White Clouds {Part 4}

We had planned the day after Crater Lake to hit Frog Lake too, but decided to just chill out around camp and relax. So we pushed frog lake off for a day. Hanna and I read The Help out loud and let the girls play "maid". A divine new game where basically they let us do whatever we wanted and served us. HA!

The kids rode their ATV's and dirt bikes, hiked, we ate and ate and ate, and went on nature drives to take pictures!

These are all random pictures from around the camp....but some of my favs!

Sweet Finley

 Lukas pretty much sat on this 4 wheeler the whole time we were in camp.

 Gabe kept using his walking stick to just lounge out. I caught him standing this often.

White Clouds {Part 3} Hot Pools

Another complete bonus to base camping lower and then driving to the hikes is that we have access to the natural hot pools every night. It is a few miles drive from camp and a short walk. This hot tub was just put right by the riverside and a pipe runs down to filter in the HOT water. We went every night. We would take the kiddos and later at night take turns as couples and just go with our spouses. 

It was DIVINE! 

I couldn't believe the endless stars in the sky.

It was soooo dark but the stars were so clear and visible!

 Luke liked his own personal hot tub....:)

 Notice Caleb's swollen eyes....he got bite and his face swelled up.

hmmmm......I really need to convince Beau to get me a Hot Tub for our back patio.

White Clouds {Part 1}

Every year, as part of our planed trip to Idaho, Beau takes the two oldest kids to the White Clouds. It is an absolute MUST in his book.  He talks about it all year round. Plans for it all year round. And makes lists for it all year round. I had been the year earlier for our reunion, but just to the base camp. I had never experienced all the surrounding places they liked to go. So we decided this year we would all go as a family. My sister Hanna and her whole family planned on it too. 

 Let me just say...BEST VACATION of the year. 

Hands down. 

We had been to Idaho 3 times this year. Although the weddings were fun, it makes our vacay so rushed,  like there isn't enough time to see and do everything. So to get to spend almost 5 full days in the mountains, with some of the most amazing breathtaking views I have ever seen, was HEAVENLY!

So for sake of the MAJOR pictures I have. I am going to split this camping trip up into several posts!

This is the view from our base camp. Isn't it gorgeous?

We set up camp the first afternoon we got there, made our plan for the week, and relaxed.

Caleb loves the White Clouds as much as his dad and was grinning ear to ear the second we got there!

Chris and Beau go every year together with the older kids.

 This two were instant friends! They loved playing with each other.

 And what better way to start a great camping trip by a little dare. Hanna dared Beau to eat a roasted cricket.....

....and he did. BLECH

 Can't wait to show you more.