It feels like summer

It's been feeling like those slow-moving, relaxing, go-do-lots-of-fun days of summer that I always associate with a great summer vacation are here at last! I love that the kids are enjoying themselves so much.  I must say that lots of the reason for all the fun for everyone is that Eli came for a long visit and we have had lots of extended family things going on!  We have gone to the dance festival, Monster University at the drive-in movie, a ward camp-out, a few soccer games, a "patriots and pioneers" program at the college. l-r: Eli, Madeline, Caden, Isabelle, and Kamille before Patriots and Pioneers:

 Every morning, Eli goes running with Kami and her friend Chloe - a couple of times Caden has gone too:

Caden,Kami,Eli,Chloe

Two weeks ago, Shawn took the day off and he took Eli, Kami,Caden and Maddie on a hike to Table Rock.  This is a fourteen mile, difficult hike - the ending of which is 11,000 feet above sea level, with the Teton mountains right behind it.  They had a blast! The Tetons with Table Rock in the foreground:

Kami, Maddie, Shawn and Eli:

Proof of the high altitude!:

Table rock:

Last year Maddie dida cart wheel at the top.  This year she decided to do a back bend:)

Still some energy to spare for the hike back home!

I had to include this great jump of Eli's:)