zoo's who

The IF Zoo is where it's at (if you didn't know).


This was the perfect sized zoo and only a few bucks to get in. They charge you $20 for the ATL Zoo to not see all the animals because they are all indoors from the summer heat. Thumbs down. But this zoo was great, Cooper thought the monkeys were pretty amazing.



I have a small wing span apparently.


Love this.


Watching the animals, excitement ensues.


Drinking from the lion's mouth, awesome.


Coops loved the goats, the penguins, and the birds.


Fun shots in the play area.



These might have been my favorite this trip. The pelicans were huge!


Related? Possibly.


A snake souvie from Grandma, hours of fun.

first steps

Cooper took his first multiple steps at grandma's.

rigby lake lives on

No beaches in Idaho so we head to the lake for our fun-in-the-sun. But this places is man-made. I haven't been here in at least 10 years, and it's even cooler now.


Grandma always knows how to make this boy smile - a sucker.



Cooper played around while we worked on our tans.


Coops and the ladies.


Dinner that evening with grandpa, outside of course.


Cooper loves his grandparents.


My mom caught these faces while Cooper was playing around that evening. All of them were on purpose. He is a man of many expressions already.


We met up with the Valentine girls again for lunch at the Red Rob. Kelsey and Cooper had a little date together.


Why are balloons so much fun.

homemade vs dairy

They are equal I say. Cooper and I stayed back in the Falls for a week to hang with the parents a bit longer while dad went back to work. We started the week off on a perfect summer evening with a classic Olson treat of homemade rasberry ice cream. We played on the grass while it froze. Cooper didn't like the grass.


But he loved the ice cream. Cooper never passes up ice cream.


Kate was hooking him up. mmmm.


A constant favorite at grandma's, the tramp.


The Valentines joined us and it was fun playing with baby Kelsie.


The next night for FHE we ventured to the next stop on the list, Reeds Dairy.


MMM, ice cream has to be one of my favorite treats.

And Cooper sampling everyone's flavors.


And we were lucky enough to enjoy a nice sunset with the silhouette of the cows ;)



They had a small petting area and Cooper loved the goats.

over the rainbow

And we're off to see the rainbow



A sucker along the way makes for a happy boy.



It never gets old seeing this thing. (and taking pictures with it)


The whole gang (minus the cousins who were too cool to come today)


All the grandkids with grandma and grandpa.


Showing this boy the wonders of the world.


Now a little further up the lake is Hole-IN-the-Rock Hike.


Up at the top, we all signed the registrar book.


Showing the big guns.


A little solo shot near the edge.


The next day ride back home. Kate and Cooper wearing matching outfits.


Representing our LP souvies from our parents - the t-shirts. Thanks for the trip mom and dad!

surfs up?

Yes, on a lake, not the ocean. This has become one of my favorite things.


We spent the day on the beach playing and doing all the water sports. Steve even mastered his surfing skills.


Cooper had fun chilling in the shade. and yes, please note the stache update.


We had to get an awesome pic with the gramps.


Who doesn't love a football at the beach.


Kenedee and Livie got on the kneeboards, Jake rode with the little cousins in the tube, and there were water wars.