The Phillips Cousins Are Here!

Wow! It's exhausting having this much fun! For 10 days we've played and played! Becky was going to girls camp and Dave had to work, so we got to spend some time together! Here's a recap of major events!

Saturday the 11th was Charlie the Grizzly Bear's 34th birthday party at the zoo. The kids got their faces painted, watched the bears eat their cake (frozen fish and fruit), and got to eat some human birthday cake! Mmmmm!

Anna had an adorable lime green caterpillar painted on her face that last about 2 minutes. Then she just looked bruised! John learned all about tortoises. Did you know they can go a whole year without drinking anything?

They also had a birthday card-making contest that the girls entered and Emma and Megan won! Now they get a behind the scenes tour in August! They even get to help feed the bears! They were both so excited to get the news!

Next, we went swimming at Jensen's Grove in Blackfoot. It's a fun little spot where people can boat, jet-ski, swim, or just hang out on the beach. The kids had a great time having seaweed fights and burying each other!
After that we celebrated Pioneer Day with a parade (Devin and Chris were carrying flags in it) and activities at the fairgrounds. It was incredibly hot (we think it hit 100 degrees!), but we managed to stay cool and have fun!

During our week, we also went swimming at Dave's hotel and Ross Park, saw Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and a really dumb cartoon called "Igor", and had sleepovers with grandma that included staying up late and shopping sprees at DI for every child. They brought home lots of "grandma treasures"! She's too good to them! We had a great time together, and my kids are already asking me when they're coming again! I'm thinking that next time mine will go to Boise! It's only fair that Becky and Dave get to enjoy some of the excitement, too!