buddies for years and Todd was really looking forward to having a late night video game-a-thon. And after a really yummy dinner, cheesecake, visiting and getting the kids in bed, Todd, Tyler and Spencer let the game-a-thon begin. It was such a great weekend. Thanks to everyone. 
We also went and saw another beautiful falls called Cave Falls. It is a little piece of Yellowstone that I never heard of. It was so cool because there is a cave at the edge of the falls so you can actually
(a word taken from Spencer's vocabulary) reach out and touch the water fall. So very cool. The kids thought it was awesome. I have come to realize that I am a little claustrophobic and the thought of going in the cave scared the crap out of me, but I was really impressed with it's beauty.
We had Val with us during our little vacation. Of course she and Sara were hanging the whole day. They are great buds and it frees up my hands to chase the other 3 babies. Anyway, we had lunch and let the kids run and play for a minute. 
As you can see from this picture and the rest of the ones below, the kids loved the water and the 'beach' and played, kicked, soaked and splashed. It was so fun to be with Mark and Becky. The kids were great the entire car ride, we ate way to much junk food and soda, and watched a ton of movies both there and back, but we love being with Mark and Becky and seeing what new and exciting adventures we get to go on. We can't wait to see what is in store for next summer.
On August 9 we ventured over to Idaho to hang out with Todd's sister Becky and her husband Mark. On Saturday we went to a crash up dirby and had a blast, but the next day was the highlight of the trip. 
We went to see a beautiful falls right near where Mark and Becky live. It's called Mesa Falls and was absolutely beautiful. It also has another special meaning. When Norm (Todd and Becky's Dad) was 19, he along with a few other guys, strung a camera out at the top of the falls so a Hollywood film crew could get a certain shot. After seeing the Falls, I think he might have been a little crazy at the time but he remembered it fondly and talked about it frequently. He had also told me a time or two that looking back on it, he didn't quite realize at the time how insane that was, but I think he was excited to be a part of a movie in some way. It was really cool to see the actual Falls that we had heard so much about and visualize the whole story.
The picture above is Becky and Lily. Lily LOVES Aunt Becky and Uncle Mark. In this picture there are Becky, Spencer and Lily, Todd and Adam, Mark, Liam and Biscut, Valerie and Sara.
And of course Miss Lil' was posing at another look out point of Mesa Falls, she always is the life of the photograph. Sweet little sugar. Anyway, we had a great time here, it was a beautiful piece of our earth. We hope to see it again soon. 
