Cowabunga Bay!

Michelle, the kids, and the nephews all took a day with Grandma and hit Cowabunga Bay to soak up the sun in the last days of summer. Looks like they had a great time.


Ella performing her "watch me, watch me..." while dunking herself underwater and practicing her swimming lessons. So cute.


This is Con and Dyl striking a pose before they get "striked" with tons of water dumping from one of the huge buckets.

The boys getting their "chill" on in the pool. Sometimes it's crazy to see how big they get and how fast they grow.

We should be able to get there maybe one more time before it shuts down... because I'm pretty sure they're not going to be running it in February.

What happens when family convenes...?

Beins Family Campout 2009 - Eight Mile Campground, Idaho

Another great campout this year over the 24th of July up in the mountains of Idaho. We had good food, good activities, and a little bit of craziness as always to go with it. We met Alease's boyfriend, went on bike rides and four-wheeler rides, hikes, runs, and did some fishing. All in all it was a great weekend for some relaxation.

Here's the fam getting our pose on.

Elvis and the kids going 4-wheelin

Kelly with the other load of kids

On the way home Conner and Easton got a pic in front of the "Devil's Handprint".

This is Elvis and I getting our morning bath out of the way. We're basically sitting at the beginning of the creek in a cold spring.

Me and the boys

Easton and Grandma

Can't wait for next year, too. Always a good time to get away and go rustic. We need to get a few more family members up there to make it complete, but it's still fun regardless.

Going up there makes me realize what a beautiful planet we live on and how lucky we are to be here.