One last Hoorah!

 School starts soon. Summer is winding down. The kids are needing to get onto a schedule, but I couldn't resist one last quick trip.
I loaded up the kids and headed to Rexburg. We stopped many times, but weren't in a hurry, so it didn't matter. We got to Sam's house late afternoon. We had time for dinner, a game of Barbie cards, and some visiting with Sam's before we headed to Heise Hot Springs.
I have recently written about my historic friendship with Kate when I posted about my trip to Hawaii to visit her in February. I couldn't pass up a trip to see her and her family. Even if only for a short visit.
It was so nostalgic for me to drive to Heise. I spent quite a bit of time there as a child, but especially as a teenager. I even lived there for a fun-filled month the summer before our Senior year. We stayed at Kate's house, which holds a lot of memories!

 The kids totally loved the house. I wish I would've got more pictures. It has the loveliest porch (with lots of seating) all around the house. Any way you look there are AMAZING views of gorgeous countryside. 
Liam wanted me to take a picture of him being cool on the porch. Wow, Liam. Super-cool!

 The next day we went Zip-lining. I went with Liam and Zoe while Kate and Josh stayed with Lydia, Felix, Kai'a and Finley. Then Kate, Josh, Kai'a, and Lydia went after us.

 All suited up! Zoe's helmet would not behave!

 All ready to Jeep to the first zip line.

 Liam went first, the first time. He didn't even hesitate. He was super excited! The guys working the lines called him "Crazy Tim"! We all LOVED it! It was so fun! We got to go down 7 zip lines. The zip lines were all on the mountains behind Kate's house. On a few of them, we could see her house and the kids playing out on the porch!

 We all went down the last line upside down with the lines twisted. I got some good video. I guess I need to figure out how to put video onto the blog.
Certainly a highlight of our entire summer!

 As I mentioned Lydia went later with Kate, Josh and Kaia. I just love her look in this picture. The guys that worked on the zip line were totally hilarious and made the trip so fun. Lydia really got a kick out of them.
I was worried that she wouldn't be brave enough to go down, but she did. She rode down with Josh or Kate each time. She loved it and I was so proud!

 We spent the rest of the day swimming. Lydia also went down the water slide by herself and spent hours taking turns with Kai'a swimming to Josh in the "deep end". What a big girl. Thank goodness she and Kai'a got along SO WELL! It seemed very natural to them both.
We all had fun swimming. I think Felix spent the entire time jumping off the edge to me.

 How much fun is this? The kids got to travel around in the Mule.

 I know, I know.

We finished off a perfect day by heading down to the pizza parlor for some delicious dinner.
After getting the kids to bed we were even able to spend several hours chatting. What an absolutely delightful trip!
If you have never been to Heise Hot Springs, you really should go. Not only is it so BEAUTIFUL, it is super fun! There is a lot to do! I would like to promise you that you would have as much fun as we did, but I can't guarantee that unless you go with your oldest best friend and her awesome family!
Thanks, Kate. We had a blast!