Redfish Reunion

Our last hurrah of summer 2015 was a family trip to Redfish Lake Lodge with Kim's family, Lisa's family, mom, and Sheila and Wayne.  We spent the weekend in Boise first and had everyone to dinner at our house Saturday night, including Dad. We enjoyed eating outside and then had a family photo session with a local photographer which we had bought for mom for Mother's Day. We had dad in some of the pictures and some with just mom and the kids.

Sunday morning we took off, in 4 different cars, to head up to the Sawtooth Mountains. We checked in just in time to hear some live music and enjoy our birthday with some cocktails and dinner by the lake. It was a pretty nice way to usher in 44.

Each family had their own cabin but they were all close to each other. The resort is small and homey and includes a pier with boats for rent and a restaurant, plus a grill/bar by the lake. There's plenty of space for the kids to play. We brought up two new lawn games: Washer Toss and Spike Ball,  The adults liked washer toss while the kids played lots of spike ball. The first day most of us went on a long hike to view a waterfall while Brian and Faith stayed back to go fishing. That night the adults went out for a nice dinner at the lodge while the kids ordered burgers, ate by the lake, then played Apples to Apples and ate their weight in salt water taffy back in one of the cabins.

Tuesday we rented several paddle boards and a kayak. I took a nice long kayak trip with Lisa around the cove to check out our scouted location for the planned cookout that night. The lake was beautiful. Later that day I got the chance to take a long solo paddleboard trip. The kids switched off and also spent an inordinate amount of time digging a HUGE hole in the sand. The older girls all flirted with the cute boys playing football and made Jake their wingman. He was perfect for the job- he inserted himself confidently into their game then got their instagram accounts, asked their names, and got the girls "hooked up" on social media with them. Too funny.

That night we brought hotdogs and s'more fixings to a nearby beach. Brian and the boys fished, the older girls went in search of the football boys, and Faith did gymnastics on the nearby fallen log. It was peaceful and fun. It ended up with Jake, Tanner, and Aidan swimming in the near dark and freezing their butts off!

The trip went quickly and in no time we had to pack up and head back to Boise. But not before making plans to come back next year- with or without extended family!