The Stevenson Ohana

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Weekend in Island Park/Yellowstone Trip

This year we spent 'conference weekend' in Island Park at my parent's cabin. It was my first time staying at the cabin since they got it and was such a good time. Everyone in the family was able to go (minus Whitney on mission, and Riley still in Japan). It was so good to spend time in the outdoors and indoors listening to conference and being together as a family. The whole time I kept thinking how much Riley would love this place and want to make it a priority to take him back ASAP.

We ate a lot of good food, spent one day exploring Yellowstone National Park, rode the Raptor and 4 wheelers around, and was able to see my Grandma and Grandpa Moncur and Devin Moncur's family too (who conveniently own the cabin next door)! LOTS of good memories and pictures documenting this family reunion weekend together in the mountains. . . also it SNOWED! :)

We LOVE Caitlin- Thanks for also snapping so many pictures :)

We saw a BEAR.... Mom, did you know these are wild animals!? :)

So many Bison. . .

(not zoomed in, from car window!)

Deagan that went for a cold swim/fell in ;)

The 'twins'

intermediate hymn entertainment above . . . and Landon serving everyone drinks, food, and feet rubs

Grandma & Grandpa Moncur

Aunt Kenzie with the $1 bribes for 'first to sleep' and Uno dealer

Daily hot tub sessions. . . don't worry I didn't stay in too long being pregnant

Roo having THE TIME OF HER LIFE on the raptor, she loved it so much!!

Luke still talking about this ride a month later!

The Cousins Album Cover. . .

Monday, October 28, 2019

Lucky Peak Boating, End of September!

I was honestly pretty bummed not coming to Boise this summer and thought that I for sure missed the window of boating (because it was the last week of September when we arrived). One HUGE tender mercy & highlight though was going to Lucky Peak and taking the boat out. The sun came out and we all had one last hot day together before the boat got winterized. The water was actually FREEZING, and I almost chickened out and didn't get in, but right before the sun went down I got up the courage and went wakeboarding and had no regrets (. . . other than right now, and not taking enough pictures this day/trip)!

Luke's ponytail brought to you by Aunt Kaylee, I think Luke's face pretty much sums up how he felt about it ha :)

Boise River Greenbelt

It is not a trip to Boise without biking down the greenbelt. One of my family's favorite activities to do is loading up the bikes and going along the Boise River. I have so many good memories with my family (and even dating Riley) and biking along the river. The bike path is 25 miles long and way scenic with parks along the way, river surfing spots, rope swings and pretty bridge views. One of my first days in Boise, we packed a picnic and all went and spent the evening on the greenbelt.

It has been a long standing tradition in my family to yell/hollar/whistle super loud while going under the bridges/tunnels. It was especially funny this trip because my dad taught Luke and Maisyn this tradition and they had a scream off for miles. We thought maybe they were fighting or crying in the bike carrier, but turns out they were just yelling loud and loving every minute.

I really didn't take any pictures of the green belt ha, but made my family stop at this underpass because the paintjob was so cool.