our trip to idaho

We just got home this week from Idaho, and although there is a lot we haven't blogged about, we thought we ought to get these recent pictures and stories up. We got to spend Memorial weekend in Sandpoint this year. Our trip served a few purposes. One, it's an excuse to get away for a while. Two, we went up to see Tiffanys family, we don't get to see some of them too often. Three, we bought a car from Tiffanys Grandpa (we are trying to sell our old Honda now). It is a 2002 Honda Accord. We are really excited about it. Tiffanys mom drove back with us so no one had to be by themselves in the van with all three boys.
The trip was excelent. We really enjoyed seeing everyone and catching up. During our week, I took a lot of pictures, trying to document some of the events, as well as get some good pictures of our family (we havent done family pictures in a long time, and most of the photos in our house are out of date). Here are some that I was able to get.

Here is most of the family. The boys loved being outdoors in Sandpoint. I think they were outside at least 5 hours every day.

Here are Tyson and Owen helping to make breakfast. They have both been very good helpers lately, and they like to be involved in everything thats going on.
Owen and Caleb really liked jumping on the neighbors trampoline. They were much more enthused than Tyson. Although Tyson is more outgoing normally, he gets very afraid of things. We finally got Tyson on the trampoline, but it didnt last long. You can tell by his face that he's not too excited about it.

While trying to take some good portraits of the kids, we got a few pictures that cracked us up. They came up with some interesting poses. I love Gavins face here. Below is Owen doing his face at the same age Gavin is. It must be a family trait.

Tyson always cocked his head, thinking it was more artistic that way, or something. This is an extreme example of his interesting technique.
Tiffany and Tricia wante some sister pictures, and i thought this one turned out pretty well.
Its been a long standing joke that Grandpa Chapin is always asleep while holding children. Though he really wasnt asleep, this adds to the long line of pictures we have of him with his eyes closed holding a child.
Grandma Chapin loves being able to get the grandkids together. Here are they on the swing on the front porch.
We had a really good time being able to see everyone, and just being able to relax. We will have more pictures of our trip, and we will try to be better about keeping everyone up to date.