Idaho's Crown Jewel...

Well, another July has come and gone and with that brings our first summer trip up to the cabin at Priest Lake--also known as the crown jewel of Idaho. Our little family was gone for almost two weeks and had a ton of fun doing what we do best up there: swimming, skiing, eating, laughing, game playing, and playing on the beach. All 20 members of my family were up there for the first few days and Lia had the time of her life juggling all of her cousins. After the bulk of the group left, we witnessed our first "micro burst" storm that wreaked some serious havoc on the cabin and brought some serious excitement into our lives. Luckily no one was hurt and the cabin survived. Regardless, one never knows what they will find when they venture up to the North of the Narrows! Here's a peak at our two weeks up there!

Lia, pink Iggy, and cousin Vivi hanging out on the porch swing.

Grandma reading bedtime stories to Lia and Mae Mae.

The triplets building their blanket fort on the catwalk.

Papa and Lia reading.

Some cousin play down on the beach.

Papa and Lia basking in that crystal clear water.

Lia refusing to jump into papa's arms.

Riley showing off to Lia.

Garrett and Bryce lounging on the new floaties.

Lia working hard to keep the sand watered.

Ron being smothered in triplet love. Lucky him.

The triplets jumping off the dock in unison.

Celebrating Eric's 37th birthday!

Riley and Lia completing the scavenger hunt that grandma set up.

No summer is complete without a trip to Upper Priest Lake. Oh, how I love the scenic and relaxing trip up the channel to this lake.

The Hartland fam cruising along in the boat.

Nat and her kiddos kickin' it in the front.

Mama and daughter.

Riley and Lia throwing sticks into the water at the beach where we stopped at Upper Priest Lake.

The very tall tree that came down on our cabin after the storm came through! Nuts!

The other tree that toppled over just a few feet over from our cabin.

Ron's first ski of the season.

What a guy, what a guy.

Two days after the storm, my dad hired some men to come and cut down the two trees. It was quite the fascinating event and we spent most of our day just watching them do their thing. You can tell that our agendas are pretty wide open when we are up there...even Lia's.

Watching this man cut down the tree on top of our cabin was pretty darn impressive.

The Hartland fam trying out the new kayak.

Cheese!

Spending a glorious evening out on our deck.

Lia running up and down the shore at Ferry House beach.

Practicing our ABCs in the sand.

Lia and grandma playing in the sand at Ferry House beach.