Lake Cascade

Considering we haven't really taken a long family vacation that hasn't been part of a larger family reunion of some sort since our honeymoon, we were long overdue for one. So we decided to rent a cabin in Cascade, Idaho for a few days. It was nearly a full week of swimming, fishing, kayaking, hiking, huckleberry picking and eating way too much food. :)

Kiddos with Travis fishing in the background

Jaxon loved exploring and running around the cabin. He spent a lot of time out on the deck. It was a very nice, fully furnished cabin. It also had a fire pit around back we had fun roasting s'mores over.

Travis kayaking

Lacee and Jaxon

This little one did great the whole time.

We also took a trip to nearby Ponderosa Pine State Park and went on a nice hike. Jaxon loved it and walked the whole way without Travis having to carry him; however, he was thoroughly exhausted by the end and fell asleep less than 5 minutes after we drove out of the parking lot at the trail head.

Travis and Jaxon were able to reenact the "trip, trap" scene from The Three Billy Goats Gruff.

This trip definitely got us thinking about buying one of these for ourselves! We had a great time, and now Jaxon thinks Idaho is the best place in the whole world. Seriously, he LOVES Idaho.