Dierke's Lake

 Saturday we went to the store and got some picnic supplies and drove to Dierke's Lake. One of my favorite places in Idaho.

It was a beautiful day. The kids love to rock climb there. They climbed around like little monkeys for a few hours, then we hiked all the way around the lake. 

 Ellie is an impressive climber. She admits, she hates going down though...........Me too Ellie, me too.

 Emmie finding me some pretty flowers.

 Lauren climbed this boulder by herself.

 Hmmm, What can we climb here?

 Emmie gets over-heated quite easily ....with all her cute insulation. She likes to seek out little shaded crevices to play in.

 Ellie was distressed when she realized where we were on the map and how far we had left to go.  We were at the right red X.

We spotted several fish swimming in the clear waters beneath us. This is one of James' favorite fishing spots. It's a long hike to get there though.

 After soaking our hot feet in the icy water, we hiked our way back to the park, and had our picnic lunch. On our walk back, James waited for me and held my hand. He was obviously hot and tired after a long day. As we walked along, he said, "I'm going on a walk with my little brother." :) (This made me smile.) Then he said. "And, he's being carried..... and it's NOT FAIR." Haha ha ha! Oh James!

IT was a grand day!