We went to Sandpoint, Idaho again this year. We were lucky enough to get to stay in the same house as last year. Only this time we got to stay for TWO weeks! Shasta and I and all the kids pulled out on Friday, June 22nd and we drove about 7 hours to Missoula, Montana. We spent the night there and then drove another 4 1/2 hours the next day into Sandpoint. Sandpoint is only about 30 miles from the Canadian border. It's clear up in the tippity top of the panhandle. We were so happy to be there in our own little piece of paradise. Travis flew in 4 days later on Tuesday. On that following Friday Ryan and Jamie and their kids drove up. Then on the following Monday night Jeff and Jens flew in. They had been in Lake Tahoe for a baseball tournament that Jens was playing in. We didn't come home until July 7th! It was a great trip.
Front and back views of the house
This is my most favorite room of the house. The double doors on the right are the front doors. The glass garage door on the left opens up to give us this gorgeous view!
And this is the view looking in. My most favorite room ever!
The kids played on the zip line a lot.
And they played in the sand from sun up till sun down! They played all day long!
The kids would jump off the dock, swim over to the ladder, climb back up and jump off and do it all over again.
And sometimes they got pushed off the dock!
They did a whole lot of fishing
Everyone rode the sea doo's around,
and we did a ton of boating.
Everyone rode on the tubes. Even little 5 year olds Molly and Andrea.
They laughed and laughed and had a blast! They were so cute to watch.
The kids went from the lake to the hot tub and then back again.
These girls are so darling. I just adore them!
There is a train track that runs across the lake. I think it's so pretty.
I love the sunsets on the water.
Last year when we were there it was pitch black each night. My kids could see the Milky Way. But this year there was a full moon. I loved seeing the moon rise in the sky each evening when it would get dark, which was about 10:00pm. Then dawn would come at about 3:30am and the sun would be up by 4:00am. Crazy huh! We were just so far north.
I took this picture at about 1:00am. The moon on the water was so bright.
We drove over to Trestle Creek again. I think it's such a pretty place.
I love all the green moss.
We found this cool old truck clear up the canyon that had been there for who knows how long. It was covered in moss. Even on the windshield.
All the guys grew mustaches for the week.
And finally all the kiddies in one big group picture.
We are so lucky to have such wonderful friends and neighbors. We cherish our friendships with them and we love being able to spend time together.
