Lake Payette is awesome !!

This past week, we took a short family vacation to McCall Idaho, to lake Payette and had a fantastic time!!  The lake is so pretty and the water wasn't like ice water !!  It was so refreshing!!  This lake reminded me a lot of  Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire, where I spent my summers as a child!  Payette is a smaller lake but just as beautiful!!  The kids at first weren't sure what to do with themselves but soon figured it out and they enjoyed the lake, too!!  We didn't have any water toys so we'll have to look forward to boating there sometime in the future!!  We definitely will be going back there, soon I hope!!  I would love to retire there and have a house on the lake!!  In my dreams, I suppose!?  I hope to post more pictures of our vacation soon!!

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For those who think our life is interesting ...

This summer seems to be flying by ... its crazy.

Bobby is still looking for a permanent job.  He still sell swords and knives on the weekends at various flea markets.  He recently has started to sell knives for Cutco Cutlery.  This involves in home demonstrations.  I'm surprised he enjoys doing this, but he does!!

I've been looking for work, too.  Nothing has come to fruition yet.  Pray for us!!

Sarah went to church girls camp at the end of July for a few days in McCall, Idaho.  They camped on Payette lake.  She had a really good time and came back with a good sunburn!!  The theme of camp was "There's no place like home" and the leaders and planners did a fantastic job with activities and food !!  I sent a camera with Sarah.  She took some pictures, but I wish she had taken more!!  She's learning!!

Tyler and Travis went to a church camp for three days at the end of July also, called Helaman camp.  I'm not sure where they camped, somewhere in Idaho.  No pictures to share but they had a great time.  Travis more than Tyler.

Travis recently finished his Archery Merit Badge for Scouts.  Yes, he's still aiming to earn Eagle Scout status!!

On Monday, August 2nd, we flew Travis down to Utah for a youth camp at Brigham Young University called EFY (Especially for Youth), another church camp.  He stayed in the dorms on campus and met other teens from other parts of the nation (Florida, Arizona, Utah to name a few).  He again had a really good time !!  Very spiritual experience, he said.  And fun.  They had a few dances and I believe he made some friends (girls included) that he will keep in touch with via Facebook.  Here is a picture of some of his new friends.

Tomorrow we'll be leaving for McCall, Idaho with our camper to camp along Lake Payette for our one and only family vacation this summer.  I hope the weather stays nice!!  All of our bikes are in order and I looking forward to spending time exploring the lake and surrounding areas !!  Wish us well and I should have pictures to post once we get back!!

Ta Ta for now !!