Summer Trips part 6: Menan Butte and Rigby Lake

This wasn't really a trip, but in July, our friends from Hawaii, Katie and Ian, were visiting family in Idaho. We got to spend a few days with them and our friends Katelyn and Brandon, who came up from UT. It was so good seeing friends from Hawaii for the first time.

We hiked the butte, aka "R" mountain, an old volcano. It was a short hike but pretty and fun.
We saw a dead, headless rattlesnake in the parking lot.
We ate at Big Jud's which is famous for their 1 lb hamburgers. I seriously could barely eat 1/8 of it. I am starting to really hate beef. It makes me feel sick. Lunch ended with Ian opening the window in the restaurant and yelling out, "I'm so full!" The guy getting in his truck looked a little confused.
We next went to a nearby lake and took out the kayak and blow up raft. The raft would not go anywhere because of the wind. It took us forever to get back to shore. We tried to fit 4 people in it. Yeah, it didn't work.
I'm glad we're able to make Idaho a little more fun than it was when we lived here before.

Fourth of July

Yeah, this is way late, but if I don't do my old posts, I won't want to do my new ones. I've been slacking at blogging. My job has become my life! Well, here we go.

Willie boy came up from Utah to celebrate with us. We started with patriotic pancakes. I made homemade whipped cream and butter.
Next, we found ourselves at the parade which was fun but took way too long. They had huge breaks in between the floats. Rob was a good sport to let me stay the whole time; probably because he was doing this for most of it.
Then we went down to Rob's brother Tony's house for a barbecue.
We had great seats by the Snake River, after we walked a mile with all our stuff!
We were so close that ashes and cardboard were falling on us. It was a fun fourth except when the guy in the house behind us started dancing on his balcony in his boxers.

Waiting and eating cotton candy

Jonathan got burned by a sparkler.

Poor kid was traumatized,

but he soon gave in and tried again