the rest of summer

We had lots of fun this summer and some of it I already blogged about but here is the rest.
My dad came out for a visit the last week of july and then Rachel and I drove back to California with him.

Farm country at thanksgiving point.

We went to the zoo with my sister Amanda and her boyfriend James.

Rachel and I spent two weeks in California. We went to the Jelly belly factory and the boardwalk and my brother wrecked his car. At the end of the trip, Will flew out for the weekend because his brother was getting married then we all flew back to Utah together.

Mom came out to Utah for her last vacation the first week of september. She watched Rachel for labor day weekend So Will and I could have our own vacation. We decided to go camping and ended up in Twin Falls, Idaho. We had a good time the first couple days but it got unbearably windy Sunday so we came back a day early.

our campsite was right on the Snake river with waterfalls in the background. it was very pretty and peaceful.

We found the LDS Temple in Twin Falls and walked around enjoying the beauty of it.

There was a HUGE canyon with a bridge across it and people were actually base jumping off it. It was really cool to watch.

This is Shoshone Falls. They dam it up and use the water for electricty so in the summer its not very full but it still looked big to me.

We found an old indian ice cave and took a guided tour. It was hot outside but inside the cave it was below freezing and there was lots of water and ice built up in there.

The day before mom went home we went to the state fair and Amanda came along. Rachel loves picking out rides to go on and I just love the atmosphere.

Virtual reality game.

Phew that was a long update! did you stick with me all the way to the end?