This was the best Eagle Fun Days Ever!!! It started out on Thursday when the family drove up and we went to dinner at Big Jud's. Yummy!
Friday morning we went on our annual hike, this year to Camel's Back in Boise. It was a beautiful day and it was a very nice hike....a couple of hills that took your breath away (at least mine) and a nice little stream that most were able to cross with the help of a downed tree. We followed that up with yogurt from Blue Cow - our favorite!!! We had lunch at the house and then went swimming at Eagle Island Park. It's sure been upgdraded since our last visit. The grass was very nice and the sand clean but the water was still freezing. Most of us got in and it wasn't too bad. Very relaxing! Friday night was pizza night and drive-inn movie night. All day we had wind and we were worried we wouldn't get the drive-inn in but we did. It was a little cold but so, so fun. We watched "Up"...the animated film. We had popcorn, licorice, cookies, skittles....all sorts of junk. Fun!
Saturday morning we had breakfast of bacon, eggs, pancakes and leftovers from Friday. Then the guys loaded up the bins full of water and chairs and we headed to our parade spot. It's nice once you get set up so you can just "people watch". The parade is getting smaller every year and the water part is getting smaller and the fire trucks don't make an appearance anymore but everyone still has fun. We had two newbies this year - Kyler and Peter - and they had a blast! Everyone was soaked and now have some great stories to tell. For lunch we had deli sandwiches then Kevin and I started preparation for Fear Factor! We had five games. Game one - Pinch an Inch...where teams had to put as many clothespins on their faces as they could in a minute. Zach and Michael's team won. Game two - Bon Appetit. Teams had to roll a dice to choose either Mexican or Asian plate. Items like tongue, stomach, eel, octupus, quail eggs, sardines etc. Yummy! I think Kyle and Shawn won that one....sorry can't remember. Game three - Snake in the Grass - teams had to search through boxes of dirt and worms to find two bolts and nuts, get the nut screwed on to the bolt while blindfolded. This game didn't work out so well.....oh well. Game four - teams had to roll dice to pick four items plus a liquid to be blended together and then they were timed to see how long it took them to drink it. Hmmm I can't remember who won that either....Game 5 - the granddaddy of them all....Who Pooped in the Pool? Teams had to get in a pool of poop and search for golf balls and throw them out using only their arms....no hands. It was.....um......interesting and smelly. Zach and Michael won this one and the whole Fear Factor. There were prizes for everyone who participated and I think they all had fun. We then had a bbq and luckily everyone still ate after all of that disgusting food ingested earlier. Later that night we played Apples to Apples and each time your card was chosen, you got to pick a prize out of a bag....always a hit!
Sunday morning, scones for breakfast and then we went for our annual "walk" down by the river. It was so pretty and quiet. We walked part of the way on the flooded walkway in the freezing cold water. We saw one snake and refrained from scaring Shawn to death. We had lunch before sending everyone on their way. Always a tearful goodbye. We loved, loved, having everyone here.....it's a houseful of noise, chaos, laughter and we miss every minute of it. Life is back to normal and preparations are already ongoing for next year. Families are the best!
